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President Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy walk in front of St. Michael's cathedral in Kyiv ahead of the anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Biden visits Kyiv to show solidarity, says "One year later, Ukraine still stands"

5:32pm February 20, 2023

by Joanna Kakissis

President Biden often pledges to support Ukraine in its fight against Russia "as long as it takes." The risky secret trip to the warzone is aimed at showing he means it.

During Biden's 2022 State of the Union address, Ukraine's ambassador to the United States, Oksana Markarova, received a lengthy bipartisan standing ovation.

In 2022, Ukraine was a rallying cry in the State of the Union. In 2023, not so much

5:01am February 08, 2023

by Franco Ordoñez

Last year the State of Union came six days after Russia invaded Ukraine. Lawmakers waved Ukraine flags and cheered President Biden's stirring call for support. This year, the focus had changed.

President Biden delivers the 2023 State of the Union address.

Politics & Government

Biden makes a pitch to 'finish the job' in his State of the Union address

11:10pm February 07, 2023

by Asma Khalid

President Biden repeated the phrase "Let's finish the job" in his address — a refrain likely to be heard as his unofficial pitch for a second term in office.

President Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy listen to a sermon as they sit together at the National Prayer Breakfast on Feb. 2.

Politics & Government

The State of the Union will showcase the state of the Biden-McCarthy relationship

10:27am February 06, 2023

by Scott Detrow

President Biden developed a strong working relationship with Republican Senate Leader Mitch McConnell over the years. The same isn't true for Biden and new Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

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President Biden gave his first State of the Union address on March 1, 2022. On Tuesday, he is set to give his second.

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What Biden needs to do in this year's State of the Union speech

5:01am February 05, 2023

by Asma Khalid

On Tuesday, Biden will deliver his State of the Union speech to a divided Congress — and a big audience at home. It's seen as an unofficial kick-off to his expected re-election campaign.

The suspected Chinese spy balloon drifts to the ocean after being shot down off the coast in Surfside Beach, S.C., on Saturday.

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The U.S. has downed a Chinese spy balloon off the coast of South Carolina

9:13pm February 04, 2023

by Giulia Heyward

The suspected Chinese spy balloon was noticed in Montana and slowly crossed the U.S. China expressed its "strong dissatisfaction and protest" over the downing.

Biden is the first sitting president to deliver a Sunday sermon at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta.

Biden becomes the first sitting president to deliver a Sunday sermon at MLK's church

6:52pm January 15, 2023

by Giulia Heyward

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. served as a pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta until his assassination.

President Biden and China's President Xi Jinping shake hands as they begin talks in Bali.

Biden and China's Xi met for three hours. Here's what they talked about

1:13pm November 14, 2022

President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping held a high-stakes face-to-face meeting in Bali, Indonesia.

President Joe Biden speaks about student loan debt relief at Delaware State University, Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, in Dover, Del. A U.S. judge in Texas on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2022, blocked Biden's plan to provide millions of borrowers with up to $20,000 apiece in federal student-loan forgiveness.

A Texas judge strikes down Biden's student loan-forgiveness plan

9:58pm November 10, 2022

by The Associated Press

District Court Judge Mark Pittman, an appointee of former President Donald Trump based in Fort Worth, said the program usurped Congress' power to make laws.

President Biden during the world leaders' summit at the UN COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow, Scotland, on November 2, 2021.

Politics & Government

It's going to be hard for Biden to meet this $11 billion climate change promise

5:00am November 08, 2022

by Eric McDaniel

President Biden has pledged to quadruple the annual U.S. contribution to international climate aid to $11 billion. He has a long, tough road to get there.