President Joe Biden wants Congress to expand the government’s ability to hold executives accountable for bank collapses, like at Silicon Valley Bank.
Author: Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY
President Biden budget release kicks off highly anticipated fiscal fight with Republicans
Underscoring the role Democrats’ fiscal fight with Republicans could play in the next election, Biden is traveling to a Philadelphia to discuss his budget.
Biden budget proposal would increase Medicare tax for Americans earning more than $400K
The Medicare tax rate would increase to 5% from 3.8% on earned and unearned income for wealthier Americans, according to a preview of Biden’s budget.
Biden awarded Medal of Honor to one of nation’s first Black Special Forces officers
Paris Davis, one of the first Black commanders to lead an elite unit in combat, saved the lives of fellow soldiers despite being wounded himself.
Nuclear warfare? China arming Russia? Fears of new Cold War rise.
If the last remaining arms treaty between the Russia and the U.S. falls, there won’t be limits on their nuclear forces for the first time since the 1970s.
Biden calls Putin’s New START suspension a ‘big mistake.’ What is the nuclear arms treaty?
President Joe Biden wraps up a trip to Ukraine and Poland by calling Putin’s action on a key arms treaty a “big mistake.”
First lady Jill Biden heading to Africa: Youth, empowering women, food crises are on the agenda
First lady Jill Biden is the latest top administration official to go to Africa. Trips by the president and vice president are also in the works.
State of the Union 2023 live updates: Biden to push for bipartisanship, Democratic priorities
Facing a divided Congress, President Biden will use his State of the Union speech to emphasize areas where Democrats and Republicans can work together
Biden to end COVID-19 emergency declarations on May 11
Ending the COVID-19 health emergencies marks a return to normalcy nearly three years after the pandemic was first declared.
President Biden assesses storm damage, recovery efforts in soaked California
President Joe Biden made his third trip to California as president, this time to assess storm damage in the rain-soaked state.