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Biden issues his first veto on retirement investment resolution

Clare Foran and Betsy Klein, CNN • March 20, 2023

CNN– President Joe Biden issued the first veto of his presidency Monday on a resolution to overturn a retirement investment rule that allows managers of retirement funds to consider the impact of climate...

Biden emphasizes US banking system is safe after Silicon Valley Bank collapse

MJ Lee, Phil Mattingly, Maegan Vazquez and Allie Malloy, CNN • March 13, 2023

CNN– President Joe Biden on Monday underscored that the American banking system remains safe, laying out how his administration is taking action to contain Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse. “Americans...

What’s in Biden’s budget

Katie Lobosco and Tami Luhby, CNN • March 9, 2023

CNN -- President Joe Biden released his annual budget Thursday, outlining his policy priorities for the year ahead. Make no mistake, the proposed budget has no chance of making...

Lesion removed from Biden’s chest was a common form of skin cancer, doctor says

Allie Malloy and Kevin Liptak, CNN • March 3, 2023

CNN– President Joe Biden’s doctor said Friday that a lesion removed from the president’s chest last month was basal cell carcinoma, a common type of skin cancer. Dr. Kevin O’Connor wrote in a...

Takeaways from the Supreme Court oral arguments in cases challenging Biden’s student debt relief plan

Tierney Sneed and Devan Cole, CNN • March 1, 2023

CNN– The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard oral arguments in two challenges to President Joe Biden’s student debt relief plan, with several conservative justices appearing skeptical of the government’s...

What to watch for as the Supreme Court hears oral arguments on Biden’s student loan debt relief plan

Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter • February 28, 2023

CNN -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday will take up two challenges to President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness program – an initiative aimed at providing targeted debt...

Biden’s Ukraine visit upstages Putin and leaves Moscow’s military pundits raging

Rob Picheta, Olga Voitovych, Vasco Cotovio and Kevin Liptak, CNN • February 20, 2023

CNN– President Joe Biden’s surprise visit to Ukraine sparked anger and embarrassment among many of Russia’s hawkish military pundits on Monday, increasing pressure on Vladimir Putin as the Russian...

Biden makes surprise visit to Ukraine for first time since full-scale war began

Kevin Liptak, CNN • February 20, 2023

CNN– President Joe Biden slipped into Kyiv on Monday for the first time since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine almost a year ago, demonstrating in dramatic personal fashion his commitment...

Biden fires Architect of the Capitol after calls for his resignation

Jeremy Diamond and Nicky Robertson, CNN • February 13, 2023

CNN— President Joe Biden fired the Architect of the Capitol J. Brett Blanton’s on Monday following allegations that he misused government resources and was not physically present on the Capitol grounds...

Biden says shoot down of ‘high-altitude object’ over Alaska was a ‘success’

Betsy Klein and Maegan Vazquez, CNN • February 10, 2023

CNN— President Joe Biden told CNN that the shoot down a “high-altitude object” hovering over Alaska on Friday “was a success,” shortly after American national security officials disclosed...

Takeaways from Biden’s State of the Union address

Kevin Liptak, CNN • February 8, 2023

CNN— When President Joe Biden took to the House Chamber on Tuesday for his annual State of the Union address, his message was one of unadulterated optimism – even in the face of open hostility. The...

Biden calls latest jobs report ‘strikingly good news’

Maegan Vazquez, CNN • February 3, 2023

CNN— President Joe Biden said Friday’s jobs report is “strikingly good news,” arguing that it’s yet another sign that his economic plan is working. “Next week I’ll be reporting on the...