Biden blames pandemic, Putin as high US inflation persists
In President Joe Biden’s estimation, the U.S. is in a strong position to overcome the worst inflation in more than 40 years. But so far, inflation just keeps getting the better of the U.S. economy and of the Biden administration.
Summit of the Americas: President Biden discusses inflation, product shortages in San Pedro
President Biden made a speech at the Port of Los Angeles Friday on inflation and the actions the administration has taken to lower prices and address supply chain challenges.
Biden to meet with Brazilian, Canadian leaders at Summit of the Americas in LA Thursday
President Joe Biden is scheduled Thursday to hold bilateral meetings with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro.
Biden, Harris formally open Summit of the Americas in LA
President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and local leaders formally opened the Ninth Summit of the Americas, calling the gathering an opportunity to build economies across the Western Hemisphere and create a "prosperous and inclusive future."
Summit of the Americas: Biden lauds democratic unity despite no-shows
President Joe Biden says democracy is an “essential ingredient” for the Western Hemisphere's future, an implicit rebuttal to leaders from around the world who boycotted the Summit of the Americas because authoritarians were not invited.
President Biden visits LA: Road closures, schedule of events
President Joe Biden will arrive in Los Angeles Wednesday afternoon as the Summit of the Americas begins its formal program of discussions among leaders from Western Hemisphere nations addressing issues ranging from immigration to climate change to COVID.
President Biden arrives in LA for Summit of the Americas
The summit will continue through Friday at the Los Angeles Convention Center, with President Biden serving as host of the event aimed at generating hemispheric consensus on critical issues facing the nations.
President Biden nominates LA-based lawyer as district U.S. attorney
President Joe Biden nominated E. Martin Estrada as U.S. attorney. If confirmed by the Senate, Estrada would lead a Los Angeles-centered district that covers seven counties with a population of 20 million people.
Biden calls for tougher gun laws following series of mass shootings: 'How much more carnage?'
The speech follows recent mass shootings in Tulsa, Oklahoma; Uvalde, Texas and Buffalo, New York.
BTS meets with President Biden to discuss anti-Asian hate crimes
The meeting between the Grammy-nominated group and the president comes amid a rise in anti-Asian hate crimes since the start of the pandemic.
President Biden observes Memorial Day with ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery
President Joe Biden observed Memorial Day with a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery Monday.
'2nd Amendment was never absolute,' Biden says in gun reform talk
The president hinted Monday that there may be some bipartisan support to tighten restrictions on the kind of high-powered weapons used by the gunman in the Uvalde school shooting.
Biden, first lady visit grieving families in Uvalde
The visit to Uvalde is President Biden’s second trip in less than two weeks to comfort a community in mourning after a mass shooting.
BTS to meet with Biden at White House to discuss anti-Asian hate crimes
BTS will visit the White House on May 31, which is the final day of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
Biden calls for new gun restrictions following deadly Uvalde, Texas school shooting
An anguished and angry President Joe Biden is calling for new restrictions on firearms after a gunman massacred 18 children at a Texas elementary school.
