Biden taps Texas sheriff Ed Gonzalez as ICE director
Gonzalez is charged with the formidable task of reforming an agency whose work has come under withering criticism from progressives.
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Gonzalez is charged with the formidable task of reforming an agency whose work has come under withering criticism from progressives.
President Biden urged all American adults to get a COVID-19 vaccine if they haven't already done so, citing new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that vaccinated individuals can resume some outdoor activities without wearing masks. Watch the president's remarks.
As President Biden approaches his first 100 days in office this week, Ian Bremmer, the president of the Eurasia Group and GZero Media, joined CBSN to discuss his foreign policy actions so far, and what more needs to be done.
With an executive order he proposed as soon as he took office, the president will compel government contractors to pay workers at least $15 per hour.
President Biden will mark his 100th day in office this week and will deliver his first address to a joint session of Congress. Ahead of the milestone, a CBS News poll found that 58% of Americans approve of the job Mr. Biden is doing so far. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe joins CBSN to discuss what people think the president is doing well and outlines what the next priorities are for the Biden administration.
The Biden administration is preparing to share millions of doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine with other countries, including India. Ed O'Keefe has the latest.
President Biden will give his first address to a joint session of Congress this week. CBSN political contributor Sean Sullivan and Wall Street Journal congressional reporter Siobhan Hughes join CBSN's Tanya Rivero to discuss what to expect.
"The Getting America Back on Track Tour" will include roughly 10 days of travel that will take top members of the Biden administration to roughly a dozen states, officials said.
The battle over police reform legislation is being waged on Capitol Hill. Washington Post congressional reporter Marianna Sotomayor spoke with Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers on CBSN to talk about where the negotiations stand and what to expect from President Joe Biden's joint address Wednesday.
Most would also support raising taxes on corporations and wealthy to pay for it.
Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus met with President Biden at the White House Tuesday to discuss legislation to provide a path to permanent legal status for people living in the U.S. undocumented. California Democratic Congressman Pete Aguilar spoke to CBSN's "Red & Blue" about the meeting.
President Biden announced a tax break incentive for employers to offer paid time off for workers to get vaccinated. The administration's senior policy adviser on COVID-19 equity Dr. Cameron Webb joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" to discuss progress on therapeutic treatments and closing the gap on unvaccinated Americans.
President Biden is set to deliver his first address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday, just two days before his 100th day in office. CBS News correspondent Christina Ruffini along with White House correspondent for The Washington Post and CBSN political contributor Sean Sullivan join CBSN's Lana Zak with a progress report on some of Mr. Biden's campaign promises.
President Biden says his infrastructure plan will take an expansive approach. The president says the goal is to "meet the inspiration of the American people" and members of the arts and entertainment industry want to be a part of that inspiration. Rachel S. Moore, president and CEO of the Music Center in Los Angeles, joins CBSN to discuss why she says the entertainment industry should be included in President Biden's $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan.
New polling from CBS News is shedding light on how Americans feel about the job President Biden has done in his first 100 days in office. CBS News director of elections and surveys Anthony Salvanto joins CBSN's Lana Zak with a look at the latest numbers.
President Biden is attempting to turn his words at the virtual global climate summit into action after pledging to cut greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. by more than 50% by 2030. The effort to lower the Earth's temperature puts the U.S. on the same page as Russia and China. Christina Ruffini reports.
He wins strong marks on the COVID-19 vaccine, as well as his handling of the pandemic.
He is the first American president to formally declare the killings in the early 20th century a genocide.
President Biden officially called the mass killings of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire 106 years ago a genocide. Armenian Americans celebrated the announcement while the Turkish government denounced Biden's declaration.
President Biden broke from his predecessors today by officially recognizing the 1915 mass killing of roughly 1.5 million Armenians by the Ottoman Empire as "genocide." Turkish officials quickly responded, denouncing Mr. Biden's statement. Doctor Bulent Aliriza is a senior associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies with a focus on U.S.-Turkish relations. He joined CBSN to discuss what the president's stance means for the relationship between the two NATO allies.
In roughly half the country, infant care is now more expensive than college tuition.
The event will be "invitation-only for a limited number of members of Congress," according to a memo.
The U.S. wants to lead the fight against climate change.
Child care costs are weighing down families. The Biden administration wants to increase taxes on the wealthy to help pay for child care and education. Nancy Cordes has more.
President Joe Biden is being joined by billionaires, CEOs and union executives as he makes his economic case for addressing the global climate crisis. The speech comes ahead of a reported proposal to overhaul the country's economy. CBS News Senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe joined CBSN to discuss what the plan entails and other news from the Biden administration.