Tag: White House

  • Biden will have a difficult time meeting his $11 billion climate change promise

    Biden will have a difficult time meeting his $11 billion climate change promise

    The US Congress has passed a budget allocating $1 billion to international climate aid, $377 million more than the same budget items during the Trump administration. However, the White House had asked for $5.3 billion in funding in its 2023 budget request in March. The Climate Policy Initiative believes that agencies could increase their spending…

  • Biden issued his first veto on retirement investment resolution

    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…

  • The push to ban TikTok in the US is not about privacy

    The push to ban TikTok in the US is not about privacy

    The White House is working on a labeling program to secure internet-of-Things (IoT) devices and incentivise manufacturers to meet cybersecurity standards, the National Security Council (NSC) said. “A labelling program to secure such devices would provide American consumers with…peace of mind that the technology being brought into their homes is safe, and incentivise manufacturers to…

  • Georgia prosecutor wants to know about Gingrich and Flynn in a state election probe

    Georgia prosecutor wants to know about Gingrich and Flynn in a state election probe

    The Georgia prosecutor probing whether Donald Trump and others illegally tried to interfere in the 2020 election filed paperwork seeking to compel testimony from former US House Speaker Newt Gingrich and former national security advisor Michael Flynn. He also met with Trump, attorney Sidney Powell and others at the White House on December 18, 2020.

  • The controversial Alaska oil-drilling project was explained by the willow project

    The controversial Alaska oil-drilling project was explained by the willow project

    The US government may reduce the number of drilling pads in the Nuiqsut Oil-Gas Project (‘Willow’), which would release 9.2 million metric tonnes of climate-warming carbon pollution a year, according to an environmental impact statement. The White House has also said it may modify the scope of the project. It will plant trees to mitigate…

  • Why Trump is the clear favorite for the GOP presidential nomination in four years

    Why Trump is the clear favorite for the GOP presidential nomination in four years

    Donald Trump’s failure to win the 2024 presidential race has left the US President with no option but to run for the 2020 presidential election, a Republican leader said. Trump has not won a presidential election since he was elected to the White House in 2016. He has also failed to win two Cabinet posts…

  • The pilots of Russia and Ukranian fight in the sky

    The pilots of Russia and Ukranian fight in the sky

    US President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy discussed the US’ support to Ukraine during their meeting at the White House on Wednesday, the White House said in a statement. Zelenskyy’s visit was the first by a Ukrainian leader in 10 years, it added. Zelenskyy arrived in Ukraine from the US on Wednesday after…

  • Biden and House Democrats have a track record of legislative success

    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…

  • His point is made due to Republicans’ reaction to Biden’s speech

    His point is made due to Republicans’ reaction to Biden’s speech

    US President Joe Biden’s daughterorous relationship with his son Hunter Biden is being investigated by the House Oversight Committee, a Republican source told CNN on Saturday. The source also said that Hunter Biden and his family moved into the White House last year, adding, “There were times when mother and daughter moved into the White…

  • The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Biden’s student loan debt relief plan

    The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Biden’s student loan debt relief plan

    The US Justice Department said it would appeal a judge’s ruling on President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness program. The judge had ruled that Biden’s initiative was unconstitutional, and his administration could not unilaterally cancel student loans of government employees. “We firmly disagree with the District Court’s ruling on our student debt relief program,” the…

  • The White House war room is ready to fight when Republicans investigate Biden

    The White House war room is ready to fight when Republicans investigate Biden

    Hunter Biden, Special Counsel to US President Joe Biden, in a report stated the White House has ” seasoned lawyers on this team…who know how to handle investigations.” He said the White House has seasoned lawyers on that team who know how to handle investigations. The White House said the investigations are politically motivated and…

  • Biden said that she was for the president’s plan to run in 2024

    Biden said that she was for the president’s plan to run in 2024

    Former First Lady Michelle Obama has said she thinks US President Joe Biden is doing a great job, adding that “nothing’s been planned as yet” for his second run for the White House. “When Donald Trump announced that he was going to run in 2024, I think everyone did a collective look toward D.C. to…

  • Ronna said requiring a loyalty pledge is a lot easier than it looks

    Ronna said requiring a loyalty pledge is a lot easier than it looks

    Former US President Donald Trump will support the Republican nominee in the upcoming White House elections because he is the one, a Trump campaign spokesperson told CNN. “Trump would like to be on the debate stage…I think President Trump would like to be on the debate stage,” the spokesperson added. The spokesperson further said that…

  • Biden is the first president to visit the southern border

    Biden is the first president to visit the southern border

    The US government has released a new asylum rule that bars migrants who travelled through other countries to reach its border from applying for asylum. The new rule bars migrants who travelled through other countries to reach the US-Mexico border from applying for asylum in the United States. It was released by the White House…

  • A source said that the Trump lawyer spoke with federal investigators

    A source said that the Trump lawyer spoke with federal investigators

    The Department of Justice has demanded former US President Donald Trump to return any outstanding documents marked as classified, a report said. Justice Department officials have demanded in recent weeks to former President Trump’s attorneys that he return any outstanding documents marked as classified, making clear they do not believe he has returned all materials…

  • Joe Biden has a greatest strength and greatest vulnerability

    Joe Biden has a greatest strength and greatest vulnerability

    US President Joe Biden has said that “it’s time for an elder statesman” to take over as the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee. This comes as former President Donald Trump said that he won’t be running for the White House again in four years. “I don’t want to go back to when I was born,” Trump…

  • Is the United States ready for a back-to-back Pandemics?

    Is the United States ready for a back-to-back Pandemics?

    The White House on Thursday launched a new public campaign aimed at preparing Americans ahead of a surge in COVID-19 cases this winter. White House COVID-19 response coordinator Dr Ashish Jha said, “The stakes are even higher as the United States confronts a trio of threats.” Earlier, President Joe Biden had said that COVID-19 vaccine…

  • The election is being driven by tension

    The election is being driven by tension

    After Joe Biden won the 2020 US Presidential election, ex-President Donald Trump said that he’d be “happy to” support him in 2024 if Biden ran for the White House again. Trump added that his two years of fury over the 2020 election may have turned off voters in 2022, when several election-denying candidates he promoted…

  • Russia’s war has recently been updated in Ukraine

    Russia’s war has recently been updated in Ukraine

    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that US President Joe Biden assured him that “we will be providing Ukraine with military assistance for as long as it takes”. Zelenskyy’s remarks came during a meeting with US President Joe Biden in the White House. US President Joe Biden promised to provide more military aid to Ukraine during…

  • There was a search for unidentified objects that were shot down

    There was a search for unidentified objects that were shot down

    The US military shot down a high-altitude object over Alaska within the last hour, said John Kirby, a spokesman for the White House National Security Council. President Joe Biden said on Thursday that there is no evidence that the objects shot down in North American air space are tied to China’s spy balloon program.

  • Here is everything we know about what happened over North America

    Here is everything we know about what happened over North America

    US President Joe Biden authorised fighter jets to shoot down three objects over North America last weekend, the White House has said. “President Biden authorised…US fighter aircraft assigned to NORAD to conduct the operation and…F-22 shot down the object in Canadian territory in close coordination with Canadian authorities,” the statement added. It was not clear…

  • According to the doctor’s report, Biden remains healthy and vigorous

    According to the doctor’s report, Biden remains healthy and vigorous

    US President Joe Biden has been discharged from the hospital after undergoing a medical check-up, White House said. Biden’s doctor Patrick O’Conner said that the President was discharged after being diagnosed with a non-valvular atrial fibrillation, commonly known as a-fib. “The President remains fit for duty, and fully executes all of his responsibilities without any…

  • The House January 6 committee gave Trump more time to turn over documents

    The House January 6 committee gave Trump more time to turn over documents

    The US House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform said that former President Trump failed to comply with the subpoena for documents and testimony. According to the committee, former President Trump failed to comply with the subpoena for documents and testimony. The committee is investigating Trump’s alleged mishandling of classified information during his time in…

  • Columnists Weigh in on ‘Nikki Haley Will Not Be the Next President’

    Columnists Weigh in on ‘Nikki Haley Will Not Be the Next President’

    South Carolina’s Nikki Haley, who announced her candidacy for US President on Sunday, has reportedly said that she wants to become the next US President. “I’m going to do what’s necessary for the country,” she added. This comes amid reports that ex-US President Donald Trump is planning to run for the White House in 2024.

  • GOP needs one challenger, the first one is Trump

    GOP needs one challenger, the first one is Trump

    Former US President Donald Trump’s ex-adviser Nikki Haley is expected to announce that she’s running for the White House on February 15, according to a CNN report. Dave Wilson, President of the Palmetto Family Council, said since she left the governor’s office for the UN there was a sense in South Carolina that she was…