Bipartisan Senate passes $1T infrastructure package, sends bill to House

The U.S. Senate on Tuesday approved the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure plan 69-30, with a rare coalition of Democrats and Republicans voting yes.

Biden says he ‘respects’ Cuomo’s decision to resign as New York governor

President Joe Biden told reporters that he respects Andrew Cuomo’s decision to resign as the New York governor amid a sexual harassment scandal.

Senators on left, right push infrastructure bill closer to final passage

After weeks of fits, starts and delays, the Senate is on track to give final approval to the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure plan.

Biden awards medals to Capitol officers, calling riot mob ‘extremists and terrorists’

“It was insurrection. It was riot and mayhem. It was radical and chaotic. And, it was unconstitutional,” President Joe Biden said before signing legislation Thursday to award law enforcement officers Congressional Gold Medals for protecting the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot.

Biden calls on resistant governors to 'get out of the way' of COVID-19 vaccine push

President Joe Biden called the COVID-19 pandemic “largely preventable,” saying Americans need to get vaccinated as the delta variant fuels case surges across the country.

CDC orders new 60-day eviction moratorium amid COVID-19 surge

The director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention approved a renewed, 60-day eviction moratorium that would protect areas where 90% of the U.S. population lives on Tuesday.

‘2 years of pain’: Biden pens op-ed in remembrance of El Paso mass shooting

Two years after the deadly El Paso shooting that left 23 people dead, President Joe Biden penned an op-ed in the El Paso Times expressing grief for those lost to the violence and vowing to put an end to domestic terrorism.

White House says CDC can’t stop evictions ban, calls on states to act

The eviction moratorium expired at midnight Saturday. The White House said the CDC was “unable to find the legal authority” to extend it and called on states to act.

Senate unveils $1T bipartisan infrastructure bill after weekend session

Senators unveiled a nearly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package, made up of some 2,700 pages following a rare weekend session.

1st evacuation flight of Afghan interpreters arrives in US

The first flight evacuating more than 200 Afghans who served as interpreters or other roles alongside the U.S. military arrived in the U.S.

COVID-19 vaccine incentive: Biden calls for $100 payout to newly vaccinated

Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases among mostly unvaccinated Americans due to the fast-spreading delta variant, President Joe Biden called on local governments to offer $100 to newly vaccinated people as an incentive.

Federal eviction moratorium: Biden calls on Congress to extend expiring rule

The White House announced that a nationwide ban on evictions will expire July 31, saying its hands are tied and called on Congress to extend it.

Infrastructure bill: Biden, senators reach $1T deal

President Joe Biden and a bipartisan group of senators reached agreement Wednesday on a $1 trillion national infrastructure package, and the Senate appeared ready to begin consideration of the key part of the administration's agenda.

Biden pushes 'buy American' efforts, energy investments at truck plant

President Joe Biden's visit to the facility in the Lehigh Valley comes as his administration pushes new “buy American” efforts and advocates for government investments and clean energy as ways to strengthen U.S. manufacturing.

Cyber attacks: Biden warns of growing threats in 1st visit with US intelligence community

President Joe Biden used his first visit with rank-and-file members of the U.S. intelligence community to make a promise that he will “never politicize” their work.