Tag: Jill Biden

First Lady Jill Biden Tests Positive for COVID-19, Taking Pfizer Drug

First Lady Jill Biden tested positive for COVID-19, coming about a month after President Joe Biden initially tested positive for the virus. “After testing negative for COVID-19 on Monday during her regular testing cadence, the First Lady began to develop cold-like symptoms late in the evening,” Elizabeth Alexander, the first lady’s communications director, said on…


Jill Biden Apologizes for Speech Comparing Latinos to Tacos

First Lady Jill Biden apologized on Tuesday for remarks she made on Monday in which she compared Hispanic people to tacos, prompting outrage among the Latino community. Biden was at a San Antonio event called the “LatinX IncluXion” luncheon, when she referenced the traditional Mexican food in her speech. Her reference sparked outrage among the Latino community and prompted…


Capitol Report (July 12): Lowering Food Prices, Protecting Farmland; US Kills High-Level ISIS Commander

President Joe Biden is heading to the Middle East Tuesday night. The White House says he wants to help bring Israel and Saudi Arabia closer together. House Republicans are calling for legislation to boost legal farmworker immigration, saying it’ll lower food prices. How much will it help, and what do lawmakers tell us about efforts…


Hispanic Group Fires Back After Jill Biden Compares Latinos to ‘Tacos’

First Lady Jill Biden received criticism from a Hispanic organization on Monday for comparing the Hispanic community to tacos, prompting her to apologize. Biden’s made an appearance at a San Antonio event called the “LatinX IncluXion” luncheon, which uses the often-ridiculed term “latinx.” “Raul helped build this organization with the understanding that the diversity of this community,…


Highly-Decorated Army General ‘Suspended’ After Appearing to Mock Jill Biden on Twitter

The Army has allegedly suspended a highly-decorated three-star general after he appeared to poke fun at First Lady Jill Biden in a social media comment following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. Retired Lt. Gen. Gary Volesky served as a former spokesman for the Army as well as a highly qualified expert senior mentor,…


Russia Bans Biden Family Members, Officials, and Others in Retaliatory Sanctions

Russia on Tuesday banned U.S. First Lady Jill Biden and her daughter from entering the country in retaliation for the growing number of U.S. sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, the country’s foreign ministry announced. In total, 25 U.S. citizens were included in the round of retaliatory Russian sanctions, including academics, U.S. government…


First Lady Jill Biden Makes Unannounced Visit to Ukraine

First Lady Jill Biden visited western Ukraine and was met by Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenskyy on Sunday. “I wanted to come on Mother’s Day,” Biden told Zelenskyy when she arrived, according to reports. “I thought it was important to show the Ukrainian people that this war has to stop and this war has been brutal…


Met Gala Exhibit Examines American Fashion, Frame by Frame

NEW YORK—Even for a legendary film director like Martin Scorsese, the assignment was a daunting one. Take one of the famous American period rooms at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and make essentially a one-frame movie with no camera: a tableau, not a film, but using your cinematic sensibility. Your actors are mannequins, and the…


First Lady Jill Biden’s Community College Closed Over Bomb Threat

First lady Jill Biden was forced to cancel a community college class after a bomb threat was sent to the Northern Virginia Community College on Tuesday, said the school and a spokesperson. Biden was told about the threat at Northern Virginia Community College before she left the White House on Tuesday morning, her spokesman told news outlets.  “At…


First Lady Unveils White House Holiday Decorations

The White House unveiled the holiday decorations Monday for Joe and Jill Biden’s first White House Christmas, honoring frontline workers who persevered during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Gifts from the Heart” is the theme represented in each of the public rooms of the White House. But fewer people are likely to see the decked-out mansion in…