Government shutdown live updates: Biden to sign funding bill Saturday: White House

House Republicans will meet behind closed doors at 12:30 p.m. ET to discuss a new plan to avert a government shutdown -- as House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries says the “lines of communication have ... Read More

Biden declares Christmas Eve off for federal workers

President Joe Biden is giving government workers the day off on Christmas Eve this year. In a statement from the White House on Thursday, Biden declared in an executive order that “all executive ... Read More

White House pressed on Biden’s absence during funding talks

White House Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was pressed Friday about why President Biden has stayed out of the public eye when it comes to government funding talks that are gripping Capitol ... Read More

Biden Gives Federal Employees Day Off Christmas Eve—Here's What Will Close

The executive order marks the first time during his presidency that Biden has granted government workers the extra day off. Read More

How the White House Functioned With a Diminished Biden in Charge

Aides kept meetings short and controlled access, top advisers acted as go-betweens and public interactions became more scripted. The administration denied Biden has declined. Read More

Biden touts 'progress for working families' in reacting to jobs report

This is the second-to-last jobs report for the Biden era, and President Joe Biden has offered a reaction. "America’s comeback continues," he said [in a statement]( ... Read More

Biden stays out of public spotlight as shutdown negotiations spiral and deadline looms

President Joe Biden is choosing to stay out of the public spotlight in what could emerge one of the final domestic crises of his presidency, as the White House and Democrats in Washington are ... Read More

All the times Joe Biden and the White House said he wouldn’t pardon Hunter

“As I said last week, I am the President, but I am also a Dad. I love our son, and we are so proud of the man he is today,” Biden said in a statement ... White House spokesman Andrew Bates ... Read More

President Biden and first lady to debut AIDS Memorial Quilt on the White House South Lawn

President Joe Biden commemorates World AIDS Day and launches the National HIV/AIDS Strategy at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 1, 2021. Bloomberg via Getty Images The White House said in ... Read More

White House says Trump wouldn’t ‘let go’ of Hunter Biden in defending pardon

The White House ... Hunter Biden, saying at the time that he believed the president’s son had been politically targeted too. “I wouldn’t take it off the books. See, unlike Joe Biden, despite ... Read More

Trump signs transition agreement with Biden White House after delay

“Trump is entering the next phase of his administration’s transition by executing a memorandum of understanding with President Joe Biden ... A statement from Biden White House spokeswoman ... Read More

Joe and Jill Biden will attend Trump inauguration: White House

“The president ... at the White House, said in a statement, obtained by Reuters. “He and the first lady are going to honor that promise and attend the inauguration.” Joe Biden had said ... Read More