Biden drops plan to protect transgender athletes President Joe Biden is abandoning his efforts to provide some protections for transgender athletes as part of an administration-wide plan to jettison pending regulations to prevent President-elect Donald Trump from retooling them to achieve his own aims.

Biden Withdraws Proposed Regulations on Student Loans and Trans Athletes The decision to withdraw the regulations seemed to be an acknowledgment that they would go nowhere under the Trump administration.

Biden Administration Weighs Putting Up Roadblocks to Trump’s Deportation Campaign The administration may extend protections for hundreds of thousands of immigrants whose legal status is set to expire near the start of the Trump administration.

Biden to Withdraw Unfinished Student Debt Proposals for 38 Million Borrowers The decision to withdraw the regulations was a tacit acknowledgment that they would go nowhere under the Trump administration.

A Weary Biden Heads for the Exit Still stinging from the election, President Biden is pushing for his final priorities but has absented himself from the national conversation about Donald Trump after warning repeatedly that he was a threat to American democracy.

Biden Administration Takes First Step to Retaliate Against China Over Hack The Commerce Department is banning the few remaining operations of China Telecom in the United States, a move that appears unlikely to deter Beijing from conducting sophisticated cyberoperations.

Biden Prepares to Target Chinese Legacy Chips With Trade Investigation The investigation could result in tariffs on older types of chips from China, though the decision would ultimately fall to Trump.

Ex-Miami booster’s sentence commuted by Biden Former Miami booster Nevin Shapiro had his sentence for masterminding a $930 million Ponzi scheme commuted by President Joe Biden.

EVgo nabs $1.25 billion loan as Biden races to approve more EV spending Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty ImagesThe US Department of Energy announced a $1.25 billion loan to electric vehicle charging company EVgo as the Biden administration races to finalize its spending on EVs before Donald Trump takes office. The money will fund EVgo’s plans to install approximately 7,500 chargers at roughly 1,100 charging stat…

Gillibrand Presses Biden to Amend the Constitution to Enshrine Sex Equality Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York is leading the charge for Democrats to persuade President Biden to adopt the Equal Rights Amendment, which would invite a Supreme Court battle.

After Biden Commutes 1,500 Sentences, Some Celebrate and Plan Among those whose sentences were commuted was Rebecca Parrett, an Arizona woman who now hopes to travel to meet her great-grandchildren for the first time.

Biden administration releases strategy for fighting Islamophobia (RNS) — The 67-page strategy was released one month before Biden leaves office and amid heightened tensions with the Muslim American community over the administration’s steadfast support for Israel in its war in Gaza. The post Biden administration releases strategy for fighting Islamophobia appeared first on RNS.

Biden Commuted the Sentences of 1,500 Americans, a One-Day Record Also, Israel said it would stay in Syria for now. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.

Biden Commutes the Sentences of Nearly 1,500 Americans, a Record for One Day Most of those being granted clemency had been placed in home confinement during the pandemic. Some Republicans have tried to push legislation that would have forced those people to return to prison.

Biden Is Pardoning Nearly 1,500 Americans, a Record for a U.S. President Many of those being granted clemency had been placed in home confinement during the coronavirus pandemic.

Faith leaders, activists, the pope urge Biden to empty federal death row before Trump term (RNS) — Activists and faith leaders hope to save the lives of 40 federal death row inmates, fearing Donald Trump would authorize an ‘execution spree’ after taking office. The post Faith leaders, activists, the pope urge Biden to empty federal death row before Trump term appeared first on RNS.

Biden Says Trump’s Tax Cuts and Tariffs Would Be ‘a Major Mistake’ The president also said his successor would face blowback from the Republican Party if he tried to unwind the Biden agenda.

White House Threatens Biden Veto of Bipartisan Bill to Add New Judges The legislation would create more than 60 new federal court seats over the next decade, giving the Trump White House a first shot at filling dozens of new vacancies.

Trump’s Perfume Line Hits the Market With Jill Biden Photo Everything around President-elect Donald J. Trump has become something to monetize, including a moment of comity with Jill Biden at Notre-Dame over the weekend.

At the Kennedy Center, a Send-Off to Biden and Questions About the Future A bipartisan crowd honored Francis Ford Coppola, the Grateful Dead, Bonnie Raitt, Arturo Sandoval and the Apollo Theater. Some wondered if Donald J. Trump would attend next year.