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Federal, Policy

Biden and Modi are looking to tighten US-India ties as concerns over China rise

September 8, 2023

Via: Washington's Top News

President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Narendra Modi are certainly putting in the time to cultivate their relationship. Less than three months after honoring Modi with a state visit to the White House, Biden arrived Friday in New Delhi — […]


Federal, Policy

Congress returns to try to stave off a government shutdown while GOP weighs impeachment inquiry

September 5, 2023

Via: Washington's Top News

After months of struggling to find agreement on just about anything in a divided Congress, lawmakers are returning to Capitol Hill to try to avert a government shutdown, even as House Republicans consider whether to press forward with an impeachment […]


Federal, Policy

Biden will visit Hanoi next month as he seeks to strengthen US-Vietnam relations

August 28, 2023

Via: Washington's Top News

President Joe Biden is heading to Vietnam next month to meet with General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and other Vietnamese leaders, the White House announced on Monday. The president will travel to Hanoi on Sept. 10, tacking on the one-day […]


Energy & Environment, Industry

Biden heading to Maui amid criticism of White House response to wildfire

August 21, 2023

Via: Washington's Top News

President Biden is heading to Hawaii Monday to view the widespread damage from the recent Maui wildfires, meet with survivors and fend off criticism that his administration responded to the disaster too slowly. There were no details on the itinerary […]


Energy & Environment, Industry

Biden goes west to talk about his administration’s efforts to combat climate change

July 31, 2023

Via: Washington's Top News

President Joe Biden will travel to Arizona, New Mexico and Utah next week and is expected to talk about his administration’s efforts to combat climate change as the region endures a brutally hot summer with soaring temperatures, the White House […]


Federal, Policy

Nearly half of US voters would consider a third-party presidential candidate in 2024, new poll finds

July 20, 2023

Via: Fox News

Nearly half of U.S. voters would consider a third-party presidential candidate in 2024, according to a new poll continuing to show former President Trump and President Biden as front-runners among Republican and Democratic voters, respectively. “With neither President Biden nor […]


Federal, Policy

Inflation drops to 3% and Biden hopes to turn a weakness with voters into a strength

July 12, 2023

Via: Washington's Top News

The politics of inflation took a sharp turn Wednesday with a report showing consumer prices rose at the slowest pace since the early months of Joe Biden’s presidency. Republicans have hammered Biden over the cost of groceries, gasoline, utilities and […]


Federal, Policy

Graham: US attorney in charge of Hunter probe was briefed on FBI form detailing Joe Biden bribery accusations

June 28, 2023

Via: Fox News

The U.S. Attorney who led the federal investigation into Hunter Biden was “briefed” on the key FBI form that contained allegations that then-Vice President Joe Biden and a foreign national were engaged in a criminal bribery scheme that involved influence […]


Federal, Policy

GOP conservatives shutter House to protest McCarthy-Biden debt deal, setting up next budget brawl

June 7, 2023

Via: Federal News Network

In fallout from the debt ceiling deal, Speaker Kevin McCarthy is suddenly confronting a new threat to his power as angry hard-right conservatives bring the House chamber to a halt, reviving their displeasure over the compromise struck with President Joe […]


Federal, Policy

IRS faces $20B cut from modernization fund under debt ceiling agreement

May 29, 2023

Via: Federal News Network

The IRS is facing substantial cuts to funds meant to rebuild its workforce and modernize its legacy IT systems over the next decade, as part of a deal to raise the debt ceiling and avoid a first-ever government default. The […]


Federal, Policy

Debt ceiling talks stuck on classic problem: Republicans demand spending cuts and Democrats resist

May 24, 2023

Via: Washington's Top News

Debt ceiling negotiations are locked on a classic problem that has vexed, divided and disrupted Washington before: Republicans led by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy want to roll back federal government spending, while President Joe Biden and other Democrats do not. […]


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Biden campaign sees multiple ‘viable pathways’ to 2024 election win

May 18, 2023

Via: Washington's Top News

President Joe Biden ‘s reelection campaign is vowing to hold the states that won him the White House in 2020 but also compete in places it lost like North Carolina and increasingly Republican-dominated Florida, providing what it says are “a […]


Federal, Policy

Biden scraps planned visit to Australia, Papua New Guinea to focus on debt limit talks

May 16, 2023

Via: Washington's Top News

President Joe Biden said Tuesday he’s curtailing his upcoming trip to the Indo-Pacific, scrapping what was to be a historic stop in Papua New Guinea as well as a visit to Australia for a gathering with fellow leaders of the […]


Federal, Policy

US, Spain collaboration on migration looms large as Biden, Sánchez hold talks at White House

May 12, 2023

Via: Washington's Top News

President Joe Biden and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez are set to hold talks Friday as their countries are collaborating along with Canada to establish migration hubs in Latin America where asylum seekers fleeing poverty and violence in their home […]


Federal, Policy

Biden will veto Republican-led clawback of unemployment funding, White House says

May 8, 2023

Via: FCW

President Joe Biden would veto a Republican proposal to clawback unobligated funds for unemployment modernization included in Democrats’ American Rescue Plan Act if it were to make it to his desk, the Office of Management and Budget said in a […]


Energy & Environment, Industry

Biden to sign order prioritizing ‘environmental justice’

April 21, 2023

Via: Washington's Top News

President Joe Biden on Friday plans to sign an executive order that would make “environmental justice” the mission of federal agencies, the White House said. The Democratic administration wants to ensure that poverty, race and ethnic status do not lead […]


Health Care, Industry

Biden signs executive order to improve access to child care

April 18, 2023

Via: Washington's Top News

President Joe Biden has signed an executive order containing more than 50 directives to increase access to child care and improve the work life of caregivers, the White House said Tuesday. But the directives would be funded out of existing […]


Cybersecurity, Emerging Tech & Modernization, Tech

Biden says tech companies must ensure AI products are safe

April 5, 2023

Via: Washington's Top News

President Joe Biden said Tuesday it remains to be seen if artificial intelligence is dangerous, but that he believes technology companies must ensure their products are safe before releasing them to the public. Biden met with his council of advisers […]


Federal, Policy

Biden: GOP policies would surrender tech economy to China

March 28, 2023

Via: Washington's Top News

President Joe Biden said Tuesday that Republicans’ ideas for cutting the budget could undermine U.S. manufacturing and help China dominate the world economy. Speaking at a semiconductor maker in North Carolina to highlight his own policies, Biden is trying to […]


Health Care, Industry

Biden drawing contrast to Republicans on lower drug costs

March 15, 2023

Via: Federal News Network

President Joe Biden will highlight the stark differences in how Democrats are tackling skyrocketing drug prices compared to their Republican counterparts as he gears up for an expected reelection announcement. In a speech on Wednesday in Las Vegas that could […]