President Joe Biden’s historic whirlwind trip to Ukraine followed a pitstop in Germany and a 10-hour train ride from Poland, all done in secret.
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President Biden says he plans to visit Africa, as China’s influence grows
Biden finishes the U.S.-Africa summit at the White House announcing a visit in 2023, after working to rebuild ties to African leaders.
‘A blow against hate’: Biden signs landmark bill protecting same-sex, interracial marriage
The new law will protect same-sex marriages if the U.S. Supreme Court were to overturn the landmark 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges decision.
Biden meets with Israeli president ahead of Israel’s election for prime minister
President Joe Biden is meeting with Israeli President Isaac Herzog days before Israel’s election to pick a new prime minister.
‘Let us finally do something’: Biden urges Congress to pass bans on assault weapons, high-capacity magazines
Shootings in Buffalo, New York, Uvalde, Texas, and Tulsa, Oklahoma, have reinvigorated the President Biden’s push for gun reform.
‘I was wrong’: Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen concedes she misread threat of inflation
Janet Yellen’s comment was the most direct concession yet from the Biden administration that officials failed to grasp the threat of inflation.
‘A wonderful day’: Biden, Harris celebrate historic Supreme Court confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson
Ketanji Brown Jackson, Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are each set to deliver remarks Friday from the South Lawn of the White House.
Biden nominee Sarah Bloom Raskin withdraws bid for Federal Reserve post
Raskin faced criticism from Republicans and Manchin for past statements that were critical of the Fed’s support of fossil fuel firms.
Joe Biden officially passes 270-vote threshold to win Electoral College on California’s vote
Next, the electoral votes will be counted at a special joint session of Congress on Jan. 6 before Biden and Harris are inaugurated Jan. 20.
Trump aide: Republicans will submit alternate slate of Electoral College electors – live updates
In statehouses across the country, 538 electors are meeting to cast their votes for either Biden or Trump based on the popular votes in their states.