Tag: Joe Biden

Biden Marks Memorial Day With Visit to Arlington National Cemetery

President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden are joined by Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff to mark Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery. SCHEDULE: 1440 GMT – The Bidens depart the White House en route to Arlington National Cemetery 1450 GMT – The Bidens arrive at Arlington National Cemetery 1500…


Biden Says Debt Limit Deal Reached as Lawmakers on Both Sides Express Concerns

President Joe Biden championed the new bipartisan budget agreement to avoid a default on the national debt, saying it “prevents the worst possible crisis.” The administration and House Republican leaders looked to garner support for a tentative deal to increase the country’s borrowing limit amid ballooning government debt following weeks of intense negotiations. Following the…


Biden Says Deal Reached as Lawmakers on Both Sides Express Concerns

President Joe Biden championed the new bipartisan budget agreement to avoid a default on the national debt, saying it “prevents the worst possible crisis.” The administration and House Republican leaders looked to garner support for a tentative deal to increase the country’s borrowing limit amid ballooning government debt following weeks of intense negotiations. Following the…


DeSantis Says He Would Sign Legislation to Defund ‘Corrupt’ IRS

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis called IRS a “corrupt organization” and said he would welcome a bill abolishing the agency if elected president in 2024. DeSantis made the comments during an interview with conservative radio host Dana Loesch on May 25, a day after the governor announced his White House bid on Twitter. “If Congress defunded…


McCarthy: White House, Republicans Reach Debt Ceiling Agreement ‘In Principle’

The White House and House Republicans have reached an agreement in principle, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced on Saturday evening. “We still have a lot of work to do. But I believe this is an agreement in principle that’s worthy of American people,” McCarthy told reporters on Capitol Hill. “That’s historic reductions in spending, consequential reforms…


McCarthy: White House, Republican Leaders Reach Debt Ceiling Agreement ‘In Principle’

The White House and House Republicans have reached an agreement in principle, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced on Saturday evening. “We still have a lot of work to do. But I believe this is an agreement in principle that’s worthy of American people,” McCarthy told reporters on Capitol Hill. “That’s historic reductions in spending, consequential reforms…


White House, Republican Leaders Reach Debt Ceiling Agreement ‘In Principle’

The White House and House Republicans have reached an agreement in principle, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced on Saturday evening. “We still have a lot of work to do. But I believe this is an agreement in principle that’s worthy of American people,” McCarthy told reporters on Capitol Hill. “That’s historic reductions in spending, consequential reforms…


Major Update on Debt Ceiling Talks

The White House and House Republicans have reached an agreement in principle, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced on Saturday evening. “We still have a lot of work to do. But I believe this is an agreement in principle that’s worthy of American people,” McCarthy told reporters on Capitol Hill. “That’s historic reductions in spending, consequential reforms…


Biden Welcomes the NCAA Men’s Basketball Champion Team to White House

U.S. President Joe Biden welcomes the University of Connecticut Huskies Men’s Basketball team to the White House at 5:00 p.m. ET on May 26 to celebrate their 2022–2023 NCAA Championship season. …


RFK Jr. Worried Americans Feel Elections Are ‘Rigged,’ Calls for Debate With Biden

Democrat presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that the Democratic Party needs to be restored to a trusted “template of democracy” and called on President Joe Biden to debate him. “We’re living in a time in this country when there’s so many Americans who feel like this whole system, the economic system and the…