Joe Biden

A new Texas lawsuit alleges that a proposed immigration parole program violates federal law. Meanwhile, immigrant rights groups are slamming the president for restarting a separate, Trump-era policy.

The Biden administration has quietly changed its guidance to disqualify borrowers who have privately-held FFEL and Perkins loans.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine was the center of President Biden's address to the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday, as the U.S. warns Russia is trying to annex more Ukrainian land.

President Biden has said Griner and Whelan are wrongfully detained in Russia. Griner, a WNBA star, was convicted of marijuana possession, and Whelan, an ex-Marine, was convicted of espionage.

In a letter to Biden, Republican governors, including Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, say they support "making higher education more affordable" but don't want to "force American taxpayers to pay off the student loan debt of an elite few."

Biden says a faction of the Republican party tied to former President Donald Trump is "determined to take this country backwards." Republicans say he's being divisive.

The legislation has been a year in the making, with tense negotiations leading to a narrower spending package that focuses on climate investments and health care costs.

The area covers 546,645 acres, which could produce enough energy to power 2.3 million homes.

President Biden has read the letter WNBA player Brittney Griner wrote to him from prison in Russia. The basketball star has been detained there since February.

The president's signing comes just over a month after the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, killed 19 children and two adults.