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boonchai wedmakawand/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A dual U.S.-Israeli citizen who has accused President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter, of corruption has been charged by federal prosecutors in New York with failing to register as a foreign agent while working to advance the interests of China. Gal Luft, 57, has also been charged with […]
Scott Eisen/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday declared a state of emergency in Vermont, where torrential rainfall has triggered life-threatening flash floods. The president’s action frees up federal resources to supplement the state and local response efforts as well as authorizing the Federal Emergency Management Agency to coordinate all disaster […]
Filip Singer – Pool/Getty Images (VILNIUS, Lithuania) — Turkey is dropping its opposition to Sweden’s bid to join NATO, a big development on the eve of the alliance’s 74th annual summit in Vilnius, Lithuania. The announcement was applauded by President Joe Biden and comes a day after he spoke with Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan […]
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden begins a five-day swing through Europe on Sunday with a focus on NATO gathering later this week in Lithuania, as allied countries look to boost support for Ukraine and the possibility of Sweden’s approval to join the military alliance. “We’re looking forward to […]
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden didn’t mince words when it comes to his efforts to crack down on short-term health plans, calling them “a scam” and saying they can leave Americans “played for a sucker.” “You know, in America, it sounds corny, but is fairness something we kind of expect. And I […]
kolderal/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday lamented recent shootings and called for stricter gun reforms in a statement marking one year after the holiday parade mass shooting in Highland Park, Illinois. In the July 4 statement, Biden noted shootings in past days in Philadelphia, Fort Worth, Texas, Baltimore, Maryland, Lansing, Michigan, […]
Thomas Roche/Getty Images (WASHINGTON, D.C.) — President Joe Biden said Friday his administration is moving forward with a new student loan relief plan after the Supreme Court struck down his original program to wipe out $430 billion in debt. Biden detailed the next steps in remarks delivered at the White House, where he was joined […]
Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Lawmakers, legal experts, presidential candidates — past and present — and others are reacting on Thursday to a landmark ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court setting new limits on the use of affirmative action in college and university admissions. In a speech from the White House, President […]
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Thursday blasted the Supreme Court ruling setting new limits on affirmative action as a “severe disappointment,” saying, “we cannot let this decision be the last word.” “The court has effectively ended affirmative action in college admissions and I strongly, strongly disagree with the court’s decision,” Biden said, […]
Scott Olson/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Twice in 24 hours President Joe Biden misspoke when discussing the Russian invasion of Ukraine, referring to it instead as the war “in Iraq.” The first apparent gaffe occurred Tuesday when Biden was courting Democratic donors at a fundraiser in Chevy Chase, Maryland. “Think about this: If anybody told you — […]