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President Joe Biden delivers remarks during an event commemorating the anniversary of the Affordable Care Act in the East Room of the White House in Washington, March 23, 2023. The United States and Canada have reached an agreement that will allow both countries to turn away asylum seekers at their borders at a time when migration has surged across the hemisphere, a U.S. official familiar with the agreement said Thursday. (Sarah Silbiger/The New York Times) XNYT220 XNYT220

March 23, 2023 at 4:28 pm

U.S. and Canada reach an agreement on turning away asylum-seekers VIEW

The deal, reached just before the president arrives in Canada for a visit, allows both countries to minimize illegal immigration at a time when it... 1 hour ago

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President Joe Biden greets members of the military and their families before he boards Air Force One at North Island Naval Air Station in San Diego, March 14, 2023. President Biden will announce a handful of minor steps designed to improve enforcement of existing gun laws during a trip to Monterey Park, Calif., the site of a mass shooting in January. (Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times) XNYTF XNYTF

March 14, 2023 at 5:32 pm

Biden issues executive order to strengthen background checks for guns VIEW

The order is his latest attempt to express horror over the continued loss of life and demonstrate an effort to reduce the chance of another...

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FILE – A sign urging the cancellation of student debt during a demonstration outside the Supreme Court in Washington on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, as the court heard arguments over President Joe Biden’s plan to forgive some student debt. The court’s decision on whether to block the student loan program as well will have vast implications for millions of borrowers. (Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times) XNYT142 XNYT142

March 1, 2023 at 9:19 pm

Student loan case could reshape presidential politics

One of President Joe Biden’s most ambitious proposals could become the latest victim of a legal tug of war with the Supreme Court over the...

John Kirby, spokesman for the White House National Security Council, speaks during a press conference at the White House in Washington on Monday, Feb. 13, 2023. Kirby said that the three objects shot down between Friday and Sunday over North America did not pose a danger to people on the ground, were not sending out communications signals, did not have people inside and did not have maneuvering or propulsion capabilities. (Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times) XNYT100 XNYT100

February 14, 2023 at 11:40 am

Flying objects could turn out to be harmless, U.S. says WATCH

A top White House official said the three unidentified flying objects shot down by the U.S. might turn out to be harmless commercial or research...

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President Joe Biden delivers remarks following a tour of the damage done to Seacliff Pier and Seacliff State Beach in Aptos, Calif., on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023, while on a tour to assess damage caused by a series of major storms. (Jessica Christian/San Francisco Chronicle via AP) CAFRA831 CAFRA831

January 20, 2023 at 6:10 am

68 days of silence: Why the White House stayed quiet on found documents

Since the initial discovery on Nov. 2, the White House strategy to win the trust of the Justice Department may have come at the cost...

President Joe Biden speaks to reporters in Washington on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023. Biden had excoriated former President Donald Trump for being “irresponsible” with national secrets. (Sarah Silbiger/The New York Times) XNYT1 XNYT1

January 14, 2023 at 2:53 pm

Documents inquiry puts spotlight on Biden’s frenetic last days as vice president

The Biden administration kept the discovery of sensitive records secret from the public for two months, and has had to update its version of events...

WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner is escorted to a courtroom for a hearing, in Khimki just outside Moscow, Russia, Monday, June 27, 2022. More than four months after she was arrested at a Moscow airport for cannabis possession, American basketball star Brittney Griner is to appear in court Monday for a preliminary hearing ahead of her trial. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) XAZ147

December 9, 2022 at 1:21 pm

Inside the prisoner swap that freed Brittney Griner

The release of Brittney Griner was secured via secret negotiations and public posturing and with the unpalatable result of leaving another American behind.