President Joe Biden’s new sanctions against Russia will target “key sectors that generate revenue for Putin,” the White House said.
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President Biden says he plans to visit Africa, as China’s influence grows
Biden finishes the U.S.-Africa summit at the White House announcing a visit in 2023, after working to rebuild ties to African leaders.
Biden meets with Israeli president ahead of Israel’s election for prime minister
President Joe Biden is meeting with Israeli President Isaac Herzog days before Israel’s election to pick a new prime minister.
‘Let us finally do something’: Biden urges Congress to pass bans on assault weapons, high-capacity magazines
Shootings in Buffalo, New York, Uvalde, Texas, and Tulsa, Oklahoma, have reinvigorated the President Biden’s push for gun reform.
‘I was wrong’: Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen concedes she misread threat of inflation
With inflation at a 40-year high, Biden met with Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and promised to give him the space to tackle surging prices.
‘Windfall for the rich’: Republicans warm up attacks as Biden weighs forgiving student debt
The GOP is gearing up to fight possible student loan cancellation by President Joe Biden through calling it a windfall for the rich and other tactics.
Biden to host celebration for historic Supreme Court confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson
Ketanji Brown Jackson, Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are each set to deliver remarks Friday from the South Lawn of the White House.
Biden nominee Sarah Bloom Raskin withdraws bid for Federal Reserve post
Raskin faced criticism from Republicans and Manchin for past statements that were critical of the Fed’s support of fossil fuel firms.
Joe Biden officially passes 270-vote threshold to win Electoral College on California’s vote
Next, the electoral votes will be counted at a special joint session of Congress on Jan. 6 before Biden and Harris are inaugurated Jan. 20.
Vermont kicks off voting as first ballots cast in Monday’s Electoral College meetings – live updates
In statehouses across the country, 538 electors are meeting to cast their votes for either Biden or Trump based on the popular votes in their states.