Lawmakers have made an array of misleading claims about “Pelosi’s subway,” unauthorized immigrants receiving checks, school funding and the minimum wage as they debate the $1.9 trillion relief bill.
“Now is not the time to relax restrictions,” the C.D.C. director, Rochelle Walensky, said, pointing to a leveling of coronavirus infections as governors move to lift pandemic restrictions.
Even as the House passed President Biden’s pandemic aid plan with a minimum wage increase included, Democrats were searching for a Plan B for the wage hike, which was ruled out in the Senate.
President Biden vowed to create a humane approach to immigration. But thousands of children who crossed the border alone are being confined in government shelters.
The overwhelming nature of grief has been the unofficial theme this week for a White House confronted with a disaster in the nation’s second largest state amid a pandemic.
President Biden hasn’t pushed for real justice, but at least he’s not as obsequious as his predecessor.
House Democrats are close to approving President Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus plan despite the Senate parliamentarian’s ruling that including a gradual increase to the federal minimum wage would violate budgetary rules.
An internal U.S. government report found that people in Tigray are being driven from their homes in a war begun by Ethiopia, an American ally — posing President Biden’s first major test in Africa.
The crown prince killed my friend Jamal Khashoggi, and we do next to nothing.
The politics of a $15 minimum wage are increasingly muddled, but some Republicans are gravitating toward a higher base pay, citing the economic needs of working-class Americans.
President Biden spent the day in Houston touring a local food bank and other areas hit by recent snowstorms. Storm damage is expected to total $20 billion, according to the Insurance Council of Texas.
The decision will disappoint the human rights community and members of his own party who complained during the Trump administration that the U.S. was failing to hold Mohammed bin Salman accountable.
Prominent architects had criticized the order for seeking to impose a national style from above.
Breaking our agreement with the Taliban will endanger American troops and entrench them in an unwinnable war.
Using a carefully calibrated approach, the president hopes to restrain Iran’s regional militia allies without undercutting efforts to reach a new nuclear deal.
The administration’s proposed $1.9 trillion stimulus package may be too much for safety, an economist says.
Republican leaders in Washington firmly oppose the president’s stimulus plan, but a sizable number of Trump voters support it, interviews and polls show.
An intelligence report is expected to be released on Friday as the Biden administration engages in a “recalibration” of the United States’ relationship with Saudi Arabia.
President Biden ordered retaliatory strikes against the militias whose attacks in Erbil this month killed one civilian contractor and wounded a U.S. service member.
Jennifer M. Granholm on Thursday became the second woman to lead the Department of Energy, an agency with a key role in creating a greener economy under the Biden administration.
President Biden ordered retaliatory strikes against the militias whose attacks in Erbil this month killed one civilian contractor and wounded a U.S. service member.
Many Republicans consider Biden illegitimate — and support his plans.
The struggle to gain support for the longtime Democratic aide whose combative Twitter posts have drawn criticism reflects miscalculations by the White House and its chief of staff, Ron Klain.
Afghanistan has intervened in U.S. federal court seeking the return of an Afghan prisoner who has been held since 2007, but never charged.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi said that Democrats have a “very strong argument” for including a $15-per-hour minimum wage in President Biden’s $1.9 trillion pandemic response bill.
Katherine Tai, the nominee to be America’s chief trade negotiator, declined to give policy specifics on tariffs and trade agreements, but laid out a broad vision of a more equitable trade policy.
President Biden said on Thursday that 50 million coronavirus vaccines have been administered since Jan. 20, a halfway point toward his goal of administering 100 million in his first 100 days in office.
President Biden said on Thursday that 50 million coronavirus vaccines have been administered since Jan. 20, a halfway point toward his goal of administering 100 million in his first 100 days in office.
We need to develop an early warning system to forecast climate-induced extreme weather events.
If 70 percent of Americans support a policy, including most Republicans, it is bipartisan — regardless of what some senators think about it.
President Biden’s nominee to be assistant secretary of health, who is transgender, and a House member whose daughter is transgender, drew separate attacks from Republican lawmakers.
Ms. Granholm will oversee an agency that plays a leading role in researching and developing new energy technologies.
The judge has said his first priority as attorney general would be to take on domestic extremism. Today, we examine how his career has prepared him for the task.
We don’t realize how fragile the basic infrastructure of our civilization is.
In a coming call with King Salman, the president plans to warn him that the United States will soon make public intelligence about the Saudi crown prince’s role in the killing of Jamal Khashoggi.
Since taking office, President Biden has issued several executive orders and directives aimed at lifting restrictions on immigrants put in place over the past four years.
A pandemic makes weapons worse.
The president nominated three people to the beleaguered agency’s board on a day when the postmaster general, Louis DeJoy, a major Republican donor, faced questioning on Capitol Hill.
Con Trump se rehizo “la realidad a través del lenguaje”, dijo una experta. La nueva gestión de la Casa Blanca está haciendo lo mismo.
The president nominated three people to the beleaguered agency’s board on a day when the postmaster general, Louis DeJoy, a major Republican donor, faced questioning on Capitol Hill.
President Biden signed an executive order aimed at reducing U.S. reliance on foreign-made products, especially in a national emergency, after a bipartisan meeting with lawmakers.
State Department officials overseas expressed anger and disappointment that diplomats in Washington were being vaccinated before those in more perilous posts.
Senator Jack Reed said he favored seeking an extension of the May 1 deadline for withdrawing troops that President Donald Trump and the Taliban negotiated last year.
Katherine Tai, the Biden administration’s nominee for trade representative, will set the course for the Democrats’ worker-focused approach to trade.
President Biden’s nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget has been in jeopardy since last week.
“The president has been clear to all of us — words matter, tone matters and civility matters,” said Jen Psaki, the White House press secretary.
The order is intended to help insulate the economy from future shortages of critical imported components by making the United States less reliant on foreign supplies.
Unless President Biden challenges the fundamental premises of U.S. foreign policy, he will repeat the mistakes of his predecessors, but in a more competitive world.
Activists are pushing President Biden to uphold a campaign promise to add the nonbinary designation “X” to federal IDs.
Read more about the plans by top officials to move toward something resembling normalcy.
Depends on which people you talk to. Ezra Klein and Jessica Anderson join Jane Coaston to debate the Senate’s revered and reviled tactic.
Little known outside the Capitol, Elizabeth MacDonough could make or break key elements of President Biden’s stimulus plan. Senators are competing to win her over.
“The United States has no closer friend than Canada,” President Biden told Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Mr. Biden’s first virtual meeting with a foreign leader.
Key senators and corporate executives warned at a hearing on Tuesday that the “scope and scale” of the hacking of government agencies and companies, the most sophisticated in history, were still unclear.
Child poverty requires a permanent fix.
Senators pressed through hours of backlogged confirmation hearings on Tuesday as pressure intensified to get the president’s cabinet picks through the process.
The choice of Oshkosh over Workhorse, an electric trucks start-up, raised questions among some environmentalists over President Biden’s promised push to electrify the federal fleet.
The choice of Oshkosh over Workhorse, an electric trucks start-up, raised questions among some environmentalists over President Biden’s promised push to electrify the federal fleet.
One activist is asking the Biden administration to remember the failures that led to the opioid epidemic as it chooses the next head of the F.D.A.
A reader says the president “will own all future American casualties if he chooses to remain beyond May.” Also: Abortion access.
Neera Tanden would need the support of at least one Republican to be confirmed, after Senator Joe Manchin III of West Virginia announced he would not support her.
John Kerry’s remarks stood in sharp contrast to the American stance under the previous administration, which tried to block even general mentions of global warming at the world body.
The secretary of state has postponed diplomatic travel during the coronavirus pandemic, which experts say is a challenge at a moment of flux in the world.
“The need for public acknowledgment and collective grieving is overwhelming,” a reader writes.
President Biden is trying to untangle an interlocking web of Trump-era border restrictions, leading for now to disparate treatment of migrants and rampant confusion.
Ms. Thomas-Greenfield, a career diplomat, will go the U.N. calling for the United States to re-engage with the global body, while dealing with Republican concerns about her prior remarks on China.
A recent rise in interest rates hints that a recovery is on the way, but it could also mean harder choices ahead on spending.
A recent rise in interest rates hints that a recovery is on the way, but it could also mean harder choices ahead on spending.
We might be able to achieve normalcy by summer. Our leaders should embrace the possibility.
President Biden’s nominee for attorney general told the Senate Judiciary Committee that investigating the Capitol riot would be his first priority.
A more generous loan formula for solo ventures is meant to get more very small businesses into the Paycheck Protection Program. But bigger applicants face a two-week pause.
England’s cautious steps toward normalcy.
Speaking somberly and drawing on his own personal experience, President Biden sought not only to honor the dead, but also to comfort those who have lost loved ones.
As the nation passed a “truly grim, heartbreaking milestone” on Monday, President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris observed a moment of silence during a ceremony at the White House.
The cases, both challenges to Trump administration initiatives, may become moot if the Biden administration reverses course.
The U.S. approached a grim milestone: 500,000 deaths.
With polls showing broad support for reform, Democrats want to pass major legislation — before 2022.
President Biden’s choice for interior secretary faces her confirmation hearing on Tuesday. Democrats see her as embodying the hopes of the new administration; Republicans object to her activism.
On Monday, President Biden honors the lives lost to Covid-19 as the United States nears 500,000 deaths, followed by a candle-lighting ceremony.
On Monday, President Biden honors the lives lost to Covid-19 as the United States nears 500,000 deaths, followed by a candle-lighting ceremony.
President Biden announced on Monday several changes to the Paycheck Protection Program loan rules, including a 14-day freeze on loans to companies with 20 or more employees.
The Minnesota Transportation Department excluded that one as too political. The public can vote on 50 finalists, including Raspberry Brrr-et, Road Carew and Mary Tyler More Snow.
President Biden is uninterested in generating headlines, which only emphasizes how the Trump-size hole in Washington has created a sense of free time in the capital — psychically, if not literally.
Biden must make good on his promise to support families with sick loved ones.
Goodbye, Iowa and New Hampshire. Hello, Nevada and South Carolina? The former Nevada senator is just one voice arguing that it’s time to change the nomination calendar.
The White House is altering the Paycheck Protection Program’s rules, increasing the amount sole proprietors are eligible to receive and imposing a 14-day freeze on loans to companies with 20 or more employees.
The White House is altering the Paycheck Protection Program’s rules, increasing the amount sole proprietors are eligible to receive and imposing a 14-day freeze on loans to companies with 20 or more employees.
Goodbye, Iowa and New Hampshire. Hello, Nevada and South Carolina? The former Nevada senator is just one voice arguing that it’s time to change the nomination calendar.
The federal government is revising rates for flood coverage on April 1. New data suggests premiums need to increase sharply for some homes.
The Treasury Department slapped sanctions on the Israeli billionaire Dan Gertler in 2017 for corruption in Africa. In Donald Trump’s final days in office, they were rolled back with no explanation.
The new limits appeared to be lighter than the country had threatened, giving Western nations three months to see if they can revive the 2015 nuclear agreement.
Party leaders are urging President Biden not only to consider racial diversity in potential Supreme Court nominees, but to look at candidates who don’t come from a traditional Ivy League background.
The party’s ideological blend of moderates and progressives carried it to power in Washington, but elements of that coalition could block the most ambitious parts of President Biden’s agenda.
The judge is also expected to affirm his commitment to equal justice under the law and to vow to root out widespread discrimination.
The former president will make his first lengthy remarks since leaving office before the annual conference of conservatives Feb. 28.
The fallout from the Capitol attack and the shadow of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing are likely to take center stage at the confirmation hearings for President Biden’s pick for attorney general.
The Biden administration has an opportunity to stem illegal gun trafficking to Mexico and beyond.
Disappointed by down-ballot losses, Democratic interest groups are joining forces to conduct an autopsy of the election results. Republicans do not yet seem willing to reckon with the G.O.P.’s major defeats.
The administration’s measured response to a rocket attack in Erbil sharply contrasts with a Trump-era campaign against Iran that, more often than not, caught Iraq in the crossfire.
Without Donald Trump dominating the political conversation, politicians’ audacious behavior isn’t so quickly subsumed.
Disappointed by down-ballot losses, Democratic interest groups are joining forces to conduct an autopsy of the election results. Republicans do not yet seem willing to reckon with the G.O.P.’s major defeats.
All three leaders seemed to recognize, though, that their first virtual encounter was a moment to celebrate the end of the “America First” era.
A $1.9 trillion rescue plan polls strongly across the country, including with many Republican voters, despite a scattershot series of attacks from congressional Republicans.
President Biden told leaders of the Group of 7 nations that climate change was a priority for his administration as the United States formally rejoined the Paris climate agreement on Friday.
Boris Johnson, the British prime minister, hosted a virtual meeting with leaders of the Group of 7 nations on Friday and outlined the need for a multilateral approach to global vaccinations and the fight against climate change.
The president visits a vaccine plant as he faces thorny questions on fulfilling his promises.
On a visit to a vaccine manufacturing plant in Michigan, President Biden said the nation could be “approaching normalcy” by the end of the year, but said new virus variants could slow progress.
The entire nation’s energy delivery system needs an overhaul.
President Biden on Friday called on Republicans who have complained that his $1.9 trillion economic relief package is too large to name which specific provisions they would prefer to cut from the bill.
Senator Joe Manchin III said he would oppose President Biden’s nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget, a move that could scuttle her chances.
The unlikely alliance delivered results they both wanted but fell apart after the election once their political interests diverged.
After touring a Pfizer manufacturing facility in Kalamazoo, Mich., on Friday, President Biden emphasized the safety of approved coronavirus vaccines and said there would be enough available for all Americans by the end of July.
President Biden said on Friday that he planned to declare a major disaster in Texas which would allow for additional federal aid to be routed to residents struggling to access basic necessities after a deadly winter storm.
The administration’s guidance for sending kids back to the classroom is far too restrictive.
A reader says the president shows courage in a willingness to rejoin the deal with Iran. Also: Leaving the Republican Party.
Nations that opposed the 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran responded cautiously to the Biden administration’s decision to re-engage, while those that supported the deal cheered the move.
The long-awaited blue wave will come from policy that takes care of people.
President Biden campaigned on restoring an accord limiting Iran’s nuclear program. It remains unclear if Tehran, which is demanding that sanctions be lifted first, will accept the offer to talk.
The Biden administration plans to make good on a promise to donate $4 billion, while the pharmaceutical company Novavax committed to sell 1.1 billion doses of its vaccine.
“In one year,” Vice President Kamala Harris said, “the pandemic has put decades of the progress we have collectively made for women workers at risk.”
A global shortage of a key component for cars and electronics has shuttered American factories and set off fierce competition to secure supplies.
Democrats on Capitol Hill unveiled their immigration overhaul on Thursday that would expand worker visas in an effort to modernize the immigration system and provide a path to citizenship for millions of undocumented Americans.
The new president’s vow to restore the trans-Atlantic alliance is welcome, but Europeans want a more balanced relationship, with more dialogue and less diktat.
After showing political clout in the 2020 election, tribal communities are hoping for more attention and money to address their long-running problems with poverty, health care and other issues.
Senator Bob Menendez of New Jersey and Representative Linda Sánchez of California disclosed details of the proposal on Thursday in a news conference.
The federal death penalty cannot be fixed. It’s time to end it.
After two decades of failure, advocates for the broadest possible overhaul of the nation’s immigration laws are considering a new strategy: pressing for piecemeal legislation.
Israel’s statement emphasized the personal relationship between the two leaders. The U.S. statement said they “discussed the importance of continued close consultation.”
Watching the Senate is better than watching reruns.
I’m inspired by two sisters who stood up to goons with clubs and razors in Egypt.
The Republican leader’s calculus was simple: Don’t stoke a full-on revolt by Trump supporters by voting to convict the former president, but demonstrate to anti-Trump Republicans that he recognized Mr. Trump’s failings. It didn’t work.
The Biden administration is under intense pressure to maintain former President Donald J. Trump’s curbs on China, even as it tries to develop a more comprehensive and effective strategy.
President Biden spoke Wednesday with a group of labor leaders about his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill and to get input on investing in the nation’s infrastructure.
Readers discuss fairness and the racial wealth gap in debating whether this would be the right move.
Under a Biden administration, the nominations are expected to go from the Pentagon to the White House within weeks and then to the Senate for approval.
Under a Biden administration, the nominations are expected to go from the Pentagon to the White House within weeks and then to the Senate for approval.
One policy goal of a child allowance is to reverse declines in fertility, but some experts say improving families’ well-being is more important.
It was President Biden’s first extended encounter with voters since Inauguration Day and was a rare opportunity for him to practice his signature brand of personal politics.
Sprawling winter storms across the U.S.
The question is whether the small contingent of American troops can accomplish anything after 20 years — and whether full withdrawal would clear the way for Taliban advances.
The president has made clear in his first weeks in office that he plans to try to capitalize on his experience and relationships on Capitol Hill to get things done, though deep divisions remain.
The White House’s press secretary, Jen Psaki, said Tuesday, that President Biden planned to speak with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and intended to “recalibrate” the United States’ relationship with Saudi Arabia.
A new Gender Policy Council will look different from councils past. For starters, it will report directly to the president.
Lawmakers are racing to move the package through the House by the end of February, before unemployment benefits lapse in mid-March.
Turkey was widely criticized when it sent forces into Syria, but today its soldiers stand between millions of Syrians and potential slaughter at the hands of President Bashar al-Assad’s forces.
Leaders of both political parties suggest that impeachments, Electoral College standoffs and Supreme Court nomination blockades may become frequent fights in American politics.
New hotel quarantines in Britain.
Administration and Fed officials argue that workers not getting enough stimulus help is a larger concern than potential spikes in consumer prices.
Regimes that muzzle their people’s voices eventually push people into venting their frustrations from muzzles of a different sort.
The fallout from Trump’s acquittal.