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Pedestrians walk over an overpass as a cloud of smoke raises after an explosion in Lviv, Western Ukraine, Friday, March 18, 2022. The mayor of Lviv says missiles struck near the city's airport early Friday. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Live updates: Zelenskyy says 9,000 leave besieged Mariupol

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

President Joe Biden meets virtually with Chinese President Xi Jinping from the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, on Nov. 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Biden talks with Xi, is expected to press China over supporting Russia’s war in Ukraine

By Jeff Mordock and David R. Sands - The Washington Times

Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, is interviewed by the Associated Press, Thursday, March 17, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

HHS chief says turning the page on COVID-19 depends on Congress

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Second gentleman Doug Emhoff listens as he meet with women entrepreneurs for a panel discussion while visiting Mi Casa Resource Center in Denver, on March 11, 2022. The White House says Emhoff has tested positive for COVID-19. Vice President Kamala Harris tested negative, but is curtailing her schedule as a result of her husbands positive test. (Jason Connolly/Pool via AP)

COVID numbers are falling, but not for those in Biden’s circle

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

White House press secretary Jen Psaki speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Thursday, March 17, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

White House defends Russia’s role in Iran nuclear deal

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Gas prices are displayed at a filling station in Yardley, Pa., Monday, March 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Biden, not Putin, causing pain at the gas pump

By Joseph Curl

Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, talks to reporters during votes, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Lawmakers warn of high stakes as Biden prepares for call with Xi

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

In this satellite picture provided by Planet Labs PBC, fire and smoke is seen at Kherson International Airport and Air Base in Kherson, Ukraine, Tuesday, March 15, 2022. A suspected Ukrainian strike on the air base damaged Russian helicopters and vehicles Tuesday. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

Biden sets Europe trip as Russia inches forward in Ukraine

By Guy Taylor, Jeff Mordock and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

FILE - Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill, Feb. 1, 2022, in Washington. A Senate committee on Tuesday, March 15, approved a bipartisan blueprint to overhaul the nation’s public health system. Murray and Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., worked for over a year on the contours of the bill. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Pandemic preparedness bill moves ahead; funding still needed

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar - Associated Press

In this file photo, Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., speaks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, June 15, 2021. Mrs. Murray chairs the Senate Health Committee, which on March 15, 2022, advanced the PREVENT Pandemics Act, 20-2, with Republican senators Rand Paul of Kentucky and Mike Braun of Indiana being the two votes against. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) **FILE**

Senate committee advances bill that preps for next pandemic, scrutinizes COVID-19 response

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden speaks at the National League of Cities Congressional City Conference, Monday, March 14, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

White House to shrink gender pay gap for federal employees

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

The White House is seen at dusk in Washington on Nov. 19, 2014. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

White House restarting public tours as COVID-19 cases wane

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden walks to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, March 8, 2022, for a short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, Md., and then on to Philadelphia to speak to the House Democratic Caucus Issues Conference. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

US slashes Russia trade status, bans alcohol and seafood

By Zeke Miller and Josh Boak and Chris Megerian - Associated Press

Prices are shown at a gas station's pump in South San Francisco, Calif., Wednesday, March 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Old dog, new tricks: Lessons for Joe Biden amid sky high gas prices

By Tim Constantine

President Joe Biden signs the American Rescue Plan, a coronavirus relief package, in the Oval Office of the White House, March 11, 2021, in Washington. It's been one year since President Joe Biden signed the American Rescue Plan, a $1.9 trillion package of relief measures intended to fight the coronavirus pandemic and help the economy rebound. Although it was heralded as an early success for Biden, the impact of the legislation remains controversial. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Biden’s inflation plan will only pour ‘fuel on the fire,’ warn fiscal hawks

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

A billboard showing a woman getting her blood pressure taken stands behind a sign displaying gas prices in downtown Los Angeles, Wednesday, March 9, 2022. The average price for a gallon of gasoline in the U.S. hit a record $4.17 on Tuesday as the country prepares to ban Russian oil imports. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Biden administration ups pressure on oil companies, Wall Street to ramp up domestic production

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Posters of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in Iraq in a U.S. drone attack in Jan. 3, 2020, are seen in front of Qiam, background left, Zolfaghar, top right, and Dezful missiles displayed in a missile capabilities exhibition by the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard a day prior to second anniversary of Iran's missile strike on U.S. bases in Iraq in retaliation for killing Gen. Soleimani, at Imam Khomeini grand mosque, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Jan. 7, 2022. Iran put three ballistic missiles on display on Friday, as talks in Vienna aimed at reviving Tehran's nuclear deal with world powers flounder. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) **FILE**

Bipartisan House group warns Biden against looming Iran nuclear deal

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

South Korea's presidential candidate Yoon Suk-yeol of the main opposition People Power Party poses for a photo before a televised debate for the upcoming March 9 presidential election at KBS studio in Seoul on Wednesday, March 2, 2022. (Jung Yeon-je/Pool Photo via AP)

Biden congratulates South Korea’s President-elect, invites him to White House

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this undated file photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, two Chinese SU-30 fighter jets take off from an unspecified location to fly a patrol over the South China Sea. China flew more than 30 military planes, including SU-30 fighter jets, toward Taiwan on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2021, the second large display of force in as many days.(Jin Danhua/Xinhua via AP) **FILE**

From Europe to Asia to South America, U.S. security guarantees stretch around the world

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

In this photo released by Saudi Royal Palace, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, waves to French President Emmanuel Macron, upon his arrival in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, Dec. 4, 2021. Saudi Arabia’s crown prince was heading Monday, Dec. 6, 2021, to Oman, the first stop of a tour of Gulf Arab states that will see him meet neighboring rulers and allies as the kingdom closely watches negotiations in Europe to revive Iran’s nuclear deal with world powers. (Bandar Aljaloud/Saudi Royal Palace via AP, File)

Saudi Arabia, UAE leaders decline calls from Biden amid surging oil prices

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times