Tag: US President Joe Biden

Biden Says United States Is Committed to Defending Philippines in First Meeting With Philippine President

President Joe Biden reaffirmed the United States’ “ironclad” commitment to the defense of the Philippines in his first bilateral meeting with the country’s new leader, as he seeks to bolster the U.S.–Philippine alliance. Biden on Thursday met with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Marcos,…


Biden Says He’s Warned Xi Jinping of Investment Ramifications If China Violates Sanctions on Russia

President Joe Biden says he’s warned his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping that violating U.S. sanctions imposed on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine would be a “gigantic mistake” that may hurt investment in China. In an interview with CBS on Sunday, Biden said that he spoke with Xi not long after the Chinese leader signed a…


Biden MAGA-Bashing Speech Could Cool Democrats’ Midterm Momentum

News Analysis When President Joe Biden accused MAGA Republicans of being “a threat to this country” in his Sept. 1 primetime address at Philadelphia’s Independence Hall, Democrats’ prospects of retaining control of the U.S. House and capturing the U.S. Senate in November’s midterm elections appeared to be on the upswing. Democratic candidates in congressional races…


Investment From South Korea’s SK Group Will Be ‘Consequential’ to US, Says Biden

SK Group, the second-largest conglomerate in South Korea, said on Tuesday that it would invest an additional $22 billion in semiconductors and other cutting-edge industries in the United States. The plan was unveiled following a virtual meeting between S.K. Group chairman Chey Tae-won and U.S. President Joe Biden, who was quarantining in the White House…


Biden Could Remove Some ‘Unnecessary’ China Tariffs Amid Soaring Inflation: Yellen

President Joe Biden is reviewing Washington’s tariff policy toward China, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Sunday, signaling the end of some Trump-era tariffs amid record-high inflation. “We all recognize that China engages in a range of unfair trade practices that it’s important to address. But the tariffs we inherited, some serve no strategic…


Biden Promotes Plans for Climate Action, Immigration, Border Security at Americas Summit

LOS ANGELES—President Joe Biden pushed neighboring countries to work together to reach climate goals, improve supply chains, and oversee safe and orderly migration during his second day at the 9th Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles. During his address to open the conference June 9, the president told attendees he expected the world to…


Biden Says US Considering Removing Tariffs on China

President Joe Biden said on Monday that his administration is “considering” removing some Trump-era trade tariffs currently imposed on China, as a measure designed to help reduce pressures from record inflation in the United States. Biden, on his first trip to the Indo-Pacific region as president, arrived in Japan on Sunday after visiting South Korea….


Audit Reveals Half of Biden’s Twitter Followers Are Fake as Musk Pauses Purchase: Newsweek

Nearly half of President Joe Biden’s followers on Twitter, which number about 22.2 million, are fake accounts, according to an audit conducted by Newsweek. Using an audit tool provided by software firm SparkToro, Newsweek discovered 49.3 percent of all Biden followers to be “fake followers.” The analysis took into consideration multiple factors such as new…


History Says GOP is Likely to Prevail in House and Senate Elections This November

President Joe Biden’s approval rating continues to crater and inflation is the highest its been since 1982. These are among the factors that have Democrats scrambling to avoid losses in the House and Senate that could dramatically impact the presidential election in 2024. The 2022 midterm environment is the strongest for Republicans in a generation,…


US Says India to Make Its Own Judgment on How to Approach Russia-Ukraine Crisis

The United States says it did not asked India for any specific action regarding Russian energy imports, saying that it supports India making “its own judgments” on how to approach the Russia-Ukraine crisis, the White House said Monday. President Joe Biden and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a “very candid conversation” on the Russia-Ukraine…