President Joe Biden admitted on Thursday that he was wrong to make a statement last week that those defying subpoenas from the House committee investigation the January 6 attack on the US Capitol should be prosecuted.
Biden says he’s open to altering filibuster on voting rights and debt limit
President Joe Biden on Thursday acknowledged in his strongest terms to date that filibuster reform will be necessary to pass key items like voting rights legislation and debt limit increases, but that doing so now would hamper his ability to pass his e…
Biden says he’s considering deploying the National Guard to ease supply chain crisis
President Joe Biden said Thursday evening he’s considering deploying the National Guard to help ease stress on the US supply chain as it prompts growing concern about the economy, prompting a White House official to swiftly throw cold water on the plan…
Biden vows to protect Taiwan in event of Chinese attack
President Joe Biden said Thursday the US was committed to coming to Taiwan’s defense if it comes under attack from China — a stance that seems in opposition to America’s stated policy of “strategic ambiguity.”
Analysis: 6 takeaways from Joe Biden’s CNN town hall
President Joe Biden spent 90 minutes Thursday night answering questions from CNN’s Anderson Cooper as well as a town hall audience on a wide variety of topics from the fate of his domestic agenda to supply chain issues and the timeline of vaccine distr…
Biden says many Americans are feeling ‘down’ because of pandemic and urges people to seek help if they need itÂ
President Joe Biden said Thursday a lot of Americans are feeling “down” because of the pandemic and anxious about the future — particularly heading into the holiday season — and urged those struggling with mental health issues to seek help if they ne…
Sinema is ‘smart as the devil’ and Manchin is ‘not a bad guy,’ Biden says
President Joe Biden has for months been circumspect in describing the behind-the-scenes negotiations with Sens. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema over his sweeping domestic ambitions. He emerged Thursday prepared to spill some of the details.
Liz Cheney calls out Jim Banks for falsely signing letter as the ranking member of January 6 committee
GOP Rep. Jim Banks lamented on the House floor that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi prevented him from serving on the House committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol on Thursday.
Biden says he does not support adding a work requirement to the child tax credit
Millions of children are set to be lifted out of poverty this year because the Democrats temporarily beefed up the child tax credit in the last coronavirus relief package.
Major sticking points remain as Democrats struggle to close social safety net deal
The prospects for reaching a tentative agreement on President Joe Biden’s sweeping social safety net package by the end of the week are increasingly dire with Democrats still haggling over critical details of what to include and how to pay for the Pres…