Tag: Executive Branch

White House Holds Daily Briefing (May 2)

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre holds a daily briefing at 1:00 p.m. ET on May 2. …


Chicago Mayor Tells Texas Governor to Stop Busing Illegal Immigrants to Chicago

Outgoing Democratic Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot sent a letter to Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Sunday asking him to stop sending any more illegal immigrants from the southern border to her city. “We simply have no more shelters, spaces, or resources to accommodate an increase of individuals at this level, with little coordination or…


LIVE NOW: Heritage Foundation’s Discussion on Biden’s ‘Income Driven Repayment’

In a discussion held by Heritage Foundation at 11:00 a.m. ET on May 2, Preston Cooper, a senior fellow in Higher Education, Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity; Jason Delisle, a nonresident senior fellow, Center on Education Data and Policy, Urban Institute; Andrew Gillen, Ph.D., a senior policy analyst, Texas Public Policy Foundation; and Paul…


IN DEPTH: Biden’s Delayed Offshore Oil and Gas Plan Sparks Pushback From Congress

The U.S. Department of Interior’s (DOI) reauthorization of its five-year National Outer Continental Shelf Oil & Gas Leasing Program is months overdue and feared lost at sea—a sea that is of regulatory deceit, claim Congressional Republicans and some Democrats. The update to the 2017-22 federal offshore leasing program was required by statute in June 2022. But…


ANALYSIS: Does Banking Crisis Increase Urgency for Biden to Negotiate on Debt Ceiling?

A third U.S. bank failure in two months was not tied to the political standoff over the debt ceiling and is unlikely to impact negotiations on raising the nation’s statutory borrowing limit, but that could change, experts say. First Republic Bank was taken over by bank regulators on May 1, becoming the second-largest bank failure…


LIVE NOW: Biden Hosts White House Reception for Eid-Al-Fitr

President Joe Biden hosts a White House reception at 5:30 p.m. ET on May 1 to celebrate Eid-al-Fitr. …


Biden Hosts White House Reception for Eid-Al-Fitr

President Joe Biden hosts a White House reception at 5:30 p.m. ET on May 1 to celebrate Eid-al-Fitr. …


LIVE 5:30 PM ET: Biden Hosts White House Reception for Eid-Al-Fitr

President Joe Biden hosts a White House reception at 5:30 p.m. ET on May 1 to celebrate Eid-al-Fitr. …


Biden Administration Announces End to Federal COVID Vaccine Mandates

President Joe Biden’s administration is going to end a slew of COVID-19 vaccine mandates, including its requirement that foreign travelers provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination, officials said on May 1. The mandate for noncitizen nonimmigrants arriving by air will end on May 12, as will mandates for federal workers and federal contractors, the White House…


LIVE 3 PM ET: White House Holds Daily Briefing (May 1)

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre holds a daily briefing at 3:00 p.m. ET on May 1. …