ZEKE MILLER

Zeke is AP’s chief White House correspondent

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 and Trump ask voters if they’re ‘better off’ than they were 4 years ago. It’s complicated

Both former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden are posing the time-tested question “Are you better off today than you were four years ago?”

This combination photo shows President Joe Biden, left, on March 8, 2024, in Wallingford, Pa., and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv, Israel, Oct. 28, 2023. Biden and Netanyahu spoke Monday, March 18, in their first interaction in more than a month as the divide has grown between allies over food crisis in Gaza, conduct of war. (AP Photo)

Netanyahu agrees to send Israeli officials to Washington to discuss prospective Rafah operation

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to send a team of Israeli officials to Washington to discuss with Biden administration officials a prospective Rafah operation, according to White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan.

FILE - In this image provided by The White House, President Joe Biden speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the phone from his private residence in Wilmington, Del., Dec. 30, 2021. Biden's sprawling home outside downtown Wilmington, has a special place in his heart. When he met special prosecutor Robert Hur to talk about the sensitive documents he’d improperly kept after his vice presidency, Biden told Hur three times he is a “frustrated architect.” (Adam Schultz/The White House via AP, File)

The Hur interview transcript offers a window into the life of ‘frustrated architect’ Joe Biden

President Joe Biden’s sprawling home outside downtown Wilmington, Delaware, has a special place in his heart. Some might call it an obsession.

President Joe Biden arrives at the White House from a campaign trip to Michigan, Thursday, March 14, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

White House encourages House Republicans to ‘move on’ from their Biden impeachment effort

President Joe Biden’s top White House lawyer is encouraging Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson to end his chamber’s efforts to impeach the Democratic president over unproven claims he benefited from the business dealings of his son and brother.

FILE - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, center left, accompanied by Mongolian Prime Minister Sukhbaatar Batbold, center right, tries out archery during a tour in Ulan Bator, Mongolia, Aug. 22, 2011. The release of a transcript of Biden's interview with prosecutors investigating his handling of classified documents offers a rare window into the day-to-day life for the president. One question morphed into a well-worn tale of that one time he "embarrassed the hell" out of the leader of Mongolia. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

Hur transcript reveals Biden presidency’s profound and mundane moments

The release of a transcript of President Joe Biden’s interview with prosecutors investigating his handling of classified documents is not likely to alter preconceived notions about Biden.

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks in Columbia, S.C., Jan. 27, 2024. Biden has formally clinched a second straight Democratic nomination. Now his party’s presumptive nominee, he faces an all-but-certain rematch with former President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

President Joe Biden has won enough delegates to clinch the 2024 Democratic nomination

President Joe Biden has formally clinched a second straight Democratic nomination. Now his party’s presumptive nominee, he faces an all-but-certain rematch with former President Donald Trump.

Department of Justice Special Counsel Robert Hur listens during a House Judiciary Committee hearing, Tuesday March 12, 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Congressional hearing on the Biden classified documents probe turns into a proxy campaign battle

Special counsel Robert Hur says politics played no part in his investigation or report into President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents.

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks at a campaign rally March 9, 2024, in Atlanta. Biden has stepped up public pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government, but despite his increasing public frustration, Israeli officials and Middle East analysts don't see signs that Biden can push Israel to fundamentally alter how it's prosecuting the conflict. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Biden cajoles Netanyahu with tough talk, humanitarian concerns but Israeli PM remains dug in

President Joe Biden has stepped up public pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, warning he’s “hurting Israel” and speaking candidly about “come to Jesus” conversations with the leader over the growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

President Joe Biden speaks at a campaign rally Saturday, March 9, 2024, at Pullman Yards in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Biden says Netanyahu is ‘hurting Israel’ by not preventing more civilian deaths in Gaza

President Joe Biden says he believes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is “hurting Israel more than helping Israel” in how he is approaching its war against Hamas in Gaza.

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden speak at a campaign event in Philadelphia, Friday, March 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Biden leans into his age and effectiveness in his first post-Super Tuesday ad in battleground states

President Joe Biden is making no excuses for his age in the first campaign ad of a $30 million buy across battleground states after Super Tuesday, casting himself as more effective than his predecessor, Donald Trump.

President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol, Thursday, March 7, 2024, in Washington. Standing at left is Vice President Kamala Harris and seated at right is House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La. (Shawn Thew/Pool via AP)

Biden’s combative and fiery State of the Union was a call to action for his base

President Joe Biden delivered a defiant argument for a second term in his State of the Union speech Thursday night, lacing into GOP front-runner Donald Trump for espousing “resentment, revenge and retribution” and for jeopardizing freedom at home and abroad.

FILE - People speak next to a famous photograph taken by Alfred Eisenstaedt of a sailor kissing a nurse in New York's Times Square on V-J Day at the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center in Moscow on April 14, 2015. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

An iconic WWII photo showing a nonconsensual kiss was almost banned from display. It didn’t last long

The Veterans Affairs secretary is reversing a department memo that aimed to ban VA displays of the iconic “V-J Day in Times Square” photograph.

President Joe Biden walks towards Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, March 1, 2024, to travel to Camp David, Md., for the weekend. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

White House lifting its COVID-19 testing rule for people around Biden, ending a pandemic vestige

The White House has lifted its COVID-19 testing requirement for those who plan to be in close contact with President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and their spouses.

In this screen grab taken from video and released by the Israeli army on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, Palestinians surround aid trucks in northern Gaza in what officials described the day before as the first major delivery in a month. (IDF via AP)

How US airdrops of humanitarian aid into Gaza can help and why the operation is complicated

The United States has begun airdrops of emergency humanitarian assistance into Gaza. President Joe Biden, who announced the operation on Friday, said the U.S. was looking into additional ways to help Palestinians in the Hamas-ruled territory as the Israel-Hamas war goes on.

Palestinians line up for free food in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. An estimated 1.5 million Palestinians displaced by the war took refuge in Rafahor, which is likely Israel's next focus in its war against Hamas.(AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)

Biden approves military airdrops of aid into Gaza after chaotic encounter left more than 100 dead

President Joe Biden says the U.S. will begin air-dropping humanitarian assistance into Gaza, a day after more than 100 Palestinians were killed during a chaotic encounter with Israeli troops.

Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud speaks during an election night gathering, Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024, in Dearborn, Mich. Some Democratic voters pledged to vote "uncommitted" in Tuesday's primary to let President Joe Biden know they aren't happy with his support for Israel in its response to the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

‘Uncommitted’ wins 2 Democratic delegates in Michigan, a victory for Biden’s anti-war opponents

The “uncommitted” campaign protesting President Joe Biden in Michigan has enough primary election votes to win two delegates.

President Joe Biden talks with Seth Meyers during a taping of the "Late Night with Seth Meyers" Monday, Feb. 26, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden jokes Taylor Swift endorsement is ‘classified’ in interview with late-night comic Seth Meyers

President Joe Biden has used a rare media appearance on late-night comic Seth Meyers’ show to joke that a potential 2024 endorsement by Taylor Swift is a “classified” matter.

In this combination of photos, President Joe Biden, left, speaks on Aug. 10, 2023, in Salt Lake City, and former President Donald Trump speaks on June 13, 2023, in Bedminster, N.J. Biden and Trump will make dueling trips to the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, following the failed border deal that was opposed by the Republican front-runner. (AP Photo)

Biden and Trump both plan trips to the Mexico border Thursday, angling for advantage on immigration

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will make dueling trips to the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas on Thursday following the failed border deal that was opposed by the Republican front-runner.

A Palestinian woman prays for a relative killed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip in Khan Younis on Monday, Feb. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Hatem Ali)

Biden hopes cease-fire, hostage deal to pause Israel-Hamas war can take effect by next Monday

President Joe Biden says he hopes a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas that would pause hostilities and allow for remaining hostages to be released can take effect by early next week.

President Joe 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)

Biden tells governors he’s eyeing executive action on immigration, seems ‘frustrated’ with lawyers

President Joe Biden has told the nation’s governors that he’s exploring what executive actions he can take to address migration across the southern border after a bipartisan deal collapsed in Congress this month.

White House national security communications adviser John Kirby speaks at a press briefing at the White House in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

US promises new sanctions on Iran for its support of Russia’s war in Ukraine, potential missile sale

The White House is promising to unveil new sanctions on Iran in the coming days in retaliation for its arms sales that have bolstered Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

White House promises ‘major sanctions’ on Russia in response to Alexei Navalny’s death

The White House says it is preparing additional “major sanctions” on Russia in response to opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s death last week in an Arctic penal colony.

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Friday, Feb. 16, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden says Navalny’s reported death brings new urgency to the need for more US aid to Ukraine

President Joe Biden says that the apparent death of Russian anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny brings new urgency to the need for Congress to approve tens of billions of dollars for Ukraine to stave off Moscow’s invasion.

White House national security communications adviser John Kirby speaks at a press briefing at the White House in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Russia has obtained a ‘troubling’ emerging anti-satellite weapon, the White House says

The White House has publicly confirmed that Russia has obtained a “troubling” emerging anti-satellite weapon, but says it cannot directly cause “physical destruction” on Earth.

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on a $95 billion Ukraine Israel aid package being debated in Congress, in the State Dining Room of the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden allies, rivals both want transcript of his special counsel interview released. It could happen

President Joe Biden avoided criminal charges around his handling of classified documents in part because of his answers during a lengthy interview with the special counsel investigating him.

FILE - Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, speaks during a House Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Nov. 20, 2019. Turner says he has information about a serious national security threat and urges the administration to declassify the information so the U.S. and its allies can openly discuss how to respond. Turner, a Republican from Ohio, gave no details about the threat in his statement. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Russian efforts to create anti-satellite weapons are cause for US concern

The U.S. has gathered highly sensitive intelligence about Russian anti-satellite weapons that has been shared in recent weeks with the upper echelons of government.

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on a $95 billion Ukraine Israel aid package being debated in Congress, in the State Dining Room of the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden says Trump’s remarks about NATO are ‘un-American’

President Joe Biden says Donald Trump’s comments calling into question the U.S. commitment to defend its NATO allies from attack were “dangerous” and “un-American.”

President Joe Biden speaks in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden forms task force to avoid mishandling of classified documents during presidential transitions

President Joe Biden has launched a task force aimed at addressing the “systemic” problem of mishandling classified information during presidential transitions.

President Joe Biden delivers remarks to the National Association of Counties Legislative Conference, Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden campaign trumpets joining TikTok, despite his own administration’s security concerns

President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign is defending its new TikTok account as a vital way to boost its appeal with young voters.

Jordan's King Abdullah II speaks as President Joe Biden listens in the Cross Hall of the White House, Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Biden says ‘key elements’ of a Gaza deal are on the table as he meets with Jordan’s King Abdullah

President Joe Biden has welcomed Jordan’s King Abdullah II to the White House for talks on how to end the months-long war in Gaza and plan for what comes afterward.