Biden administration wants Florida students to file discrimination complaints regarding state's new LGBTQ law

The White House is encouraging Florida students and parents to file complaints with the US Department of Education's civil rights office if they think they are being discriminated against due to the state's new law that restricts instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in public schools.

'Please don't forget about me': Brittney Griner writes open letter to Biden as her trial begins

WNBA star Brittney Griner has gone on trial in a Russian court on charges of possessing cannabis oil. Griner was arrested in February at a Moscow airport while traveling to play for a Russian team.

Biden says he'd back exception to filibuster to protect abortion access

Biden's filibuster remarks may cheer supporters who want to see him take more strident stances on the issue, but it's unlikely to change the outcome in Washington.

Biden signs landmark, bipartisan gun violence bill: 'Lives will be saved'

The legislation will toughen background checks for the youngest gun buyers, keep firearms from more domestic violence offenders and help states put in place red flag laws that make it easier for authorities to take weapons from people judged to be dangerous.

Biden calls for 3-month suspension of gas and diesel taxes

Biden wants to suspend the 18.4 cents-a-gallon tax on gas and 24.4 cents-a-gallon on diesel fuel, administration officials say. Prices are averaging about $5 a gallon nationwide.

Florida pharmacies will have COVID vaccines for eligible kids under 5

The White House says Florida doctors will be able to order COVID-19 vaccines for children under 5 from the federal government. 

New Mexico wildfires, enraged residents prompt Biden visit

Evacuations have displaced thousands of residents from rural villages with Spanish-colonial roots and high poverty rates.

Biden blames pandemic, Putin as high US inflation persists

In President Joe Biden’s estimation, the U.S. is in a strong position to overcome the worst inflation in more than 40 years. But so far, inflation just keeps getting the better of the U.S. economy and of the Biden administration.

Coast Guard Adm. Linda Fagan becomes first woman to lead a U.S. military branch

In a change of command ceremony in Washington, D.C., attended by President Joe Biden, Adm. Linda Fagan became the commandant of the Coast Guard, making her the first woman to be an armed service chief.

'2nd Amendment was never absolute,' Biden says in gun reform talk

The president hinted Monday that there may be some bipartisan support to tighten restrictions on the kind of high-powered weapons used by the gunman in the Uvalde school shooting.

Biden, first lady visit grieving families in Uvalde

The visit to Uvalde is President Biden’s second trip in less than two weeks to comfort a community in mourning after a mass shooting.