In a speech in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, President Biden tells the American people that the newly detected Omicron variant of the cornonavirus "is a cause for concern, not a cau…
Wanda Cooper-Jones, the mother of Ahmaud Arbery, reacts to the conviction of three men for the murder of her son. "I never thought this day would come--but God is good," she says, adding tha…
Travis McMichael, his father Greg, and William "Roddie" Bryan are found guilty in the 2020 killing of Ahmaud Arbery.
Keir Starmer, the leader of the British Labour Party, criticizes Prime Minister Boris Johnson for failing to deliver on a number of campaign promises, including on health care and transporta…
As Americans hit the road for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, President Biden announces a number of steps his administration is taking to help ease high gas prices, including tapping the S…
President Biden nominates Jerome Powell to serve another term as Federal Reserve Board chair. In defending his decision, the president says Mr. Powell stood up to "political interference" du…
At the start of the White House daily briefing, Press Secretary Jen Psaki praises the House's passage of the Build Back Better Act.
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) announces the passage of President Biden's social spending plan after the final vote.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi along with Democratic leadership holds a news conference to talk about the passage of the $1.9 trillion social spending bill. Speaker Pelosi calls the bill "monume…
Saule Omarova, the president's pick to be comptroller of the currency, testified at a confirmation hearing before the Senate Banking Committee. Several senators, including Sen. John Kennedy …
House Speaker Pelosi (D-CA) walks reporters through the timing of a vote on President Biden's social spending proposal, saying she is aiming for a vote this afternoon.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (D-NY) speaks from the House floor about the censure resolution of Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ). The resolution is based on a video-animation Rep. Gosar released on s…
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) reads the resolution that censures Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ), who stands in the well of the House. The resolution also removes him from his committee assignmen…
HHS COVID-19 Response Chief Science Officer Dr. David Kessler calls out Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD) after the lawmaker calls the COVID-19 vaccine a "leaky vaccine" and questions its efficacy. Dr…
Departing New Hampshire, President Biden makes brief remarks about his recent virtual meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping and says, "We're going to stay outside of their territorial wa…
Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas says the U.S. immigration system is "fundamentally broken" and calls on Congress to fix it. He also says that the administration is doing what it can to …
During his remarks on the infrastructure bill, President Biden talks about the bipartisan efforts to get the legislation passed, saying "The bill I'm about to sign into law is proof that des…
President Biden signs an executive order to address violence against Native Americans.
Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), the Senate's president pro-tempore and current longest-serving member, says that after eight successful runs for the Senate, he won't seek reelection in 2022. H…
During a Washington Post LIVE forum on children's health, Dr. Kawsar Talaat, with the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, raises concerns about the increase in pediatric vaccine…
