Why is the Biden administration increasing the cost of building houses?
The Biden administration has doubled duties on lumber imported from Canada. Critics argue it hurts the goal of affordable housing.
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President Biden announces a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics
NPR's Debbie Elliott talks to Mike Mazza of the American Enterprise Institute about whether the U.S. diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics in Beijing will have a tangible effect.
Uyghur organizations applaud the U.S. diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics
U.S. athletes are still expected to compete in the 2022 Winter Olympics, despite the diplomatic boycott from the Biden administration.
Biden will lay out in a call with Putin the U.S. response if Russia invades Ukraine
In a scheduled video call Tuesday with the Russian president, Biden will outline economic sanctions and stepped-up support for NATO allies if Russia invades, a senior administration official says.
Biden's Supreme Court commission steers clear of controversial issues in draft report
The panel, which will vote on the report Tuesday, steers clear of taking a position on many of the most controversial suggestions for changing the court.
Biden calls on Congress to pass his Build Back Better bill to lower drug costs
The roughly $2 trillion House-passed measure awaits Senate action. The Senate majority leader says he'd like to try to finish by Christmas.
Rep. Devin Nunes is resigning from Congress to be CEO of Trump's new media company
The California Republican and Trump ally will take the helm of the Trump Media & Technology Group next month, giving up his seat in the middle of his 10th term.
Inside the growing alliance between anti-vaccine activists and pro-Trump Republicans
As the U.S. heads into midterm elections next year, the political right and the anti-vaccine movement are drawing ever-closer together — potentially at the cost of thousands of American lives.
Former Sen. Bob Dole, who fought for disability rights, has died
Bob Dole was a hero for disability rights advocates, especially those who remember the days before the Americans with Disabilities Act, and his role in getting that landmark legislation passed.
U.S. has announced a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics
The Biden administration will not send any diplomatic or official representatives to Beijing for the winter Olympics given the "ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity" in the Xinjiang region.