In a significant victory for the White House, the Supreme Court has rejected a Republican-led challenge to a Biden administration policy that focuses on deporting immigrants who pose the highest risk to public safety. With an 8-1 majority vote, the justices authorized the implementation of the policy, acknowledging the limitations in funding and resources to …
In March 2020, the government implemented Title 42, a policy that denied asylum seekers entry without processing their claims, citing public health concerns due to the pandemic. This policy expired on May 11, and there were widespread predictions of chaos and a surge of illegal migrants at the border. However, these predictions turned out to …
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken embarked on an important diplomatic mission to Beijing with the aim of de-escalating tensions between the United States and China. This visit marks the highest-level American official to travel to China since President Joe Biden took office, and the first secretary of state trip in five years. Although prospects …
Subscribe to HuffPost’s biweekly politics newsletter by clicking here if you want to comprehend why the Biden administration’s accomplishments are often overlooked, and why they deserve more recognition. A policy announcement from last Friday sheds light on this issue. The announcement revealed a list of 43 prescription drugs covered by Medicare that experienced price increases …
Democrats and their allies are ramping up their opposition to Republican-led book bans happening across the country. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have been increasingly vocal about the issue, connecting it to restrictions on abortion and voting rights to argue that “MAGA extremists” are threatening personal freedoms. Illinois recently became the first …
The Biden administration has urged state officials to slow down their reviews of Medicaid programs, which have already led to a decrease in enrollment by over 1 million people nationwide, with more expected in the future. Concerns have been raised that many individuals losing Medicaid coverage are still eligible but are struggling with complicated paperwork …
The looming possibility of a national default has the White House and Congress in urgent talks, with little progress being made so far. The debt ceiling has been a contentious issue for months, and President Joe Biden had previously maintained that it was not a bargaining tool. However, recent negotiations with Republicans have seen the …
Donald Trump’s blatant attack on the media is the strategy of an authoritarian leader who seeks to discredit and demean the press to control the narrative. He has extended this tactic to other institutions such as law enforcement and the election system. Now, the special counsel’s office has become his latest target as he faces …
“The language of escalation is the language of excuse.” Ukraine’s foreign minister, Dmytro Kuleba, dismisses concerns that providing assistance to Ukraine could lead to Russia expanding its aggression to NATO countries or crossing the nuclear threshold. Despite being least likely to be a victim of Russia’s aggression, the United States is the most concerned about …