Acknowledging the deep divisions within Congress, President Biden spoke at the National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday and urged Democrats and Republicans to get to know one another personally, saying faith can bring people of different beliefs together to unify for the common good.
This week marked President Joe Biden's first year in office, a milestone that both supporters and critics are using to measure his progress. As his first year as president came to a close, the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and troubled economy led to Biden's lowest approval rating yet. Here are five takeaways from Biden's first year in office:
In December, President Joe Biden’s approval rating dropped to a new low, with 56 percent of voters now saying they disapprove of the job Biden is doing.
President Joe Biden said this week that he will support governors in the fight against the omicron variant of COVID-19.
President Biden offered rare praise for former President Donald Trump during his address to the nation Tuesday, crediting his administration for helping develop a COVID-19 vaccine that placed the United States at the forefront of fighting the pandemic.
West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin (D) said on Sunday that he will not be voting in favor of President Joe Biden's $2 trillion "Build Back Better" bill.
On Thursday, the Biden administration said it is reversing two decades of bipartisan precedent and will allow pregnant women to receive the abortion pill by mail, clearing the way for a landmark policy change that pro-lifers warn will have a devastating impact on women’s health and safety.
President Biden has passed former President Donald Trump in first-year judicial confirmations and first-year nominations thanks to a Democratic-controlled Senate that is driven to limit the impact of Trump’s reshaping of the courts.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday declined to halt Texas’ heartbeat abortion ban but allowed abortion clinics to continue their lawsuit against a handful of state officials in a pair of rulings that drew applause from the pro-life community and concern from pro-choicers.
