Tag: US President Joe Biden

US ‘Strongly’ Focused on Asia-Pacific Region Despite Russia-Ukraine Crisis, Biden Says

U.S. President Joe Biden reaffirmed Tuesday that his administration is moving “strongly” to implement the Indo-Pacific strategy even as they deal with the ongoing Russia-Ukraine crisis. During his White House meeting with Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Tuesday, Biden said that the U.S. alliance with Singapore, as well as with other nations in…


Reactions to Biden’s Supreme Court Nominee Split Along Partisan Lines

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Joe Biden’s nominee to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, thanked God, Breyer, and her family today during her introduction at the White House. Jackson is a former member of the U.S. Sentencing Commission, a former federal district court judge, and, most recently, a member of the U.S. Court…


Republicans Defend Filibuster as Every Senator’s Leverage Against ‘Short-Sighted ‘ Radical Politics

Republicans praised the filibuster Tuesday as an essential tool that enables every individual senator in both political parties to slow things down when they believe their colleagues are carelessly rushing too quickly to adopt controversial proposals. “Allowing individual senators to secure—and, just as importantly, stop—dramatic policy changes is what sets this body apart. The filibuster provides…


Democrats’ Obsession With Trump Dominates January 6 Memorials on Capitol Hill

News Analysis  In a series of statements and memorials, Democrats worked to gain maximum political advantage from the first anniversary of the breach of the Capitol that occurred one year ago today. Republicans, who have a very different account of what happened, were mostly off stage. President Joe Biden didn’t utter Donald Trump’s name, but…


‘We’re Going to Have Your Back,’ Biden Tells Governors as Omicron Cases Rise

President Joe Biden told U.S. governors that his administration will do everything it can to assist their efforts to mitigate the rapid spread of the Omicron variant of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus. “My message to the governors is simple: if you need something say something, and we were going to have your back…


Democrats’ Dismal Outlook for 2022 Midterm Elections Continues to Worsen

News Analysis When New Jersey Democratic Rep. Albio Sires announced he will not seek re-election, it marked the 23rd sitting Democrat in the House of Representatives to opt out of seeking another term in Congress. For a party with a majority that depends upon a mere handful of votes, losing 23 House veterans is a…


Faith Groups Seek Emergency High Court Stay on OSHA Mandate; GOP Lawmakers File Amicus Brief for Navy SEALS

Attorneys for nearly a dozen faith-based employers are asking the Supreme Court to  issue an emergency stay on enforcement of President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate and to take the case for a full review by the nine justices. “Relief is warranted because the mandate seeks to issue sweeping non-workplace, public health measures. The Occupational Safety…


Faith Groups Seek Emergency High Court Stay on OSHA Mandate

Attorneys for nearly a dozen faith-based employers are asking the Supreme Court to  issue an emergency stay on enforcement of President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate and to take the case for a full review by the nine justices. “Relief is warranted because the mandate seeks to issue sweeping non-workplace, public health measures. The Occupational Safety…


Federal Judge Blocks Biden’s COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Health Care Workers

A federal judge in Louisiana on Tuesday issued a preliminary injunction to block President Joe Biden’s national COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers, which had been set to go into effect next week. U.S. District Judge Terry Doughty in Monroe, Louisiana, issued the injunction (pdf) to expand a separate order issued on Monday by…


Judge Expands Block of Biden’s COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Health Care Workers

A federal judge in Louisiana on Tuesday issued a preliminary injunction to block President Joe Biden’s national COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers, which had been set to go into effect next week. U.S. District Judge Terry Doughty in Monroe, Louisiana, issued the injunction (pdf) to expand a separate order issued on Monday by…