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Biden is running for reelection in defiance of Trump and History
US President Joe Biden has announced that he is running for re-election in the 2024 elections. Biden, who won the 2020 presidential election, said, “I’m entering this race because it’stime to finish the job.” The 80-year-old has been serving as the President since 2013 and is the oldest person to hold the office.
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Biden has a good idea of his prospects in four years
US Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced that he is running for a second term as President of the US in the 2024 elections. “Let’s finish the job. More rights or fewer,” Biden said in a three-minute video announcing his candidacy. Biden is only 80 years old, making him the oldest person to serve…
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The Supreme Court is going to make it easier for women to get the abortion pill
US President Joe Biden has said that he continues to stand by the US Food and Drug Administration’s decision to approve the drug mifepristone, which is used in abortions, for sale. “I will continue to defend FDA’s independent, expert authority to review, approve, and regulate a wide range of prescription drugs,” Biden added.
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A member of the National Guard has been arrested for leaking classified documents
US President Joe Biden has travelled to Dublin Castle for an official visit. Biden was accompanied by his wife, Jill Biden, and their two children during his visit to Dublin. Biden’s visit comes a day after he visited the US Capitol, where he received a briefing from Deputy Homeland Security Secretary Ben Carson on the…
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Biden is going to Ireland for a number of reasons
US President Joe Biden, who arrived in Ireland for a three-day visit, will also visit Belfast and Dublin over the week. This will be Biden’s third visit to Ireland since taking office in the White House in January last year. Last year, Biden met with Irish President Mary McAleese during his first visit to the…
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There is a long-term problem with the GOP silence on guns and abortion
US President Joe Biden said that the shooting in Nashville, Tennessee was a “terrible reminder” that “we have to do everything we can to prevent such atrocities”. Biden added, “As a country, we have to do more than just respond to these events.” He also said, “Our thoughts and prayers are with all those affected…
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Biden is going to Ireland in part for homecoming and also for diplomacy and politics
US Vice President Joe Biden’s visit to Northern Ireland this week would be a big help in resolving some of the differences, Sinn Fein MP Conor Kennedy said. “The Good Friday Agreement is certainly one of those things where you can get real bipartisan buy-in in Washington,” he added. Biden arrived in Northern Ireland on…
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As it transmits reports to Congress, the Biden review blames Trump’s decisions for the chaos in Afghanistan
US President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan in 2020 was “severely constrained” by the conditions created by former President Donald Trump, the National Security Council (NSC) said in its summary report. The report cited the Trump agreement with the Taliban in 2020, arguing it limited Biden’s options for withdrawing American troops.
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The president called the indictment “political persecution”
US President Donald Trump on Thursday said that the indictment of Vice-President Joe Biden was “unfair” and a “witch hunt”. He added that Biden was “captured” during a “witch hunt” against him by the Democrats. Earlier, Trump called Biden’s arrest a “complete travesty” and an “unprecedented act of politics”. Biden is accused of lying to…
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Russia has small nuclear weapons that could be dangerous for Putin and Ukraine
US President Joe Biden has said that the US has a direct threat of using a nuclear weapon against Russia. “I don’t think there is any such thing as the ability to easily use a tactical nuclear weapon and not end up with Armageddon,” he added. The US doesn’t consider Russia a “state sponsor of…
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Biden issued his first veto on retirement investment resolution
The House of Representatives has passed a measure that would overturn the US government’s fiduciary rule that allows investors to make investments using environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors. The move comes after President Joe Biden issued the first veto of his presidency over the bill. The White House warned that Biden would veto the…
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Biden vetoes the retirement investment resolution for the first time
US President Joe Biden’s aides have been working on the outlines of his State of the Union address that will come early next year. “A lot of people told him that this wouldn’t resonate…it wasn’t the message, or that it’s outdated,” Stef Feldman, Biden’s former campaign policy director, told CNN. Biden viewed his infrastructure proposal…
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Biden’s Social Security and Medicare promises are not realistic
US President Joe Biden has proposed a tax increase for people who make over $400,000 per year, to extend the life of Medicare. Biden said he’s confident that “an overwhelming majority of Americans support” lowering drug prices while extending Medicare’s solvency. He added that his proposals were “common-sense changes” that most people would support.
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The first lady praises Biden, but stops short of an endorsement
Former US First Lady Michelle Obama has said that she thinks President Joe Biden is “doing a great job” and added, “My guess is…I hope Jill and I get a little time to actually sneak away for a week.” However, she stopped short of endorsing Biden for another four-year term. This comes after Biden said…
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The student loan debt relief program won’t be blocked at the moment by the Supreme Court
US President Joe Biden’s administration’s move to exclude borrowers with privately held federal loans from the student loan forgiveness plan could weaken legal argument behind it, University of Alabama law professor Thomas Prelogar said. The US has asked the Supreme Court to review lower-court orders blocking Biden’s student debt relief plan. The Supreme Court has…
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Jamie Dimon, CEO of JP Morgan Chase says thatUkraine invasion is a top economic concern
US President Joe Biden has said he “not think there’s any imminent attempt on the part of China to invade Taiwan”. “We need to work together to tackle global issues, including climate change, debt relief, and food security,” he added. Biden further said that it was useful for the US position on Taiwan and its…
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Sandy Hook was the start of misinformation
US President Joe Biden has said that survivors of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting are “increasingly taking action” and demanding lawmakers to stand up to the “corporate gun industry and take comprehensive steps” to reduce the recent “influx” of mass shootings. Biden added that his efforts to end gun violence are “the’mass shooting generation'”.
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Chicago votes for change
Democratic senator Joe Biden has said that he does not support “some of the changes” being proposed by the Washington DC Council “such as lowering penalties for carjackings”. “I support D.C Statehood and home-rule – but I don’t support some of the changes,” he added. This comes a day after Biden said that he supports…
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The idea of a competency test for old politicians is ridiculous
After US President Joe Biden said he had to call his wife to find out if he was running for reelection in 2024, Jill Biden said, “I’m all for him running.” However, she added, “Nothing’s been planned as yet.” On being asked if she thought the 72-year-old Biden was “too old”, Jill said, “I don’t…
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Biden and House Democrats have a track record of legislative success
The White House has begun preparations for a “bipartisan new reality in the US House of Representatives from 2020”, The Washington Post reported. White House officials reportedly are looking at moderate Republicans and the incoming class of freshmen Republicans who flipped districts President Joe Biden won two years earlier. White House officials acknowledged the sweeping…
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Vice President Joe Biden’s approval is falling as he takes center stage from Donald Trump
Over half of people who searched for President Joe Biden or President Donald Trump in the last two weeks searched for Biden, according to a report. The peak in searches for Biden compared to Trump came in September 2021 after US withdrew troops from Afghanistan. Biden has reached the highest percentage in comparison to Trump…
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The Quiet Insurrection missed the January 6 Committee
US Republican Representative Jim Jordan, who leads the House Oversight Committee, said on Thursday that House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy is “the right guy to lead” the committee. The committee has held hearings on Biden’s policies and federal COVID-19 spending, and the handling of allegations surrounding Hunter Biden’s laptop. In October, Jordan had said that…
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Even as the U.S. pushes for more oil drilling, Biden tightens methane emissions rules
US President Joe Biden’s administration is ramping up efforts to reduce methane emissions, targeting the oil and gas industry for its role in global warming. According to ex-US Vice President Al Gore, a two to 3% methane leak is equivalent to the climate advantage of methane gas. However, Biden has pressed energy producers for more…
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The judge is wrong in blocking student loan relief
US President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness program, which aims to help millions of borrowers amid the coronavirus pandemic, has been rejected by a federal judge. A judge in Missouri and a Supreme Court justice in Alabama also rejected challenges to the program. Biden’s program aims to deliver debt relief before federal student loan payments…
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Congress looks at China as economic and security threats loom
US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday held a one-on-one meeting in Vietnam, the first time they have met in over 10 years. “I’m very happy with the result of this meeting,” Xi said after the meeting. However, Biden’s spokesman said that the two leaders had agreed that they would not…