Biden administration

Biden administration delays ban on menthol cigarettes until 2024

Evan Massoud

The Biden administration has once again delayed banning menthol cigarettes, infuriating officials of public health groups who say the products ...

Big bank CEOs warn that new regulations could harm the economy

Evan Massoud

NEW YORK (AP) — The heads of Wall Street’s biggest banks used an appearance on Capitol Hill to plead with ...

The morality of ending war short of ‘total victory’

Abhinav Thawait

United States policy toward Israel’s war in Gaza was neatly summarized by Secretary of State Antony Blinken on November 30: ...

Advocates want Biden to rein in Texas’ immigration crackdown

Elaine Hadley

Immigration advocates and congressional members are calling on the Biden administration to rein in Texas’ governor, who could soon give ...

No good answers for Biden as voters recoil over border crossings

Evan Massoud

WASHINGTON — Worried about the large numbers of people crossing the border from Mexico, Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas went ...

Biden campaign struggles to keep young social media influencers in the fold

Evan Massoud

Ashley Renne posted a more than minute-long video to her Instagram last September, enthusiastically telling her more than 100,000 followers ...

Biden administration looks to ‘turbocharge’ climate action with methane leak rules

Evan Massoud

The Biden administration on Saturday announced finalized standards to limit the amount of methane that oil and gas companies can ...

Congress is eying immigration limits as GOP demands border changes in swap for Biden overseas aid

Evan Massoud

WASHINGTON (AP) — As record numbers of migrants surge at the southern U.S. border, many seeking asylum, Homeland Security Secretary ...

Blinken seeks a new extension of the Gaza cease-fire as he heads again to the Middle East

Evan Massoud

BRUSSELS (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the Biden administration would like to see a new extension ...

White House rejects Republican bill to block housing of migrants on federal land

Evan Massoud

WASHINGTON — The White House on Monday said that the Biden administration “strongly opposes” Republican-sponsored legislation in the House that ...