Biden has selected Chris Magnus, the police chief from Tucson, Ariz., to lead U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
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Biden budget seeks more for schools, health care, housing, environment
Senate Republicans were quick to criticize the modest proposed increase for defense.
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Biden orders study on more justices, term limits for Supreme Court
The nation’s highest court has had nine members since just after the Civil War, and any effort to alter it would be explosive.
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Biden budget seeks more for schools, health care and housing
President Joe Biden is releasing a $1.5 trillion wish list for the federal budget.
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Biden seems ready to extend U.S. troop presence in Afghanistan
President Biden appears ready to let lapse a May 1 deadline for completing a withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan.
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Number of kids alone at border hits all-time high in March
U.S. authorities say they picked up nearly 19,000 children traveling alone across the Mexican border in March.
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Biden to unveil measures on firearms, name new ATF boss
The president has faced increasing pressure to act on gun control after a spate of mass shootings across the U.S. in recent weeks.
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More than a half million Americans gain health coverage under Biden
The special sign-up opportunity for Affordable Care Act plans will be available until Aug. 15.
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Biden open to compromise, but not inaction, on infrastructure plan
Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, a key Democratic vote, came out Wednesday against the budget reconciliation process, which would allow Democrats to push the bill through the Senate with just a 51-vote majority.
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Biden makes all adults eligible for vaccination starting April 19
The president is on track to meet his new goal of 200 million shots administered by his 100th day in office.