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President Biden broke his silence on student protests that have roiled college campuses, denouncing "chaos" and antisemitism and saying the protests were not affecting his policy on the Middle East.

The Biden administration moves toward reclassifying marijuana as a less-dangerous drug. The president pledged in 2019 that he would decriminalize marijuana and expunge prior convictions for pot use.

The Biden administration is announcing guidelines for how federal agencies can and can't use AI, and ways the government will be transparent in using it — but there are still lingering questions.

President Biden's re-election campaign is kicking into a higher gear. Tonight he holds a rally in Georgia, a state where he's got some work to do to repair his coalition of supporters.

Here's what we know about the speech, the guests and the stakes for this election-year State of the Union address.

A boba tea shop, a burger joint, a soul food restaurant: What President Joe Biden's food stops say about his campaign.

President Biden is trying to flip the script to blame Republicans for border issues. Will voters buy it?

Vice President Harris is taking a more front-and-center role on addressing gun violence, a key issue for young voters in 2024.

President Biden will be in Pueblo Wednesday to tout his administration's investments in clean energy jobs. He's also expected to take some swipes at right-wing Republicans.

President Biden announced new agreements on fentanyl, AI and resuming military talks with China following his first meeting in a year with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the APEC summit.

President Biden has signed a sweeping executive order to create some federal oversight of rapidly expanding AI systems.

The White House will require AI companies to test new systems and submit the results to the federal government. The goal is to mitigate some risks as the technology rapidly develops.

President Biden warned Israeli settlers against attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank — and said he is skeptical about the large death toll figures provided for Gaza.

The state visit for Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was planned months ago. But the Middle East crisis prompted the White House to change the tenor of the event.

Congress declined to give the White House $24 billion in aid for Ukraine in late September. Now there's a much bigger request, which also includes money for Israel and other priorities.

President Biden has said he wants "unprecedented" aid for Israel and enough funding for Ukraine to continue its fight against Russia. But he faces hurdles in the Republican-controlled House.

President Biden is in Tel Aviv on Wednesday as Israel gets ready for a ground invasion against Hamas in Gaza. But after a deadly explosion at a Gaza hospital, Biden canceled plans to go to Jordan.

President Biden spoke with Jewish community leaders at the White House Wednesday, and said he had asked his administration to boost security for any potential threats to Jews in the United States.

"Like every nation in the world, Israel has the right to respond — indeed has a duty to respond — to these vicious attacks," Biden said at the White House.