Tag: Biden administration

Biden said he had ‘strong inclination’ not to approve Willow Project

Biden said he had ‘strong inclination’ not to approve Willow Project | The Hill Skip to content President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Friday, March 24, 2023, in Ottawa, Canada. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) President Biden said on Friday that he had the “strong inclination” not to approve […]

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Biden to launch three week travel blitz touting economic agenda

Biden to launch three week travel blitz touting economic agenda | The Hill Skip to content President Joe Biden waves as he boards Air Force One at North Island Naval Air Station, Tuesday, March 14, 2023, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) The White House on Friday announced plans for a three-week travel blitz to […]

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Biden, divided Congress seek common ground on health care reforms

Biden, divided Congress seek common ground on health care reforms | The Hill Skip to content Greg Nash President Biden leaves the Friends of Ireland Luncheon at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Friday, March 17, 2023. President Biden’s budget proposal includes ambitious measures seeking to bring down health care costs, but the divided […]

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White House says union membership among federal employees rose by 80,000 in one year

White House says union membership among federal employees rose by 80,000 in one year | The Hill Skip to content Annabelle Gordon Union workers in support of the Good Jobs for Good Airports Act attend a press conference outside the Capitol in Washington, D.C., with House and Senate Democrats on Thursday, March 9, 2023. The […]

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The U.S. May Break Its Promise to the Afghan Allies We Left Behind

But IRAP found the government’s plan to be insufficient, and filed an objection last week. The administration’s plan would eliminate the 120-day benchmark to determine whether an applicant would receive COM approval, and instead aim to approve 4,500 COM applications per quarter. “The fact that there is no timeline already is a huge problem, because […]

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The U.S. May Break Its Promise to the Afghan Allies It Left Behind

But IRAP found the government’s plan to be insufficient, and filed an objection last week. The administration’s plan would eliminate the 120-day benchmark to determine whether an applicant would receive COM approval, and instead aim to approve 4,500 COM applications per quarter. “The fact that there is no timeline already is a huge problem, because […]

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Biden administration names first round of drugs to face Medicare rebate penalties

Biden administration names first round of drugs to face Medicare rebate penalties | The Hill Skip to content Staffer actively fills orders as pharmacies across the U.S. attempt to replace workers amid inflation and staff shortages. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson) The Biden administration has released its first list of nearly 30 drugs covered by Medicare that […]

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Feds investigating Silicon Valley collapse: reports

Feds investigating Silicon Valley collapse: reports | The Hill Skip to content UPI Photo Visitors read a message posted on the lobby door of the Silicon Valley Bank in Santa Clara, Calif., on Saturday, March 11, 2023. On March 10, the FDIC took over the bank after it collapsed. Federal authorities have launched an investigation […]

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White House blasts ‘shameful, hateful and dangerous’ attacks on LGBTQ community

White House blasts ‘shameful, hateful and dangerous’ attacks on LGBTQ community | The Hill Skip to content Greg Nash White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre addresses reporters during the daily briefing at the White House on Friday, March 10, 2023. The White House on Friday condemned what it called “shameful, hateful and dangerous” attacks on […]

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White House touting local benefits of American Rescue Plan to mark 2-year anniversary

White House touting local benefits of American Rescue Plan to mark 2-year anniversary | The Hill Skip to content Greg Nash President Biden returns to the White House in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, March 9, 2023. Biden held an event in Philadelphia, Pa., to discuss his newly released FY 2024 budget. The White House on […]

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Biden’s budget proposes tax hikes on wealthy to reduce deficit, shore up Medicare

Biden’s budget proposes tax hikes on wealthy to reduce deficit, shore up Medicare | The Hill Skip to content Greg Nash President Biden gives his State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, February 7, 2023. President Biden outlined a slew of tax […]

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Ned Price to step down as State Department spokesperson and work directly for Blinken

Skip to content Toggle Menu Open Navigation Close Navigation sponsored: FYI – State Department spokesman Ned Price speaks during a news conference at the State Department, March 10, 2022, in Washington. The Taliban have released two American detainees held in Afghanistan. That’s according to State Department spokesman Ned Price on Tuesday. Price called the release […]

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Buttigieg on critics saying he only went to East Palestine because Trump visited: ‘Bulls—‘

Buttigieg on critics saying he only went to East Palestine because Trump visited: ‘Bulls—‘ | The Hill Skip to content Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Sunday hit back against critics who argue that he only visited the site of a toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, because former President Trump had visited days beforehand. […]

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White House condemns push to block abortion pills after Walgreens decision

White House condemns push to block abortion pills after Walgreens decision | The Hill Skip to content Greg Nash White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre addresses reporters during the daily briefing at the White House on Friday, February 17, 2023. The day after Walgreens announced it would no longer sell abortion pills by mail in […]

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Biden marks 20 years at DHS as controversy centers on Mayorkas

Biden marks 20 years at DHS as controversy centers on Mayorkas | The Hill Skip to content President Joe Biden speaks at the Department of Homeland Security’s 20th anniversary ceremony in Washington, Wednesday, March 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) President Biden on Wednesday traveled to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to mark 20 years […]

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Supreme Court’s conservatives cast doubt on student loan forgiveness program

Supreme Court’s conservatives cast doubt on student loan forgiveness program | The Hill Skip to content The Supreme Court’s conservative justices cast doubt on President Biden’s student debt forgiveness plan during oral arguments on Tuesday in a pair of challenges to the administration’s relief program. In the first case, Biden v. Nebraska, a majority of […]

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South Carolina’s Stephen Benjamin will replace Keisha Lance Bottoms in White House role

South Carolina’s Stephen Benjamin will replace Keisha Lance Bottoms in White House role | The Hill Skip to content Associated Press/David Goldman President Biden on Monday announced Stephen Benjamin, former Columbia, S.C., mayor, will join the administration as head of the Office of Public Engagement, replacing former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms. Lance Bottoms joined […]

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Biden orders weekend door-to-door checks in Ohio after train derailment

Skip to content Toggle Menu Open Navigation Close Navigation sponsored: Administration by Joe Jacquez – 02/24/23 7:31 PM ET by Joe Jacquez – 02/24/23 7:31 PM ET President Joe Biden walks across the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Feb 22, 2023, after returning from his trip to Ukraine and Poland. (AP […]

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Biden rules out sending Ukraine F-16s ‘for now’

Biden rules out sending Ukraine F-16s ‘for now’ | The Hill Skip to content AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool President Joe Biden meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at Mariinsky Palace during an unannounced visit to Kyiv on Feb. 20, 2023. President Biden in a new interview said he is ruling out providing F-16 fighter jets […]

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Treasury official Ben Harris, architect of Russian oil cap, to leave Biden administration: report

Treasury official Ben Harris, architect of Russian oil cap, to leave Biden administration: report | The Hill Skip to content FILE – The Treasury Building is viewed in Washington, May 4, 2021. The U.S. government has imposed sanctions on a Bosnian state prosecutor who is accused of being complicit in corruption and undermining democratic processes […]

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Jill Biden indicates president will run for reelection: ‘He says he’s not done’

Jill Biden indicates president will run for reelection: ‘He says he’s not done’ | The Hill Skip to content AP Photo/Dirk Heinrich U.S. First lady Jill Biden, arrives at Windhoek’s International Airport, Namibia, Wednesday Feb. 22, 2023. Dancers, drummers and Namibia’s president and first lady welcomed U.S. first lady Jill Biden on Wednesday as she […]

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White House announces additional Russia sanctions, Ukraine aid on anniversary of invasion

White House announces additional Russia sanctions, Ukraine aid on anniversary of invasion | The Hill Skip to content President Joe Biden delivers a speech marking the one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, at the Royal Castle Gardens, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023, in Warsaw. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci) The White House on Friday marked […]

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Marty Walsh to officially take over as NHLPA director in March

Marty Walsh to officially take over as NHLPA director in March | The Hill Skip to content Greg Nash Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh leaves the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, January 31, 2023. The National Hockey League Players’ Association (NHLPA) on Thursday officially announced Labor Secretary Marty Walsh will take over as […]

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White House weighs possibility of Biden addressing UFOs

White House weighs possibility of Biden addressing UFOs | The Hill Skip to content File – President Joe Biden speaks at the National Association of Counties 2023 Legislative Conference in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) White House aides are weighing whether to have President Biden address the public about a series of […]

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Questions loom over US takedown of flying objects 

Questions loom over US takedown of flying objects  | The Hill Skip to content This photo provided by the U.S. Air Force shows a U.S. Air Force pilot taking off in an F-22 Raptor at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023. At the direction President Joe Biden, military aircraft brought down a high […]

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GAO finds 3 Biden administration officials are in their ‘acting’ positions unlawfully

GAO finds 3 Biden administration officials are in their ‘acting’ positions unlawfully | The Hill Skip to content Greg Nash The White House is seen from the South Lawn in Washington, D.C., on Monday, November 21, 2022 Three officials of the Biden administration are serving in their positions unlawfully because they have exceeded the amount […]

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Black organizations applaud Biden’s State of the Union, push for more

Black organizations applaud Biden’s State of the Union, push for more | The Hill Skip to content AP Photo/Carlos Osorio NAACP President and CEO, Derrick Johnson addresses the 110th NAACP National Convention, Monday, July 22, 2019, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio) Black leaders are applauding President Biden for the achievements he highlighted during his State […]

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21 states call on Biden to label Mexican drug cartels terrorist organizations

21 states call on Biden to label Mexican drug cartels terrorist organizations | The Hill Skip to content A shop’s windows are riddled with bullet holes near City Hall after a gunbattle in Villa Union, Mexico, Monday, Dec. 2, 2019. The small town near the U.S.-Mexico border began cleaning up Monday even as fear persisted […]

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