The president said that no one should be made to choose between a job and paycheck or taking care of themselves and a loved one.
Most of the remaining new federal laws this year relate to other pandemic relief measures or to public health issues.
President Joe Biden will address a joint session of Congress on Wednesday night that will outline his policy goals.
Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, a critic of the Trump administration’s immigration policies, ended Harris County’s partnership with the ICE in 2017.
The new executive order will direct federal agencies to raise the minimum wage to $15 by March 30, 2022.
"Not bad for someone Trump labeled as Sleepy Joe during the campaign," JPMorgan analyst John Normand noted.
In a break from past administrations, Joe Biden declared the mass killings of Armenians by Turks in the early 20th century as "genocide."
President Biden has strong approval ratings early into his term.
South Korea's president remained optimistic for a new era of peace on the peninsula, but had some choice words for the Trump administration.
New jobless claims surprised experts for the second week in a row, but other metrics suggest a more mixed recovery.
President Biden and Vice President Harris suggested plans to "reform the system" and address systemic racism.
“Folks, I have good news,” Biden said. “Everybody is eligible, as of today, to get the vaccine."
A new analysis from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York suggests many Americans used money from stimulus checks to pay debts accumulated during COVID-19 lockdowns.
The former first daughter has not posted on Twitter for three months.
The White House did not provide any details about Jill Biden's medical procedure.
A revealing profile of Gov. Andrew Cuomo comes as the Democratic politician faces multiple investigations into a cover-up of COVID-19 deaths in New York nursing homes and numerous allegations of sexual harassment.
“If we break the May 1 deadline negotiated by the previous administration with no clear plan to exit, we will be back at war with the Taliban, and that was not something President Biden believed was in the national interest," a source told the Washington Post.
Local authorities are encouraging people to come forward with any information that can lead to the arrest of a gunman who fatally shot an 11-month-old baby and two other girls in Syracuse, New York.
Christine Wormuth is set to become the first woman to serve as secretary of the U.S. Army if she is confirmed by the Senate.
Jennifer Garner was spotted in Los Angeles a day after she bailed out on a trip with first lady Jill Biden.
The Biden administration could impose sanctions on the Kremlin or expel Russian intelligence officers in the U.S.
Trump-era regulations narrowing the definition of sexual misconduct have long been a target for Biden.
