President Joe Biden is finally visiting East Palestine — over a year after the Ohio community was exposed to dangerous toxic chemicals when a Norfolk Southern freight train derailed on the eastern side of the town. The move by Biden only comes as the 2024 election season begins in earnest and Democrats look to defend a vulnerable Senate seat in Ohio held by Sherrod Brown. Since the derailment, over 176,000 tons of contaminated soil have been removed from the area, along with 39 million gallons of water. Over 1 million...

President Joe Biden will be visiting East Palestine just one year after the Norfolk Southern train derailment. On Feb. 16, Biden will come to East Palestine to discuss how the administration is working to hold Norfolk Southern accountable. Biden will also discuss the commitment to ensuring the people of East Palestine are not defined by this event. Additionally, he will touch base on how his administration is delivering on the needs of families, businesses, and affected residents. Want us to continue to follow through on a story? Let us know....

President Joe Biden will visit East Palestine, Ohio, on Friday, more than a year after a train derailment sent more than 1 million pounds of toxins into the town’s soil, water and air. Biden has been under intense pressure to visit East Palestine since the Norfolk Southern train derailed on February 3, 2023. The White House said shortly after the train’s derailment that the president would find a time to visit, but that did not happen last year. Former President Donald Trump visited East Palestine about three weeks after the...