‘A Black man should be able to go for a jog’: Biden marks 1 year since Ahmaud Arbery slaying

President Joe Biden marked one year since the death of Ahmaud Arbery, who was shot and killed after being pursued through a neighborhood in Georgia. “A Black man should be able to go for a jog without fearing for his life,” Biden tweeted.

President Joe Biden to visit Houston on Friday

President Joe Biden will travel to Houston this week to discuss recovery and relief efforts following the winter storm in Texas.

US reopens Texas surge facility to hold immigrant teenagers

The Biden administration has reopened a tent facility to house up to 700 immigrant teenagers after they cross the U.S.-Mexico border unaccompanied by a parent.

GOP working to block Biden's health care pick; Dems unfazed

President Joe Biden's pick for health secretary faces two days of contentious Senate hearings. Republicans are portraying the Californian as unfit but Democrats are unfazed, accusing the GOP of playing politics despite the pandemic.

With COVID-19 vaccination pace set to take off, Biden team well on path to hit 100M goal

One month into Joe Biden's presidency, the government is on a glide path to reach his initial goal of administering 100 million vaccine doses in his first 100 days in office.

President Biden declares major disaster in Texas

The extreme winter weather that left residents of Texas and other Southern states shivering through an unseasonal cold spell is testing President Joe Biden's disaster management skills.

Singer Demi Lovato reveals 2018 overdose caused brain damage

Demi Lovato’s drug overdose in 2018 resulted in the singer having three strokes and a heart attack, leaving her with physical limitations that still affect her.

Governor Newsom’s plan for California’s vaccine shipment delay

Gov. Newsom announces plan starting March 1st, to reserve 10% of first COVID vaccines doses for teachers, school staff and childcare providers.

US officially rejoins Paris climate accord as Biden administration works on new 2030 emissions goal

World leaders welcomed the United States' official return to the Paris climate accord Friday, but politically trickier steps lie just ahead for President Joe Biden, including setting a tough national target in coming months for cutting damaging fossil fuel emissions.

Biden immigration reform bill includes 8-year path to citizenship

The “U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021” would create an eight-year path to citizenship for roughly 11 million undocumented immigrants in the country before Jan. 1.

Biden extends mortgage relief, ban on home foreclosures through June 2021

Certain mortgage protections that were put in place amid the pandemic, and were set to expire next month, have been extended through June.

‘We will not wait for the next mass shooting’: Biden calls for tougher gun laws on Parkland anniversary

On the third anniversary of the Parkland shooting, President Biden called on Congress to strengthen gun laws with “commonsense” reform. Here are the three changes he’s asking for.

Biden releases statement after Senate acquits Trump in US Capitol riot

President Joe Biden released a statement after the Senate failed to convict former president Donald Trump for inciting the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.

Biden administration announces plans to allow 25,000 asylum seekers into US

The Biden administration on Friday announced plans for tens of thousands of people who are seeking asylum and have been forced to wait in Mexico under a Trump-era policy to be allowed into the U.S. while their cases wind through immigration courts.

Biden nominates California's Su as deputy labor secretary

President Joe Biden nominated Julie Su, the head of California’s labor agency, on Wednesday as the deputy U.S. secretary of labor.

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President Joe Biden has nominated California Labor Secretary Julie Su as the deputy U.S. secretary of labor, putting another Californian in a top administration job.

Stimulus checks: Democrats propose $1,400 payments as part of Biden's COVID-19 relief plan

Democrats on a pivotal House panel on Monday proposed an additional $1,400 in direct payments to individuals as Congress began piecing together a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package that largely follows President Joe Biden's proposal for battling the pandemic and reviving a still staggering economy.