Joe Biden

President Joe Biden visits Illinois, Gov. JB Pritzker signs a new law that’ll make big changes to insurance coverage, Illinois’ Assault Weapons Ban goes to court, and the Chicago Bears are still looking for a new home. All those issues and more round out the week’s news and politics for June 30, 2023.

President Biden plans to address the nation today following the bipartisan approval of legislation that raises the debt limit. Stay with us for special coverage of Biden’s speech starting at 6PM CT on WSIU.

President Biden is delivering remarks in Poland on the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Biden on Monday made a secret visit to Kyiv and met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a show of U.S. support. President Biden scheduled to speak at 10 a.m. CT.

President Biden delivers a speech at the U.N. General Assembly's annual gathering in New York City. Biden is expected to address Russia's war in Ukraine, global food insecurity, global health and climate issues. The address is scheduled to begin at 9:35 a.m. on Wednesday, September 21.

President Biden travels to Philadelphia to deliver a speech about what the White House calls the "battle for the soul of the nation" outside Independence Hall. The speech comes two months before the midterm elections and as his travel schedule, especially to the battleground state of Pennsylvania, has ramped up. Biden's remarks set for 7 p.m. CT on Thursday, Sept. 1.

President Biden delivers a primetime address on guns following recent deadly mass shootings in New York, Texas and Oklahoma. Biden is expected to call on Congress to pass laws to combat gun violence.

President Biden is holding a press conference in Brussels following a meeting with NATO allies about the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.

President Biden will speak from the White House today at 9:45am.

Stream President Biden's State of the Union address tonight at 7pm. It will be followed by the Republican response provided by Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds.

President Biden will deliver remarks on his nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court.