US moves to shield Saudi crown prince in journalist killing

The Biden administration says Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s high office should shield him from a lawsuit over his role in the killing of a U.S.-based journalist, making a turnaround from Joe Biden’s passionate campaign trail denunciations of the prince over the brutal slaying.

Biden discusses Taiwan with China's Xi Jinping in effort to avoid 'conflict'

In a news conference following the meeting, Biden said that despite China's recent saber-rattling, he does not believe "there’s any imminent attempt on the part of China to invade Taiwan.”

Balance of power in Congress still undecided

The balance of power in Congress will help dictate what the next two years of the Biden presidency looks like.

Kelly win in Arizona puts Dems 1 seat from Senate control

Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly won his bid for reelection Friday in the crucial swing state of Arizona, defeating Republican venture capitalist Blake Masters to put his party one victory away from clinching control of the chamber for the next two years of Joe Biden's presidency.

Now that a federal court has blocked Biden's student loan plan, what happens now?

President Joe Biden’s plan to provide millions of borrowers with up to $20,000 apiece in federal student-loan forgiveness has been blocked by a second federal court, leaving millions of borrowers wondering if they’ll get debt relief at all.

Biden urges voters to save American democracy from lies and violence

Six days before major midterm elections, President Joe Biden is imploring voters to save American democracy from Trump supporters' election-denying lies and the violence he says they have inspired.

Biden to release up to 15 million barrels of oil from strategic reserve

President Joe Biden will announce the release of 15 million barrels of oil from the U.S. strategic reserve Wednesday as part of a response to recent production cuts announced by OPEC+ nations.

Biden makes late push for West Coast Democrats ahead of midterms

Throughout the West Coast trip, Biden has had to compete for the spotlight and contend with a troubling new inflation report and rising gas prices.

US emergency oil supply shrinks to 40-year low

Proponents of releasing barrels from the emergency stockpile say it increases oil supplies and reduces prices at the pump. Critics say it's a short-term fix.

Risk of nuclear 'Armageddon' highest since 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, Biden says

President Joe Biden says the risk of nuclear “Armageddon” is at the highest level since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, as Russian officials speak of the possibility of using tactical nuclear weapons after suffering massive setbacks in the eight-month invasion of Ukraine.

Biden to pardon all prior federal marijuana offenses, calls for review of law

President Joe Biden is pardoning thousands of Americans convicted of “simple possession” of marijuana, as his administration takes a dramatic step toward decriminalizing the drug and addressing charging practices that disproportionately impact people of color.

Revised 'Dreamers' program to get another review by court

A federal appeals court Wednesday ordered a lower court review of Biden administration revisions to a program preventing the deportation of hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought into the United States as children. 

Biden comforts Puerto Rico ahead of Florida visit in wake of Hurricanes Fiona, Ian

Hurricane Fiona caused catastrophic flooding, tore apart roads and bridges, and unleashed more than 100 landslides in Puerto Rico. Biden plans to also visit Florida on Wednesday.

Biden signs stopgap bill, averting government shutdown

President Joe Biden has signed into law a bill that finances the federal government through mid-December and provides another infusion of military and economic aid to Ukraine.

GOP states sue Biden administration in effort to halt student loan forgiveness plan

Six Republican-led states are suing the Biden administration in an effort to halt its plan to forgive student loan debt for tens of millions of Americans, accusing it of overstepping its executive powers.

Biden keeps US target for refugee admissions at 125,000

President Joe Biden on Tuesday kept the nation’s cap on refugee admissions at 125,000 for the 2023 budget year, despite pressure from advocates to raise it even higher to meet the need after falling far short of that target this year.

Hurricane Fiona: Biden vows US won't walk away from storm-struck Puerto Rico

Biden noted that hundreds of FEMA and other federal officials are already on the ground in Puerto Rico, where Hurricane Fiona caused an island-wide blackout.