Just one day after her husband President Joe Biden was sworn in to office, First Lady Dr. Jill Biden hosted her first virtual event, celebrating teachers on Thursday evening. The
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Forgiving Student Debt Alone Won't Fix the Crisis
Joe Biden says he supports canceling $10,000 in federal student debt through legislation, while congressional progressives like Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) say they want five times that amount wiped out
Continue reading »Some senators oppose the direct payment part of Biden's stimulus plan because they think it gives too much money to the wealthy, Politico report says
A group of senators oppose Biden's stimulus plan over concerns it gives too much money to the wealthy. The bipartisan group of 16 senators spoke with the Biden administration during
Continue reading »Biden will reportedly lift transgender military ban enacted under Trump administration
President Joe Biden is set to lift the ban on transgender people serving in the military, as part of his objective to expand nondiscrimination protections against LGBTQ individuals. Biden was
Continue reading »Biden’s Plea for Unity Forgotten as White House Girds for Fights
Joe Biden is seeking to wipe away Donald Trump’s fingerprints from U.S. policy, but his predecessor left lasting partisan divisions in Washington that pose a risk to getting the new
Continue reading »This Is What Washington, D.C., Looked Like the Morning of Joe Biden's Inauguration
1of11 The Washington Monument and “Field of Flags” at sunrise ahead of the 59th presidential inauguration Wednesday. 1of 11 2of11 The White House at dawn on Wednesday. 2of 11 3of11
Continue reading »Jill Biden Chose a Painting by a Civil-War Era Black Artist for Inauguration Day Gift Ceremony
Joe Biden received a symbolic—and optimistic—gift from his wife, Dr. Jill Biden, shortly after he was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States. The new First Lady,
Continue reading »As a symbolic gesture to reframe America as a land of immigrants, Biden wants to remove the word 'alien' from immigration laws
President Joe Biden wants to remove the word "alien" from US immigration law. Biden wants to replace the term with "non-citizen." It's a symbolic gesture, his administration said, toward framing
Continue reading »Biden Plans First-Day Moves to Roll Back Trump Policies: NYT
President-elect Joe Biden will issue a flurry of executive orders on his first day in office to start reversing some of President Donald Trump’s most contentious policies, the New York
Continue reading »Biden Seeks to Juice Economy as Congress Spars Over Stimulus
President Joe Biden is discovering the limits of his power to boost the world’s largest economy on his own, as congressional opposition to his sweeping stimulus plan hardened soon after
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