Joe Biden
During an virtual climate summit, President Joe Biden laid out a plan for the United States to combat the climate crisis.
The daily average number of COVID-19 shots fell significantly as the White House encouraged paid vaccination time for workers.
The new target for limiting planet-warming pollution nearly doubles Obama's goal, highlighting how much time to act was lost during the Trump years.
A 2011 photo featuring Mitch McConnell is going viral on Reddit.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
The Kentucky Republican’s mask-burning idea goes against federal health guidelines for mitigating the spread of the coronavirus.
The president pledged to do so during his campaign, a move that would further strain the U.S. relationship with Turkey.
As the U.S. gathers world leaders to discuss big climate actions, it's holding out hope it can get Brazil's far-right president to care about deforestation.
There are broad differences among lawmakers over what counts as infrastructure and how to pay for it.
As 40 top world leaders gather online for the first big climate confab since 2019, here are the key policies and political dynamics for which to keep an eye out.
The money was included in the American Rescue Plan, which Congress passed and Biden signed into law last month.