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Biden talks about national unity in his Christmas address.
US President Joe Biden, while addressing an election rally, said, “We can’t take democracy for granted any longer.” He added that it’s important to make sure the US economy is healthy so that “we’ll be able to put our people back to work”. Biden was referring to the attack on the US Capitol on January…
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Subpoena Trump was voted on by a panel to wrap up its case.
Former US Vice President Joe Biden has said he told then President Donald Trump how he can appoint a special counsel with full subpoena power to ensure that those who are attempting to steal the 2020 election are charged and convicted. Biden made the comments in response to House Judiciary Committee’s report on Trump’s alleged…
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The Biden admin has differing views on the path ahead for Ukrainians.
US President Joe Biden will hold talks with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Summit. “(Biden) will reinforce the fundamental message on this trip to President Zelenskyy directly, to the Ukrainian people, the American people and the world publicly, that the United States will stand withUkraine for…
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After Russian missile strikes on Ukraine, Biden promised advanced air defense systems.
US President Joe Biden condemned Russia’s strike on Ukraine and vowed to continue US security assistance “including advanced air defense systems”, the White House said. Biden also underlined his ongoing engagement with allies and partners to continue imposing costs on Russia, it added. Earlier, the Ukrainian Defense Intelligence Agency said that Russia had been planning…
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People close to Biden say she is all in for a second White House run.
US President Joe Biden and former President Barack Obama will be attending a rally for Democratic nominee for the US Senate in Philadelphia on December 5, their spokesperson said. This will be the first time Biden and Obama will attend a public event together since they left office. Earlier, Biden said that he wasn’t sure…
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The election is driving a central tension.
US President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have both travelled to China for their first meeting since the November 6 election. The meeting comes on the second day of Biden’s three-day trip to China. It’s believed to be the first face-to-face meeting between the leaders since the 2016 presidential election.
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Biden vows to expand the U.S. involvement in Africa.
US President Joe Biden will travel to Africa later this week and announce plans to invest over $50 billion in Africa over the next three years to help it become a “more prosperous, healthier and technologically advanced” place. Biden will also appoint a special representative to implement the commitments made at the UN’s COP27 summit…
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Biden will give a speech to a large number of leaders.
US President Joe Biden, who is on a three-day official visit to Egypt, has announced an investment of $55 billion in African countries over the next three years. Biden said this during the US-Africa Leaders Summit. He also honoured the first Africa nation to make the World Cup semi-finals, congratulating the Democratic Republic of the…
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There is an opinion on why Putin can’t win inUkraine.
US President Joe Biden has “underlined his ongoing engagement with allies and partners to continue imposing costs on Russia, holding Russia accountable for its war crimes and atrocities, and providing Ukraine with security, economic…assistance,” the White House said. Earlier, Biden said that the US will send Patriot missile defense system to Ukraine in response to…
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China and Russia are making inroads into Africa, where the U.S. welcomes leaders.
The US has announced that it will invest $56 billion in Africa over the next three years in economic, security and health, as a part of the first-ever US-Africa Summit. It will also name Johnnie Carson, a longtime foreign service officer, to a new role of special representative for Africa. Biden is reportedly planning to…
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The bill would protect same-sex marriage.
During a 2012 interview, US Senator Joe Biden had said that he wouldn’t support a law to recognise same-sex marriages. Biden’s remarks came hours after the Supreme Court ruled in favour of same-sex marriage, ruling that a fertilized egg has a right to be considered a “person” under the US Constitution. He added that he…
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Biden administration scales back student loan forgiveness plan.
US President Joe Biden’s administration on Friday said that it will not cancel any student loan debt after an appeals court ordered a stay on the program. The 8th US Circuit Court of Appeals on October 21 put the administration’s student loan forgiveness plan on administrative hold, which will last until January. Biden had announced…
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‘Politically homeless is not political Hopeless’ is an opinion.
A CNN-SSRS poll has found that Democratic candidates won outright among voters who somewhat disapproved of Joe Biden. In many races, Democrats won by a wide margin because voters who disapproved of Biden voted for them. Among those who align with the Democratic Party, 14% said the party needs to recruit younger candidates or do…
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Russia demanded that a spy held in Germany be freed.
US President Joe Biden said the government is in “close contact” with the family of Paul Whelan, an American man who has been detained in Russia since 2018. This comes after Russian authorities released American Brittney Griner and jailed Russian citizen Viktor Bout in a prisoner swap. The US is working to secure Whelan’s release,…
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Americans’ views of the state of the country are slightly better according to a CNN poll.
US President Joe Biden on Saturday urged Americans to vote in November’s elections and added that “nothing will create morechao or do more damage to the American economy”. “Nothing will create more chaos or do more damage to…US economy,” Biden added. Meanwhile, a CNN poll claimed that 74% Americans said their financial situation has worsened…
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Biden is going to bring Paul Whelan home from Russia.
US President Joe Biden said that Russia is treating Paul Whelan, a US citizen held in a Russian penal colony since 2014, differently than Brittney Griner, who was released on Thursday. Biden added that Russia’s accusation that Whelan was a spy made him higher up than the other two men released in April. “Sadly, Russia…
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States went in different directions during the midterms.
US voters have elected Democratic President Joe Biden to his first four-year term in office, making him the first Democrat since Bill Clinton in 1996 to hold the office. Biden became the first US vice presidential candidate to win the presidency since Harry Truman in 1946. In 2020, Biden became the first Democratic presidential nominee…
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Two rising stars show how to win in the GOP.
Former US Vice President Joe Biden on Monday said he believed that President Donald Trump was “probably the worst President in American history”. He added that he also believes that Trump was “probably the greatest President in the history of American politics”. Biden’s comment came after Trump claimed he won the November 6 US presidential…
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There are three things Americans should learn from China.
US President Joe Biden’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan said the White House wasn’t viewing the world “solely through the prism of strategic competition”, adding that Biden “made the Big Lie an article of faith in the MAGA Republican Party – a minority of that party”. Sullivan added that Biden raised North Korea, China and…
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US president’s past promises in meeting with China are under scrutiny.
US President Joe Biden brought up North Korea, China and other countries during his meeting with Asian leaders, the White House said. Biden raised concerns about the activities at Ream Naval Base, which is believed to be a joint venture between Cambodia and China, the White House added. He also raised concerns about activities at…
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Biden had a meeting with a Chinese leader.
Top officials from the US government and the Taliban met in-person in Afghanistan for the first time since the death of al-Qaedafounder Ayman al-Zawahiri, reports said on Sunday. The meeting came as US Vice President Joe Biden was in Cambodia for the East Asia Summit. Earlier, Biden urged Cambodian PM Hun Sen to “reopen civic…
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Korea gets squeezed between the US and China, which leads toYankees, Go Home!
US President Joe Biden said on Thursday that the US will continue to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the ASEAN in its “struggle to achieve a peaceful future”. Biden’s statement came as he landed in Cambodia for the G20 summit. US and ASEAN have signed more than 200 bilateral agreements during Biden’s tenure, including agreements on trade…
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The Democratic Party and Joe Biden were not defeated during the last election.
Former US President Joe Biden, during a campaign stop, said, “This is going to be a very tough election.” His comments came as the US was set to hold the mid-terms elections on November 6. “There’s lots of uncertainty, but I’m optimistic that we’ll come back stronger than we were,” he added. “We’re going to…
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The states went differently in the midterms.
Four Republican candidates that rejected, questioned or tried to overturn President Joe Biden’s victory will be elected as state elections chiefs, all of them in Republican-dominated states. The candidates are Mark Finchem in Arizona, Paul Sarbanes in Georgia, Kari Lake in Nevada and Jay Inslee in Washington. The Republicans had argued that Biden had won…
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Catherine Masto is the winner of the Nevada Senate race.
US Senator Joe Biden has congratulated his Democratic colleagues for their victories in the US Senate elections. “This victory shows that Americans are ready for a new generation of leadership in the United States Senate,” he said. “We’re going to continue to work together to create American jobs and rebuild America’s middle class,” Biden added.