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November 17, 2024 at 3:37 AM

AI, North Korea, Trump: What Biden and Xi discussed in their final meeting

President Joe Biden met with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the APEC conference in Lima, Peru -- their last meeting of Biden’s presidency.
November 17, 2024 at 3:37 AM
President Joe Biden meets with China's President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the APEC Summit in Lima, Peru, Nov. 16, 2024.
November 16, 2024 at 3:12 PM

Biden begins farewell tour and meets with world leaders in Latin America

The president sat down with the heads of China, South Korea and Brazil.
November 16, 2024 at 3:12 PM
VIDEO: Biden begins farewell tour and meets with world leaders in Latin America
November 15, 2024 at 7:00 PM

Biden to meet with China's Xi Jinping

President Joe Biden is taking his final lap on the world stage this week with a trip to South America and attending two major summits.
November 15, 2024 at 7:00 PM
VIDEO: Biden to meet with China's Xi Jinping
November 14, 2024 at 5:23 PM

Biden's trip to Peru will include last meeting with China's president

ABC News’ Alex Presha reports on Joe Biden’s possibly final lap on the world stage as president.
November 14, 2024 at 5:23 PM
VIDEO: Biden's trip to Peru will include last meeting with China's president
November 14, 2024 at 4:36 PM

Biden's trip to Peru will include last meeting with China's president 

Biden will travel to Peru and Brazil for leader summits as he looks to define his legacy and assure allies of America's role on the world stage.
November 14, 2024 at 4:36 PM
President Joe Biden steps off Air Force One as he arrives at Tallahassee International Airport in Tallahassee, Fla., Oct. 3, 2024.
November 14, 2024 at 2:55 AM

Biden to travel to Peru, Brazil for leader summits

President Joe Biden's trip to South America comes as U.S. allies brace for changes in foreign policy under President-elect Donald Trump.
November 14, 2024 at 2:55 AM
President Joe Biden's trip to South America comes as U.S. allies brace for changes in foreign policy under President-elect Donald Trump.
November 13, 2024 at 9:26 PM

Trump and Biden both call for smooth transition in historic Oval Office meeting

President-elect Donald Trump was welcomed at the White House on Wednesday after declining to do the same for President Joe Biden after the 2020 election.
November 13, 2024 at 9:26 PM
President Joe Biden shakes hands with President-elect Donald Trump during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Nov. 13, 2024.
November 13, 2024 at 5:01 PM

President Biden welcomes President-elect Trump back to White House

This marks Trump's first time back in the White House since ending his presidency under a cloud of election denialism four years ago.
November 13, 2024 at 5:01 PM
VIDEO: President Biden welcomes President-elect Trump back to White House
November 13, 2024 at 4:49 PM

Trump, Biden to meet in White House

President-elect Donald Trump and President Joe Biden are set to meet today in the Oval Office, marking a return to the traditions that demonstrate American democracy's peaceful transfer of power.
November 13, 2024 at 4:49 PM
VIDEO: Trump, Biden to meet in White House
November 13, 2024 at 4:25 PM

Biden sending aid to help Ukraine keep fighting next year: Blinken

ABC News’ Patrick Reevell reports on the Biden administration’s pledge to help Ukraine keep fighting its war with Russia next year.
November 13, 2024 at 4:25 PM
VIDEO: Biden sending aid to help Ukraine keep fighting next year: Blinken
November 13, 2024 at 3:41 AM

Rep. Monica De La Cruz calls Biden-Harris border policies 'a joke'

ABC News’ Linsey Davis spoke with Rep. Monica De La Cruz of Texas about securing a second term and how she believes Donald Trump’s border policies impacted voters in the 2024 election.
November 13, 2024 at 3:41 AM
Rep. Monica De La Cruz calls Biden-Harris border policies 'a joke'
November 13, 2024 at 12:36 AM

Biden, Trump to meet in Oval Office for post-election tradition Trump skipped in 2020

Ahead of his White House meeting with President-elect Trump, press sec. Karine Jean-Pierre says Pres. Biden extended the invitation because the American people "deserve a peaceful transfer of power."
November 13, 2024 at 12:36 AM
Ahead of his White House meeting with President-elect Trump, press sec. Karine Jean-Pierre says Pres. Biden extended the invitation because the American people "deserve a peaceful transfer of power."
November 12, 2024 at 7:22 PM

Biden hosts Israel's president at the White House amid peace push

President Joe Biden hosted Israeli President Isaac Herzog at the White House on Tuesday as the outgoing administration seeks cease-fire progress in Gaza and Lebanon.
November 12, 2024 at 7:22 PM
President Joe Biden meets with Israeli President Isaac Herzog in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Nov. 12, 2024.
November 12, 2024 at 6:55 PM

Biden hosts Israeli president at the White House

President Joe Biden hosted Israeli President Isaac Herzog at the White House on Tuesday as the outgoing administration seeks cease-fire progress in Gaza and Lebanon.
November 12, 2024 at 6:55 PM
VIDEO: Biden hosts Israeli president at the White House
November 12, 2024 at 5:34 PM

Biden to host Israeli president at the White House

ABC News’ Karen Travers and Britt Clennett discuss the meeting, which comes as the outgoing Biden administration seeks cease-fire progress in Gaza and Lebanon.
November 12, 2024 at 5:34 PM
VIDEO: Biden to host Israeli president at the White House
November 11, 2024 at 9:10 PM

Biden's White House invitation to Trump continues a tradition Trump shunned in 2020

Before he comes back for good on Inauguration Day, Donald Trump will return to the White House briefly at the invitation of President Joe Biden
November 11, 2024 at 9:10 PM
FILE - Former President Donald Trump, right, and Melania Trump disembark from their final flight on Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Fla., Jan. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
November 11, 2024 at 5:49 PM

Biden on Veterans Day calls for US to 'come together as a nation'

President Biden, marking Veterans Day, said this is the moment to "come together" and to "keep striving to heal our nation's wounds."
November 11, 2024 at 5:49 PM
President Joe Biden and  Vice President Kamala Harris take part in a wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery on Veterans Day in Arlington, Va., Nov. 11, 2024.
November 11, 2024 at 5:42 PM

Biden applauds ‘finest fighting force’ on Veterans Day

The president delivered remarks at the National Veterans Day Observance at the Memorial Amphitheater in Arlington National Cemetery.
November 11, 2024 at 5:42 PM
VIDEO: Biden applauds ‘finest fighting force’ on Veterans Day
November 11, 2024 at 5:15 PM

Biden, Harris lay wreath at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on Veterans Day

This is the first time Biden and Harris appeared together since Election Day. 
November 11, 2024 at 5:15 PM
VIDEO: Biden, Harris lay wreath at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on Veterans Day
November 10, 2024 at 3:08 PM

Biden to meet with President-elect Trump

ABC News’ MaryAlice Parks reports on the latest transition details for President-elect Donald Trump as he is set to meet with President Joe Biden on Wednesday at the White House.
November 10, 2024 at 3:08 PM
VIDEO: Biden to meet with President-elect Trump
November 9, 2024 at 11:52 PM

Biden and Trump to meet at White House on Wednesday

President Biden will meet with President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday as an early step in the Trump administration transition into power.
November 9, 2024 at 11:52 PM
VIDEO: Biden and Trump to meet at White House on Wednesday
November 8, 2024 at 7:07 PM

Judge rules Biden's program for undocumented spouses is illegal

ABC News’ Armando Garcia reports on the federal judge’s ruling, as well as President-elect Trump’s plans for mass deportations of undocumented immigrants.
November 8, 2024 at 7:07 PM
VIDEO: Judge rules Biden's program for undocumented spouses is illegal
November 8, 2024 at 6:37 PM

Judge rules Biden's program for undocumented spouses is illegal

On Thursday, Judge J. Campbell Barker ruled in favor of the Republican-led effort to dismantle the Biden administration's program
November 8, 2024 at 6:37 PM
President Joe Biden walks out of the Oval Office to speak about the results of the 2024 election in the Rose Garden on Nov. 07, 2024 in Washington, D.C.
November 8, 2024 at 1:45 AM

Biden urges unity, pledges ‘peaceful transfer of power’

Also, President-elect Donald Trump begins building his new government and U.S. support for Ukraine faces uncertainty.
November 8, 2024 at 1:45 AM
Biden urges unity, pledges ‘peaceful transfer of power’
November 7, 2024 at 10:16 PM

President Biden has no plans of pardoning son Hunter Biden, White House says

President Joe Biden does not plan to pardon his son, Hunter Biden, who was convicted on federal gun charges, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said.
November 7, 2024 at 10:16 PM
Hunter Biden attends an event celebrating the 2024 U.S. Olympic and Paralympic teams on the South Lawn of the White House, Sept. 30, 2024.
November 7, 2024 at 5:21 PM

Biden to nation: 'You can't love your country only when you win'

President Joe Biden stepped into the White House Rose Garden on Thursday to speak to the nation for the first time since his party's bruising defeat at the polls.
November 7, 2024 at 5:21 PM
President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the 2024 election results and the upcoming presidential transition of power, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Nov. 7, 2024.
November 7, 2024 at 5:01 PM

Joe Biden’s full address from the White House

President Joe Biden stepped into the White House Rose Garden on Thursday to speak to the nation for the first time since his party's bruising defeat in the election.
November 7, 2024 at 5:01 PM
VIDEO: Joe Biden’s full address from the White House
November 6, 2024 at 11:13 PM

Biden congratulates Trump, invites him to meeting at White House

President Joe Biden spoke on the phone with former President Donald Trump on Wednesday and "congratulated him on his victory," the White House said in a statement.
November 6, 2024 at 11:13 PM
Former President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and President Joe Biden.
November 5, 2024 at 4:36 PM

Once the presumptive nominee, Biden to spend Election Day with no public events

For the better part of 2023 and 2024, President Joe Biden plotted a course to Nov. 5, 2024.
November 5, 2024 at 4:36 PM
President Joe Biden walks to the Oval Office after arriving on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 4, 2024.
November 3, 2024 at 12:22 AM

Biden suggests he'd like to smack 'macho guys' during final campaign stop

President Joe Biden has returned to his birthplace in Scranton, Pennsylvania, making a final campaign stop for Vice President Kamala Harris
November 3, 2024 at 12:22 AM
President Joe Biden arrives on Air Force One at Delaware Air National Guard Base in New Castle, Del., Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
November 1, 2024 at 8:37 PM

White House altered record of Biden's 'garbage' remarks: Report

The change was made after the press office “conferred with the president,” according to an internal email from the head of the stenographers' office that was obtained by The AP.
November 1, 2024 at 8:37 PM
The change was made after the press office “conferred with the president,” according to an internal email from the head of the stenographers' office that was obtained by The AP.
November 1, 2024 at 6:57 PM

WH altered transcript of Biden 'garbage' comment despite stenographer concerns

A Stenography Office email ABC News obtained called it a "breach of protocol."
November 1, 2024 at 6:57 PM
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers a speech in a video footage in Washington, Oct. 29, 2024, in this screen grab obtained from handout video.
October 31, 2024 at 1:01 AM

Trump slams Biden over 'garbage' comments during rally in North Carolina

During his rally in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, on Wednesday, the former president claimed that President Joe Biden insulted his supporters by calling them "garbage."  
October 31, 2024 at 1:01 AM
Trump slams Biden over 'garbage' comments during rally in North Carolina
October 31, 2024 at 12:55 AM

White House cleans up Biden's 'garbage' comment as Trump seizes on it

Biden seemed to call Donald Trump supporters as “garbage” during a campaign call, but has insisted that he was referring to rhetoric at a Trump rally.
October 31, 2024 at 12:55 AM
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers a speech in a video footage in Washington, Oct. 29, 2024, in this screen grab obtained from handout video.
October 31, 2024 at 12:54 AM

Harris distances herself from Biden's 'garbage' comment

Kamala Harris continues to distance herself from Biden's "garbage" comment, telling ABC News she disagrees "with any criticism of the people based on who they vote for."
October 31, 2024 at 12:54 AM
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks with Mary Bruce of ABC News after a rally in Raleigh, North Carolina, Oct. 30, 2024.
October 31, 2024 at 12:16 AM

Harris on Biden's 'garbage' comment: I will be a president for all Americans

ABC News' Mary Bruce spoke exclusively with VP Harris about President Biden's "garbage" comment and how she plans to respond if former President Trump declares victory prematurely.
October 31, 2024 at 12:16 AM
Harris on Biden's 'garbage' comment: I will be a president for all Americans
October 30, 2024 at 7:39 PM

Harris distances from Biden's 'garbage' comment

Kamala Harris continues to distance herself from Biden's "garbage" comment, telling ABC News she disagrees "with any criticism of the people based on who they vote for."
October 30, 2024 at 7:39 PM
VIDEO: Harris distances from Biden's 'garbage' comment
October 30, 2024 at 6:13 PM

Harris responds to Biden's 'garbage' comments

Speaking to reporters on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews, the vice president said, “ I strongly disagree with any criticism of people based on who they vote for."
October 30, 2024 at 6:13 PM
Speaking to reporters on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews, the vice president said, “ I strongly disagree with any criticism of people based on who they vote for."
October 30, 2024 at 4:00 PM

Biden’s ‘garbage’ comment is ‘unacceptable’: Republican strategist

Republican strategist Tricia McLaughlin and Amanda Renteria, former national political director for Hillary Clinton, discuss the latest comments from the campaign trail.
October 30, 2024 at 4:00 PM
VIDEO: Biden’s ‘garbage’ comment is ‘unacceptable’: Republican strategist
October 28, 2024 at 5:25 PM

Biden casts early vote in 2024 election

President Joe Biden spoke with reporters after casting his vote in Wilmington, Delaware.
October 28, 2024 at 5:25 PM
VIDEO: Biden casts early vote in 2024 election
October 25, 2024 at 7:15 PM

Biden apologizes for Native American children forced into federal boarding schools

His visit to Arizona's Gila River Indian Community was his first as president.
October 25, 2024 at 7:15 PM
President Joe Biden speaks at the Gila River Crossing School in the Gila River Indian Community, in Laveen Village, near Phoenix, Arizona, on Oct. 25, 2024.
October 25, 2024 at 6:59 PM

Biden to apologize to Native Americans for 150-year boarding school policy

U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland spoke with ABC’s “Start Here,” previewing the historic apology President Biden will make.
October 25, 2024 at 6:59 PM
U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland spoke with ABC’s “Start Here,” previewing the historic apology to be made by President Biden.
October 25, 2024 at 6:34 PM

Biden apologizes for government's role in abuse of Native American children

President Joe Biden was in Arizona on Friday to apologize to Native Americans for the federal government forcing their children into boarding schools.
October 25, 2024 at 6:34 PM
VIDEO: Biden apologizes for government's role in abuse of Native American children
October 25, 2024 at 4:55 PM

Interior Secretary Haaland applauds Biden apology for Indigenous boarding schools

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland applauds President Joe Biden for leading federal apology for Indigenous boarding schools.
October 25, 2024 at 4:55 PM
U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland speaks on stage during the final day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on Aug. 22, 2024 in Chicago.
1 month ago

Biden administration reacts to Hamas leader’s death

President Joe Biden is optimistic that Yahya Sinwar’s death is the watershed moment that will finally restart negotiations for a cease-fire hostage release deal.
1 month ago
VIDEO: Biden administration reacts to Hamas leader’s death
1 month ago

Biden will seek to shore up Ukraine support in Germany, administration official says

President Joe Biden will travel on Thursday to Germany, an overseas trip with it a sense of urgency as he seeks to make sure Ukraine has what it needs to defend itself.
1 month ago
President Joe Biden speaks at an Italian American Heritage Month reception on Oct. 16, 2024, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C.
1 month ago

Biden, Harris say Sinwar's death offers chance to end Israel-Hamas war in Gaza

Biden spoke with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about how to use this opportunity to "bring the war to a close," the White House said.
1 month ago
President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the initial impacts of Hurricane Milton, as well as the Federal government's ongoing support to State and local officials in the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive office building in Washington, Oct. 10, 2024.
1 month ago

Biden addresses killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar

U.S. officials have said Sinwar was the chief obstacle to a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas.
1 month ago
Biden addresses killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar
1 month ago

Biden chokes up during final goodbye to Ethel Kennedy

President Joe Biden capped a somber yet celebratory funeral for Ethel Kennedy on Wednesday in Washington, D.C.
1 month ago
President Joe Biden delivers the eulogy at a memorial service for Ethel Kennedy, Oct. 16, 2024, at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C.
1 month ago

Biden, dignitaries, family pay last respects to Ethel Kennedy

President Joe Biden capped a somber funeral for Ethel Kennedy echoing the thoughtful remarks from dozens of other mourners who were touched by decades of love and work.
1 month ago
President Joe Biden capped a somber funeral for Ethel Kennedy echoing the thoughtful remarks from dozens of other mourners who were touched by decades of love and work.