Joe Biden

Biden will meet with local leaders to "discuss the winter storm, relief efforts, progress toward recovery and the incredible resilience shown by the people of Houston and Texas."

President Biden said that "even those opposed to the conviction, like Senate Minority Leader McConnell, believe Donald Trump was guilty of a 'disgraceful dereliction of duty'."

TikTok will still undergo a national security review by federal officials, but any outright ban, or pressure to sell to an American company, will not be a priority of the Biden White House.

The Biden administration took steps to dismantle deals with El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras that allowed the U.S. to send asylum-seekers to those countries.

President Biden has called to more than double the federal minimum wage as part of his economic relief plan.

The president's early focus on equity is an attempt to account for differences in need among people with historically disadvantaged backgrounds. But those efforts are not without critics.

President Biden has been working to unwind many of the executive actions taken by former President Donald Trump. But the administration has warned that the changes will take time.

One executive order opens a special enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act from Feb. 15 to May 15.

Abbott on Thursday signed an executive order that he said would "direct every state agency to use all lawful powers and tools to challenge any federal action that threatens the" energy sector in Texas.

The move is one of his more controversial campaign promises, and industry groups say they will sue. But it won't have much immediate impact on driving down climate-warming emissions.