Author: Katherine Doyle, Washington Examiner

The White House stepped up its offensive against a House Freedom Caucus budget proposal as it seeks to drive a wedge between Republicans in negotiations over the debt ceiling. Asked during a press briefing on Friday why President Joe Biden has claimed he will not accept any entitlements cuts even as Republican leaders say they…

The Biden administration defended its nominee to lead the World Bank over his business connections to ByteDance, TikTok’s Chinese parent company, as the video app finds itself at the forefront of a push for regulating financial ties between the United States and China. As vice chairman of General Atlantic, a major investor in ByteDance and…

President Joe Biden‘s nominee to lead the World Bank is vice chairman of a major investor in TikTok’s Chinese parent company, his potential appointment coming as lawmakers push to ban the Beijing-owned video app. Ajay Banga’s nomination has prompted questions about the White House‘s vetting process at a time when bipartisan backlash over China’s suspected…

U.S. officials have been in touch with the families of Americans kidnapped in Mexico after two were found dead, the White House said. Speaking to reporters Wednesday, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the Biden administration had spoken with the victims’ families but declined to say whether President Joe Biden had or whether he…

Democratic displeasure after President Joe Biden said he would not stop lawmakers from overturning a bill to change Washington, D.C.’s criminal sentencing laws indicates potential pitfalls on the horizon as Congress eyes high-stakes battles over the debt ceiling. Keeping lawmakers on the same page could prove essential to hammering out a deal. During Biden’s first…

The White House brushed off calls for a military response to cartel violence in Mexico following an incident in which two Americans kidnapped by gunmen in Mexico were found dead. President Joe Biden’s press secretary defended the administration’s handling of the border, telling reporters Tuesday that U.S. officials are coordinating with Mexico. Asked whether Biden…

President Joe Biden will host a state dinner with President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea in April, highlighting the “ironclad” strength of the alliance, the White House said. Biden’s press secretary said the visit would celebrate the alliance between the United States and South Korea, which she called “critical to advancing peace, stability, and…

After charging that Republicans were chasing cuts to Medicare and Social Security, President Joe Biden has a new GOP target. Biden is lashing out at a Trump administration policy-whisperer who is out of government and advising lawmakers on where to slash discretionary spending as Republicans and Democrats prepare for bruising negotiations over the debt limit.…

Trade hawks fear an opportunity to hold both China and President Joe Biden accountable is being lost as legislation rolling back an administration rule on Chinese solar panels languishes in Congress. The bipartisan resolution takes aim at Biden’s “Solar Declaration of Emergency” order, a rule critics say hamstrings the government’s ability to enforce trade laws…

Vice President Kamala Harris is yoked to the Senate after a two-month hiatus as absences by Sens. John Fetterman (D-PA) and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) have left Democrats without an outright majority and in need of her tiebreaking vote. Harris has cast the decisive vote in the Senate three times this week, including for two of…