Articles filed under Joe Biden
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Biden calls to revive bank regulations that Trump weakened
Mar 30, 2023 9:30 PM - Weeks after the failure of two banks, President Joe Biden called Thursday for independent regulatory agencies to impose tighter rules on the financial system, telling them that they can act under current law without additional steps taken by Congress.
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Biden awarding 1st batch of arts, humanities medals Tuesday
Mar 20, 2023 8:53 PM - President Joe Biden on Tuesday will honor Bruce Springsteen, Gladys Knight, Mindy Kaling and others with the 2021 National Medal of Arts. It's the nation's highest award for advancing the arts in America.
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Biden drawing contrast to Republicans on lower drug costs
Mar 15, 2023 10:02 AM - 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.
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Biden issues order to strengthen gun background checks
Mar 14, 2023 12:44 PM - President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Tuesday aiming to increase the number of background checks to buy guns, promote more secure firearms storage and ensure U.S. law enforcement agencies are getting the most out of a bipartisan gun control law enacted last summer.
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Biden OKs Alaska oil project, draws ire of environmentalists
Mar 13, 2023 1:53 PM - The Biden administration said Monday it is approving the huge Willow oil-drilling project on Alaska's petroleum-rich North Slope, a major environmental decision by President Joe Biden that drew quick condemnation that it flies in the face of the Democratic president's pledges to slow climate change.
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Alaska's Willow oil project is controversial. Here's why.
Mar 13, 2023 1:26 PM - The Biden administration is approving a major oil project on Alaska's petroleum-rich North Slope that supporters say represents an economic lifeline for Indigenous communities in the region but environmentalists say is counter to President Joe Biden's climate goals.
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Biden unveils his budget plan, challenges GOP to follow suit
Mar 9, 2023 3:11 PM - As political gridlock puts the government at risk of defaulting, President Joe Biden on Thursday made an opening bid with a budget plan that would cut deficits by $2.9 trillion over the next decade -- a proposal that Republicans already intend to reject.
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White House cybersecurity strategy stresses software safety
Mar 2, 2023 2:10 PM - An ambitious and wide-ranging White House cybersecurity plan released Thursday calls for bolstering protections on critical sectors and making software companies legally liable when their products don't meet basic standards. The strategy document promises to use "all instruments of national power" to pre-empt cyberattacks.
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Biden begins push for funding for pandemic fraud measures
Mar 2, 2023 9:35 AM - President Joe Biden's administration is asking Congress to agree to pay more than $1.6 billion to help clean up the mess of fraud against the massive government coronavirus pandemic relief programs.
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Supreme Court seems ready to sink student loan forgiveness
Feb 28, 2023 5:50 PM - Conservative justices holding the Supreme Court's majority seem likely to sink President Joe Biden's plan to wipe away or reduce student loans held by millions of Americans.
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