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Biden seizes on health care wins ahead of midterms, insists he made progress cutting costs

President Biden said Tuesday that a cap on insulin costs and other discounts for older adults would be imperiled under GOP control of Congress, leveraging a White House speech on health care to rebuke political rivals and win over voters who could decide the midterms.

September 27, 2022

Kamala Harris to visit DMZ on Thursday

Vice President Kamala Harris will visit the demilitarized zone separating North and South Korea later this week, the White House confirmed Tuesday.

September 26, 2022

White House jostles reporters out of State Dining room as Biden dodges questions on economy, Ukraine

White House press handlers pushed reporters out of the State Dining room on Monday as journalists shouted questions at an unresponsive President Biden at a meeting with advisers on economic competition.

September 26, 2022

CBO: Biden’s student debt write-off costs taxpayers $400B, about 60% more than White House estimate

President Biden's student debt forgiveness plan will cost taxpayers $400 billion, according to a Congressional Budget Office estimate released Monday.

September 26, 2022

Biden to host France’s Macron for first state visit

President Biden and first lady Jill Biden will host their first state visit when French President Emmanuel Macron and first lady Brigitte Macron travel to Washington in December, the White House announced Monday.

September 26, 2022

Kamala Harris meets with Japan’s PM, touts ‘cornerstone’ alliance amid rising tensions with China

Vice President Kamala Harris said U.S. security commitments to Japan remain "ironclad" after meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday amid heightened tensions in the region.

September 26, 2022

Psaki says Dems ‘will lose’ if midterm voters focus on Biden

Former White House press secretary Jen Psaki is warning that President Biden is a liability for Democrats heading into the upcoming midterms.

September 26, 2022

Far-left Dems break with their anti-war allies to back Ukraine war: ‘It’s politics’

Capitol Hill's dove nest has been shaken by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, leaving the anti-war movement with few allies as Congress eyes a fresh round of lethal aid to Kyiv.

September 24, 2022

Harris to travel to Japan, South Korea amid heightened regional tensions

Vice President Kamala Harris will lead a U.S. delegation to Japan next week to attend the funeral of slain former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and later travel to South Korea in a bid to signal U.S. commitment to its allies in the region, the White House announced.

September 23, 2022

Biden slams GOP policy to-do list, warns ‘MAGA Republicans’ at helm

President Biden is blasting Republicans' recently unveiled legislative blueprint, calling it a "thin series of policy goals" that offer "little or no detail" on what the GOP intends to pursue should they win the majority in Congress this fall.

September 23, 2022

House Jan. 6 committee to hold hearing Sept. 28

The House Jan. 6 special committee has scheduled a public hearing for Sept. 28, the panel formally announced Wednesday.

September 21, 2022

White House official blasts Putin’s ‘absurd’ escalation as ‘act of weakness’

Russian President Vladimir Putin's latest nuclear saber-rattling and his mobilization of Russia's reserve forces are "an act of weakness" and based on "absurd" claims that world leaders are not going to buy, a senior Biden administration official said Wednesday.

September 21, 2022

Moscow finds few defenders as Biden points to U.N. Charter

President Biden on Wednesday led a parade of Western leaders denouncing Russia for its "outrageous" invasion of Ukraine, arguing that Mr. Putin's new threats to escalate a "brutal, needless" war are a sign of weakness, not strength, as Russian troops suffer major losses on the battlefield.

September 21, 2022

House adopts Liz Cheney’s parting shot at law governing Congress’ role in presidential elections

Rep. Liz Cheney landed a blow aimed at former President Donald Trump on Wednesday with the House's passage of her bill to rewrite the rules for certifying presidential elections -- a legislative rebuke of his protests of the 2020 election results.

September 21, 2022

Biden tells U.N. that he doesn’t want to start a ‘cold war’ with China

President Biden on Wednesday told world leaders that the U.S. does not want a new cold war with China and reiterated the U.S. commitment to the One China policy for Taiwan.

September 21, 2022

Biden at U.N. slams Russia as Moscow escalates assault on Ukraine

President Biden on Wednesday denounced Russia in front of world leaders for its "shamelessly" invasion of Ukraine and initiating a "brutal, needless" war.

September 21, 2022

Biden to announce billions in new humanitarian assistance during U.N. address

President Biden is set to announce more than $2.9 billion in new global humanitarian assistance during an address to the U.N General Assembly on Wednesday.

September 21, 2022

Biden acknowledges pushback for declaring pandemic ‘over’

President Biden urged attendees at a Manhattan fundraiser for the Democratic Party on Tuesday to get their booster shots after he acknowledged taking heat for saying the pandemic is "over" in an interview with the CBS show "60 Minutes."

September 20, 2022

Biden says his hands tied at border, cannot send migrants back to Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua

President Biden on Tuesday said that the glut of migrants on the southwest border was due to migrants fleeing Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua -- countries where he said it would be "not rational" to send them back.

September 20, 2022

White House warns Putin may be preparing to escalate the war in Ukraine

The White House on Tuesday warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin may be preparing to surge more troops into Ukraine after four Russian-controlled regions announced plans to hold referenda on joining Russia.

September 20, 2022