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White House announces a third shipment of foreign infant formula to U.S.

The third shipment of foreign-produced infant formula will soon be on its way to the U.S. under "Operation Fly Formula," the White House announced Wednesday.

June 1, 2022

Biden belittles Russian nuke threats as U.S, allies send more arms to Kyiv

President Biden dismissed Russia's doomsday saber-rattling, saying U.S. officials see no indication Moscow is intent on resorting to nuclear weapons in its assault on Ukraine.

June 1, 2022

Biden to announce $700 million round of lethal aid to Ukraine, including advanced rocket systems

President Biden plans to announce a new $700 million aid package, including advanced rocket systems and air surveillance radars, administration officials said Tuesday.

May 31, 2022

Biden hosts K-pop superstars BTS for Oval Office discussion on anti-Asian hate

President Biden on Tuesday hosted K-pop superstar boy band BTS for an Oval Office meeting on rising anti-Asian hate activity in the White House's latest draw on celebrities to drum up support from younger generations.

May 31, 2022

Biden says Powell, Fed will get inflation under control

President Biden tried to assure Americans Tuesday that Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and the central bank will get control of record inflation, despite the price of gas hitting another high and three-quarters of voters saying the nation is headed in the wrong direction.

May 31, 2022

Biden to meet with Powell, kick off economic messaging campaign

President Biden is scheduled to meet with Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Tuesday and will underscore the White House message that the economy is on the right track despite the pain of soaring inflation.

May 31, 2022

Senate Foreign Relations Chair Menendez, a Democrat, challenges Biden’s foreign policy chops

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Robert Menendez has not shied away from public disagreements over the diplomatic moves by President Biden.

May 30, 2022

Trump pulls no punches in Wyoming rally aimed at ousting Cheney

Former President Donald Trump sought to drive a wedge between Rep. Liz Cheney and Wyoming voters on Saturday calling the GOP incumbent a Democrat "lapdog" ahead of the state's August primary.

May 28, 2022

European leaders press Putin on food crisis, call for diplomacy to end war in Ukraine

European leaders on Saturday pressed Russian President Vladimir Putin to lift his blockade of Ukrainian grain exports as world leaders brace for a looming food crisis.

May 28, 2022

Biden tells graduates of his alma mater America entering ‘decisive decade’

President Biden told graduates at the University of Delaware on Saturday that American democracy is at an inflection point.

May 28, 2022

White House won’t lift sanctions despite Russian pressure amid looming food crisis

The White House said on Thursday it won't yield to Russian calls to lift sanctions over the war in Ukraine, as the Kremlin seeks to shift blame for a looming global food crisis.

May 26, 2022

Senate GOP blocks Dems’ domestic terrorism bill, warn it threatened to target left’s political foes

Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked the final passage of a measure to create domestic terrorism units in the FBI, Department of Homeland Security and Justice Department.

May 26, 2022

Biden signs executive order on police accountability, urges Congress to pass stalled legislation

President Biden signed an executive order on Wednesday aimed at bolstering police accountability and vowed to continue efforts to revamp police departments nationwide, despite Senate Democrats bailing on negotiations over sweeping police reform legislation last fall.

May 25, 2022

Biden’s struggling Iran policy faces heat from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle

President Biden faced sharp criticism from within his own party over his struggling Iran policy Wednesday, with a top Senate Democrat pressing the administration to face "the increasingly obvious reality" that its attempt to restore the Obama-era nuclear deal with Tehran is not in America's best interest.

May 25, 2022

Biden readies executive order on police accountability to mark second anniversary of Floyd’s death

President Biden plans to sign an executive order Wednesday to bolster police accountability, sending a signal to Black voters and racial justice activists that Democrats haven't given up on reforms, even if they can't pass a bill in Congress.

May 25, 2022

Biden demands lawmakers ‘stand up to the gun lobby’ after Texas school shooting

President Biden demanded that Congress "stand up to the gun lobby" and tighten restrictions on guns in the wake of Tuesday's shooting at a Uvalde, Texas, elementary school that killed at least 18 children and two adults.

May 24, 2022

FBI investigating assassination plot against George W. Bush

Federal agents broke up an ISIS-led plot to assassinate former President George W. Bush in retaliation for the deaths of Iraqis during the U.S. invasion, authorities announced Tuesday.

May 24, 2022

Senate Republicans press Mayorkas for records from Homeland Security disinformation board

Senate Republicans are demanding details about President Biden's now-paused disinformation governance board.

May 24, 2022

Schumer blasts ‘radicalized’ GOP ahead of vote on domestic terrorism bill

Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer on Tuesday ripped into "radicalized" "MAGA Republicans" over GOP opposition to House Democrats' domestic terrorism bill, signaling a biting showdown as the Senate takes up the measure this week.

May 24, 2022

First foreign baby formula shipment set to arrive Sunday

The first shipment of foreign-produced infant formula imported under "Operation Fly Formula" is scheduled to touch down in the U.S. on Sunday.

May 21, 2022