One day before his administration’s one-year anniversary, Joe Biden will field questions from the press on COVID, voting rights, inflation and more.
Author: Matthew Brown, USA TODAY
Secretary of State Antony Blinken to visit Ukraine as US-Russia tensions escalate
Blinken will be in Kyiv on Tuesday to show U.S. support after last week’s talks with Moscow failed to resolve disagreements over Ukraine.
Poll: One-third of Americans see inflation and bills as their top concern, ahead of COVID
While confidence in paying for everyday items dropped across the board, party affiliation was more likely to determine responses than family income.
Meet Biden’s ‘climate cabinet’: A who’s who of 9 senior officials tackling climate change
As Democrats move to enact $550 billion in climate spending, Biden officials are organizing to distribute the funds across the US.
Will tapping the US oil reserve lower gas prices? Analysts are skeptical about impact
The White House’s action disappointed energy analysts, who hoped for a game-changing investment from the White House.
Justice Department intervenes in Trump lawsuit against Big Tech to defend Section 230
Justice Department intervention comes as Donald Trump sues social media platforms, accusing them of censorship after being banned over Jan. 6 posts.
House votes to censure Rep. Paul Gosar for posting violent video depicting attacks on Biden, AOC
Along party lines, the House voted to censure Gosar, an Arizona Republican, and stripped him of his committee assignments.
Sen. Patrick Leahy set to retire in 2022. He’s served Vermont since 1975.
Patrick Leahy, 81, is the last of the ‘Watergate Babies,’ Democrats elected in the wake of President Richard Nixon’s Watergate scandal.
White House sees solving pandemic, supply chain disruptions as key to ending inflation spike
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday that “the cause of this inflation is the pandemic.” She predicted prices could return to normal in 2022.
Democrats look for new paths to major social policies after downsizing landmark package
The White House’s proposed budget framework cut popular Democratic goals like paid family leave and drug price negotiating.