US backs waiving intellectual property rules on vaccines
The Biden administration on Wednesday joined calls for more sharing of the technology behind COVID-19 vaccines to help speed the end of the pandemic.
Biden aims to vaccinate at least 70% of American adults by July 4
The next phase of President Biden’s vaccination push was announced on Tuesday afternoon and will focus on three key areas.
Biden’s new goal: 70% in US with at least 1 dose, 160M fully vaccinated by July 4
President Joe Biden announced a new target of 70% of American adults receiving at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and 160 million fully vaccinated, by the Fourth of July.
Biden raises US refugee cap from 15,000 to 62,500
President Joe Biden is formally lifting the nation's refugee cap to 62,500 this year, weeks after facing bipartisan blowback for his delay in lifting former President Donald Trump’s limit of 15,000.
‘We followed bin Laden to the gates of hell — and we got him’: Biden reflects on 10th anniversary of raid
On Sunday, President Joe Biden marked 10 years since Osama bin Laden was killed by U.S. Special Forces by releasing a statement, reflecting on one of the biggest accomplishments of the Obama administration.
Venezuela gives US oilmen house arrest in gesture to Biden
Six American oil executives jailed in Venezuela more than three years ago on corruption charges were granted house arrest on Friday in a gesture of goodwill toward the Biden administration as it reviews its policy toward the politically turbulent South American country.
All aboard! Biden visits Philadelphia to help Amtrak mark 50 years on the rails
As a U.S. senator, Biden was a fixture on Amtrak trains between his home in Wilmington, Delaware, and Washington, D.C., when the Senate was in session. He continued riding Amtrak as vice president. He has sometimes been referred to as “Amtrak Joe.”
Homeland Security to repair flooding and erosion issues created by border wall
The Biden administration said Friday it will begin work to address flooding and soil erosion from unfinished sections of the wall on the U.S. border with Mexico.
Biden's first 100 days: A look at what the president has done since taking office
Though the 100-day mark is a self-imposed milestone with no real consequence, Biden is likely to take a victory lap on the many campaign promises he’s been able to keep so far.
Biden administration expected to announce ban on menthol cigarettes
The Biden administration's expected announcement to ban menthol cigarettes Thursday is welcome news to a Bay Area professor who co-founded a group pushing for the change.
Biden address to Congress: President pushes policy goals, says US ‘turning peril into possibility’
President Joe Biden is set to give his first address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday evening. Here's what he's expected to cover.
‘We are not adversaries’: Sen. Tim Scott offers GOP rebuttal to Biden’s 1st address to Congress
Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina delivered Republicans’ rebuttal to President Joe Biden’s first joint address to Congress Wednesday night, taking aim at COVID-19 restrictions while praising the GOP and Donald Trump’s previous efforts to restore the U.S. economy.
Local reaction to historic declaration of Armenian genocide
(KTVU) -- Saturday is Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day, and Armenians around the world and in the Bay Area are coming together to mourn the dead.
At Earth Day summit, China, Russia join US vowing emission cuts
The leaders of Russia and China have put aside their raw-worded disputes with U.S. President Joe Biden long enough to pledge international cooperation on cutting climate-wrecking coal and petroleum emissions.
President Biden preparing to formally recognize Armenian Genocide
President Joe Biden is preparing to formally acknowledge the 1915 Armenian Genocide, which would make him the first United States President to do so.
Biden announces tax credits for small businesses offering paid leave for COVID-19 vaccination
Biden announced the launch of a tax credit for small businesses to provide paid leave for those getting vaccinated against COVID-19 or potentially needing to take time off to recover from side effects.
Biden will pledge to cut US greenhouse gas emissions by at least half by 2030 at virtual climate summit
President Joe Biden will pledge to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions at least in half by 2030 as he convenes a virtual climate summit with 40 world leaders.
Biden administration weighing how to handle verdict in Derek Chauvin trial
The Biden administration is privately weighing how to handle the upcoming verdict in the trial of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin, including considering whether President Joe Biden should address the nation and dispatching specially trained community facilitators from the Justice Department.