Biden says risk of "Armageddon" highest since Cuban Missile Crisis
President Biden said Putin was "not joking when he talks about the potential use of tactical nuclear weapons, or biological or chemical weapons."
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President Biden said Putin was "not joking when he talks about the potential use of tactical nuclear weapons, or biological or chemical weapons."
President Biden said "no one should be in jail just for using or possessing marijuana."
President Joe Biden is taking his first major steps toward decriminalizing marijuana, fulfilling a campaign pledge to erase prior federal possession convictions and beginning the process of loosening federal classification of the drug.
President Biden approved major disaster declarations for Florida and Puerto Rico, which has freed up federal funding to assist in recovery efforts for both.
The swap of the Americans, including five oil executives held for nearly five years, is the largest trade of detained citizens ever carried out by the Biden administration.
Undersea blasts that damaged the Nord Stream I and 2 pipelines this week have led to huge methane leaks.
The estimated cost of the loan forgiveness plan is said to be around $400 billion.
Six GOP-led states are suing the Biden administration to try and halt its plan to forgive student loan debt.
The Biden administration on Thursday is kicking off its efforts toward forgiving student loan debt, sending updates on the process via email before the window to apply opens next month.
For the first time in a decade, seniors will pay less next year on monthly premiums for Medicare's Part B plan.
A libertarian group in California filed a legal challenge to President Joe Biden's plan for student debt cancellation on Tuesday, calling it an illegal overreach that would increase state tax burdens for some Americans who get their debt forgiven.
The new initiative would eventually allow consumers to see a more complete price on airline tickets before they buy them.
In an interview on "60 Minutes," the president said, "We still have a problem with COVID. We're still doing a lotta work on it. ... But the pandemic is over."
"Is it a firm decision that I run again? That remains to be seen," Biden said.
After the 60 Minutes interview, a White House official said U.S. policy on Taiwan has not changed.
A deal has been reached between unions and rail companies less than 24 hours before workers were set to strike.
The president showcased his administration's efforts to promote electric vehicles during a visit to the Detroit auto show.
The First Couple will be attending the funeral without a delegation.
Marjorie Taylor Greene said for the government to say debt is forgiven "is completely unfair." The White House tweeted back that she had more than $183,000 in PPP loans forgiven.
Borrowers who make less than $125,000 a year will have up to $10,000 of their federal student loan debt eliminated under Biden's plan.
White House officials have been weighing -- and leaning toward -- the cancellation of up to $10,000 in student loan debt per borrower tied to an income threshold, CNN has learned.
Borrowers who make less than $125,000 a year would be qualified for the debt relief under the reported plan.
President Joe Biden tested negative for COVID-19 on Saturday but will continue to isolate at the White House until a second negative test, his doctor said.
The announcement frees up federal funding and resources to help fight back the virus.
President Joe Biden announced Monday that al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri had been killed in a drone strike in Kabul. "He carved a trail of murder and violence," Mr. Biden said of the terrorist leader who worked side by side with Osama bin Laden. Watch his remarks in a CBS News Special report anchored by John Dickerson, joined by CBS News senior White House correspondent Nancy Cordes and CBS News senior national security contributor Michael Morell.
