The older of two German shepherds belonging to President Biden and first lady Jill Biden has died, they said Saturday. Champ joined the family at the start of Joe Biden's tenure as vice president.
President Biden signed an executive order Thursday that aims to safeguard families, businesses, and the government from the financial fallout of a changing climate.
The possible plan could affect President Biden, among other Catholic political figures. The Vatican is calling for U.S. bishops to reach a consensus and says any such move could sow division.
President Biden will ask Congress to increase taxes on capital gains for tax filers who make more than $1 million a year — a move the White House says will affect only about 500,000 households.
The Afghan military remains heavily dependent on U.S. equipment, training and money. It's far from clear how effective this U.S. assistance will be once American troops are gone.
The Biden administration points to fentanyl as the major culprit for the increase in deaths. Officials unveiled a new one-year strategy to reduce the number of fatalities from drug overdoses.
The number of immigrants in detention peaked under former President Donald Trump. Now those detention centers have emptied out, but ICE is still paying more than $1 million a day for empty beds.
The previously scheduled visit was to have included a celebration of the recently passed $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package, but Tuesday's deadly shootings at area spas caused a change in plans.
President Biden answered in the affirmative when an interviewer asked if he thought the Kremlin leader was "a killer." The remark infuriated Putin and led Russia to summon its ambassador home.
