Joe Biden

Born November 20, 1942, Joe Biden began his political career as a councilman in Deleware's New Castle County. At age 29, he was one of the youngest members ever elected to the U.S. Senate. On January 20, 2009, after 36 years as an American senator, Biden was sworn in as the 47th Vice President of the United States.

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The Miracle of Chocolate

Vice President Joe Biden has endorsed a suggestion made by a Milwaukee second-grader that bullets be made of chocolate so no one will get killed and "no one will be sad." In a response to Myles, Biden wrote: "If we had guns that shot chocolate, no...

In Case You Missed It

Democrats seek new gun control compromise; the IRS is in hot water; Jesse Jackson Jr. may have another problem; and Republicans diss President Obama's Environmental Protection Agency nominee. — Joyce Jones

American Spirit

Speaking at a memorial service for the MIT police officer killed by the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, Vice President Joe Biden called the two brothers perverted, cowardly, knock-off jihadis and said the best way for the nation to defeat terror...

An Angry Obama Reacts to Senate Gun Control Defeat

President Obama chides Senate lawmakers for their failure to pass "common sense" gun control measures.

Obama Says He's "Determined as Ever" for Gun Bill

President Obama travels to Connecticut to continue push for Congress to vote on and pass gun control legislation.

Transcript: Remarks By the President on Gun Safety

President Obama calls for swift, common-sense action on gun control.
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