An inspector general’s report says police cleared Lafayette Park near the White House so contactors could install new fencing.
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An ‘ugly poison’: Biden signs bill to combat hate crimes against Asians and Pacific Islanders
Legislation to combat attacks and racism against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders is first new federal hate crimes law in a dozen years.
Child tax credit: Families will start receiving monthly advance payments July 15
Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan expanded the Child Tax Credit and allowed families to receive half of the payments in advance monthly installments.
‘Reassuringly retro’: It may not be formal, but Joe Biden isn’t giving up his favorite sunglasses at official functions
Joe Biden’s shades are such a part of his political persona that, in a break with presidential protocol, he is donning them for White House events.
Biden to sign executive order boosting minimum wage for federal contractors to $15 an hour
With his plan to raise minimum wage stalled in Congress, Joe Biden will sign order requiring that federal contractors are paid at least $15 an hour.
Biden to make first overseas trip as president to attend G7 summit in England in June
Joe Biden’s participation in the Group of Seven summit in Cornwall, England, in June will be his first overseas trip as president.
Biden holding out for bipartisan support for immigration measures, White House says
White House suggests Joe Biden isn’t yet ready to use budget reconciliation to pass immigration measures without Republican support.
Joe Biden calls George Floyd’s family, says he’s praying for them as nation awaits verdict in Derek Chauvin trial
Biden told George Floyd’s family members they are in his prayers as a jury in Minneapolis deliberates former police officer Derek Chauvin’s fate.
White House warns Russia will be held accountable if Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny dies
Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, in the third week of a hunger strike, reportedly moved to a prison hospital amid reports that his health is worsening .
From Dr. Seuss to Mr. Potato Head, Biden steers clear of polarizing culture wars
Joe Biden walks a fine line on transgender sports, “cancel culture” and other hot-button social issues that Republicans use to fire up their base.