Timeline of the Joe Biden presidency (2024 Q1) explained

The following is a timeline of the presidency of Joe Biden during the first quarter of 2024, from January 1 to March 31, 2024. To navigate between quarters, see timeline of the Joe Biden presidency.

Timeline

January 2024

Week 155
Date	Events	Photos/Videos
Monday, January 1
Tuesday, January 2
Wednesday, January 3
Thursday, January 4
Friday, January 5	President Biden delivers remarks at a campaign event at Montgomery County Community College, Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, near the Revolutionary War battle site of Valley Forge. First Lady Jill Biden is in attendance.^[1] ^[2]
Saturday, January 6
Sunday, January 7
Week 156
Date	Events	Photos/Videos
Monday, January 8	President Biden speaks at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina and compares Trump's election denialism to the Confederates who refused to accept they had lost the American Civil War.^[3]
Tuesday, January 9
Wednesday, January 10
Thursday, January 11	President Biden confirms that the United States and the United Kingdom, supported by Australia, Bahrain, Canada and the Netherlands, launched an attack on areas controlled by the Houthi rebels in Yemen.^[4]
Friday, January 12	During a trip to Pennsylvania, President Biden defends strikes on Iran-backed Houthi militants over their attacks on shipping in the Red Sea and vows to respond again.^[5] Biden's primary opponent for the Democratic nomination for president, U.S. Representative Dean Phillips, tells Politico that he believes representatives of the Biden campaign were using access to pressure liberal media outlets into blackballing and not platforming him.^[6]
Saturday, January 13	President Biden says that the United States does not support Taiwan's independence, after the victory of the Democratic Progressive Party candidate, who is opposed to unification with China.^[7] ^[8]
Sunday, January 14
Week 157
Date	Events	Photos/Videos
Monday, January 15
Tuesday, January 16
Wednesday, January 17	A non-binding resolution denouncing the Biden-Harris administration's handling of the U.S. southern border passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 225-187, with 211 Republicans and 14 Democrats supporting it.^[9] ^[10] ^[11] In a letter sent to Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on the same day, President Biden says that Brazil and the United States will "stand side by side to ensure that democracy continues to triumph." Biden calls Lula a friend and says there is much to be done by both leaders. The American president expressed agreement with Lula's speech on the anniversary of the 2023 January 8 coup attacks in Brasília.^[12]
Thursday, January 18	The United States House of Representatives approves a stopgap bill to fund the federal government through early March and avert a partial government shutdown.^[13]
Friday, January 19	President Biden signs the Further Additional Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act into law. The United States Department of Education approves the cancellation of $4.9 billion in federal student loan debt for close to 74,000 borrowers.^[14]
Saturday, January 20	President Biden completes his third year in office. Biden's primary opponent for the Democratic nomination for president, U.S. Representative Dean Phillips, tells Axios that he thinks it would be "impossible" for Biden to do the job for four more years. And even being so blunt as to say, "At that stage of life, it is impossible ultimately to conduct, to prosecute the office of the American presidency in the way that this country in the world needs right now. That is an absolute truth."^[15]
Sunday, January 21
Week 158
Date	Events	Photos/Videos
Monday, January 22
Tuesday, January 23	President Biden wins the non-binding New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary through write-in votes, winning over 60% of the vote.^[16] U.S. Representative Dean Phillips also wins a significant number of votes in the New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary, winning over 19% of the vote.^[17] President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris join forces at a rally to campaign for abortion rights in Virginia.^[18]
Wednesday, January 24
Thursday, January 25
Friday, January 26
Saturday, January 27	President Biden and his opponent in the primary, U.S. Representative Dean Phillips, spoke at the South Carolina Democratic Party's First-in-the-Nation Celebration dinner in Columbia, South Carolina.^[19]
Sunday, January 28	President Joe Biden speaks about his religious faith during a church service at Saint John Baptist Church in West Columbia, South Carolina.^[20]
Week 159
Date	Events	Photos/Videos
Monday, January 29
Tuesday, January 30
Wednesday, January 31

February 2024

Week 159
Date	Events	Photos/Videos
Thursday, February 1
Friday, February 2	President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden attend a dignified transfer of fallen troops at the Dover Air Force Base for the 3 reservists killed in the Tower 22 drone attack.^[21]
Saturday, February 3	President Biden wins the South Carolina Democratic presidential primary.^[22]
Sunday, February 4
Week 160
Date	Events	Photos/Videos
Monday, February 5
Tuesday, February 6	The House of Representatives fails to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas in a vote of 214–216.^[23] President Biden signs the Overtime Pay for Protective Services Act into law. President Biden wins the Nevada Democratic presidential primary.^[24]
Wednesday, February 7	At night, President Biden mistakenly refers to a conversation he had with Angela Merkel in 2021 as having taken place with the late German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, who died in 2017.^[25]
Thursday, February 8	The Department of Justice decides not to charge President Biden relating to the Joe Biden classified documents incident, and he is described as a “well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory” with “diminished faculties in advancing age” in a report from Special Counsel Robert Hur.^[26] ^[27] President Biden responds by speaking against the report's description of his faculties. President Biden confuses the president of Egypt, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, with the president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador.^[28]
Friday, February 9	President Biden holds a bilateral meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the White House.^[29] President Biden signs the Moving Americans Privacy Protection Act into law.
Saturday, February 10
Sunday, February 11	President Biden tells Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Israel should not proceed with a military operation in Rafah without a plan to ensure the safety of the estimated one million people sheltering there.^[30]
Week 161
Date	Events	Photos/Videos
Monday, February 12	President Biden holds a bilateral meeting with King Abdullah II of Jordan at the White House.^[31]
Tuesday, February 13	Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is impeached by the House of Representatives on the charge of "failure to enforce immigration laws" in a vote of 214–213.^[32] ^[33]
Wednesday, February 14
Thursday, February 15
Friday, February 16
Saturday, February 17
Sunday, February 18
Week 162
Date	Events	Photos/Videos
Monday, February 19
Tuesday, February 20	The United States vetoes a United Nations Security Council resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in the ongoing Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip.^[34]
Wednesday, February 21	Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Brasilia, Brazil.^[35]
Thursday, February 22
Friday, February 23
Saturday, February 24
Sunday, February 25
Week 163
Date	Events	Photos/Videos
Monday, February 26	President Biden is interviewed on Late Night with Seth Meyers.^[36]
Tuesday, February 27	President Biden wins the Michigan Democratic presidential primary.^[37]
Wednesday, February 28
Thursday, February 29	President Biden travels to Brownsville, Texas, to visit the U.S.–Mexico border.

March 2024

Week 163
Date	Events	Photos/Videos
Friday, March 1	President Biden holds a bilateral meeting with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at the White House.^[38] President Biden signs the Extension of Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act into law. President Biden says that the United States will use planes to drop humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip in the coming days. His announcement is made a day after more than 100 Palestinians were killed during a supply delivery.^[39]
Saturday, March 2	In response to the flour massacre, the U.S. military begins airdropping food aid into Gaza.^[40]
Sunday, March 3
Week 164
Date	Events	Photos/Videos
Monday, March 4
Tuesday, March 5	President Biden wins fifteen of sixteen states in the Super Tuesday contests: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, and Virginia. Businessman Jason Palmer wins the American Samoa Democratic caucus.^[41]
Wednesday, March 6	US Representative Dean Phillips suspends his campaign for the Democratic nomination for President and endorses Biden.^[42] Biden calls Phillips on the phone.^[43] Biden admits in the phone call that if he had been a younger lawmaker, he too would have challenged an aging commander-in-chief and promises Phillips a White House meeting.^[44]
Thursday, March 7	President Biden delivers his third official State of the Union Address.^[45] During his speech, President Biden criticizes Donald Trump, without mentioning the former president by name, and states that freedom is at risk. This is the final speech of Biden's term as president of the United States.^[46]
Friday, March 8	President Biden signs the Airport and Airway Extension Act into law.
Saturday, March 9	President Biden signs the Consolidated Appropriations Act into law. In an interview with the TV channel MSNBC, President Biden says that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is “harming more than helping” Israel with his stance in the Gaza Strip.^[47]
Sunday, March 10
Week 165
Date	Events	Photos/Videos
Monday, March 11	Marcia Fudge announces her resignation from her position as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, effective March 22.^[48]
Tuesday, March 12	President Biden holds a bilateral meeting with Polish President Andrzej Duda and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk at the White House.^[49] President Biden wins the primaries in Georgia, Mississippi, Northern Mariana Islands, and Washington, clinching enough delegates to officially become the presumptive nominee of the Democratic Party.
Wednesday, March 13
Thursday, March 14
Friday, March 15	President Biden celebrates Saint Patrick's Day, the national holiday of Ireland. As is tradition on this day in the White House, President Biden received a bowl of shamrock from the Taoiseach of Ireland Leo Varadkar and held a bilateral meeting with him. This was the second time since 2020 (and the Biden Presidency overall) that the shamrock bowl was received in person as the 2021 and 2022 ceremonies were virtual due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Saturday, March 16
Sunday, March 17	President Biden hosts a St. Patrick's Day brunch with Catholic leadersin the East Room of the White House. The Taoiseach of Ireland, Leo Varadkar, attends the event with his partner, Matthew Barrett.^[50] ^[51]
Week 166
Date	Events	Photos/Videos
Monday, March 18	President Biden signs the End Fentanyl Act and the Disaster Assistance Deadlines Alignment Act into law.
Tuesday, March 19	President Biden wins the primaries in Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, and Ohio.
Wednesday, March 20
Thursday, March 21
Friday, March 22	President Biden signs a bill that designates a federal building in Detroit as the Rosa Parks Federal Building.^[52] Secretary Fudge's resignation takes effect, as Adrianne Todman assumes the position of acting HUD secretary.^[53]
Saturday, March 23	President Biden signs the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act into law. President Biden wins the primaries in Louisiana and Missouri.
Sunday, March 24
Week 167
Date	Events	Photos/Videos
Monday, March 25	The United States abstains on a resolution for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, which is approved by the United Nations Security Council.^[54]
Tuesday, March 26	President Biden says the federal government will pay for repairs to the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland following its collapse. He also announces plans to visit Baltimore in the near future.^[55]
Wednesday, March 27
Thursday, March 28
Friday, March 29
Saturday, March 30	President Biden wins the North Dakota primaries.^[56]
Sunday, March 31

See also

• Presidential transition of Joe Biden
• List of executive actions by Joe Biden
• List of presidential trips made by Joe Biden (international trips)
• Timeline of the 2024 United States presidential election

Notes and References

1. News: Transcript: Biden's First Campaign Speech of the 2024 Election Year . 2 December 2024 . U.S. News & World Report . 5 January 2024.
2. News: Biden Urges Americans to Resist Trump’s ‘Campaign of Revenge’ . 2 December 2024 . U.S. News & World Report . 5 January 2024.
3. Web site: Milligan . Susan . Biden Links Trump Election Denialism, Confederate ‘Lost Cause’ . U.S. News & World Report . December 3, 2024. January 8, 2024.
4. Web site: Statement from President Joe Biden on Coalition Strikes in Houthi-Controlled Areas in Yemen . The White House . 19 August 2024 . en . 11 January 2024.
5. Web site: Biden defends strikes on Houthis, vows to respond again . ABC News . 14 November 2024 . en . 12 January 2024.
6. Web site: Schaffer. Michael . Dean Phillips: I'm Being Blackballed — and It's Joe Biden's Fault . Politico . November 29, 2024. January 12, 2024.
7. Web site: Após vitória de partido contrário à unificação com a China, Biden diz que não apoiará independência de Taiwan . G1 . 7 October 2024 . pt . 13 January 2024.
8. News: Biden: US Does Not Support Taiwan Independence . 2 December 2024 . U.S. News & World Report . 13 January 2024.
9. Web site: Adragna . Anthony . 14 Dems vote with GOP as House condemns Biden handling of southern border . Politico . 26 September 2024 . 17 January 2024.
10. Web site: H. RES. 957 . 118th Congress . 26 September 2024 . 11 January 2024.
11. Web site: Schnell . Mychael . These 14 Democrats voted for a GOP resolution denouncing Biden’s ‘open-border policies’ . The Hill . 26 September 2024 . 17 January 2024.
12. Web site: Natuza Nery and Matheus Moreira . Em carta, Biden chama Lula de amigo e diz que estarão lado a lado para que a democracia triunfe . G1 . 29 September 2024 . pt . 26 January 2024.
13. News: Richard Cowan, Makini Brice and David Morgan . US Congress Passes Bill to Avert Government Shutdown, Sends It to Biden . 3 December 2024 . U.S News & World Report . 18 January 2024.
14. News: Camera . Lauren . Biden Administration Cancels Another $5 Billion in Student Loan Debt . 30 November 2024 . U.S News & World Report . 19 January 2024.
15. Web site: Thompson . Alex . Dean Phillips’ lonely campaign cuts deeper at Biden’s age . Axios . 29 September 2024 . 20 January 2024.
16. Web site: Caroline Vakil . Julia Mueller . 2024-01-24 . 5 takeaways from the New Hampshire primary . 2024-02-22 . The Hill . en-US.
17. Web site: New Hampshire Democratic Primary Election Results . The New York Times . 27 November 2024 . 30 January 2024.
18. News: Biden and Harris Paint Trump as Freedom's Enemy at Abortion Rally in Virginia . 2 December 2024 . U.S. News & World Report . 23 January 2024.
19. Web site: Olorunnipa . Toluse . Biden, Phillips appeal to S.C. voters, but crowd has clear favorite . Washington Post . September 23, 2024 . January 27, 2024.
20. News: Biden Speaks on Religious Faith at South Carolina Church . 4 December 2024 . U.S. News & World Report . 28 January 2024.
21. Web site: 2 February 2024 . Hand over heart, Biden joins grieving families of US troops killed in Jordan as remains arrive home . 2 February 2024 . . en.
22. News: 2024-02-03 . South Carolina Democratic Primary Results . 2024-02-22 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
23. Note: 214 Republicans voted yea while 212 Democrats and 4 Republicans voted nay with 1 Republican not voting.
24. Web site: Bustillo . Ximena . Lopez . Ashley . 2024-02-06 . Biden wins Nevada's Democratic presidential primary . 2024-07-04 . npr.org.
25. Web site: Em resposta a promotor, Joe Biden diz que sua memória está boa, mas pouco depois chama líder do Egito de 'presidente do México' . G1 . 22 July 2024 . pt . 8 February 2024.
26. News: Shear . Michael D. . 2024-02-08 . Special Counsel’s Report Puts Biden’s Age and Memory in the Spotlight . 2024-07-04 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
27. Web site: Lucas . Ryan . Diaz . Jaclyn . 2024-02-08 . Justice Department will not charge Biden in classified documents probe . 2024-07-04 . npr.org.
28. Web site: Desistência de Biden: os momentos críticos que fizeram campanha à reeleição 'derreter' . G1 . 22 July 2024 . pt . 22 July 2024.
29. Web site: 2024-02-09 . Readout of President Joe Biden’s Meeting with Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany . 2024-07-05 . The White House . en-US.
30. News: Biden diz a Netanyahu que Israel deve proteger população de Rafah . 29 November 2024 . Agência Brasil . 11 February 2024 . pt.
31. Web site: 2024-02-12 . Readout of President Biden’s Meeting with His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan . 2024-07-05 . The White House . en-US.
32. Web site: McDaniel . Eric . Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas impeached by House Republicans . NPR . 29 November 2024 . 13 February 2024.
33. Note: 214 Republicans voted yea while 210 Democrats and 3 Republicans voted nay with 2 Republicans and 2 Democrats not voting.
34. News: U.S. casts lone veto against UN resolution calling for immediate cease-fire in Gaza . . Edith M. . Lederer . February 20, 2024 . April 2, 2024 .
35. News: Leitura da reunião: Encontro do secretário Blinken com o presidente Lula . 1 December 2024 . Embaixada e Consulados dos EUA no Brasil . 21 February 2024 . pt.
36. Web site: Miller . Zeke . Boak . Josh . 2024-02-27 . Biden jokes Taylor Swift endorsement is 'classified' in interview with late-night comic Seth Meyers . 2024-07-05 . AP News . en.
37. Web site: Michigan presidential primary results . 2024-07-05 . AP News . en.
38. Web site: 2024-03-01 . Readout of President Joe Biden’s Meeting with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of Italy . 2024-07-05 . The White House . en-US.
39. Web site: Governo Biden vai usar aviões para lançar ajuda humanitária em Gaza . G1 . 14 September 2024 . pt . 1 March 2024.
40. News: US military aircraft airdrop thousands of meals into Gaza in emergency humanitarian aid operation . . Tara . Copp . Seung Min . Kim .
41. News: Who is Jason Palmer, the only Democrat to beat Joe Biden on Super Tuesday? . . March 6, 2024 . September 14, 2024 .
42. Web site: March 6, 2024 . Dean Phillips ends presidential campaign and endorses Biden. September 14, 2024 . NBC News . en. Shabad, Rebecca . Egwuonwu, Nnamdi.
43. Web site: Phillips . Kyra . Dean Phillips said Biden called him after dropping out of 2024 presidential race . ABC News . 19 November 2024 . 7 March 2024.
44. Web site: Christenson . Josh . Biden promised Dem challenger Dean Phillips a White House meeting — that ‘never happened’ . New York Post . 19 November 2024 . 8 November 2024.
45. Web site: Becket . Stefan . Hubbard . Kaia . Quinn . Melissa . 2024-03-08 . State of the Union highlights and key moments from Biden's 2024 address . 2024-07-05 . www.cbsnews.com . en-US.
46. Web site: Wesley Bischoff . Felipe Gutierre . Em discurso do Estado da União, Joe Biden diz que liberdade está em risco e critica Trump sem citar o nome do ex-presidente . G1 . 14 September 2024 . pt . 7 March 2024.
47. Web site: Biden diz que Netanyahu está 'prejudicando mais do que ajudando Israel' com postura em Gaza . 23 July 2024 . pt . 10 March 2024.
48. News: HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge to resign, says affordable housing is 'an American issue' . . March 11, 2024 . April 2, 2024 .
49. Web site: House . The White . 2024-03-12 . Readout of President Biden’s Meeting with President Andrzej Duda and Prime Minister Donald Tusk of Poland . 2024-04-01 . The White House . en-US.
50. News: WATCH: Biden and Irish prime minister speak at White House celebration of St. Patrick’s Day . 12 November 2024 . PBS News . 17 March 2024.
51. News: Remarks by President Biden at a St. Patrick’s Day Brunch with Catholic Leaders . 12 November 2024 . The White House . 17 March 2024.
52. News: House votes to move Rosa Parks name to federal building in Detroit . Melissa Ann . Burke . . March 13, 2024 . April 2, 2024 .
53. News: White House weighs Fudge replacement options at HUD . . March 15, 2024 . April 2, 2024 .
54. Web site: Conselho de Segurança da ONU aprova resolução de cessar-fogo imediato em Gaza . G1 . 23 September 2024 . pt . 25 March 2024.
55. Web site: Shabad . Rebecca . Biden says Baltimore bridge rebuild should be paid for by the federal government after collapse . NBC News . March 27, 2024 . March 26, 2024.
56. Web site: 2024-04-01 . 2024 North Dakota Election Results . 2024-07-04 . AP NEWS . en.