The Latest Breaking News from the White House

US president Joe Biden says he WILL run for re-election next year in first confirmation

US President Joe Biden, who would be 86 at the end of a second term, confirmed that he will run for re-election in 2024 - and is expected to ask voters to give him more time to "finish the job"

Daily Mirror · Apr 25, 2023

Biden to launch '24 bid, betting record will top age worries

President Joe Biden is set to announce Tuesday that he will run for reelection in 2024, asking voters to give him more time to “finish the job” he began when he was sworn into office and to set aside their concerns about extending the run of America’s oldest president for…

The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2023

Crab cakes, beef and banana splits: Biden's South Korea state dinner menu unveiled

Guests at President Joe Biden's and first lady Jill Biden's state dinner with their South Korean counterparts will feast on Maryland crab cakes and braised beef short ribs followed by banana splits for dessert, the White House said on Monday.

Reuters · Apr 24, 2023

Tennessee lawmakers who faced expulsion to visit White House

President Joe Biden on Monday plans to welcome to the White House the three Tennessee lawmakers who faced expulsion for participating in gun control protests at their statehouse

The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2023

The Diplomat ending explained: Everything that happened in the finale of the Netflix thriller

The Diplomat ending explained: Unravelling the action that took place in the finale, and what that could mean for a possible season 2.

GoodToKnow · Apr 24, 2023

Memory chips dominate South Korean president's visit to US

As South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol heads to Washington for a visit, the Financial Times is reporting that the White House has asked Seoul to urge its chipmakers (Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix) not to fill the China shortfalls of US rival Micron in the event of a ban by…

France 24 · Apr 24, 2023

How a chance meeting in a Manhattan department store is adding to Donald Trump’s legal woes decades later

Nearly three decades after E Jean Carroll claims Donald Trump raped her in a dressing room, the pair are facing off in court. Andrew Feinberg explains the case

The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2023

Leaks reveal grim reality in Ukraine

Corporate media have assured us the war's going well and Ukraine will win. That now looks like disinformation

Salon · Apr 24, 2023

The acting head of the Federal Aviation Administration says he will leave

The acting head of the Federal Aviation Administration will leave the agency this summer, putting pressure on the White House to quickly find a replacement.

WEKU · Apr 24, 2023

Congress squabble over debt ceiling as risk of default inches closer

Kevin McCarthy kickstarted talks with the White House, but his proposal may not even have the Republican votes to move forward

The Guardian - US · Apr 23, 2023