Biden Administration

President Joe Biden is nominating Cindy McCain to be the U.S. representative to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture

The chief of the Border Patrol says he is leaving his job after less than two years in a position that lies in the crosshairs of polarizing political debate

American authorities have seized a range of Iran’s state-linked news websites they accuse of spreading “disinformation.”

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says he will support long-debated changes to the military justice system that would remove decisions on prosecuting sexual assault cases from military commanders

First lady Jill Biden is encouraging people in one of the least-vaccinated states to roll up their sleeves and get immunized against the coronavirus.

Biden’s performance today was on par for Democrats

The U.S. has reached a pair of encouraging milestones as the COVID-19 pandemic’s grip on the nation continues to loosen

The United States will soon have a new federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery.

The Senate and House have passed a bill to make Juneteenth, the anniversary of the end of slavery in the United States, a federal holiday.

The U.S. government has put an end to two Trump administration policies that made it harder for immigrants fleeing violence to qualify for asylum

The U.S. Education Department on Wednesday expanded its interpretation of federal sex protections to include transgender and gay students

A federal judge in Louisiana has ordered an end to the Biden administration’s suspension of new oil and gas leases on federal land and water

The Senate has passed a bill that would make Juneteenth, or June 19th, a federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery

President Joe Biden has unveiled picks for several high-profile ambassadorial postings, turning to a group that includes career diplomats, political allies and an American aviation hero

President Joe Biden says the U.S. has restored its presence on the world stage, as he has used his first overseas trip to connect with a new generation of leaders from some of the world’s most powerful countries and more closely unite allies around addressing the COVID-19 pandemic and China’s trade and labor practices

President Joe Biden’s hope of pouring billions of dollars into green infrastructure investments is running into the political obstacle of winning over Republican votes

Russian President Vladimir Putin, in an exclusive interview Friday with NBC News, called former president Donald Trump a “colorful individual” and said he can work with President Joe Biden. Putin compared the two presidents at a time when relations between Russia and the United State are at a historic low, and ahead of the Russian leader’s upcoming summit with...

Former President Donald Trump’s signature border wall project would lose much of its funding as well as the fast-track status that enabled it to bypass environmental regulations under a new Biden administration plan

Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Friday that he plans to double the number of staff within the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division dedicated to protecting voting rights. “There are plenty of things up for debate in America, but the right of all eligible Americans to vote is not one of them,” Garland said. For more on this story, go...

The Biden administration said Friday that it has dismantled a Trump-era government agency to help victims of crimes committed by immigrants, a move that symbolizes President Joe Biden’s rejection of former President Donald Trump’s repeated efforts to link immigrants to crime.