The Biden White House Archived

01/20/2025

President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, First Lady Jill Biden, and Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff gather on the North Portico of the White House for the final time.

01/20/2025

On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we recommit to being guided by Dr. King’s light.

We must continue his march forward to a more perfect union.

01/20/2025

Today in South Carolina, President Biden honored Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

We must hold onto hope. We must stay engaged. We must always keep the faith in the better days to come.

01/19/2025

Happening Now: President Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden deliver remarks at the International African American Museum.

01/19/2025

Happening Now: President Biden, alongside the First Lady, delivers remarks at a Royal Missionary Baptist Church service.

01/19/2025

Together, President Biden and Vice President Harris made historic achievements throughout the last four years – from tie breaking votes to the launch of the Office of Gun Violence Prevention.

Listen as Vice President Harris recounts the legacy of the Biden-Harris Administration.

01/18/2025

For President Biden, it’s never been about red and blue. It has always been about red, white, and blue.

President Biden is ensuring that the progress made under the Biden-Harris Administration will continue to unfold in the coming years, benefitting communities all across the country.

01/18/2025

From Day One, the Biden-Harris Administration has taken unprecedented climate and conservation action.

Now, President Biden has positioned America to lead in the global effort against climate change and to protect the health and resilience of our communities, our lands, and our waters for generations to come.

01/18/2025

Ending cancer as we know it isn’t just personal for President Biden and the First Lady – it’s about what’s possible.

Through the Biden Cancer Moonshot, we’re building a world where the word “cancer” loses its power.

01/18/2025

The Biden-Harris Administration has brought home Americans who were held hostage or wrongfully detained all over the world, including Russia.

President Biden has no higher priority than ensuring the safety of Americans overseas – that’s why he negotiated for the release of more than 75 Americans who were held hostage or unjustly detained during his presidency.

01/18/2025

A note from President Biden: Call your mom.

01/17/2025

When President Biden took office, the country was in the midst of the worst pandemic in more than a century and the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. President Biden took decisive action to get America out of the pandemic and fuel a historic economic recovery.

Through the American Rescue Plan, President Biden changed the country’s economic trajectory – targeting relief to the meet the urgent needs of communities. As a result, America had the strongest jobs growth on record, the most equitable recovery in memory, and a world-leading economic performance.

01/17/2025

President Biden came into office determined to get America through one of the toughest periods in the nation’s history.

Today, the pandemic no longer controls our lives and the vaccine that saved Americans from COVID-19 is now being used to beat cancer.

President Biden turned a setback into a comeback.

01/17/2025

Happening Now: President Biden delivers remarks at the U.S. Conference of Mayors.

01/17/2025

When President Biden took office, the number of drug overdose deaths was increasing by more than 30% year over year. Because of increased funding and resources, overdose deaths decreased 17% year-over-year in the 12 months ending in July 2024.

Our Administration took critical steps to achieve this decrease – including seizing more fentanyl at the border, arresting and prosecuting dozens of high-level drug traffickers and cartel leaders, sanctioning over 300 entities and individuals involved in the global illicit drug trade, and forging historic counternarcotics cooperation with China.

Our Administration also expanded access to naloxone and other life-saving interventions, including working with Congress to remove barriers that prevented medical professionals from prescribing treatment for opioid use disorder.

01/17/2025

Big News: 15 more drugs have been selected for Medicare price negotiation under .

Our Administration completed the first round of negotiations last year and delivered dramatic savings, slashing the price of some most commonly used drugs in Medicare by about 40% to 80%.

Today, I’m proud to announce that my Administration has selected the next 15 drugs for Medicare drug price negotiation. The drugs treat conditions such as diabetes and cancer, and seniors across the country rely on them. These 15 drugs, together with the 10 drugs that Medicare already negotiated, represent about a third of Medicare Part D spending on prescription drugs, which means the lower prices my Inflation Reduction Act is delivering will put money back in seniors’ pockets across the country.

My Administration completed the first round of price negotiation last year and delivered dramatic savings, slashing the price of some of the most commonly used drugs in Medicare by about 40 to 80 percent. The Inflation Reduction Act put the country on a path to lower drug prices. I’m proud of my Administration’s implementation of this law to deliver lower prices for America’s seniors.

01/17/2025

President Biden made a commitment that his Administration would look like America.

The result: President Biden assembled the most diverse Administration in U.S. history.

01/17/2025

President Biden believes that artificial intelligence is one of the most powerful tools of our time – but knows that to seize its opportunities, we must first mitigate its risks.

In 2023, President Biden issued a sweeping Executive Order on AI to ensure that America leads the way toward responsible AI innovation. The Executive Order takes a comprehensive approach to America’s global leadership in AI, encourages responsible innovation, and promotes competition. It also ensures that as new technologies rapidly evolve, the government continues to protect Americans’ privacy, advance equity and civil rights, and stand up for consumers, patients, students, and workers.

Additionally, thanks to President Biden’s leadership, 16 companies have made voluntary commitments on safe and responsible AI use. These commitments include internal and external security testing before releasing AI systems, sharing information with the public about safety risks and dangerous capabilities, and deploying AI to help address society’s greatest challenges.