Biden Administration

U.S. officials say that senior Biden administration leaders, members of Congress and top Pentagon officials were unaware for days that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had been hospitalized since Monday.

President Joe Biden’s administration is providing $162 million to Arizona high-tech manufacturer Microchip Technology to support the domestic production of computer chips.

The United States freed a close ally of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in exchange for the release of 10 Americans imprisoned in the South American.

Prominent Democratic Latinos in Congress quietly raised concerns at first about negotiations between the Biden administration and a group of senators over border security and asylum restrictions.

Demonstrators gathered outside the White House Friday to voice concerns over possible major changes in immigration policy. Sources familiar with the negotiations tell NBC News President Joe Biden’s administration is considering agreeing to a Republican demand that would allow for more expulsions of migrants from the U.S. News4’s Mauricio Casillas reports advocates say they feel Biden is breaking campaign...

Hundreds of thousands of older Americans could pay less for outpatient drug treatments beginning early next year. The White House has unveiled a list of 48 drugs that drugmakers will have to pay rebates to the federal government on due to raising their prices higher than the cost of inflation during this year. These include drugs for chemotherapy treatments and...

The White House is warning drug companies that if the price of certain drugs is too high, the government might cancel their patent protection and allow rivals to make their own cheaper versions.

China has agreed to curtail shipments of the chemicals used to make fentanyl, the drug at the heart of the U.S. overdose epidemic.

Both sides pledged cooperation that would bring the U.S. and China closer to resuming regular talks under what’s known as the Military Maritime Consultative Agreement

The Senate voted 98-0 to approve Michael Whitaker to lead the Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday, ending a span of nearly 19 months in which the agency was without a Senate-confirmed chief.

Elizabeth Alexander, the first lady’s communications director, said President Biden and his wife care deeply about the safety of White House staff and those who protect them every day.

President Joe Biden announced student debt relief for an additional 125,000 Americans on Wednesday under the Higher Education Act, clearing $9 billion in student loans for select groups of borrowers.

President Joe Biden will announce another wave of federal student loan forgiveness on Wednesday, according to a White House official, as borrowers brace for payments to restart after a three-year pause that began during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Besides charging eight companies, the Justice Department also indicted 12 executives for their alleged roles in drug trafficking.

Actor and disability rights advocate Selma Blair has helped President Joe Biden salute the legacy of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act, displaying a touch of the comedic timing that made her a star in Hollywood hits like “Legally Blonde” and “Cruel Intentions.”

As part of the 2021 pandemic rescue package, state and local governments have committed $11 billion to worker training

The Navy will begin randomly testing its special operations forces for steriods and other performance-enhancing drugs beginning in November.

Reports of people being denied insurance coverage for the latest Covid vaccines emerged last week as the shots were rolled out to pharmacies

The Biden administration is moving to make it easier for caregivers to take in family members in the foster care system, requiring states to provide them with the same financial support that any other foster home would receive.

The Biden administration has awarded $1.4 billion to projects improving railway safety and boosting rail capacity.