President Joe Biden

In remarks after a divided Senate approved his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package, Biden credited dogged lawmakers and widespread public support with getting it across the finish line.

The package delivers a new round of financial assistance to Americans grappling with the impact of the pandemic. The House will need to vote on the final version.

Parents and children arriving at the border would be more quickly released within 72 hours, sources say.

Moderate Democrats have demanded that the $1,400 stimulus checks be targeted at low and moderate income people. The change, if adopted, means the House will need to vote again on the package next week.

President Biden moves his timeline up by two months while directing all 50 states and the District of Columbia to move school workers up in line for vaccinations, beginning next week.

The Senate will debate a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 bill and aim to pass it using a process that avoids a Republican filibuster. A battle over efforts to raise the minimum wage still splits Democrats.

The Thursday strikes targeted Iranian-backed groups in eastern Syria in response to rocket attacks against Americans in Iraq.

The flag code allows Gov. DeSantis to honor Rush Limbaugh by ordering flags be lowered to half-staff, but it also allows officials to reject his order.

President Biden and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau weren't able to meet in person because of COVID-19. The White House tried to simulate the experience instead.

President Biden and Vice President Harris held a ceremony Monday night marking the grim milestone of 500,000 American deaths from COVID-19.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said that at a Monday event marking 500,000 COVID-19 deaths, President Joe Biden will order flags on federal property to be lowered to half staff for five days.

The federal judge, once denied a Supreme Court confirmation hearing by Republicans, faced lawmakers Monday for his nomination to lead the Justice Department.