Category: US President Joe Biden

US, Philippines Call for Peace Across Taiwan Strait in Joint Statement

The United States and the Philippines reaffirmed the need for peace across the Taiwan Strait in a joint statement issued Monday amid Beijing’s intimidating actions against the self-ruled island. President Joe Biden met with his Philippine counterpart, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., at the White House and issued a joint statement reaffirming their commitment to deepen the…


Both Sides Double Down on Debt Ceiling Positions Ahead of Biden-McCarthy Meeting

President Joe Biden has invited House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and other congressional leaders to a meeting on raising the nation’s debt limit, but he has no intention of negotiating on the matter. Instead, the president will use the May 9 sit-down to remind Republicans of their constitutional duty to raise the debt ceiling and…


ANALYSIS: Does Banking Crisis Increase Urgency for Biden to Negotiate on Debt Ceiling?

A third U.S. bank failure in two months was not tied to the political standoff over the debt ceiling and is unlikely to impact negotiations on raising the nation’s statutory borrowing limit, but that could change, experts say. First Republic Bank was taken over by bank regulators on May 1, becoming the second-largest bank failure…


Biden Says ‘Ironclad’ US-South Korea Alliance Founded on Shared Beliefs

The United States and South Korea have maintained an “ironclad alliance” for more than seven decades due to their shared beliefs in democracy and freedom, U.S. President Joe Biden said on Sunday. His remarks came after South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s six-day visit to the United States ending Saturday. The two leaders met on April…


Nuclear Sharing Not Part of Washington Declaration With South Korea: US Official

The agreement between the United States and South Korea to strengthen U.S. extended deterrence does not constitute a “de facto nuclear sharing” between the two allies, a White House official said. “I don’t think that we see this as a de facto nuclear sharing,” Edgard Kagan, special assistant to the president and senior director for…


ANALYSIS: Debt Ceiling Crisis Tests Biden’s Leadership

News analysis For weeks, President Joe Biden successfully shifted responsibility for the debt ceiling crisis onto the shoulders of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.). By refusing to risk the “full faith and credit” of the United States in negotiating over the debt ceiling, the president was able to portray the speaker as “holding the economy…


Biden Planning Papua New Guinea Stopover Ahead of Quad Summit, Official Says

U.S. President Joe Biden will briefly visit Papua New Guinea (PNG) during his trip to Australia next month, an official from the southwestern Pacific nation said, in a move that will help boost the U.S. engagement in the region. PNG’s Foreign Minister Justin Tkatchenko told reporters on Thursday that Biden is planning to visit the nation’s…


Biden Doubles Down on Call for Clean Debt Ceiling After GOP Debt Bill Passes House

President Joe Biden is ignoring Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and his repeated call for negotiations on the nation’s debt ceiling following House passage of a Republican debt and spending bill. For weeks, Biden has refused to negotiate over raising the $31.4 trillion debt limit saying that doing so would put the “full faith and credit…


Biden, South Korea’s Yoon Issue ‘Extended Deterrence’ Pledge Aimed at North Korea

The United States has had no success in persuading Kim Jong Un’s North Korean regime to denuclearize, but a new deal in reaffirming a 70-year treaty will keep South Korea from building its own nuclear arsenal. In exchange for South Korea’s commitment to remain in compliance with the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, the United States will…


Biden to Unveil New ‘Extended Deterrence’ Measures Against North Korea During Summit With Yoon

U.S. President Joe Biden and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol this week will announce a new suite of “major deliverables on extended deterrence” aimed at “denuclearizing” North Korea, White House officials said on Monday. “The two leaders will have an extensive discussion about reinforced and enhanced extended deterrence commitments,” National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan…