U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to end his reelection campaign on Sunday followed a series of strategic missteps by his campaign team and White House aides that amplified concerns that the 81-year-old president wouldn’t be able to win in November’s election, or run the country for another four years. Biden’s …
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US President, Biden Tests Positive for Covid
PRESIDENT Biden has tested positive for Covid, according to the White House. Karine Jean-Pierre, the White House press secretary, said that Biden would be “returning to Delaware where he will self-isolate and will continue to carry out all of his duties fully during that time.”
Read More »President Joe Biden Reacts to JD Vance Nomination
PRESIDENT Joe Biden said that former President Donald Trump’s selection of J.D. Vance as his running mate was an indication that he would surround himself with people who “agree completely with him” in a second administration. In an interview with NBC’s Lester Holt Monday, Biden went after the Ohio senator’s …
Read More »US Elections: Biden Condemns Trump’s Rally Shooting, says “No place for violence”
PRESIDENT Joe Biden has condemned the violence that broke out at a rally held for his major opponent in the November election, Donald Trump, in Pennsylvania, describing the unfortunate shooting incident as ‘sick’. “There’s no place in America for this kind of violence,” Biden said in a nationally televised statement, …
Read More »Biden Concedes Debate Fumbles But Declares He Will Defend Democracy. Dems Stick By Him — for now
PRESIDENT Joe Biden worked forcefully Friday to quell Democratic anxieties over his unsteady showing in his debate with former President Donald Trump, as elected members of his party closed ranks around him in an effort to shut down talk of replacing him atop the ticket. Biden’s halting delivery and meandering …
Read More »Biden, Trump Offer Competing Vision Of US Role In World
Ahead of their first presidential debate, Joe Biden and Donald Trump are offering sharply different visions of the US role in the world, both in style and substance. The rare matchup between a current and former president puts their stark contrasts on display. Trump during his 2017-2021 presidency vowed to …
Read More »Biden Pledges Not To Pardon Son Or Commute Sentence
US President Joe Biden said Thursday that he would not pardon his son Hunter or commute any sentence following Hunter’s conviction on charges of lying about his drug addiction while buying a handgun. “No,” Biden replied when reporters at a G7 summit press conference in Italy asked if he would …
Read More »Biden, Zelenskiy inch Toward NATO With 10-year Defense Agreement
U.S. President Joe Biden and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy signed a 10-year bilateral security agreement on Thursday aimed at bolstering Ukraine’s defence against Russian invaders and getting Ukraine closer to NATO membership. The deal, signed on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Italy, aims to commit future U.S. administrations …
Read More »Biden Vows To Respect Guilty Verdict In Son’s Gun Trial
US President Joe Biden has said he will respect a jury’s decision to find his son guilty of gun crimes, after a week-long trial that laid bare a tumultuous time for the family. The 12-person jury found Hunter Biden, 54, guilty of lying about his drug use on a form …
Read More »US President Joe Biden Signs Bill To Ban TikTok
PRESIDENT Joe Biden has enacted legislation mandating the divestment of TikTok by its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, within nine months. Newsextra24 reports that failure to comply will result in a ban of the social media app in the United States. Biden signed the bill attached to the $95 billion foreign aid package …
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