Tag: Gabrielle Giffords

Biden to Award Medal of Freedom to Simon Biles, John McCain, Steve Jobs, and Others

WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden will present the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, to 17 people, including actor Denzel Washington, gymnast Simone Biles, Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs, and the late John McCain, the Arizona Republican with whom Biden served in the U.S. Senate. Biden will also recognize Sandra Lindsay, the New York…


White House Reassures Gun Control Groups It Will Fulfill ‘Ambitious’ Gun Control Agenda

With control of the House, Senate, and White House as a backdrop, Biden administration officials in their meeting with gun control advocates conveyed confidence about enacting gun control legislation through legislative and executive actions that in the past had not gotten the votes. On Wednesday, Domestic Policy Advisor Susan Rice and White House Public Engagement…