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President Joe Biden in a speech Monday urged Congress to raise the country’s debt ceiling to avoid defaulting ...

The president followed through on a campaign pledge to end the 20-year war in Afghanistan but spent much of his speech rebutting the evacuations critics.

Neon Nettle - White House Cuts Live Feed as Biden Jokes about Americans Trapped in Afghanistan - Audio suddenly cuts as Democrat jokes about Americans stranded in Taliban-controlled Kabul

Unlike with his old boss, President Obama, one has to wonder if Biden has the ability to convince Americans he's the right man for this moment.

This report provides a snapshot of the US Executive Branch priorities via daily schedules and the prior day's press releases.

State Dining Room 1:42 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Okay. Well, everybody, welcome. Today, I have the privilege of meeting with Latino leaders to discuss a bunch of key issues that affect the community; the progress we’re making against the pandemic; historic and economic recovery we’re under- — that’s undergoing — we’re undergoing; and immigration and voting rights, which are critical. Latino leaders have been essential to helping us get the country vaccinated, with 70 percent of all ad...

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:17 P.M. EDT   MS. PSAKI:  Hi, everyone.  I have a couple of items for all of you at the top.  I wanted to take a moment to recognize the passing of Metropolitan Police Officer Gunther Hashida and Officer Kyle DeFreytag — two officers who bravely defended the Capitol, both during and after the insurrection on January 6th.  Their deaths are a sad reminder of that shameful day in our country’s history and of the physical and mental scars left the offic...

This report provides a snapshot of the US Executive Branch priorities via daily schedules and the prior day's press releases.

Bloomberg News AP A workman arranges a beam on a frame at a new housing site in Madison County, Miss. Rising prices for a variety of commodities are contributing to a jump in prices at the consumer level, with Americans paying more for meat, gasoline, items they keep in their homes and even the homes themselves.   TribLIVEs Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. WASHINGTON — The White House is shifting the way it talks abo...

From CNNs DJ Judd (Maddie McGarvey for CNN) President Biden blasted efforts by Republican legislators to curb voting rights during a CNN town hall Wednesday, calling it “Jim Crow on steroids,” while still maintaining his support for the legislative filibuster which stands in the way of Democrats passing federal legislation on a party-line basis.  “I stand by what I said — never before has there been an attempt by state legislatures to take over the ability to determine who won — not...