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President Biden (L) and Secretary of State Antony Blinken (R) participate in a virtual meeting with leaders of Quadrilateral Security Dialogue countries in March 2021.

Australian envoy suggests 'smelling salts' for worries over Biden's Quad cancellation

11:03am May 18, 2023

by Destinee Adams

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Australian Ambassador to the U.S. Kevin Rudd about President Biden deciding not to meet with leaders of Australia, India and Japan because of U.S. debt ceiling negotiations.

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Migrants try to stay warm as they wait in the rain after turning themselves over to U.S. Border Patrol agents after crossing over from Mexico in Fronton, Texas on May 12.

Immigration judge says trial workloads and resource constraints are 'a problem'

1:36pm May 15, 2023

by Destinee Adams

NPR's A Martinez asks Mimi Tsankov, president of the National Association of immigration judges, about the end of Title 42.

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Then-President Barack Obama speaks alongside then-Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew in June 2016.

Jack Lew had a front-row seat to debt ceiling fights under Obama. Here's his advice

2:38pm May 03, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

The U.S. came dangerously close to defaulting on its debt in 2011. Jack Lew, chief of staff and then treasury secretary under President Obama, offers some advice to the current administration.

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States filed lawsuits against corporations involved in the opioid crisis. Now, about $50 billion in settlement funds have begun to flow to state governments. Advocates want to make sure it is used to treat addiction.

Health & Safety

Biden promised a watchdog for opioid settlement billions, but feds are quiet so far

3:16pm April 20, 2023

by Aneri Pattani

Billions of dollars are headed to state and local governments to address the opioid crisis. If the federal government fails to oversee how the money is spent, advocates worry it will be wasted.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services building is shown in Washington, D.C. A proposed rule will expand government-funded health care access to DACA recipients.

Biden moves to expand DACA recipients' access to government-funded health insurance

3:56pm April 13, 2023

The Department of Health and Human Services will propose an amended definition of "lawful presence" to include recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, the White House said.

WNBA superstar Brittney Griner arrives to a hearing at the Khimki Court, outside Moscow on July 27, 2022. Griner was released in December 2022 after spending nearly 10 months in a Russian prison.

World News

Brittney Griner calls for the release of an American reporter detained in Russia

8:54pm April 02, 2023

by Kaitlyn Radde

Reporter Evan Gershkovich was detained Wednesday on espionage charges. Griner was released from a Russian prison in December and has advocated for the release of Americans detained abroad.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and then-Vice President Biden talk prior to a meeting on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 21, 2016. President Biden spoke Sunday, with Netanyahu to "express concern" over his government's planned judicial overhaul that has sparked widespread protests across Israel and to encourage compromise.

A non-invite, a mind-your-own-business response — Biden and Netanyahu tensions rise

5:09pm March 29, 2023

by Daniel Estrin

The Israeli prime minister is pushing back on U.S. warnings against his coalition taking steps that critics say will undermine judicial independence and democracy.

House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, leads his panel's first meeting in the new Republican majority — a hearing Wednesday titled, "The Biden Border Crisis — Part I."

In first GOP-led hearing about the border, witnesses paint sharply different pictures

6:23pm February 01, 2023

by Joel Rose

Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee blamed Biden administration policies for the record number of migrant apprehensions. Democrats accused them of fear-mongering and spreading misinformation.

President Joe Biden walks across the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on Tuesday.

Politics & Government

FBI searched Biden's Delaware vacation home as part of classified document probe

3:40pm February 01, 2023

by Washington Desk

No documents with classified markings were found, though Biden's lawyer said "some materials and handwritten notes that appear to relate to his time as vice president" were taken for further review.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Vice President Harris hold up a Ukrainian flag while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks to Congress on Wednesday evening.

Russia responds to Zelenskyy's visit by accusing the U.S. of a proxy war in Ukraine

12:50pm December 22, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

The Kremlin said Thursday that the U.S. is fighting a proxy war with Russia "to the last Ukrainian." The U.S. is supplying Ukraine with another $1.85 billion in aid and an advanced air defense system.