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Biden tests positive for COVID-19 — again.

President Biden has COVID-19 again. He tested positive Saturday after testing negative earlier in the week, the White House said.

July 30, 2022

Biden to travel to Michigan Tuesday to roadshow $52 billion semiconductor windfall

President Biden is expected to travel to Michigan on Tuesday to deliver remarks on Congress' recent passage of its $280 billion technology spending bill aimed at boosting domestic semiconductor manufacturing and spurring scientific research in a key make-or-break legislative win for the administration.

July 30, 2022

Biden praises House passage of assault-style weapons ban, calls on Senate to act

President Biden praised the House's passage of legislation to revive the ban on semi-automatic weapons on Friday, a step he said will "save lives in this country, and reduce crime in our communities."

July 29, 2022

White House insists Biden ‘not finishing’ border wall after DHS green-lights new construction

The White House says it is "not finishing" former President Donald Trump's border wall after Homeland Security gave the go-ahead to complete unfinished sections of the barrier in Arizona.

July 29, 2022

Kevin McCarthy says he doesn’t remember phone call with Cassidy Hutchinson on Jan. 6, 2021

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said Friday he does not recall speaking with former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson about concerns surrounding President Trump coming to the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

July 29, 2022

Lawmakers call for Biden to take cognitive test, say Americans deserve ‘absolute confidence’ in him

Dozens of Republican lawmakers are calling for President Biden to take a cognitive test citing a spate of gaffes they say call into question the 79-year-old's fitness for the job.

July 29, 2022

White House accuses Republicans of political theater as immigrants arrive in Washington

The White House on Thursday accused Republican governors of using illegal immigrants as a "political pawn" as Washington, D.C., strains from scores of illegal immigrants being bused in from red border states.

July 28, 2022

Economy shrinks for second consecutive quarter as Biden mocks recession ‘chatter’

The U.S. economy shrank for the second straight quarter, but President Biden dismissed concerns of a recession Thursday as "chatter" and plowed ahead with plans for a tax increase and another huge boost in spending over the objections of Republicans, who say those policies have sparked historic inflation and reversed growth.

July 28, 2022

Biden voices concern over China’s provocations on Taiwan in two-hour call with Xi

President Biden underscored his opposition to China's efforts to "undermine peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait" in a call spanning more than two hours Thursday with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

July 28, 2022

Biden boasts ‘giant step forward’ for America from Democrats’ new tax-and-spend bill

President Biden on Thursday called the Senate Democrats' $433 billion climate and energy package "a giant step forward" for the U.S.

July 28, 2022

Biden unfazed by worse-than-expected GDP

President Biden said he is unsurprised by the worse-than-expected gross domestic product figures reported Thursday and offered assurances that the U.S. economy is on the right path.

July 28, 2022

Biden administration to tap into $1T infrastructure package to extend high-speed internet access

The Biden administration on Thursday is expected to announce a $400 million program to expand high-speed internet access in rural areas.

July 28, 2022

White House: Biden to address rising U.S.-China tensions in an upcoming call with Chinese president

President Biden is expected to address the growing tensions between the U.S. and China in his upcoming call with Chinese President Xi Jinping, the White House said on Wednesday.

July 27, 2022

Trump threatens defamation lawsuit against CNN, warns other new outlets they’re next

Former President Donald Trump is threatening a defamation lawsuit against CNN for making "false statements" that he says the broadcaster aired in connection with his questioning the results of the 2020 presidential election.

July 27, 2022

Senate passes stalled $52 billion semiconductor windfall as part of behemoth tech spending bill

The Senate on Wednesday passed its $280 billion technology spending bill aimed at boosting domestic semiconductor manufacturing and spurring scientific research in a key legislative win for President Biden ahead of Congress' August vacation.

July 27, 2022

Biden doubles down on solar energy to tame electricity costs

President Biden is betting on solar power to combat rising electricity bills for low-income Americans doubling down on his administration's hardline green agenda as critics sound the alarm over skyrocketing energy costs.

July 27, 2022

Biden taps unspent COVID funds to combat skyrocketing home prices

The Treasury Department on Wednesday released new guidance allowing state and local governments to tap into $350 billion in COVID-19 stimulus aid to build affordable housing as home prices skyrocket nationwide.

July 27, 2022

McConnell urges Pelosi not to back down from Taiwan trip amid threats from China

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi would hand China a win if she doesn't follow through with her reported trip to Taiwan.

July 26, 2022

Senate advances $52 billion bill to seed U.S. semiconductor manufacturing

A $52 billion payout to semiconductor manufacturers cleared a key test vote Wednesday in the Senate, teeing up a legislative win for President Biden as time runs out before Congress takes its August vacation.

July 26, 2022

Jared Kushner had cancer while serving in Trump White House: Memoir

Jared Kushner was diagnosed with thyroid cancer while serving in the West Wing, the son-in-law of former President Donald Trump reveals in his forthcoming memoir.

July 26, 2022