President Biden calls United States Coast Guard diver Zach Loesch to congratulate him for rescuing Florida residents during Hurricane Ian just days before he was due to be dismissed over refusing to comply with Biden's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for US service personnel.[1]
Sunday, October 2
President Biden agrees to a prisoner swap with President of VenezuelaNicolás Maduro. President Biden agreed to release two of President Maduro's wife's nephews who had been held in the US on drug charges since 2015, in exchange for the release of seven American citizens held in Venezuela, including five American oil executives, a US Marine veteran and another US citizen.[2]
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Monday, October 3
President Biden announces during a visit to Puerto Rico that his administration would allocate $60 million in funding to help coastal areas in the territory become more storm-resilient.[3]
Vice President Kamala Harris is involved in a car accident in which the vehicle in which she was riding in her motorcade struck a curb, disabling its back wheel. She was promptly moved to another vehicle and sustained no injuries. Secret Service director Kim Cheatle was satisfied the incident was accidental and no disciplinary action was taken against the driver[4]
Tuesday, October 4
Wednesday, October 5
Thursday, October 6
Friday, October 7
Speaking at a Democratic fundraiser in New York, President Biden says: "For the first time since the Cuban missile crisis, we have a direct threat of the use of nuclear weapons", adding "I don't think there's any such thing as the ability to easily use a tactical nuclear weapon and not end up with Armageddon".[5]
Saturday, October 8
Sunday, October 9
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Monday, October 10
Tuesday, October 11
President Biden says that his administration would "re-evaluate" the U.S. relationship with Saudi Arabia after oil production cuts.[6]
During the speech, President Biden mistakenly states that his late son, Beau, "lost his life in Iraq" (Beau survived his service in Iraq and died of brain cancer in the United States in May 2015).[8]
Thursday, October 13
Friday, October 14
Saturday, October 15
Sunday, October 16
Week 92
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Monday, October 17
Tuesday, October 18
Wednesday, October 19
Thursday, October 20
President Biden reacts to the resignation of British prime minister Liz Truss after just 45 days in office, making her the shortest-serving prime minister in British history, saying she "had been a good partner on the Russia and Ukraine, and that the British are going to solve their problems".[9]
Friday, October 21
Saturday, October 22
Sunday, October 23
Week 93
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Monday, October 24
Tuesday, October 25
President Biden receives his third COVID-19 booster shot.[10]
Wednesday, October 26
President Biden holds a bilateral meeting with Israeli President Isaac Herzog at the White House.[11]
Thursday, October 27
Friday, October 28
Saturday, October 29
President Biden votes early in the midterm legislative elections in the United States.[12]
Sunday, October 30
Week 94
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Monday, October 31
President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden participate in the 2022 White House Halloween event.[13]
The midterm elections are held. The Democratic caucus maintained control of the Senate while Republicans gained control of the House of Representatives.
Former President Donald Trump, who was defeated by President Biden in the 2020 election, officially announces his candidacy for president in the 2024 election, paving the way for the first potential rematch between two candidates since 1956.
Wednesday, November 16
Thursday, November 17
Friday, November 18
Saturday, November 19
Sunday, November 20
President Biden celebrates his 80th birthday. He is the first President to reach 80 years of age while still in office.[21]
President Biden signs the Speak Out Act, which protects victims of sexual harassment and misconduct.[35]
Thursday, December 8
Friday, December 9
Saturday, December 10
Sunday, December 11
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Monday, December 12
Following the conclusion to the mandatory recount in Colorado District 3 the midterm elections results are now fully completed with all races called. The final tallies was 48/49 in the Senate with 3 Independents aligning with the Democrats bringing their working total to 51 seats.[a] 213/222 in the House of Representatives with Republicans leading and 24/26 Governors with Republicans leading.[36]
President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden host a Toys for Tots event.[37]
Tuesday, December 13
President Biden signs the Respect for Marriage Act into law, which protects same-sex and interracial marriages.[38]
Wednesday, December 14
President Biden speaks at the U.S.–Africa Business Forum.[39]
President Biden mocks his predecessor Donald Trump's announcement of trading cards on Twitter.[42]
Friday, December 16
The Biden family holds a private memorial to mark the 50th anniversary of the death of Joe Biden's first wife Neilia Biden and their infant daughter Naomi in a car accident.[43]
President Biden signs a short-term funding bill, averting the shutdown of the U.S. government.[44]
Saturday, December 17
Sunday, December 18
Week 101
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Monday, December 19
President Biden holds a bilateral meeting with Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso at the White House.[45]
Tuesday, December 20
Wednesday, December 21
President Biden holds a bilateral meeting and joint press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House. Zelenskyy later addressed a joint session of congress.[46][b]
During a visit to Washington DC, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky presents the medal to the Democrat.[47]
Thursday, December 22
Friday, December 23
Saturday, December 24
Sunday, December 25
President Biden celebrates the second Christmas Day of his administration.[48]
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Monday, December 26
Tuesday, December 27
President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden travel to the US Virgin Islands, vacationing there until after the new year.[49]
^ abKyrsten Sinema, whose seat was not up for election in 2022, left the Democratic Party and became an independent politician in December 2022, after the election but before the swearing in of the next Congress. As a result, 48 Democrats (rather than 49), plus Angus King and Bernie Sanders, independents who caucus with Democrats, were in the Senate upon commencement of the 118th United States Congress, on January 3, 2023. Sinema has opted to caucus with neither party but to continue to align with the Democrats, bringing the Democratic Senate majority to 51 seats.[33][34]