Biden to meet with China's Xi Jinping for Taiwan, Russia talks

The in-person meeting, their first since Biden became president, comes amid increasingly strained U.S.-China relations.

Biden talks student loan relief at New Mexico community college

The speech comes a little more than 10 days after an appeals court temporarily halted the administration's student loan relief plan from moving forward.

Biden urges voters to save American democracy from lies and violence

Six days before major midterm elections, President Joe Biden is imploring voters to save American democracy from Trump supporters' election-denying lies and the violence he says they have inspired.

GOP voters motivated to vote in Midterm Election, new poll indicates

Katie Naranjo, chair of the Travis County Democrats, and Matt Mackowiak, chair of the Travis County GOP, discuss upcoming election.

Biden targets bank overdraft, 'junk' fees as midterms near

Banks have long been criticized for the high fees they charge customers when their accounts go temporarily negative

Federal appeals court temporarily blocks student loan forgiveness plan

A federal appeals court has issued a stay that temporarily blocks a plan to cancel billions of dollars in federal student loans.

Biden to release up to 15 million barrels of oil from strategic reserve

President Joe Biden will announce the release of 15 million barrels of oil from the U.S. strategic reserve Wednesday as part of a response to recent production cuts announced by OPEC+ nations.

Poll: Most Americans believe US relations with adversaries like Russia, North Korea growing more hostile

Two years into the Biden administration, the poll from the Pearson Institute and The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that 60% of U.S. adults say relations with adversaries will get worse, up from 26% four years ago at the same point in the Trump administration.

Biden makes late push for West Coast Democrats ahead of midterms

Throughout the West Coast trip, Biden has had to compete for the spotlight and contend with a troubling new inflation report and rising gas prices.

New Gov. Abbott campaign ad blames President Biden for inflation

Travis County Democrat Chair Katie Naranjo and Matt Mackowiak, chair of the Travis County Republican Party, discuss Gov. Abbott's new ad blaming President Biden for inflation.

VP Kamala Harris speaks on abortion, reproductive rights during Austin visit

With just a month before the midterm election, Vice President Kamala Harris encouraged people to vote for Democrats up and down the ballot and encouraged others to register to vote.

US emergency oil supply shrinks to 40-year low

Proponents of releasing barrels from the emergency stockpile say it increases oil supplies and reduces prices at the pump. Critics say it's a short-term fix.

Risk of nuclear 'Armageddon' highest since 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, Biden says

President Joe Biden says the risk of nuclear “Armageddon” is at the highest level since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, as Russian officials speak of the possibility of using tactical nuclear weapons after suffering massive setbacks in the eight-month invasion of Ukraine.

Biden to pardon all prior federal marijuana offenses, calls for review of law

President Joe Biden is pardoning thousands of Americans convicted of “simple possession” of marijuana, as his administration takes a dramatic step toward decriminalizing the drug and addressing charging practices that disproportionately impact people of color.