Activists say the office will help the administration coordinate on gun-related matters, and will help Biden to exert leadership on gun-violence prevention.
Attorney General Merrick Garland told the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday that he can't remember whether he spoke to special counsel David Weiss about the criminal investigation into President Biden's son, Hunter Biden.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is confident Congress will maintain military aid for Ukraine, arguing Wednesday that key Republicans believe if Russian President Vladimir Putin triumphs, it will be "open season for would-be aggressors anywhere."
President Biden's trip to New York City wasn't met with a warm welcome from Mayor Eric Adams as the two are not seeing eye-to-eye on how much the federal government should be helping the city with the migrant crisis.
Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday told Congress he doesn't take orders from President Biden or Congress as he defended his department's seemingly disparate handling of investigations into Hunter Biden and former President Donald Trump.