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Biden Says He’s Ready to Meet With McCarthy ‘Anytime’ on Budget

Biden, in a March 9 speech announcing his administration’s $6.8 trillion budget proposal, said it’s time for House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to announce his plan so they can explore “line by line” and determine areas of common ground. “I’m ready to meet with the speaker anytime,” Biden said at a union hall in Philadelphia….


Republicans Denounce Biden’s Budget, but Haven’t Provided an Alternative of Their Own

Surrounded by painters, dry-wallers, and apprentices, President Joe Biden took the podium at a union training center in Philadelphia to announce his plan to invest in American jobs, education, health care, and tech innovation, all while reducing the nation’s deficit. The speech on Mar. 9 unveiled the president’s budget for 2024, and showcased his economic…


Biden’s Budget Proposes Trillions in Tax Hikes, Partly Repeals Trump’s Tax Cuts

President Joe Biden unveiled the third budget of his presidency, vowing to increase spending, raise taxes, and reduce the federal deficit. Over the next decade, the $6.8 trillion budget (pdf) proposes approximately $5.5 trillion in tax increases on high-income earners and corporations. The White House includes a 25 percent minimum tax on the wealthiest Americans…


Biden Administration’s ‘Catch and Release’ Border Policy Struck Down by US Judge

The federal government’s practice of releasing many illegal immigrants rather than holding them until their cases are resolved violates federal law, a U.S. judge ruled on March 8. “The evidence establishes that Defendants have effectively turned the Southwest Border into a meaningless line in the sand and little more than a speedbump for aliens flooding into…


1,400 Facts Support Attempt to Block Biden, Others From ‘Colluding’ With Big Tech

In a landmark free-speech case, a federal judge is being asked to block federal officials from continuing to commit “some of the most egregious First Amendment violations in American history.” On March 6, attorneys pressing the case against President Joe Biden and various federal agencies cited 1,442 points supporting their motion for a preliminary injunction….


Biden Enlists Potential Rivals to Help With Projected 2024 Run

President Joe Biden has not formally declared his candidacy to seek reelection in 2024, yet he is enlisting a team of high-profile Democratic figures who could emerge as rivals to travel across the country and promote what he deems as his accomplishments during his first term. With an objective to unify the party, Biden has…


Marianne Williamson Announces 2024 Campaign Challenge to President Joe Biden

Marianne Williamson gathered before a crowd at Union Station in Washington on Saturday to announce that she is challenging President Joe Biden for the Democrat nomination in 2024. Williamson, a bestselling self-help book author, struck an anti-establishment tone in front of an energetic crowd. “The status quo will not disrupt itself … that’s our job,”…


Biden Had Cancerous Skin Lesion Successfully Removed: White House Doctor

The physician to President Joe Biden, Dr. Kevin O’Connor, released a memorandum on March 3 stating that the president had a basal cell carcinoma skin lesion removed last month. Biden’s skin lesion was removed from his chest as part of his comprehensive health assessment on Feb. 16 at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, according…


Biden Says He Won’t Veto GOP Resolution Reversing DC Crime Bill

President Joe Biden told fellow Democrats that he won’t veto a Republican-led effort to reverse a crime bill passed in the District of Columbia that lowers criminal penalties for a range of violent crimes. In February, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed resolutions that undo voting and crime bills adopted by the local D.C. government….


Senate, House Republicans Challenge Biden Admin to Reveal Funding Plan for $3 Billion Drug Rx Price-Fixing Effort

Two GOP House committee chairmen and the top Senate Finance Committee Republican are challenging President Joe Biden to make public the spending plan for an obscure $3 billion prescription drug price-fixing fund established by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. “Unfortunately, the so-called Inflation Reduction Act enacted last year has doubled down on the recent…