President Joe Biden

Pope Francis greets U.S. President Joe Biden June 14, 2024, before the pontiff gave a speech to world leaders at the Group of Seven summit in Borgo Egnazia in Italy's southern Puglia region. On Jan. 11, 2025, Biden spoke with the pope from the White House in Washington and named him as a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction. Biden had been scheduled to have an audience with the pope during a Jan. 9-12 trip to Rome but the president canceled the trip to amid the California wildfires.

Biden awards pope Presidential Medal of Freedom, nation’s highest civilian honor

January 13, 2025

President Joe Biden awarded Pope Francis the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction, the nation’s highest civilian honor, the White House said Jan. 11.

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Pope will receive outgoing US President Biden at Vatican Jan. 10

December 26, 2024
Pope Francis will meet with outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden at the Vatican Jan. 10 to discuss efforts to promote peace worldwide, the White House's press secretary said.
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President Joe Biden greets his son, Hunter Biden, after the president's speech at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago Aug. 19, 2024. The president issued an expansive pardon for his son Dec. 1, marking a reversal of his previous statements he would not do so. (OSV News photo/Craig Hudson, Reuters)

Biden’s pardon of son brings mixed reaction, potential consequences

December 5, 2024
President Joe Biden’s expansive pardon for his son Hunter Biden Dec. 1 brought strong reaction from Catholic political observers and lawmakers alike, including criticism from Republicans and some members of Biden’s own Democratic Party.
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Federal judge strikes down Biden program shielding undocumented spouses from deportation

November 12, 2024
A federal judge in Texas on Nov. 7 struck down a Biden administration program to protect from deportation and provide a path to U.S. citizenship for hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants living in the country who are married to ...
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President Joe Biden, first lady Jill Biden, Democratic presidential candidate and Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff greet each other on stage during Day 1 of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago Aug. 19, 2024.

Biden passes torch to Harris on the Democratic National Convention’s opening night

August 20, 2024
President Joe Biden both sought to cement his own legacy and pass the torch to Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic Party's standard-bearer during his address at the opening night of the Democratic National Convention.
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Biden calls for sweeping changes to high court, including term limits and enforceable ethics code

July 30, 2024
President Joe Biden July 29 called for legislation and a constitutional amendment that would result in massive changes to the U.S. Supreme Court, including term limits for justices and an enforceable ethics code.
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Former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden participate in their first U.S. presidential campaign debate in Atlanta June 27, 2024.

Biden, Trump spar over abortion, migrants and each other in first presidential debate

June 28, 2024
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, the presumptive Democratic and Republican presidential nominees, participated in the first general election debate of the 2024 cycle on June 27, including on topics like abortion, immigration, foreign policy, and the economy.
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