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President Joe Biden arrives on Air Force One Wednesday March 20, 2024, at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Biden is using the ‘are you better off today’ question to contrast himself with Trump

President Joe Biden has opened a new line of attack against former President Donald Trump. At a campaign fundraiser in the Dallas area on Wednesday, Biden asked and answered the classic “are you better off today than you were four years ago” question to remind voters of what it was like when Trump w

FILE - Fat Joe arrives at a premiere, Feb. 13, 2024, in Los Angeles. Vice President Kamala Harris says it's “absurd” that the federal government classifies marijuana as more dangerous than fentanyl, the synthetic opioid blamed for tens of thousands of deaths in the United States. Harris commented at the White House on Friday, March 15, as she and Grammy-nominated rapper Fat Joe led a roundtable discussion on easing marijuana penalties. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Vice President Harris and rapper Fat Joe team up for discussion on easing marijuana penalties

Vice President Kamala Harris says it’s “absurd” that the federal government classifies marijuana as more dangerous than fentanyl, the synthetic opioid blamed for tens of thousands of deaths in the United States.

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at Planned Parenthood, Thursday, March. 14, 2024, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Adam Bettcher)

In a first, Vice President Harris visits Minnesota abortion clinic to blast ‘immoral’ restrictions

Vice President Kamala Harris has toured a Minnesota Planned Parenthood clinic that performs abortions and provides other reproductive care.

First lady Jill Biden speaks to the National Governors Association during an event in the East Room of the White House, Friday, Feb. 23, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The Biden campaign is launching a nationwide effort to win the women’s vote. Jill Biden will lead it

President Joe Biden’s campaign is launching a nationwide effort to win the women’s vote in November and his wife, Jill, will lead it.

President Joe Biden departs Walter Reed National Military Medical Center following a physical, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024, in Bethesda, Md. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden ‘continues to be fit for duty,’ his doctor says, after president undergoes annual physical

President Joe Biden’s doctor says he “continues to be fit for duty” after conducting an annual physical that will be closely watched as the 81-year-old seeks reelection.

Second gentleman Doug Emhoff speaks at an event on ending hunger in America, Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024, at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Emhoff announces $1.7B in pledges to help President Biden meet goal of ending hunger by 2030

Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, says $1.7 billion in commitments from more than 140 health systems, insurers and others to help President Joe Biden meet his goal of ending hunger by 2030 will make a real difference in people’s lives.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson of La., listens as President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting with Congressional leaders in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden and party leaders implore Speaker Johnson to help Ukraine in ‘intense’ Oval Office meeting

Congressional leaders emerged from an “intense” Oval Office meeting with President Joe Biden speaking optimistically about the prospects for avoiding a partial government shutdown beginning this weekend.

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, left, and President Joe Biden toast before Biden speaks to members of the National Governors Association during an event in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Biden and Utah’s governor call for less bitterness and more bipartisanship in the nation’s politics

President Joe Biden and Utah Gov. Spencer Cox are calling for less bitterness and more bipartisanship in American politics.

The 2024 White House Christmas Ornament featuring former President Jimmy Carter, is seen at the White House Historical Association Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024, in Washington. Carter is the first of the U.S. presidents to be honored with an official White House Christmas ornament while still living. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Jimmy Carter becomes first living ex-president with official White House Christmas ornament

Former President Jimmy Carter has another distinction to his name. The 99-year-old is the first of the U.S. presidents to be honored with an official White House Christmas ornament while still living.

First lady Jill Biden addresses a gathering during a discussion on women's health research, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024, in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, Pool)

Jill Biden announces $100 million for ‘life-changing’ research and development into women’s health

Jill Biden has announced $100 million in public funding to boost research and development into women’s health.

President Joe Biden speaks after touring the East Palestine Recovery Site, Friday, Feb. 16, 2024, in East Palestine, Ohio. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Biden praises ‘Herculean efforts’ to rebuild at the site of last February’s Ohio train derailment

President Joe Biden is praising what he says were “Herculean efforts” to rebuild at the site of last February’s train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.

Decorations for Valentine's Day adorn the White House lawn, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Jill Biden sends Valentine’s Day love to Americans with an art display on the White House lawn

It’s Valentine’s Day and Jill Biden is again sending her love to Americans through an art display on the White House lawn.

FILE - Bruce Reed, from left, Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff, Annie White House senior adviser and director of Oval Office Operations, and Jacob Spreyer board Air Force One behind President Joe Biden, Aug. 30, 2022, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. Biden has chosen Tomasini to be a White House deputy chief of staff. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Biden chooses longtime aide who runs his Oval Office to be a deputy White House chief of staff

President Joe Biden has chosen a longtime aide and close adviser to be a White House deputy chief of staff.

President Joe Biden waves as he walks across the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024, after returning from New York where he attended three fundraisers. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Sports leagues promise the White House they will provide more opportunities for people to exercise

More than a dozen sports leagues and players associations have promised the White House that they will provide more opportunities for people to exercise and learn about nutrition and healthy lifestyles.

President Joe Biden meets with members of the Culinary Workers Union at Vdara Hotel in Las Vegas, Monday, Feb. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Biden thanks hospitality workers in Las Vegas ahead of Nevada’s Tuesday primary

President Joe Biden on Monday congratulated hospitality workers for reaching a tentative agreement with several Las Vegas hotel-casinos and calling off a strike deadline for another.

President Joe Biden speaks at a campaign event Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024, in North Las Vegas, Nev. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Biden warns of a ‘nightmare’ future for the country if Trump should win again, and lists reasons why

President Joe Biden has a long list of reasons why he thinks a second Donald Trump presidency would be ugly for the country.

FILE - Portions of a Norfolk Southern freight train that derailed the night before burn in East Palestine, Ohio, Feb. 4, 2023. The White House says President Joe Biden will visit the eastern Ohio community that was devastated by a fiery train derailment in February 2023. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Biden accepts mayor’s invitation to visit East Palestine, Ohio, a year after train derailment

President Joe Biden has accepted an invitation from the mayor of East Palestine, Ohio, to visit the community after it was devastated by a fiery train derailment nearly one year ago.

FILE - White House adviser Neera Tanden speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Aug. 29, 2023. The Environmental Protection Agency will pair artists with federal officials overseeing treasured bodies of water in the United States as part of a new initiative to use arts and culture to support water restoration and climate resiliency. Tanden says the arts help "people to see each other and understand how we're connected." (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

White House-hosted arts summit explores how to incorporate arts and humanities into problem-solving

The Environmental Protection Agency will pair artists with federal officials overseeing treasured bodies of water in the United States as part of a new initiative to use arts and culture to support water restoration and climate resiliency.

President Biden speaks at the "Sunday Lunch" event at the Brookland Baptist Banquet Center, part of the Brookland Baptist Church, in West Columbia, S.C., on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Biden is marking the 15th anniversary of landmark pay equity law with steps to help federal workers

President Joe Biden is marking the 15th anniversary of a landmark pay equity law with new steps to tackle persistent gaps in pay for federal government employees and those who work for federal contractors.

First lady Jill Biden speaks about gun violence during a White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention event with K-12 principals in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024, on the White House complex in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Jill Biden tells school principals ‘enough is enough’ while promoting a gun safety initiative

Jill Biden says “enough is enough” on the issue of children being killed by firearms. The first lady and Education Secretary Miguel Cardona brought school principals from around the country to the White House on Thursday to launch a gun safety initiative.

President Joe Biden speaks during a United Auto Workers' political convention, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

‘Honored to have your back, and you have mine': Biden endorsed by United Auto Workers in election

President Joe Biden has picked up the endorsement of the United Auto Workers. The Democratic president addressed the powerful union’s political convention in Washington on Wednesday.

FILE - Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, attends a roundtable discussion with Jewish leaders about the rise in antisemitism and efforts to fight hate in the United States in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House Campus in Washington, Dec. 7, 2022. Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, is taking his advocacy against antisemitism, Islamophobia and other forms of hate to the Swiss Alps. Aides tell The Associated Press that Emhoff will attend the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, this week. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Emhoff will discuss antisemitism and gender equity at World Economic Forum

Vice President Kamala Harris’ husband is taking his advocacy against antisemitism, Islamophobia and other forms of hate to the Swiss Alps.

President Joe Biden delivers remarks at Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C., Monday, Jan. 8, 2024, where nine worshippers were killed in a mass shooting by a white supremacist in 2015. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Biden condemns white supremacy in a campaign speech at a church where Black people were killed

At a Black church, President Joe Biden says white supremacy is a “poison” and has no place in America.

First lady Jill Biden takes a photo with guests during a Toys for Tots event with local Marine Corps and military-connected families on the South Lawn of the White House, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Jill Biden and military kids sort toys the White House donated to the Marine Corps Reserve program

Jill Biden and military kids are sorting toys donated by the White House to the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program.

President Joe Biden walks to board Air Force One for a trip to Boston to attend campaign fundraisers, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023, in Andrews Air Force Base, Md. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden calls reports of Hamas raping Israeli hostages ‘appalling,’ says world can’t look away

President Joe Biden is calling reports of sexual violence by Hamas militants against Israelis “appalling.”

President Joe Biden arrives at Boston Logan International Airport to attend several campaign fundraisers, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023, in Boston. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden tells donors: ‘If Trump wasn’t running I’m not sure I’d be running. We cannot let him win’

The president was using a trio of fundraisers to caution against what might happen should his predecessor again claim control of the White House.

President Joe Biden speaks as first lady Jill Biden listen after they lit the National Christmas Tree on the Ellipse, near the White House, Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Biden lights the National Christmas Tree, taking his turn to bring holiday spirit to Washington

President Joe Biden has gotten his turn at bringing the holiday spirit to Washington. The president and his wife, Jill, participated in the annual tradition of lighting the National Christmas Tree on the Ellipse near the White House.

1988 Olympic figure skater Brian Boitano, right, skates next to first lady Jill Biden during the unveiling of the White House Holiday Ice Rink, located at the south panel of the South Lawn of the White House, Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Jill Biden brings a holiday ice rink to the White House for children to skate and play hockey

Jill Biden has brought an ice rink to the White House lawn for children to skate and play hockey during the holidays. The first lady opened the rink Wednesday evening.

Holiday decorations adorn the Grand Foyer of the White House for the 2023 theme "Magic, Wonder, and Joy," Monday, Nov. 27, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Deck the White House halls: Jill Biden wants holiday visitors to feel like kids again

Jill Biden has chosen a White House holiday décor that she hopes will inspire guests to feel like kids again. “Magic, wonder and joy” is her theme.

National Security Council spokesman John Kirby speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Monday, Nov. 20, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

The White House is concerned Iran may provide ballistic missiles to Russia for use against Ukraine

The White House says it’s very concerned that Iran may provide ballistic missiles to Russia for use in the war against Ukraine.