Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) sharply criticized President Joe Biden’s unwillingness to negotiate terms for raising the nation’s debt ceiling and urged him to meet with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to arrive at a compromise. “For the sake of the country, I urge President Biden to come to the table, propose a plan for real…
Prime Minister Urges Northern Ireland Politicians to End Stormont Stalemate
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has urged Northern Ireland politicians to return to power-sharing as he hailed the “bravery” and “perseverance” of negotiators of the Good Friday Agreement. In a statement released on Monday marking exactly 25 years since the signing of the historic peace deal, Sunak praised the “difficult decisions” taken and “political imagination” that…
Debt-Ceiling Impasse Could Increase Cost to Taxpayers, Experts Warn
April 7, 2023
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The current impasse between President Joe Biden and the GOP-controlled House of Representatives over the debt ceiling could wind up costing taxpayers more in interest payments, even if the country does not go into default, and will certainly increase interest rates if it does, experts warn. “I’m very concerned about the debt ceiling,” House Speaker…
Northern Ireland Police Fear Terror Attack Ahead of Biden Visit
April 7, 2023
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Northern Ireland police say they are “preparing for the worst” after receiving strong intelligence of a terror attack ahead of U.S. President Joe Biden’s visit. The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) confirmed it had received credible information that dissident republicans were planning significant violence on Easter Monday, a day before Biden’s highly-anticipated visit to…
Soft Food or Starbucks: McCarthy and Biden Exchange Jabs Amid Debt Ceiling Standoff
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and President Joe Biden continued their verbal sparring over who’s ducking whom in scheduling a meeting on the debt ceiling. The two met to discuss the subject on Feb. 1, a meeting both described as a good start at working together. However, they have not met since as both insist…
House GOP Leaders Hope Senate, Biden Will Adopt Energy Bill
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) believes the sweeping energy bill passed by the House has a chance of becoming law despite the statement that it will be “dead on arrival” in the Senate by Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and indications from the White House that President Joe Biden would veto the measure. The Lower…
Canada and US Signed Deal to Close Roxham Road a Year Before Announcement: Document
March 27, 2023
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Despite Canada and the United States announcing details of the new Safe Third Country Agreement on March 24 during U.S. President Joe Biden’s trip to Ottawa, the details of the agreement were initialed nearly one year ago, according to U.S. government documents. As of March 25, asylum-seekers at unofficial border crossing points between the two countries will…
Biden Issues First Veto, Blocks Anti-ESG Investment Measure
March 20, 2023
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President Joe Biden issued his first veto on Monday after Congress voted to block a Labor Department rule that would allow fund managers of retirement plans to consider the long-term effects of social factors and climate change on investments—a move Republicans call a “woke” policy that will harm retirees’ pocketbooks. According to a statement sent…
Biden Issues 1st Veto, Blocks Anti-ESG Investment Measure
March 20, 2023
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President Joe Biden issued his first veto on March 20, rejecting a bipartisan measure that would have blocked a Labor Department rule that allows pension fund managers to consider social factors and climate change in investment decisions—a rule that Republicans say is a “woke” policy that will harm retirees’ pocketbooks. The president posted a video…
Biden May Give European Automakers US Tax Credit for Battery, Critical Mineral Production
March 11, 2023
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The United States and the European Union will negotiate a revised trade agreement that could allow European manufacturers to receive U.S. tax credits for producing critical minerals such as lithium and nickel for electric car batteries. Following a March 10 meeting at the White House between President Joe Biden and European Commission President Ursula von…
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