The new funding comes weeks after Biden angered activists by approving one of the largest new oil and gas developments on federal land in 20 years.
Author: Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY
Social Security benefits at risk: New report says reserves to run out year earlier than projected
The annual update on the financial state of Social Security and Medicare comes as President Biden and Republicans are in a standoff over spending.
‘Asleep at the wheel’: Lawmakers take aim at Feds for failing to prevent SVB bank collapse
A top Federal Reserve official called Silicon Valley Bank’s failure a “textbook case of bank mismanagement.” Fed regulators are also in the hot seat.
White House: China should include Ukraine president Zelenskyy in war talks with Russia, Putin
As China’s president heads to Russia, the Biden administration warned against a one-sided peace deal to end the war in Ukraine.
Biden calls on Congress to impose tougher penalties for bank failures
President Joe Biden wants Congress to expand the government’s ability to hold executives accountable for bank collapses, like at Silicon Valley Bank.
Biden defends $6.9 trillion budget proposal, GOP calls plan for 2024 ‘misguided’; Recap
White House unveiled Biden’s new tax plan for the rich and lowering the deficit kicking off fiscal fight with Republicans.
Biden budget proposal would increase Medicare tax for Americans earning more than $400K
The Medicare tax rate would increase to 5% from 3.8% on earned and unearned income for wealthier Americans, according to a preview of Biden’s budget.
President Biden had basal cell cancerous tissue removed from his chest, White House says
A lesion removed from President Joe Biden’s chest recently was basal cell carcinoma, a common, relatively harmless skin cancer, the White House said.
Biden awarded Medal of Honor to one of nation’s first Black Special Forces officers
Paris Davis, one of the first Black commanders to lead an elite unit in combat, saved the lives of fellow soldiers despite being wounded himself.
Nuclear warfare? China arming Russia? Fears of new Cold War rise.
If the last remaining arms treaty between the Russia and the U.S. falls, there won’t be limits on their nuclear forces for the first time since the 1970s.