Tag: Joe Biden

Paul Rusesabagina of ‘Hotel Rwanda’ fame released from prison

Paul Rusesabagina of ‘Hotel Rwanda’ fame released from prison | The Hill Skip to content FILE – In this Sept. 25, 2020, file photo, Paul Rusesabagina, whose story inspired the film “Hotel Rwanda” for saving people from genocide, wears a pink prison uniform as he arrives for a bail hearing at a court in the […]

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Biden offers first remarks on airstrikes: We don’t ‘seek conflict with Iran’

Biden offers first remarks on airstrikes: We don’t ‘seek conflict with Iran’ | The Hill Skip to content President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Friday, March 24, 2023, in Ottawa, Canada. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) President Biden on Friday said that the United States does not seek conflict […]

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Biden says he doesn’t take Xi-Putin relationship ‘lightly’ after meeting

Biden says he doesn’t take Xi-Putin relationship ‘lightly’ after meeting | The Hill Skip to content President Joe Biden addresses Canada’s parliament on March 24, 2023 (left). Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian Russian Vladimir Putin shake hands after meeting on March 21, 2023. (right) (Associated Press/Andrew Harnik/Mikhail Tereshchenko, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo) President Biden […]

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Senators urge Biden to cooperate with ICC’s Putin investigation

Senators urge Biden to cooperate with ICC’s Putin investigation | The Hill Skip to content Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures as he gives his annual state of the nation address in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. (Dmitry Astakhov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP) A bipartisan group of senators are calling for President Biden […]

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Biden says US will have ‘no more reliable ally’ than Canada in speech to parliament

Biden says US will have ‘no more reliable ally’ than Canada in speech to parliament | The Hill Skip to content President Joe Biden speaks to the Canadian Parliament, Friday, March 24, 2023, in Ottawa, Canada. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times via AP, Pool) President Biden on Friday trumpeted the importance of the United States’s […]

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Biden to launch three week travel blitz touting economic agenda

Biden to launch three week travel blitz touting economic agenda | The Hill Skip to content President Joe Biden waves as he boards Air Force One at North Island Naval Air Station, Tuesday, March 14, 2023, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) The White House on Friday announced plans for a three-week travel blitz to […]

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Ron DeSantis Looks Like a Loser

It’s poorly written and has Trump’s usual weird capitalization issues, but it is also a pretty compelling argument against a DeSantis presidential bid pic.twitter.com/9eVPZEYQhv — Michael Cohen (@speechboy71) March 22, 2023 DeSantis lays a glove on Trump; Trump responds by throwing the entire kitchen sink at him. DeSantis lays a glove on Trump; Trump responds […]

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Four things on the agenda for Biden’s first trip to Canada as president

Four things on the agenda for Biden’s first trip to Canada as president | The Hill Skip to content AP Photo/Andrew Harnik President Joe Biden arrives or a news conference at the 10th North American Leaders’ Summit at the National Palace in Mexico City, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023. President Biden is making his first trip […]

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Biden approval rating nears lowest point of presidency: survey

Biden approval rating nears lowest point of presidency: survey | The Hill Skip to content President Biden’s approval rating is nearing its lowest point of his presidency, according to a new poll, following a string of bank failures that have thrown even more uncertainty into the economy. The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research […]

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EPA Set To Grant California Authority Over Heavy-Duty Truck Emissions And Phase Out Diesels

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Conservative coalition takes aim at Biden’s IRS-run tax preparation service

Conservative coalition takes aim at Biden’s IRS-run tax preparation service | The Hill Skip to content A coalition of conservative groups led by Americans for Tax Reform are calling on lawmakers to block the creation of a government-run tax preparation service or a “direct file” tax return system, a largely overlooked reform included last year […]

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The U.N.’s Disturbing New Climate Report Is a Call to Battle

In my home, Norway, a similar attitude of delay pervades the government’s continued enthusiasm for discovering and exploiting new oil and gas fields. The mostly state-owned company Equinor plans to continue expanding until 2026, and it’s pretty safe to assume that somewhere in late 2024, that date will be pushed back. Just another few years, […]

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Fear the Wrath of the TikTok Voter

“One of the things that I always wanted to keep top of mind in how we were using the platform was not only meeting people where they were at, but speaking the language that they were speaking,” Henry said about the Fetterman campaign’s TikTok strategy. The app has “massive reach,” Henry continued, allowing creators to […]

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Watch live: Biden to announce two new national monuments 

Watch live: Biden to announce two new national monuments  | The Hill Skip to content [embedded content] President Biden is announcing several major initiatives Tuesday aimed at protecting natural and culturally significant areas and addressing other environmental issues at an event the White House has titled the Conservation in Action Summit.  Foremost in the program […]

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Biden’s strategy on Trump indictment? Get out of the way 

Biden’s strategy on Trump indictment? Get out of the way  | The Hill Skip to content FILE – Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event at the South Carolina Statehouse, Jan. 28, 2023, in Columbia, S.C. Trump and his allies have been put on notice by a prosecutor, but the warning didn’t come […]

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Biden Vetoes Anti-ESG Bill, Accomplishing the Barest of Minimums for Climate Change

The Tribune notes that such hesitation in the face of an AR-15 had led police in other shootings—including at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, and at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando—to respond less quickly. Republicans, both in Texas and nationally, have opposed banning or further regulating weapons like the AR-15—even now as police […]

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Days After Biden Approves Willow, IPCC Says That Current Fossil Fuel Production Will Doom Us All

The Tribune notes that such hesitation in the face of an AR-15 had led police in other shootings—including at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, and at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando—to respond less quickly. Republicans, both in Texas and nationally, have opposed banning or further regulating weapons like the AR-15—even now as police […]

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Biden’s camp confident he’s up to rigors of campaigning, even amid doubts

Biden’s camp confident he’s up to rigors of campaigning, even amid doubts | The Hill Skip to content Annabelle Gordon President Biden heads to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Friday, March 3, 2023. Biden is heading to Wilmington, Del., for the weekend. When President Biden announces […]

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TikTok: Weapon of Destruction or Distraction

Fess up. You’ve mindlessly swiped through short-form TikTok videos at some point. You’ve seen the bathroom-mirror dances, midriff shirts and scanty shorts, death defying skateboard tricks, silly pet tricks, and every wannabe creator. Mindless fun or alarmingly addictive? Unlike other social media platforms TikTok is different for two reasons.  First, its powerful algorithm knows your […]

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Does Biden Suffer From Indispensable Man Syndrome?

It is easy to imagine that Biden sees his singular status in roughly the same way as did Eisenhower. While Kamala Harris is no Nixon, she also lacks anything like universal acceptance in the Democratic Party as a replacement nominee. As a result, Biden undoubtedly regards himself as the only Democrat who can prevent a […]

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How to Stay Sane in a World of Crazy Climate Politics

This season, as of February 19, the total number of chill hours is 746, compared to a historical average of over 1,100. Both peaches and blueberries, which are produced in abundance in the American South, depend on a certain number of what’s known as “chill hours” in winter to trigger fruit production in the spring […]

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Justice For Shanquella Robinson: Letter To Biden Makes Strong Case For ‘Swift Diplomatic Intervention’ In Mexico

NewsOne Featured Video Source: Twitter A letter sent to the president this week lays out the clear options the U.S. government has to exercise “diplomatic intervention” and work with officials in Mexico to help bring to justice the person or persons responsible for the mysterious death of a young Black woman on vacation across the […]

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U.S. Government Commits $2.5 Billion To Grow EV Charging Infrastructure

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Watch live: Biden delivers remarks on the cost of prescription drugs

Skip to content Toggle Menu Open Navigation Close Navigation sponsored: News by TheHill.com – 03/15/23 12:30 PM ET by TheHill.com – 03/15/23 12:30 PM ET [embedded content] President Biden will speak Wednesday on how his proposed 2024 budget could affect prescription drug prices. The appearance at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas follows several other […]

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Biden seeks to make Freedom Caucus his foil — and the face of the GOP 

Biden seeks to make Freedom Caucus his foil — and the face of the GOP  | The Hill Skip to content President Biden has found a new foil: the conservative House Freedom Caucus.   Biden has sought to cast the group, which includes Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (Ga.) and Jim Jordan (Ohio), as the face of the GOP in […]

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Are Opponents of Alaska’s Willow Drilling Project Guilty of “Eco-Colonialism”?

“Not only a complete betrayal of his commitments to confront the climate crisis but is also an open violation of Indigenous rights.” The group Sovereign Iñupiat for a Living Arctic condemned the Biden administration’s approval of the project, calling it “a great disappointment” that “comes after years of grassroots, Iñupiaq-led opposition,” and represents “the continued prioritization of […]

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Biden to Issue Executive Order Increasing Background Checks on Gun Sales

“Biden approved Willow knowing full well that it’ll cause massive and irreversible destruction, which is appalling,” said Kristen Monsell, a senior attorney at the Center for Biological Diversity. “People and wildlife will suffer, and extracting and burning more fossil fuel will warm the climate even faster. Biden has no excuse for letting this project go […]

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Australia gains submarines, more patrols to counter China in deal with US, UK

Australia gains submarines, more patrols to counter China in deal with US, UK | The Hill Skip to content The White House on Monday announced a highly anticipated agreement to provide Australia with nuclear-powered submarines and increase submarine patrols in an effort to bolster the defense capabilities of a major ally in the Indo-Pacific region […]

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SVB Moral: Idiot Businesses Get a Bailout—and Indebted College Kids Get Lawsuits

Congress’s decision to abdicate its appropriations power under the Constitution, i.e., to cede its power of the purse to the Bureau, violates the Constitution’s structural separation of powers. The ruling didn’t address whether the FDIC, the Fed, or the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, which are also funded by bank fees, are similarly […]

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