JOE BIDEN

Amid swelling prices, most Americans see inflation as the biggest issue facing the country — far exceeding other concerns, according to a survey.

Ben Bernanke, who served as Fed chair from 2006-2014, told the NYT canceling student debt would favor the rich over those "who didn't go to college."

The co-founder and CEO of Airbnb, Brian Chesky, has donated $100 million to the Obama Foundation to fund scholarships for students pursuing careers in public service and includes multiple stipends for travel.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has met with Ukrainian refugees and urged the need to confront Russian brutality as she visited Poland ahead of a meeting of finance ministers for the Group of Seven leading economies.

US army soldiers stand at an observation point during the "African Lion" military exercise in the Tan-Tan region in southwestern Morocco on June 18, 2021. WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden approved a plan to redeploy U.S. troops to Somalia, a senior administration official confirmed to NBC News. The official said that U.S. troops already stationed overseas would move to Somalia. The New York Times, which first reported the move, cited unnamed officials saying several hundred troops would be deployed. The Times also reported that Biden had signed off on the proposal from Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin earlier this month.

President Joe Biden has signed an order to redeploy hundreds of U.S. troops to Somalia to counter the Islamic extremist rebel group al-Shabab.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has been engaged in a Twitter spat with President Joe Biden over his approach to rising inflation.

President Joe Biden is offering formula manufacturers and retailers transportation and logistics support to ease the nationwide shortage of baby formula.

Biden wants to "bail out a bunch of upper-middle-class kids" by canceling student debt, Donald Trump Jr. told The Washington Post.

Amazon founder shot back after the president said inflation would be lower if corporations "paid their fair share."

The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 has hit 1 million, less than 2 1/2 years into the outbreak.

A couple of royal wannabes.

President Biden signed the bipartisan infrastructure measure into law in November.

Upcoming data shows traffic deaths soaring in the U.S. The Biden administration is steering $5 billion in federal aid to cities and localities to address the growing crisis.

It's been six months since President Joe Biden signed his $1 trillion infrastructure package into law.

Republicans need a net gain of just five seats to retake the House majority.

A high-powered American delegation led by Vice President Kamala Harris is flying to the United Arab Emirates  to pay respects to the federation’s late ruler and meet with the newly ascended president

Buffalo's police commissioner says the white gunman accused of a racist rampage at a supermarket planned to keep killing people if he had escaped the scene.

Former President Donald Trump’s winning streak in U.S. Senate primaries is on the line Tuesday as voters in five states cast their ballots in midterm elections.

A new round of primary elections across the U.S. this week is exposing heightened tensions within the Democratic Party.

Bezos lambasted the White House for pushing a plan he claimed would worsen inflation, and said Manchin "saved them from themselves."

New York’s governor and Buffalo's mayor, meanwhile, are appealing for forceful action from Washington after the latest mass shooting.

President Joe Biden and the first lady plan to travel to Buffalo, New York, on Tuesday to grieve with the community as it mourns those killed or wounded in Saturday's supermarket shooting.

Amazon's Jeff Bezos said inflation is most hurtful to the least affluent and blasted President Joe Biden for the second time this week over inflation.

The president says that slowing the rise in prices is his top priority, but he’s not running his administration that way.

Ten of millions of people in the United States opted for mail ballots during the pandemic election of 2020.

An array of presidents and prime ministers were descending on the United Arab Emirates from around the world to pay their respects to the federation’s late ruler and greet his successor, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki has urged Japan’s central government to do more to reduce the U.S. military presence in the southern island group as it marked the 50th anniversary of its return to Japanese rule.

Dr. Ashish Jha said the virus is adapting to be more contagious and booster doses for most people will be necessary.

New Mexico’s governor is asking for additional federal assistance to respond to wildfires burning across the state’s north, including one that is the second-largest in the state’s history and that officials estimate has destroyed hundreds of homes.

Biden earlier in the day tweeted: "You want to bring down inflation? Let's make sure the wealthiest corporations pay their fair share."

Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned his Finnish counterpart that relations between the two neighbors could be “negatively affected” if Finland follows through with plans to apply for NATO membership.

Biden said making "sure the wealthiest corporations pay their fair share" could lower inflation, but Amazon's Bezos said the issues weren't connected.

Abby Finkenauer’s bid to clinch the Democratic nomination for a U.S. Senate seat in Iowa wasn’t supposed to be so fraught.

The Jan. 6 committee’s remarkable decision to subpoena GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy and four other sitting members of Congress over the insurrection at the Capitol is as unprecedented as the deadly riot itself.

A Colorado judge has denied motions to dismiss a defamation lawsuit filed by an elections system worker against former President Donald Trump's campaign, two of its lawyers and some conservative media figures.

The baby formula shortage has left parents desperate to find food for their infants. Now the FDA is looking at ways to import it.

New reports detail the personal finances of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.

The Jan. 6 committee’s stunning decision to subpoena GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy and four other sitting members of Congress over the insurrection at the Capitol is as unprecedented as the deadly riot itself.

The U.S. baby formula shortage has sparked a surge of interest among moms who want to donate breast milk to help bridge the supply gap as well as those seeking to keep their babies fed.

Elizabeth Warren, Raphael Warnock, and Chuck Schumer want to persuade Biden to go as far as possible with student-loan forgiveness, per Politico.

The full rotation of about 10,500 troops from countries such as Germany, Poland and Romania will likely take a couple of months, according to the Pentagon.

Jeff and Gina O'Connor welcomed President Joe Biden to their Kankakee farm on a day that started early, with Jeff putting in 15-20 acres of soybeans.

President Joe Biden is reaffirming his administration’s support for Jordan’s long-running role as the custodian of Muslim holy sites at the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.

Delaware State University's president says sheriff's deputies in Georgia intimidated and humiliated the school women's lacrosse team when officers pulled over the athletes' bus and searched it for drugs. (May 13)

President Biden's administration announced the U.S. would commit to more than $150 million in new projects in Southeast Asia.

IRS boss Charles Rettig is under fire over the destruction of data related to millions of tax returns. President Joe Biden is being asked to replace him.

Growing discontent over homelessness and crime in Portland is driving interest in a pair of congressional primaries.

President Joe Biden on Friday called upon states to use federal funds to invest in more cops and mental-health programs to fight crime.

Biden congratulated the Philippines' newly elected leader, despite a U.S. court order on him, but many expect Bongbong to continue his nation's push toward China anyway.

Lamb was the model Democrat in 2018 -- a congenial, non-offensive candidate. But these days, Democrats in Pennsylvania say they want more.

Rising prices will help the GOP in November. Supporting monetary tightening, pursuing smart tariff and regulatory policies and restraining Democratic spending would help even more.

Haitians are fleeing in greater numbers to the neighboring Dominican Republic, where they step onto rickety wooden boats as they attempt to reach Puerto Rico — a trip in which 11 Haitian women drowned this week, with dozens of other migrants believed missing.

"The answer is not to defund the police," the president said in his State of the Union address in March.

It’s been almost two centuries since a vice president has cast so many decisive votes on Capitol Hill, and her pace reveals a lot about how a 50-50 Senate actually works.

The baby formula shortage gave the Fox News host a platform to show off her staggering forgetfulness.

Paul said he wanted language included that would have an inspector general scrutinize the new spending.

Northern Ireland’s second-biggest political party has blocked the formation of a working Belfast legislature, deepening political deadlock over post-Brexit trade rules.

The Biden administration is taking the first steps to release $45 billion to ensure every U.S. resident has access to high-speed internet by roughly 2028.

And what that reveals about attitudes toward Afghanistan refugees

In recently leaked audio from Jan. 6, 2021, the Republican senator said Joe Biden might be the "best person to have" running the country.

Despite Washington's focus on the war in Ukraine, the White House is trying to demonstrate that it is stepping up in the Asia-Pacific.

Allies of Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the presumptive next president of the Philippines, appear set to dominate both chambers of Congress, alarming activists after the late dictator son's apparent election victory restored his family to the seat of power.

The U.S. government hasn't been open to investigating its role in stripping Native Americans of their cultures and identities in boarding schools.

A federal judge in Louisiana is considering whether the Biden administration can end pandemic-related restrictions on migrants seeking asylum.

President Joe Biden says he’s nominating one of his top national security aides to serve as his ambassador to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

Mayors, police chiefs and other local officials have visited the White House to share with President Joe Biden how they are spending money from the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package on policing and public safety programs.

The new White House COVID-19 coordinator is issuing a dire warning.

The Biden administration aims to show that its heavy involvement in the Ukraine war is not a distraction from its priorities to the East.

His objection to immediate passage of the bill will delay it until next week.

The U.S. government has not been open to investigating its role in stripping Native Americans of their cultures and identities in boarding schools.

During the first week of May, 43% of baby formula supplies were out of stock at stores across the U.S., according to Datasembly.

A U.S. official familiar with the project says South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor Group is expected to announce its plans next week to build a massive electric vehicle plant near Savannah, Georgia.

President Biden is calling on Congress for help to approve emergency money to combat the virus as the United States hits the 1 million mark for lives lost.

At a Broadway event in New York City, an audience member was scolded by actress Patti LuPone for not wearing a mask.

The Senate on Thursday voted to give Powell a second four-year run at the central bank's helm.

Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul is defying leaders of both parties and has single-handedly delayed until next week Senate approval of an additional $40 billion to help Ukraine and its allies withstand Russia’s three-month old invasion.

Psaki is stepping down from her role as White House press secretary on Friday. She and Doocy often sparred in the briefing room.

The select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot subpoenaed House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy and four other Trump-allied lawmakers.

If inflation keeps refusing to cooperate, the central bank will have to be more forceful.

The federal government said Thursday that artificial intelligence technology used to screen new job candidates or monitor worker productivity can unfairly discriminate against people with disabilities, sending a warning to employers that the commonly used hiring tools could violate civil rights laws.

President Joe Biden is stepping up his administration’s response to a nationwide baby formula shortage that has forced frenzied parents into online groups to swap and sell to each other to keep their babies fed.

In a 1974 interview, then-Senator Biden said "I don't think that a woman has the sole right to say what should happen to her body."

The Biden administration says it is canceling three oil and gas lease sales scheduled in the Gulf of Mexico and off the coast of Alaska.

The license would help the World Health Organization work with manufacturers around the world to produce their own Covid-19 vaccines.

Before easing immigration restrictions, the U.S. needs to fix the system’s current dysfunctions.

The president announced new policies intended to help U.S. farmers, including funding for domestic fertilizer production.

The FDIC’s focus on midsize bank mergers is both misguided and unnecessary.

The coronavirus has killed more than 999,000 people in the U.S. and at least 6.2 million people globally since it emerged in late 2019.

Eight months ago President Biden used the first summit to pledge to donate 1.2 billion vaccine doses to the world.

A central Florida man pleaded guilty Wednesday to a felony charge related to storming the U.S. Capitol during the January 2021 insurrection.

The United States will stage a Rugby World Cup for the first time after being voted as the host of the men’s tournament in 2031 and the women’s tournament two years later.

Finland appears on the cusp of joining NATO.

South Korea says North Korea fired three short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea in the latest of a series of weapons demonstrations this year.

Israel has advanced plans for the construction of more than 4,000 settler homes in the occupied West Bank.

Cryptocurrency tycoons are emerging as new power players in American politics.

President Joe Biden is hosting leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations as his administration tries to show that the United States hasn’t lost focus on the Pacific.

President Joe Biden has appealed to world leaders for a renewed international commitment to attacking COVID-19 as he leads the U.S. in marking the “tragic milestone” of 1 million deaths in America.

President Joe Biden has called Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to congratulate him on his apparent landslide victory in the Philippine presidential election.

President Joe Biden is calling his predecessor, Donald Trump, “the great MAGA king” and continuing sharp criticism against Republicans ahead of midterm elections that could be bruising for Democrats.