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Talks between Biden and Mexico's López Obrador got off to a bit of a rough start

11:24am January 10, 2023

The two leaders set out to talk about working together on migration, fentanyl interdiction and the economy. But first, they sparred over the history of U.S. support in Latin America.

President Biden speaks with U.S. Customs and Border Protection police at the Bridge of the Americas border crossing between Mexico and the U.S. in El Paso, Texas, on Sunday.

Biden makes his first visit to the southern border as president

3:47pm January 08, 2023

by Giulia Heyward

The Biden administration recently expanded a pandemic-era program that quickly expels migrants who illegally cross into the country from Mexico.

President Biden, campaigning with gubernatorial candidate Wes Moore in Bowie, Maryland, on the eve of the U.S. midterm election.

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Biden, turning 80, faces an age-old question: How old is too old to be president?

12:47pm November 20, 2022

by Ron Elving

President Biden is celebrating his 80th birthday on Sunday. The oldest president to serve, he's contemplating whether to make good on his intention to run for a second term.

President Biden walks off stage after speaking at a rally to thank Democrats after the midterm election.

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What the 2022 midterms mean for Biden's presidency

11:40am November 11, 2022

by Asma Khalid

President Biden's job just got tougher. The midterm election results mean Republicans likely will control the House. But there are some political silver linings in divided government.

President Biden takes questions from reporters at the White House on Wednesday.

The midterms went better than expected for Biden. Now he's traveling to Asia

7:42pm November 10, 2022

by Franco Ordoñez

President Biden leaves Thursday for a series of major summits with foreign leaders. And in Bali, he'll meet face-to-face with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

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President Joe Biden speaks at a campaign rally for Pennsylvania's Democratic gubernatorial candidate Josh Shapiro and Democratic Senate candidate Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022, in Philadelphia.

Presidents Biden, Obama and Trump appeal to midterm voters at Pennsylvania rallies

5:59am November 06, 2022

by The Associated Press

Three of the six living presidents delivered dire closing messages Saturday in battleground Pennsylvania entering the final weekend of the 2022 midterm elections.

President Joe Biden speaks about student loan debt relief at Delaware State University, Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, in Dover, Del.

A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked Biden's student loan forgiveness plan

8:05pm October 21, 2022

by The Associated Press

The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals issued the stay, ordering the Biden administration not to act on the program while it considers a motion from six Republican-led states to block loan cancellation.

President Biden participates in a meeting on Feb. 22. Biden's approval rating is up to 44%, which marks a third straight month of increases to Biden's approval rating.

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NPR poll shows Biden's approval rating is up but there are warning signs for Democrats

11:56am October 06, 2022

by Domenico Montanaro

The president's approval rating is up to 44%, but 7-in-10 people say the country is going in the wrong direction, and young and Black voters are among the least likely to vote this fall.

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WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner stands listening to a verdict in a courtroom in Khimki just outside Moscow, Russia, on Aug. 4. Griner apologized to her family and teams as a Russian court heard closing arguments in her drug possession trial.

Biden will meet with the families of Russia detainees Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan

2:28pm September 16, 2022

by Ayana Archie

President Biden has said Griner and Whelan are wrongfully detained in Russia. Griner, a WNBA star, was convicted of marijuana possession, and Whelan, an ex-Marine, was convicted of espionage.

Then-Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks at the Amtrak Johnstown Train Station, Sept. 30, 2020, in Johnstown, Pa.

Biden says tentative railway labor deal has been reached, averting a strike

12:47pm September 15, 2022

by Andrea Hsu

President Joe Biden said Thursday a tentative railway labor agreement has been reached, averting a potentially devastating strike before the pivotal midterm elections.