(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden turned 82 years old on Wednesday, an age milestone never before reached by a sitting commander in chief. The president had no public events on his Wednesday calendar, having returned from a South America trip late Tuesday night.

Before President Joe Biden leaves the White House when his term ends on Jan. 20, he hosted the 2023-24 NBA champion Boston Celtics at Washington D.C.

The Senate won’t hold votes on four of President Joe Biden’s appellate court nominees as part of a deal with Republicans to allow for speedier consideration of other judicial nominations

Senate leaders have reached a deal that will smooth the path for Democrats to confirm several of President Joe Biden’s district court nominees, averting Republican procedural tactics that significantly slowed down the process,

President Joe Biden has a good chance to outdo President-elect Donald Trump‘s 234 federal judgeship confirmations thanks to an agreement between Senate Republicans and Democrats this week. A deal struck by Senate leadership this week gives Biden a shot at confirming as many judges as Trump did,