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What the Biden-signed Social Security Fairness Act means for you

ABC News’ Alexis Christoforous explains what the law does and who will be getting payments.
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Biden says Americans shouldn't forget Capitol attack -- but there won't be a repeat

President Joe Biden is decrying efforts to downplay a mob of Donald Trump supporters overrunning the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to block certification of the election in 2020
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President Joe Biden speaks with reporters after signing the Social Security Fairness Act in the East Room of the White House, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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Biden to visit New Orleans, attend prayer service after deadly New Year's attack

The prayer service the Bidens are set to attend is scheduled to begin at about 6 p.m. at the Cathedral-Basilica of Saint Louis, King of France.
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US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden walk on the South Lawn of the White House as they return to Washington, D.C., from Camp David, on Jan. 2, 2025.
January 6, 2025 at 5:54 PM

Biden's move to permanently block offshore oil drilling sparks Trump's ire

Donald Trump has vowed to reverse the move, but that could prove difficult.
January 6, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Gas is flared off from a flame boom aboard DCOR LLC's Edith offshore oil and gas platform in the Beta Field off the coast of Long Beach, California, U.S., on Tuesday, May 18, 2010. Senators from California, Oregon and Washington introduced legislation last week to ban offshore oil drilling off the West Coast amid mounting concern about the BP Deepwater Horizon rig spill spreading in the Gulf of Mexico. Photographer: Tim Rue/Bloomberg via Getty Images
January 6, 2025 at 5:32 PM

US Steel and Nippon Steel sue Biden administration over blocked merger

A proposed acquisition of the second-largest domestic steel producer by Nippon for nearly $15 billion would threaten U.S. national security, the Biden administration said.
January 6, 2025 at 5:32 PM
A proposed acquisition of the second-largest domestic steel producer by Nippon for nearly $15 billion would threaten U.S. national security, the Biden administration said.
January 6, 2025 at 4:22 PM

Biden to block all future oil drilling in parts of US oceans

President Joe Biden is moving to ban all future offshore oil and natural gas drilling on America's East and West coasts, the Eastern Gulf of Mexico and Alaska's North Bering Sea.
January 6, 2025 at 4:22 PM
VIDEO: Biden to block all future oil drilling in parts of US oceans
January 6, 2025 at 3:36 PM

Biden signs Social Security Fairness Act into law

President Joe Biden signed the Social Security Fairness Act into law Sunday, marking what is expected to be one of the last major pieces of legislation of his presidency.
January 6, 2025 at 3:36 PM
President Joe Biden signs the Social Security Fairness Act during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, Jan. 5, 2025, in Washington.
January 6, 2025 at 12:37 PM

Biden honors Hillary Clinton, Michael J. Fox with Presidential Medal of Freedom  

President Joe Biden honored 19 people on Saturday with the nation's highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom. 
January 6, 2025 at 12:37 PM
VIDEO: Biden honors Hillary Clinton, Michael J. Fox with Presidential Medal of Freedom  
January 6, 2025 at 11:17 AM

Biden's Medal of Freedom list: Hillary Clinton and Denzel Washington among honorees

President Joe Biden held a star-studded ceremony at the White House Saturday for the latest batch of Medal of Freedom recipients.
January 6, 2025 at 11:17 AM
President Joe Biden, center, prepares to present the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Nation's highest civilian honor, to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, left, in the East Room of the White House, Jan. 4, 2025, in Washington, D.C.
January 5, 2025 at 9:39 PM

Biden signs bill boosting Social Security payments for millions

President Joe Biden is set to sign into law a measure that boosts Social Security payments for current and former public employees
January 5, 2025 at 9:39 PM
President Joe Biden pauses during a photo opportunity with Medal of Valor recipients in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
January 5, 2025 at 4:08 PM

Biden signs Social Security Fairness Act into law

ABC News’ MaryAlice Parks breaks down the details in what may be the last major piece of legislation President Joe Biden will sign into law.
January 5, 2025 at 4:08 PM
VIDEO: Biden signs Social Security Fairness Act into law
January 5, 2025 at 1:22 AM

Biden Presidential Medal of Freedom honorees include Hillary Clinton, Bono

President Joe Biden honored 19 recipients with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, including Bono, José Andres, Hillary Clinton, Jane Goodall and many more.
January 5, 2025 at 1:22 AM
VIDEO: Biden Presidential Medal of Freedom honorees include Hillary Clinton, Bono
January 4, 2025 at 3:36 PM

Biden awards Medal of Honor to 7 US Army veterans

The award is given to those who "distinguish themselves conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of their own lives," according to the White House.
January 4, 2025 at 3:36 PM
President Joe Biden awards the Medal of Honor to then-Pfc. Kenneth J. David for actions in the Vietnam War, during a ceremony at the White House in Washington, D.C., Jan. 3, 2025.
January 4, 2025 at 5:34 AM

Biden to award Medal of Honor to 7 US Army veterans

The soldiers are being recognized for heroism during the Korean War and Vietnam War.
January 4, 2025 at 5:34 AM
The soldiers are being recognized for heroism during the Korean War and Vietnam War.
January 4, 2025 at 3:37 AM

Biden honors nation's civilian and military heroes at White House

The president presented the Medal of Valor to police officers from Nebraska and Tennessee, while veterans of Vietnam War and Korean War received the Medal of Honor.
January 4, 2025 at 3:37 AM
VIDEO: Biden honors nation's civilian and military heroes at White House
January 3, 2025 at 11:32 PM

Biden honors Medal of Valor recipients

President Joe Biden awarded the Medal of Valor to eight first responders during a ceremony in the Oval Office on Friday.
January 3, 2025 at 11:32 PM
President Joe Biden awarded the Medal of Valor to eight first responders during a ceremony in the Oval Office on Friday.
January 3, 2025 at 5:41 PM

US Steel acquisition by Japan’s Nippon blocked

Domestic steel production is essential to U.S. security, Biden said.
January 3, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Steelworkers Pat Cole, Jason Murphy and Ray Terza, rally outside the company's headquarters in Pittsburgh, supporting the takeover by Japan's Nippon Steel, on Sept. 4, 2024.
January 3, 2025 at 3:58 PM

Biden blocks US Steel takeover by Japan-based Nippon

ABC News’ Mary Bruce reports on the president’s action, which he says is being done to protect national security.
January 3, 2025 at 3:58 PM
VIDEO: Biden blocks US Steel takeover by Japan-based Nippon
January 3, 2025 at 1:22 AM

Biden awards Presidential Citizens Medals to 20 recipients, including Liz Cheney

The award ceremony took place Thursday at the White House.
January 3, 2025 at 1:22 AM
The award ceremony took place Thursday at the White House.
January 2, 2025 at 11:37 PM

Biden awards Presidential Citizens Medals to 20 recipients, including Liz Cheney

According to the White House press release, this award is given to Americans who "have performed exemplary deeds of service for their country or their fellow citizens."
January 2, 2025 at 11:37 PM
President Joe Biden makes a statement from Camp David, Maryland, on Jan. 1, 2025.
January 2, 2025 at 10:03 PM

Biden: No evidence of link between New Orleans attack, Vegas Cybertruck explosion

President Joe Biden gave an update from the White House following a meeting with members of his homeland security team.
January 2, 2025 at 10:03 PM
VIDEO: Biden: No evidence of link between New Orleans attack, Vegas Cybertruck explosion
January 2, 2025 at 4:14 PM

Biden giving second highest civilian award to leaders of Jan. 6 congressional panel

President Joe Biden is bestowing the second highest civilian award on Liz Cheney and Bennie Thompson, who led the congressional investigation into the Capitol riot
January 2, 2025 at 4:14 PM
This combo photo shows Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Miss., speaking during the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024, in Chicago, left; and Former Republican Congresswoman Liz Cheney speaking during a town hall with Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris at The People's Light in Malvern, Pa., Monday, Oct. 21, 2024, right. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley/Matt Rourke)
January 2, 2025 at 3:07 AM

Biden, Trump condemn New Orleans truck attack

President Joe Biden ordered all available federal resources to investigate how Wednesday's attack happened, while President-elect Donald Trump called it "an act of pure evil" in a social media post. 
January 2, 2025 at 3:07 AM
VIDEO: Biden, Trump condemn New Orleans truck attack
January 2, 2025 at 12:23 AM

Biden to New Orleans: ‘I grieve with you. Our nation grieves with you.’

President Joe Biden delivered remarks from Camp David after a truck plowed into a crowd on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, killing at least 15 people.
January 2, 2025 at 12:23 AM
VIDEO: Biden to New Orleans: ‘I grieve with you. Our nation grieves with you.’
December 30, 2024 at 4:43 PM

Biden announces $2.5 billion in Ukraine defense assistance

"At my direction, the United States will continue to work relentlessly to strengthen Ukraine's position in this war over the remainder of my time in office," President Joe Biden said.
December 30, 2024 at 4:43 PM
Biden announces $2.5 billion in Ukraine defense assistance
December 26, 2024 at 8:55 PM

Trump vows to seek executions as Biden commutes sentences

ABC News’ MaryAlice Parks reports on President-elect Donald Trump, who’s slamming President Biden’s decision to commute the death sentences of nearly every inmate on federal death row.
December 26, 2024 at 8:55 PM
VIDEO: Trump vows to seek executions as Biden commutes sentences
December 25, 2024 at 8:12 AM

Trump criticizes Biden for sparing lives of 37 federal death row inmates

President-elect Trump is criticizing President Biden for his controversial decision to commute the sentences of nearly all federal death row inmates.
December 25, 2024 at 8:12 AM
Trump criticizes Biden for sparing lives of 37 federal death row inmates
December 25, 2024 at 12:03 AM

Congress members urge Biden to exonerate Black civil rights leader Marcus Garvey

Congress members urged President Joe Biden to exonerate civil rights leader Marcus Garvey.
December 25, 2024 at 12:03 AM
Jamaican born African American nationalist Marcus Garvey, circa, 1920.
December 24, 2024 at 11:36 PM

Biden signs a bill officially making the bald eagle the national bird of the US

President Joe Biden has made it official: The bald eagle is now the national bird of the United States
December 24, 2024 at 11:36 PM
December 24, 2024 at 9:45 PM

Biden vetoes bill to expand US judiciary

President Biden vetoed a measure that would have added dozens of new federal district judge positions over more than a decade. ABC News' Olivia Rubin has the latest.
December 24, 2024 at 9:45 PM
VIDEO: Biden vetoes bill to expand US judiciary
December 23, 2024 at 1:37 AM

Biden signs short-term government funding bill

ABC News’ MaryAlice Parks joins ABC News Live to discuss how a government shutdown was narrowly avoided.
December 23, 2024 at 1:37 AM
Biden signs short-term government funding bill
December 21, 2024 at 6:22 PM

President Biden signs bipartisan funding bill, averting government shutdown

President Joe Biden signed into law the short-term funding bill on Saturday, according to a release from the White House.
December 21, 2024 at 6:22 PM
VIDEO: President Biden signs bipartisan funding bill, averting government shutdown
December 21, 2024 at 6:19 PM

Biden forgives $4.28 billion in student debt

The Biden administration is forgiving loans for nearly 55,000 borrowers who work in public service.
December 21, 2024 at 6:19 PM
VIDEO: Biden forgives $4.28 billion in student debt
December 21, 2024 at 4:17 PM

Biden cancels student loan debt for thousands of borrowers

President Joe Biden's administration announced on Friday another $4.28 billion dollars in student loan relief for nearly 55,000 public service workers.
December 21, 2024 at 4:17 PM
President Joe Biden speaks during a Hanukkah reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024.
December 21, 2024 at 1:34 AM

White House press secretary on Biden's lack of comment on government shutdown

President Biden has yet to comment on the government funding fight on Capitol Hill, and his press secretary today made clear it's on purpose. 
December 21, 2024 at 1:34 AM
President Biden has yet to comment on the government funding fight on Capitol Hill, and his press secretary today made clear it's on purpose. 
December 18, 2024 at 12:52 AM

Biden backs calls to ban congressional stock trading

President Joe Biden lent his voice to the growing bipartisan calls on the Hill to end stock trading for congressional members.
December 18, 2024 at 12:52 AM
President Joe Biden speaks during a Hanukkah reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Dec. 16, 2024.
December 17, 2024 at 5:22 AM

Biden speaks of Oct. 7 and commitment to getting hostages home at Hanukkah reception

During his last Hanukkah reception as president, Biden spoke of the Oct. 7 attack on Isreal and his commitment to get hostages home.
December 17, 2024 at 5:22 AM
President Joe Biden speaks during a Hanukkah reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Dec. 16, 2024.
December 16, 2024 at 3:21 PM

Biden and Harris make appeal to Democrats at holiday reception

Biden, who has just over a month left in office, talked about his legacy and the lasting effect he wanted to leave on America. 
December 16, 2024 at 3:21 PM
US Vice President Kamala Harris, from left, President Joe Biden, and First Lady Jill Biden during the Democratic National Committee's holiday reception in Washington, DC, US, on Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. Biden's $400 billion green bank has just weeks to close billions of dollars in deals to finance green technology before handing the keys to the Trump administration. Photographer: Will Oliver/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images
December 16, 2024 at 12:49 PM

Biden talks about his legacy at holiday reception

Biden, who has just over a month left in office, talked about his legacy and the lasting effect he wanted to leave on America.
December 16, 2024 at 12:49 PM
Biden, who has just over a month left in office, talked about his legacy and the lasting effect he wanted to leave on America.
December 16, 2024 at 10:05 AM

Biden to establish Frances Perkins National Monument in Maine

President Joe Biden will sign a proclamation to establish the Frances Perkins National Monument in Newcastle, Maine.
December 16, 2024 at 10:05 AM
 President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden arrive for the first White House conference on women's health research in the East Room of the White House on December 11, 2024 in Washington, D.C.
December 14, 2024 at 1:03 AM

Gov. Phil Murphy directly asks Biden for assistance in addressing drones

Increasing frustration and concern grows as more Northeastern states report swarms of menacing aircraft in the skies being seen. 
December 14, 2024 at 1:03 AM
Gov. Phil Murphy directly ask Biden for assistance in addressing drones
December 13, 2024 at 1:02 AM

Biden commutes sentences for nearly 1,500, pardons 39 convicted of non-violent crimes

The White House hinted that this isn't the last of Biden's pardons during his final months in office.
December 13, 2024 at 1:02 AM
President Joe Biden speaks at the White House Conference on Women's Health Research from the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024.
December 13, 2024 at 12:57 AM

Democratic lawmaker reacts to Biden’s pardons

President Joe Biden announced on Thursday that he is pardoning 39 individuals convicted of non-violent crimes and commuting the sentences of nearly 1,500 people on home confinement.
December 13, 2024 at 12:57 AM
Democratic lawmaker reacts to Biden’s pardons
December 12, 2024 at 9:03 PM

Biden commutes sentences for 1,500, pardons 39

The White House hinted that this isn't the last of Biden's pardons during his final months in office.
December 12, 2024 at 9:03 PM
The White House hinted that this isn't the last of Biden's pardons during his final months in office.
December 12, 2024 at 4:27 PM

Former FBI informant charged with lying about Biden family reaches plea deal

Ex-FBI informant Alexander Smirnov, who was charged with lying about President Joe Biden and his son's business dealings, has reached a plea deal with prosecutors.
December 12, 2024 at 4:27 PM
President Joe Biden greets his son Hunter Biden at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago, Aug. 19, 2024.
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Bill Clinton indicates he hopes Biden doesn't issue preemptive pardons

"I hope he won't do that," the former president said on ABC's "The View."
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Former President Bill Clinton on ABC's "The View,: Dec. 11, 2024.
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Biden calls Trump tariff approach 'a major mistake'

The president delivered remarks drawing a sharp contrast between his four years in office and President-elect Donald Trump’s past and future terms.
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President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy at the Brookings Institution in Washington, Dec. 10, 2024.
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White House condemns using violence to tackle 'corporate greed'

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre addressed the UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting and sent condolences to the victim's family.
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White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre addressed the UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting and sent condolences to the victim's family.
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Biden gives remarks on his economic legacy

President Joe Biden touted a much stronger economy than he inherited in January 2020 in the midst of a pandemic and how he avoided plunging the country into a recession.
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VIDEO: Biden gives remarks on his economic legacy
1 month ago

Trump says rivals should be in jail. Experts say Biden can pardon them beforehand.

Experts President Biden has the constitutional right to issue preemptive pardons to people President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to seek retribution against.
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President Joe Biden greets his son Hunter Biden at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Aug. 19, 2024.