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.

Politics & Government

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

5:00am September 06, 2023

by Tamara Keith

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.

Gov. Ron DeSantis arrives for a press conference in the aftermath of Hurricane Idalia on Aug. 31, 2023 in Steinhatchee, Fla.

Politics & Government

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

11:13pm September 01, 2023

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.

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.

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

5:00am September 01, 2023

by Kelsey Snell

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.

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An NPR review of news photographs shows that there's been a dramatic change in President Joe Biden doing ... what?

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

5:00am September 01, 2023

by Holly J. Morris

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

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.

Politics & Government

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

10:22am August 31, 2023

by Tamara Keith

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.

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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.

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

4:32pm August 29, 2023

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.

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.

Politics & Government

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

5:00am August 24, 2023

by Tom Dreisbach

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

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.

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

6:20pm August 18, 2023

by Asma Khalid

For 80 years, presidents have brought foreign leaders to the rustic mountain retreat known as Camp David. President Biden worked to tap into that history for talks with Japan and South Korea.

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

12:21pm August 18, 2023

by Eric McDaniel

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.

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

1:31pm August 16, 2023

by Tom Dreisbach

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.

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