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Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON, D.C.) — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris described Thursday as a good day for the world after the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. Sinwar, considered the mastermind behind the Oct. 7, 2023, terror attack on Israel that prompted war in Gaza and wider […]
Tristan Wheelock/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden will travel on Sunday to Florida areas ravaged by the back-to-back hurricanes, and announce federal funding for projects to strengthen the electrical grid, according to the White House. Biden will be touring St. Petersburg, one of the hardest hit Florida cities from Hurricane Milton last […]
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Friday said he believes his administration is “breaking through with the truth” when it comes to misinformation surrounding the federal response to Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton. Though Biden also continued his vocal criticism of former President Donald Trump, who he said was “not singularly to […]
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Thursday delivered a sharp rebuke of Donald Trump for spreading misinformation about the federal government’s hurricane response. Speaking on Hurricane Milton at the White House on Thursday afternoon, Biden was asked if he’s spoken to Trump directly. “Are you kidding me? Mr. President Trump, former President […]
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Thursday joined growing calls from Democrats and even one Republican to bring Congress back to pass certain additional disaster aid funding in the wake of the devastation in southeastern states caused by back-to-back hurricanes. Biden told reporters that the Small Business Administration is “pretty right at […]
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (TEL AVIV) — President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on Wednesday, according to the White House. Vice President Kamala Harris also joined the call, the White House said. It marked the first phone call between the two leaders in months, and since fighting has intensified in the Middle […]
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a briefing on Hurricane Helene response and recovery efforts, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on October 1, 2024 in Washington, DC. (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will both head to the Southeast on Wednesday to survey […]
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. military coordinated closely with the Israeli Defense Forces to help defend against Tuesday’s Iranian missile attack, national security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters at a White House briefing shortly after the strike appeared to have ended. “U.S. naval destroyers joined Israeli Air Defense units in firing interceptors […]
Tom Brenner/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Although President Joe Biden bluntly declared that “we need a cease-fire now” in Lebanon, his administration appeared to subdue its messaging on a push for a temporary truce between Israel and Hezbollah, as U.S. officials on Monday acknowledged Israel intends to scale up operations in Lebanon. “Military pressure can, at […]
Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the southern Lebanese village of Khiam, Sept. 25, 2024. (Rabih Daher/AFP via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — As Israel laid the groundwork for a possible ground invasion of Lebanon, the Biden administration on Wednesday was urging diplomacy to resolve the country’s long-simmering conflict with Hezbollah […]
