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Flowers and signs adorn Gold Spa in Atlanta during a demonstration on Thursday opposing violence against women and Asians following this week's deadly shootings in the area.

National

Biden And Harris Meeting In Atlanta With Asian American Community Leaders

2:47pm March 19, 2021

by Scott Neuman

The previously scheduled visit was to have included a celebration of the recently passed $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package, but Tuesday's deadly shootings at area spas caused a change in plans.

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks Thursday before a concert marking the seventh anniversary of the annexation of Crimea from Ukraine. The banner behind him reads, "Russia-Crimea-Sevastopol."

World News

'It Takes One To Know One,' Putin Says After Biden Agrees Russian Leader Is 'A Killer'

7:22pm March 18, 2021

by Lucian Kim

President Biden answered in the affirmative when an interviewer asked if he thought the Kremlin leader was "a killer." The remark infuriated Putin and led Russia to summon its ambassador home.

A sign points toward the women's section of the Huntington Beach jail. The National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls is appealing to President Biden to grant clemency to 100 women during his first 100 days in office.

National

#FreeHer Campaign Wants Clemency For 100 Women In Biden's First 100 Days

7:52am March 14, 2021

by Cheryl Corley

A national council of current and formerly incarcerated women wants the president to grant 100 women clemency by April 30. There's a backlog of 14,000 petitions for commutations or pardons.

President Biden signs the American Rescue Plan in the Oval Office of the White House on March 11. Included in the plan is a monthly allowance for many American families that could be a potential financial-life-changer.

How Biden's Plan Could Help Reshape The Finances Of American Families

9:36pm March 13, 2021

by Scott Horsley

The $1.9 trillion relief bill includes a new monthly allowance for American parents that could help provide a critical lifeline.

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A pedestrian on Feb. 25 walks past the window of a restaurant with a sign promoting its re-opening in Boulder, Colo. Congress on Wednesday passed a $1.9 trillion stimulus plan, which is expected to provide a strong boost to economic growth.

Biden's $1.9 Trillion Rescue Plan Set To Turbocharge U.S. Economy

4:27pm March 10, 2021

by Scott Horsley

Economists expect the additional federal spending, coupled with an improving public health picture, will jumpstart economic growth this year.

Pope Francis shakes hands with Joe Biden, then vice president, at the Vatican, in 2016.

In Pope Francis, Biden Has A Potential Ally — Who Shares The Same Catholic Detractors

4:35pm March 01, 2021

by Sylvia Poggioli

The pope and the president share liberal stances on climate change and economic disparity. A theology scholar argues U.S. Catholic Church leadership is increasingly allied with the political right.

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President Biden challenged those who call his stimulus plan too big: "Let me ask them a rhetorical question: What would you have me cut?"

Biden's $1.9 Trillion Rescue Plan: Vital Medicine Or Costly Overkill?

11:22am February 26, 2021

by Scott Horsley

Backers of the president's ambitious stimulus plan say it will help struggling families and businesses, but critics say it goes too far.

President Biden speaks at the State Department on Feb. 4 as Vice President Kamala Harris looks on. "We've elevated the status of cyber issues within our government," said Biden, whose administration is investigating a major cyber breach blamed on Russia.

Biden Pledges Tough Response To Cyberthreats. Experts Say It Won't Be Easy

11:35am February 12, 2021

by Greg Myre

President Biden has a long to-do list when it comes to cybersecurity. He has to deal with a major cyber breach still under investigation, and there's a running debate over online conspiracy campaigns.

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In Wyoming, public schools such as Pinedale's middle school, face significant cuts to their budgets due to slumping oil, gas and coal prices.

Facing A Reckoning, Wyoming Wrestles With A Transition From Fossil Fuels

11:57am February 10, 2021

by Kirk Siegler

The Biden administration is expected to be sued over its ban on new oil and gas leasing on federal land. In top fossil fuel states like Wyoming, cuts to services and mass layoffs were already looming.

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This photo was taken moments before U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt began his historic "Fireside Chat" to the American people on March 12, 1933. President Biden is reviving the practice, used by many modern presidents but ditched by Trump, of directl

Politics & Government

Biden Revives Presidential Tradition, Releasing First Weekly Address

7:31pm February 06, 2021

by Jason Slotkin

Biden's first address was a conversation with a woman who lost her job during the pandemic. The White House says Biden will use a "variety of forms" in his take on the weekly radio address.