Tag: US President Joe Biden

Biden Announces Plan to Help Renters Identify Hidden Fees

The Biden administration is exposing so-called junk fees in the housing rental industry in an effort to make the actual cost of housing more transparent to consumers. President Joe Biden announced the initiative on July 19 at a meeting of the White House Competition Council, an inter-agency task force formed in 2021 to combat unfair…


Biden Pledges ‘Ironclad’ Commitment to Israel During Herzog Visit

President Joe Biden reaffirmed his commitment to supporting the U.S.–Israel alliance in a White House meeting with Israeli President Isaac Herzog. “My love for Israel is deep-rooted, long-lasting,” Mr. Biden said on July 18, seated beside Mr. Herzog. “And as I affirmed to Prime Minister [Benjamin] Netanyahu yesterday, America’s commitment to Israel is firm. And…


Biden Says Putin ‘Already Lost the War’ in Ukraine

HELSINKI—The Russian war against Ukraine is all but over President Joe Biden asserted on July 13, saying: “Putin has already lost the war.” The remark came during a press conference welcoming Finland into the NATO alliance. Standing alongside Finland President Sauli Niinisto, Mr. Biden responded to questions about the possibility of Ukraine entering NATO after…


Biden Announces New Student Loan Forgiveness Plan Hours After SCOTUS Ruling

President Joe Biden reacted swiftly to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to invalidate his plan to forgive many student loans by announcing new measures to provide relief to borrowers. Biden made a televised statement on June 30, within hours of the court decision, promising to provide debt relief for some borrowers and a temporary measure…


Biden on Wagner Mutiny: ‘We Were Not Involved’

The United States and its allies had nothing to do with the mutiny undertaken by Yevgeny Prigozhin and the private Russian army known as the Wagner Group that occurred in Russia on June 23 and June 24, according to U.S. President Joe Biden. The president commented on the short-lived insurrection during White House remarks on…


ANALYSIS: The Tale of Two Legal Fates: Hunter Biden’s Plea Deal and Trump’s Indictment

News analysis Lots of presidents have had troublesome family members. Billy Carter, the beer-drinking, public urinating brother of Jimmy Carter, got himself registered as an agent of the Lybian government, sparking a Senate inquiry. Roger Clinton, the ex-convict half-brother of Bill Clinton, earned the Secret Service codename “Headache,” possibly due to antics like reportedly accepting…


Biden Calls Xi a Dictator After US-China Talks

President Joe Biden called Chinese leader Xi Jinping a “dictator” on Tuesday while recalling the spy balloon incident after State Secretary Antony Blinken concluded his visit to Beijing to stabilize U.S.-China ties. Biden said the recent incident with the Chinese spy balloon, which was shot down by the U.S. military after being blown off course over…


Biden and Democrats Already Face Uphill Battle for Florida’s Hispanic Voters in 2024

Over the past six years, Florida’s Hispanic and Latino voters appear to be abandoning the Democratic Party, and as the 2024 elections get closer, President Joe Biden, and all other candidates sporting the blue Democrat label, could be in trouble. Miami Mayor Francis Suarez recently noted a steady rightward trend among Miami-Dade voters over the…


Biden Signs Debt Ceiling Bill, Ending Monthslong Political Battle

President Joe Biden signed the Fiscal Responsibility Act on Saturday, suspending the debt ceiling for 19 months and bringing a monthslong political battle to a close. The compromise legislation negotiated by Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) passed both houses of Congress with bipartisan support this week, averting a potential default on the nation’s…


Biden Signs Debt Ceiling Bill, Ending Months of Political Battle

President Joe Biden signed the Fiscal Responsibility Act on June 3, suspending the debt ceiling for 19 months and bringing a months-long political battle to a close. The legislation negotiated by Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) passed both houses of Congress with bipartisan support last week, averting a potential default on the nation’s…