Biden to meet with China's Xi Jinping for Taiwan, Russia talks

The in-person meeting, their first since Biden became president, comes amid increasingly strained U.S.-China relations.

Biden hopes Putin will negotiate WNBA star Brittney Griner’s release

“My hope is that now that the election is over, that Mr. Putin will be able to discuss with us and be willing to talk more seriously about a prisoner exchange,” Biden said.

Biden talks student loan relief at New Mexico community college

The speech comes a little more than 10 days after an appeals court temporarily halted the administration's student loan relief plan from moving forward.

Biden urges voters to save American democracy from lies and violence

Six days before major midterm elections, President Joe Biden is imploring voters to save American democracy from Trump supporters' election-denying lies and the violence he says they have inspired.

Biden administration relaxes rules for student debt forgiveness

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona called it a “monumental step" that will make it faster and simpler to get debt relief.

Biden targets bank overdraft, 'junk' fees as midterms near

Banks have long been criticized for the high fees they charge customers when their accounts go temporarily negative

Biden gets latest COVID booster, urging more Americans to get theirs

Over 20 million people, including nearly 1 in 5 older people, have gotten the new vaccine, which was formulated to target the coronavirus variants most dominant in the United States.

Biden to release up to 15 million barrels of oil from strategic reserve

President Joe Biden will announce the release of 15 million barrels of oil from the U.S. strategic reserve Wednesday as part of a response to recent production cuts announced by OPEC+ nations.

US emergency oil supply shrinks to 40-year low

Proponents of releasing barrels from the emergency stockpile say it increases oil supplies and reduces prices at the pump. Critics say it's a short-term fix.

Biden to pardon all prior federal marijuana offenses, calls for review of law
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President Joe Biden announced on Thursday he will issue an executive order pardoning all people convicted of simple marijuana possession under federal law, in what amounts to the most extensive White House action taken to date in U.S. drug policy.

Risk of nuclear 'Armageddon' highest since 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, Biden says

President Joe Biden says the risk of nuclear “Armageddon” is at the highest level since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, as Russian officials speak of the possibility of using tactical nuclear weapons after suffering massive setbacks in the eight-month invasion of Ukraine.

Biden to pardon all prior federal marijuana offenses, calls for review of law

President Joe Biden is pardoning thousands of Americans convicted of “simple possession” of marijuana, as his administration takes a dramatic step toward decriminalizing the drug and addressing charging practices that disproportionately impact people of color.

Biden to storm-ravaged Florida: 'We're not going to leave'

President Joe Biden has surveyed the devastation of hurricane-ravaged Florida, promising to marshal the power of the federal government to help rebuild.

Biden comforts Puerto Rico ahead of Florida visit in wake of Hurricanes Fiona, Ian

Hurricane Fiona caused catastrophic flooding, tore apart roads and bridges, and unleashed more than 100 landslides in Puerto Rico. Biden plans to also visit Florida on Wednesday.

Biden signs stopgap bill, averting government shutdown

President Joe Biden has signed into law a bill that finances the federal government through mid-December and provides another infusion of military and economic aid to Ukraine.

GOP states sue Biden administration in effort to halt student loan forgiveness plan

Six Republican-led states are suing the Biden administration in an effort to halt its plan to forgive student loan debt for tens of millions of Americans, accusing it of overstepping its executive powers.