Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Thursday said he doesn’t plan to leave his Cabinet position in the Biden administration, after his name was floated to run for the open Senate seat in Michigan. “I love this job and I feel like we’re right in the middle of the action,” he said in an interview with Punchbowl…
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White House bids farewell to Klain, as Zients officially slips into chief role
President Biden on Wednesday hosted an official transition event to kick off Jeff Zients’ role as chief of staff and to thank former chief of staff Ron Klain for his service since the beginning of the Biden administration. Klain, at the event, gave a going away nod to Biden’s re-election campaign, which has not formally…
Is Biden running in 2024? Klain says so
The now-former chief of staff Ron Klain said President Biden is running for a second term, a comment made Wednesday in remarks during a White House event. “As I did in 1988, 2008, and 2020, I look forward to being on your side when you run for president in 2024,” he said to applause from the dozens of…
White House won’t say if Biden classified documents searches are over
The White House on Wednesday refused to say if there will be more searches for classified documents kept at private properties belonging to President Biden following the FBI search of his Rehoboth Beach home earlier in the day in which every room was looked at. Ian Sams, a White House spokesperson for investigations, told reporters…
Biden physical to be completed Feb. 16, over two weeks later than expected
President Biden’s physical will be completed on Feb. 16, which is more than two weeks later than when the White House previously said his physical would be done. The results of the physical will be “released publicly in the same manner as last year,” a White House spokesperson told The Hill on Wednesday. The spokesperson…
Biden administration wants credit card late fees slashed to $8
The Biden administration is set to propose a rule that would reduce credit card late fees from roughly to $30 to $8, saving consumers up to $9 billion annually, the White House announced on Wednesday. The rule from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), along with other actions — like the White House urging Congress to…
Biden to host Lula at White House, with Brazilian democracy on agenda
President Biden will welcome President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil to the White House on Feb. 10, the White House announced on Tuesday. The meeting is intended “to further strengthen the close relationship between the United States and Brazil,” press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement. The two presidents are expected to…
Harris to attend Tyre Nichols’ funeral
Vice President Harris will attend the funeral on Wednesday of Tyre Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police during a traffic stop. Harris will travel to Memphis for the services and was invited by Nichols’ family, the vice president’s office told The Hill. She will be joined by other Biden administration officials, including…
White House condemns terrorist attack on mosque in Pakistan
The White House on Tuesday condemned this week’s terrorist attack on a mosque in Pakistan, noting that reports say the death toll is up to 100 people. The suicide bomb blast in Peshawar in northwestern Pakistan is one of the deadliest militant attacks in the country in years, leaving more than 200 people injured. Pakistani…
Biden to announce $292M in funding for Hudson Tunnel Project between NY, NJ
President Biden will travel to New York on Tuesday to announce that $292 million from the bipartisan infrastructure law will go to the Hudson Tunnel Project to improve travel between New York and New Jersey. The project will rehabilitate the old North River Tunnel, which opened in 1910, and build a new tunnel beneath the…