The Biden Administration

President Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. and his administration

US President Joe Biden speaks at the Gila River Crossing School in the Gila River Indian Community, in Laveen Village, near Phoenix, Arizona on October 25, 2024. Biden apologized for one of the country’s “darkest chapters:” the abduction of Native American children from their families and placement in abusive boarding schools aimed at erasing their culture. The first public apology issued by a sitting US president. From the early 1800s until the 1970s, the US ran hundreds of Indian boarding schools across the country to forcibly assimilate Native children into European settler culture, including conversion to Christianity.

Native Americans Oct 25

Biden apologizes for forced Native American boarding school policy that caused abuse and deaths of children

President Joe Biden delivered an apology Friday for a United States policy that forcibly separated generations of indigenous children from their families for more than 150 years and sent them to feder...

Middle East Oct 18

Biden in Germany speaks of hope of a cease-fire in Gaza after Sinwar death
Student Loans Oct 3

Biden administration can move forward with student loan forgiveness, federal judge rules

Joe Biden Aug 16

Biden signs order to establish 1908 Springfield race riot monument as he looks to burnish legacy

President Joe Biden has signed a proclamation to establish a national monument to commemorate the 1908 race riot in Springfield, Ill. The riot was a seminal moment in the United States’ difficult hist...
Education Aug 16

Biden administration hikes pay for Head Start teachers to address workforce shortage

The Biden administration is hiking pay for educators in the early childhood program Head Start as part of an effort to retain current employees and attract new ones in the midst of a workforce shortag...
Health care Aug 15

White House says prescription drug deals will produce billions in savings for taxpayers, seniors

Taxpayers are expected to save billions after the Biden administration inked deals with pharmaceutical companies to knock down the lists prices for 10 of Medicare’s costliest drugs.
Student Loans Jul 18

Education Department to forgive $1.2 billion in student debt for 35,000 borrowers

The Biden administration announced it will cancel $1.2 billion in student debt for 35,000 workers.

Personal finance Jun 11

Biden administration moves to ban medical debt from credit reports

The Biden administration is moving to ban medical debt from credit reports.
Jun 4

How Biden's new order to restrict asylum at the border is supposed to work

President Joe Biden on Tuesday ordered a halt to asylum processing at the U.S. border with Mexico when illegal entries reach a threshold deemed excessive.
Immigration May 9

Biden administration will propose tougher asylum standards for some migrants at the border

The Biden administration plans to propose a new rule Thursday aimed at speeding up the asylum claims process for some migrants.
Mar 29

Judge questions Border Patrol stand that it's not required to care for children at migrant camps

A federal judge sharply questions the Biden administration’s position that it bears no responsibility for housing and feeding migrant children who are waiting for agents in makeshift camps.
Mar 28

The White House expects about 40,000 participants at its ‘egg-ucation'-themed annual Easter egg roll

The White House says it’s getting ready to welcome 40,000 people for its annual Easter Egg Roll.
Republicans Mar 21

‘Morally dubious': 4 House Republicans protest Biden's IVF expansion for veterans

The stance puts the House Republicans at odds with many members of their party who have spoken out in support of IVF.
Israel-Hamas War Mar 18

Netanyahu agrees to send Israeli officials to Washington to discuss prospective Rafah operation

The White House has been skeptical of Netanyahu’s plan to carry out an operation in the southern city of Rafah, where about 1.5 million displaced Palestinians are sheltering.
State of the Union Mar 7

Biden uses feisty State of the Union to contrast with Trump, sell voters on a second term

In a feisty State of the Union address, Biden hammered Republican lawmakers on immigration, tax policy and gun control
State of the Union Mar 7

Biden to call in State of the Union for business tax hikes, middle class tax cuts and lower deficits

President Joe Biden is going into his third State of the Union address with an expanded plan to raise corporate taxes.
State of the Union Mar 7

State of the Union 2024: These are the guests and the issues they represent

The guest list for President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address speaks volumes about what Democrats and Republicans want to focus on as the 2024 election season heats up.
Valentine's Day Feb 14

Jill Biden sends Valentine's Day love to Americans with an art display on the White House lawn

It’s Valentine’s Day and Jill Biden is again sending her love to Americans through an art display on the White House lawn. The first lady’s “Valentine to the Country” was revealed as the sun rose on Wednesday. The installation features a large wooden red envelope painted in her handwriting with, “To America with Love.” It is accom...
Feb 6

Findings in Biden classified documents probe expected in coming days, with no criminal charges

A long-awaited report by special counsel Robert Hur will be made public in the coming days after a year-long investigation into how classified documents found their way to President Joe Biden’s home and office, according to a senior law enforcement official familiar with the matter.
Joe Biden Feb 3

Biden looks for a big win in South Carolina's Democratic primary after pushing for state to go first

President Joe Biden is looking for an easy victory in South Carolina’s Democratic primary. Saturday’s contest officially kicks off his party’s nominating process, and winning the primary would validate the new election lineup. Biden pushed for the change to better empower Black voters who helped revive his 2020 campaign.