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President Joe Biden on Wednesday welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to the White House, hailing him as “Man of the Year” during a meeting in the Oval Office. “By the way, we have a famous thing that occurs once a year, we pick the man of the year in Time Magazine,” Biden said. “You are the man of the year in the United States of America.” Zelensky’s trip to Washington, DC, is the first time he has left Ukraine since Russia invaded his country.

Christmas is in the air at the White House, as Jill Biden welcomed the official tree to kick off the start of the holiday season. The first lady was on hand for the customary arrival of the White House Christmas tree on Monday. Holding the hand of her 2-year-old grandson, Beau, Biden exclaimed, “I love the tree!” Biden said that Beau “wanted to come out and see the tree.” “Beautiful,” she told reporters.

President Joe Biden welcomed John Podesta, one of Washington’s biggest swamp creatures, back to the White House on Wednesday. “John is a good friend,” Biden said, speaking to reporters during a cabinet meeting at the White House. “This is his first day on his new job.” Biden brought in Podesta to help the White House allocate $370 billion in funding from the president’s climate change bill to green energy projects. “John, thanks for agreeing to come aboard,” Biden said. Podesta slipped in and out of Democrat administrations for decades, pulling strings in Washington to gain enormous personal power and wealth.

President Joe Biden’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has welcomed nearly 10,000 Ukrainians at the United States-Mexico border since the beginning of February with plans to lure even more to the U.S. From February 1 to April 6, internal DHS data published by CBS News reveals that the Biden administration is increasing its so-called “processing” of Ukrainians at the border.

Count another baby among George W. Bush's growing brood of grandchildren — the former president's daughter Barbara Pierce Bush just gave birth to her first child. Pierce Bush and husband Craig Coyne welcomed baby Cora on Monday, according to a statement from the ex-commander in chief. "With full hearts, Laura and I are delighted to announce the birth of our new granddaughter," Bush said on Tuesday.

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont (D) this week celebrated the White House’s request to accept hundreds of Afghan refugees following the Biden administration’s botched withdrawal from Afghanistan, proclaiming it to be “our obligation and our duty to ensure these Afghan refugees feel welcome” in his state. “Yesterday afternoon, my administration was informed by the White House that our state will soon be asked to accept as many as 310 Afghan refugees for resettlement in Connecticut,” Lamont said in a statement on Thursday, emphasizing he welcomes the Afghans “with open arms into our wonderful state.”

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad said in an interview released on Friday that the United States is welcome to join the battle against "terrorists" in Syria — as long as it is in cooperation with his government and respects the country's sovereignty. Speaking with Yahoo News, Assad said he has not had any communication — direct or indirect — with President Donald Trump or any official form the new U.S. administration. But the Syrian leader appeared to make a gesture to the new U.S. president in the interview, saying he welcomes Trump's declaration that he will make it...

Not many people, including Catholics, are aware of Raúl Castro's background. The brother of Fidel is in fact a sociopath who served as an executioner during the revolution as well as after his brother took power. Raúl was known for his ruthlessness and brutality. Years after the revolution, the homicidal maniac, who quite possibly is demon possessed, suggested that his nickname should be "Raúl the Terrible" for his role in hundreds of killings. He even executed a close friend, Gen. Arnaldo Ochoa, on orders from Fidel in 1989. Cubans who dare to criticize the government or the policies of this...

First lady Michelle Obama is kicking off the holiday season by welcoming the White House Christmas tree. Mrs. Obama, daughters Malia and Sasha and first dog Bo greeted the arrival of a 19-foot Fraser fir from Peak Farms in Jefferson, N.C. The tree arrived Friday on a horse-drawn carriage. It will be displayed in the Blue Room of the White House. The first lady says the tree is "perfect."

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says that by any measure he and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev "have made significant progress and achieved concrete results." He said their discussions would have been unlikely just 17 months ago when Obama took office. Obama spoke during a joint press conference with Medvedev in the East Room on Thursday. The press conference followed a morning of private talks between the two leaders and their administrations. It was their seventh meeting since Obama took office.

An eclectic mix of 200 Jewish politicians and literary, athletic, academic and entertainment icons joined President and First Lady Barack and Michelle Obama in the East Room of the White House Thursday afternoon in celebration of Jewish American Heritage Month. Dining on elegant kosher food prepared under the supervision of Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbi Levi Shemtov, the guests – who included children’s author Judy Blume, boxer Dmitry Salita, and Alan Veingrad, the former Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl champion who went on to embrace his religious identity and encourage others to do the same – represented what many were calling a departure from...

(IsraelNN.com) Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu welcomed the announcement by Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas that he will meet the Prime Minister during a U.N. conference. Netanyahu said that for a long time he considered the possibility of the two meeting, without preconditions, in order to advance the peace process. Netanyahu said, “The Palestinians will raise during the meeting the issue of Jerusalem and refugees and we will state our opinions.

PARIS - A million revelers cheered fireworks in Sydney. Beijing started the year with singing and dancing displays hosted by Summer Olympics organizers. And rare celebrations resounded in war-torn Baghdad. Across the globe, people gathered for parties, shot off fireworks and held out hopes for a peaceful and prosperous 2008. But reminders of violence were apparent as well as security was tightened in many nations. Fireworks were canceled in downtown Brussels, Belgium, where police last week detained 14 people suspected of plotting to help an accused al-Qaida militant break out of jail. In Paris, where festivities centered on the famous...

WASHINGTON - Talk about an inconvenient truth. l Gore finally won his place in the Oval Office on Monday — right next to George W. Bush. Forever linked by the closest and craziest presidential race in history, the two men were reunited by, of all things, White House tradition. Gore was among the 2007 Nobel Prize winners who were invited in for a photo and some chatter with the president; Gore got the recognition for his work on global warming. The two men stood next to other, sharing uncomfortable grins for photographers and reporters, who were quickly ushered in and...

VAIL, Colo., March 8, 2007 – For the fourth consecutive year, 25 veterans wounded in the global war on terrorism will test their mettle on the slopes thanks to the Vail Veterans Program’s winter sports clinic that kicked off here yesterday. “We’re really a stepping stone in their recovery. This is therapeutic for them to be here,” Cheryl Jensen, director of the Vail Veterans Program said during a kick-off dinner here yesterday. “By the time they leave here, they’re totally comfortable with themselves or have confidence that they never had. “They grow emotionally and physically while they’re here in...

WASHINGTON - The Bush administration called a deal to begin dismantling North Korea's nuclear weapons program a breakthrough, but the North's history of broken promises kept the celebrations to a minimum. There was worry, too, that accommodation of North Korea would encourage brinksmanship by Iran or other would-be nuclear states. The bargain among six nations gives North Korea energy, food and other aid in exchange for shuttering its main nuclear reactor. It does not expressly require the North to give up existing weapons or testing now, and the agreement does not spell out how negotiators will resolve issues that have...

WASHINGTON - A White House management official said Thursday there is "very little real accountability" in the federal government, and he welcomed the tougher oversight the Democrats have promised now that they control Congress. "There cannot be enough accountability in the federal government," said Clay Johnson, deputy director of the Office and Management and Budget, which supervises executive branch agencies. "There is very little today. Very little real accountability." Yet Johnson challenged Democratic lawmakers to help solve problems — not just hold hearings about them. Democrats now control Congress for the first time in Bush's presidency, and they are promising...

COLUMBUS, Ohio , Sept. 15, 2006 -- In a significant event in the diplomatic arena, an agreement signed here a week ago kicked off a partnership between the state of Ohio and the Republic of Serbia. Serbian President Boris Tadic (left) holds a Minutemen statue presented to him by U.S. Army Lt. Gen. H Steven Blum, chief of the National Guard Bureau, during a Sept. 7 dinner for Tadic at Blum’s home at Fort McNair, in Washington. Tadic endorsed Serbia’s participation in the National Guard’s State Partnership Program with Ohio during his visit to the U.S. Photo by Master...

6/15/2006 - ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England (AFPN) -- The first two HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters from the 56th Rescue Squadron arrived here from Naval Air Station Keflavik, Iceland, via a C-17 Globemaster III June 12 and 13. With the closure of NAS Keflavik, five aircraft and many operators and maintainers are moving here as part of the realignment of the Iceland-based units. “We’re thrilled to welcome the Airmen from the 56th to RAF Lakenheath,” said Brig. Gen. Robert P. Steel, 48th Fighter Wing commander. “Although they’ve been a part of our wing for about a year as a geographically...

FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (June 8, 2006) -- The Fort Campbell, Ky., Fisher House opened its doors June 6 to Soldiers and families in need of a place to stay during hospitalization at Blanchfield Army Community Hospital. The grand opening showcased the eight-family “comfort home” designed to give Soldiers and families a home away from home. The facility has private bedrooms and bathrooms with a shared kitchen, living and laundry room. There are now 35 Fishes Houses around the world. Each was built to honor the sacrifices of Soldiers and families for what they do for the country, said Arnold Fisher,...