White House

The Justice Department will submit a new 466-page regulation to require more background checks of firearm purchases.

President Joe Biden, who is hosting Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on an official visit, views Japan as an important bulwark against Chinese dominance in the Asia-Pacific.

Assange was indicted on 17 charges of espionage and one charge of computer misuse over WikiLeaks’ publication of classified U.S. files.

The president's remarks, in an interview with Univision set to air Tuesday night, illustrate how he's increasingly willing to criticize his Israeli counterpart but with little policy change.

The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a 160-year-old near-total abortion ban still on the books in the state can be enforced.

The White House is looking at several candidates to head the Department of Housing and Urban Development, but no final decision has been made, an administration official said.

More than 30 million Americans would benefit from the plans in combination with other actions the administration has taken, the White House said.

Israel committed to taking new steps that would boost the flow of aid into Gaza after a call between President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday.

The Israeli prime minister and Biden last spoke on March 18.

Six Muslim community leaders met with Biden on Tuesday, many who pressed him to do more to help civilians dying in Gaza.

The president's statement — his first comments on the deaths of seven World Central Kitchen humanitarian workers — included some of his strongest criticism of Israel.