The White House announced late Friday that it would further postpone the release of more documents related to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy, pointing to the “significant impact” of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Sense of urgency grips the White House with Biden facing crises on many fronts
Nine months into Joe Biden’s presidency, a White House suddenly beset on all sides feels a growing sense of urgency.
US to send additional 500M doses of Covid vaccines to foreign nations in 2022
The United States is set to significantly increase the amount of Covid-19 vaccines it will ship to foreign nations beginning in 2022 in an effort to end the pandemic worldwide, the White House announced Wednesday.
Democrats headed to the White House at critical moment for the Biden agenda
President Joe Biden is ramping up his outreach to a wide swath of key Democrats in the House and Senate on Wednesday, hosting multiple groups including leadership, progressives and moderates from both chambers at a key moment for his economic agenda.
White House has told governors how many Afghan refugees to expect for resettlement
The White House has informed governors about the number of Afghan refugees they can expect to be resettled in their states in coming weeks, an administration official told CNN Thursday.
Administration to start clemency process for some federal inmates on home confinement due to Covid
The Biden administration is beginning the clemency process for certain inmates released to home confinement due to the coronavirus pandemic, the White House announced Monday.
White House plan to lower drug costs supports letting Medicare negotiate prices
The Biden administration is lending its weight to congressional Democrats’ controversial push to allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices.
Biden pushes economic agenda while honoring labor unions at White House
President Joe Biden held a belated Labor Day celebration at the White House on Wednesday as he made the case for his large-scale economic agenda and how it would benefit working and middle-class families at an event honoring labor unions.
White House faces multiple crises on Labor Day
There is no rest for an under-pressure White House this Labor Day as President Joe Biden tackles health, economic and legislative challenges that deepened on his watch and are beginning to erode his political standing.
White House releases new plan to better respond to future pandemics
The White House on Friday released a new multibillion-dollar plan for improving preparedness for pandemics or other biological threats, comparing it to the ambitious Apollo moon shot program of the 1960s and 1970s.
White House says it is still examining travel restrictions as European officials say they are damaging relations
The White House said Wednesday it was continuing to examine a policy that would allow vaccinated foreigners into the United States as the US faces growing anger from European nations over apparently unmoving Covid-19 travel restrictions.
Top Biden economic aides join Senate Democrat call in push before debt ceiling fight
Two top Biden administration economic officials joined a call with top Senate Democratic aides on Wednesday as the White House pressed to maintain unified strategy for the looming fight over the debt ceiling, according to multiple people familiar with the call.
Biden meets with new Israeli prime minister: ‘We’ve become close friends’
When Israel’s prime minister visited the White House on Thursday, for the first time in 12 years it was someone other than Benjamin Netanyahu.
Biden looks for air-clearing in first meeting with Israel’s new leader
When Israel’s prime minister visits the White House on Thursday, for the first time in 12 years, it will be someone other than Benjamin Netanyahu.
Biden administration details new steps to prevent evictions as moratorium faces Supreme Court
The Biden administration is taking new steps to prevent evictions as the Covid-19 pandemic continues, the White House and Department of Treasury announced Wednesday.
Big Oil blasts Biden for turning to OPEC for more crude
Big Oil is not pleased with the White House’s push this week for more crude from OPEC and its allies.
Rent is suddenly due for millions of Americans shielded from eviction
It’s like Democrats in the White House and Congress forgot the date.
Biden meets with Belarusian opposition leader at the White House
President Joe Biden met with Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya Wednesday morning, as part of her larger campaign to ratchet up international pressure on the Lukashenko regime.
Trump’s favorite athlete just mocked the ‘Big Lie’ at the White House
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Biden fires top official at Social Security Administration after he refuses to resign
President Joe Biden on Friday fired Social Security Commissioner Andrew Saul after he refused to submit his resignation as the President had requested, a White House official told CNN.
White House helped form ethics agreement with art gallery that’s selling Hunter Biden’s paintings, sources say
Hunter Biden’s artistic debut is sparking ethics concerns for the White House as some critics raise eyebrows over the high-priced pieces and whether they pose a conflict of interest.
White House doubles down on Covid-19 strategy as pressure from Delta variant rises
The White House is doubling down on vaccinations as the main focus of its strategy to fight Covid-19 as the Delta variant and undervaccinated clusters of Americans threaten the nation.
Gas prices are at a seven-year high. That isn’t Biden’s fault
President Joe Biden is being attacked for $3 gasoline. But the truth is the White House isn’t to blame for high gas prices — and has few options to lower them.
Problem Solvers Caucus backs bipartisan infrastructure deal
The House Problem Solvers Caucus, a group of Democratic and Republican lawmakers, on Tuesday officially endorsed the deal on an infrastructure framework reached between the White House and a bipartisan group of senators and called for “an expeditious, stand-alone vote in the House.”
White House does damage control after reports of dysfunction in VP office
The White House dove into damage control this week after reports of dysfunction and infighting in Vice President Kamala Harris’ office, with the administration trying to stop a drama-filled narrative from taking hold, according to five people who spoke to CNN about the dynamics within Harris’ office.
White House releases findings of commission on sexual assault in the military
The White House released the results of an independent review commission on sexual assault in the military Friday, announcing a series of recommendations aimed at combating military sexual assault and moving prosecution of assaults outside the chain of command, in what one senior administration official called “a monumental pivot in how the Department does business.”
Cabinet set to ramp up push as Democrats enter critical stage in infrastructure negotiations
As Democrats enter a critical stage in the negotiations over the shape of a sweeping, multi-trillion dollar social safety net expansion, President Joe Biden plans to lean on a key group to sell the proposal, according to an internal White House memo: his Cabinet secretaries.
Jill Biden in talks to attend Olympics Opening Ceremony
The East Wing has been in discussions about first lady Jill Biden attending the Opening Ceremony for the Olympics in Tokyo next month, a White House official tells CNN.
First on CNN: US ships first Pfizer vaccine doses abroad
The United States on Monday will begin shipping its first doses of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine abroad as part of the Biden administration’s pledge to donate millions of vaccine doses to other countries, a White House official told CNN.
White House turns to young people for help convincing their peers to get vaccinated
Braxton Simpson made a joyous announcement to her 264 YouTube subscribers this spring.