President Biden announced on Tuesday that he will run for reelection, ending months of speculation over whether he will seek another term. Biden, who turned 80 years old in November, announced his second bid after months of saying he intends to run and with questions lingering over whether his age and mental stamina would prevent…
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Susan Rice to step down as Biden domestic policy adviser
President Biden announced on Monday that his domestic policy adviser Susan Rice will be stepping down from her role. Rice, who has been in the role since the beginning of the administration, handled politically-charged issues from gun violence to student loans in her portfolio. Biden praised her in a statement, saying, “there is no one…
Biden to announce executive order to promote environmental justice
President Biden is set to announce an executive order on Friday that will create a new office in the White House focused on environmental justice efforts. The order will launch an Office of Environmental Justice, which will work within the White House Council on Environmental Quality and be led by a federal chief environmental justice…
‘Ransom demands’: White House blasts McCarthy’s debt limit plan on manufacturing
The White House on Thursday blasted a debt limit proposal unveiled by Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) the day prior as “ransom demands” that would take a “two-by-four” on the American manufacturing sector. “‘Let me kill over 100,000 manufacturing jobs – mostly in red states – or I’ll force America to default on bills we racked…
‘Blueprint to devastate hard-working American families:’ White House bashes House GOP proposal
The White House early Thursday bashed the long-awaited House Republican debt limit proposal that Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) announced the day prior, calling it a blueprint to devastate hard-working American families. “Yesterday, Speaker McCarthy sided with the extreme MAGA wing of his conference and released a blueprint to devastate hard-working American families. MAGA House Republicans…
Biden to host Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez in May
President Biden will host Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez at the White House on May 12, press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre announced Wednesday. The meeting will be focused on strengthening the relationship with Spain, support for Ukraine amid the Russian invasion, and climate change, among other topics. They will meet “to deepen the historic ties between the united states…
Bidens report nearly $580K in income, Harris and husband report $457K
President Biden and first lady Jill Biden made a combined income of $579,514 last year and Vice President Harris and her husband made $456,918, according to documents published by the White House on Tuesday based on the couples’ 2022 tax returns. The president and his wife paid an effective federal income tax rate of 23.8…
After multiple shootings, White House says victims deserve action on guns
The White House on Tuesday argued that action on gun safety is what the federal government owes the victims of a recent spate of shootings, calling on Congress to act. “Action on gun safety is what we owe to those who have had their lives stolen from them and it is what the majority of…
US ambassador visits WSJ reporter jailed in Russia, urges release
The United States’ ambassador to Russia has visited detained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, the diplomat announced Monday, the first time a U.S. official has been able to access him since his arrest last month. “He is in good health and remains strong. We reiterate our call for his immediate release,” Ambassador Lynne Tracy…
White House launches potentially ‘consequential’ fight to protect abortion pill
In the post-Roe fight for reproductive rights, preserving federal control over broad access to the abortion pill is the Biden administration’s best chance to protect reproductive rights at the federal level. With the GOP-controlled House, codifying Roe v. Wade is not likely to happen anytime soon, and red states are moving quickly to restrict abortions —…