Members of Congress, legal scholars, and even the union representing federal workers are calling on the White House to answer the GOP’s economic hostage-taking with unilateral action to prevent a default. As congressional leaders prepare for a Tuesday meeting at the White House, Congressman Jamie Raskin, a constitutional scholar, affirmed Sunday that if GOP lawmakers won’t […]
WASHINGTON — After more than a decade’s hiatus, an American presidential tradition returns as President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden host former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama at the White House to unveil their official portraits on Wednesday. The White House has presidential portraits on display in various rooms beginning […]
The bill is “a start to, not the culmination of, our work to reduce global warming pollution and ensure clean air, clean water, and the preservation of open spaces,” said one climate campaigner. Economic and climate justice groups on Tuesday applauded as U.S. President Joe Biden signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act, with advocates hailing […]
U.S. President Joe Biden again tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, but continues to feel well, his personal physician reported. Biden, who tested positive Saturday after recovering from a first bout of the coronavirus last week, is continuing to isolate at the residence in the White House after the new diagnosis, Dr. Kevin O’Connor said […]