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News Articles: Joe Biden

The White House has asked Congress for $44 billion in emergency funding to help cover costs of the war in Ukraine, recent natural disasters, and operations at the southern U.S. border.

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  • Politics

The White House wants $44 billion in emergency funding. Here's what that covers

The White House has asked Congress for emergency funding for Ukraine, disaster recovery, and the border. The package would be tied to a broader deal to keep the government running.

September 06, 2023
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By:
  • Tamara Keith
Calvin Smyre

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  • News

Smyre tapped to serve in U.N. General Assembly

President Joe Biden has announced his intent to nominate former state Rep. Calvin Smyre to represent the United States at the 78th Session of the United Nations later this month.

September 05, 2023
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By:
  • Dave Williams
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., center, is helped by, from left, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., and Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, after the 81-year-old GOP leader froze at the microphones as he arrived for a news conference, at the Capitol in Washington on July 26.

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  • Politics

Age ain't nothing but a number but for aging lawmakers, it's raising questions

Elected officials are (almost) the oldest they have ever been in Washington which is causing discussions over what it means to be fit for office.

September 03, 2023
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By:
  • Kelsey Snell
Gov. Ron DeSantis arrives for a press conference in the aftermath of Hurricane Idalia on Thursday in Steinhatchee, Fla.

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  • Politics

Biden is touring Hurricane Idalia damage. But DeSantis doesn't have plans to meet him

President Biden had said he would meet with Gov. Ron DeSantis during a tour of hurricane damage on Saturday. But on Friday night, the governor's office threw cold water on the idea.

September 02, 2023
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By:
  • Ashley Lopez and
  • Tamara Keith
An NPR review of news photographs shows that there's been a dramatic change in President Joe Biden doing ... what?

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  • National

What has Biden started doing differently? Test yourself in this week's news quiz

From Simone Biles to Joe Biden, there were backflips and small steps taken in the news this week. Were you paying attention?

September 01, 2023
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By:
  • Holly J. Morris
President Biden boards Air Force One at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colo. on June 1, 2023, after attending the 2023 United States Air Force Academy Graduation Ceremony.

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  • Politics

Why Biden is now routinely taking the short stairs up to Air Force One

The built-in stairs lead to the belly of the plane. They're less photogenic than the tall, outdoor steps. But the sturdier stairs pose less of a health and political risk to the 80-year-old president.

August 31, 2023
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By:
  • Tamara Keith
President Biden hugs Steven Hadfield, a Medicare recipient who takes expensive drugs, at an event on prescription drug costs at the White House on Aug. 29.

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  • Politics

Here are the first 10 drugs that Medicare will target for price cuts

The government will negotiate new prices for the commonly prescribed drugs, but the cuts won't take effect until 2026. In the meantime, drugmakers are fighting the negotiations with lawsuits.

August 30, 2023
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By:
  • Selena Simmons-Duffin,
  • Sydney Lupkin,
  • and 1 more
Then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows speaks with reporters at the White House, Oct. 21, 2020, in Washington. Meadows is trying to avoid having to testify before a Georgia special grand jury that's investigating whether then-President Donald Trump and others illegally tried to influence the state's 2020 election. A lawyer for Meadows on Monday, Oct. 24, 2022, argued in a court filing in South Carolina that Meadows shouldn't have to go to Atlanta to testify.

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  • News

Trump's top aide Meadows testifies at hearing on bid to move Georgia election case to federal court

Two of former President Donald Trump's lawyers are in an Atlanta courtroom listening in as his White House chief of staff Mark Meadows takes the witness stand. Meadows has a hearing over whether he should be allowed to fight a Georgia indictment accusing him of participating in an illegal scheme to overturn the 2020 election in federal court rather than state court.

August 28, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Immigrants in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) use the phones at a detention center in California in 2019. Secret government reports obtained by NPR described "negligent," "barbaric" and "filthy" conditions in ICE detention.

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  • Investigations

A 'shocking' 911 call and other key takeaways from NPR's ICE detention investigation

NPR obtained secret government inspection reports, which described "negligent," "barbaric" and "filthy" conditions inside immigration detention facilities. Here's what to know.

August 24, 2023
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By:
  • Tom Dreisbach
Workers install solar panels on a rooftop at AltaSea's research and development facility at the Port of Los Angeles on April 21, 2023.

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  • Politics

The U.S. imports most of its solar panels. A new ruling may make that more expensive

The Commerce Department says solar panel makers in four Southeast Asian countries are evading U.S. duties on Chinese solar components. The finding could raise costs in the United States.

August 18, 2023
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By:
  • Eric McDaniel
South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol, left, President Joe Biden and Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, right, meet on Fri, Aug. 18, 2023, at Camp David.

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  • Politics

How Biden is using Camp David to elevate a summit with Japan and South Korea

For 80 years, presidents have used the rustic mountain retreat at Camp David to host foreign leaders. President Biden is hoping to tap into that history for talks with Japan and South Korea on Friday.

August 18, 2023
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By:
  • Asma Khalid and
  • Franco Ordoñez
Immigrants await processing at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in Adelanto, California. By filing a lawsuit under the Freedom of Information Act, NPR obtained a trove of inspection reports detailing serious problems at this ICE facility and others across the United States.

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  • Investigations

Government's own experts found 'barbaric' and 'negligent' conditions in ICE detention

Inspectors for the Department of Homeland Security found dangerous problems in immigration detention facilities. For years, the government fought NPR's efforts to obtain its often damning reports.

August 16, 2023
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By:
  • Tom Dreisbach
Hunter Biden, holding Beau Biden, watches fireworks on the South Lawn of the White House on July 04, 2023 in Washington, D.C.

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  • Politics

Biden has a 7th grandchild. But he's never acknowledged her, until now

President Biden is known for his close relationship with his grandchildren. But he hadn't recognized a 4-year-old daughter of Hunter Biden from his family, until Friday.

July 29, 2023
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By:
  • Barbara Sprunt
President Biden speaks about the heat wave on July 27, 2023. He announced some new measures to address extreme heat, including more inspections to protect workers.

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  • Climate

Biden rolled out some new measures to respond to extreme heat as temperatures soar

On a very hot day in Washington, President Biden met with mayors from two cities grappling with extreme heat, announcing some new measures to try to help workers deal with the issue.

July 27, 2023
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By:
  • Barbara Sprunt
President Biden delivers remarks on expanding access to mental health care in the East Room at the White House on Tuesday.

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  • Mental Health

'Gimme a break!' Biden blasts insurance hassles for mental health treatment

President Biden unveiled a set of proposed new rules for health insurance companies designed to push the industry to cover treatment for mental health problems on par with how it covers medical care.

July 26, 2023
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By:
  • Yuki Noguchi
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