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Spencer Platt/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden, in his Memorial Day message to the nation, said Americans have a “responsibility” to uphold democratic ideals for which so many service members and their families have sacrificed In a speech at the amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery, on a cloudy morning in Washington, Biden honored those […]
Tom Merton/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Biden administration announced this week that it is releasing 1 million barrels of gasoline from a Northeast reserve in an effort to reduce prices when drivers hit the road this summer. The gasoline will be sold in 100,000-barrel tranches over a six-week stretch between Memorial Day and July 4, […]
Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — President Joe Biden was met with silent protests as he delivered the commencement address at Morehouse College in Atlanta on Sunday, after some students and faculty members voiced strong opposition to his visit over the president’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. In his speech before the president’s address, […]
Caroline Purser/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Friday announced new grants aimed at further desegregating magnet schools, as he marked the 70th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court ruling that desegregated America’s public schools. “My Department of Education is investing $300 million, including another $20 million announced today to […]
Thinkstock/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department on Thursday informed House Republicans that President Joe Biden has formally asserted executive privilege over the audio of his interview with special counsel Robert Hur, a move that DOJ says effectively shields Attorney General Merrick Garland from any criminal exposure as the Republican lawmakers move toward trying to […]
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden and Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee, are set to face off in an ABC News presidential debate in September. Trump and Biden said they have both agreed to a prime-time debate at ABC News studios on Sept. 10. Before that, they will […]
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday challenged Donald Trump to participate in two 2024 presidential debates. “Donald Trump lost two debates to me in 2020. Since then, he hasn’t shown up for a debate,” Biden said in a video message his campaign posted to social media. “Now […]
Shawn Thew/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday will announce new tariffs on $18 billion worth of Chinese imports, including a sharp tax hike on electric vehicles, to help protect his administration’s investments in key sectors in the United States. “The president’s actions ensure that American businesses and workers have the […]
Scott Olson/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden is expected to quadruple tariffs on electric vehicles from China from roughly 25% to 100%, and raise other tariffs on key industries including semiconductors, solar, and batteries in an announcement Tuesday, according to a source familiar with the decision. The action has implications for the 2024 presidential […]
Scott Olson/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden is taking heat from all sides as he faces what could be the most fraught moment in the Israel-Hamas war since fighting broke out seven months ago. A dizzying number of recent developments, both at home and abroad, have underscored the politically perilous path Biden finds himself […]