Joe Biden
Veterans health bill marks a personal victory for Biden
WASHINGTON (AP) — As President Joe Biden rattled off policy proposals in this year’s State of the Union address, he hit an emotional note when talking about veterans who suffer from cancer after serving on military bases where toxic smoke billowed from burning trash. “One of those soldiers was my son Maj. Beau Biden,” he …
Breaking News LIVE | PM Modi Meets Japanese Business Titans In Tokyo Ahead Of Talks With Quad Leaders
Breaking News Live Updates: Hello and welcome to the ABP News LIVE Blog. Follow this space to get the latest developments and Breaking News from India, including, PM Modi’s visit to Japan, the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, which entered its 89th day on Monday, and the Gyanvapi mosque survey case. Gyanvapi Mosque Case Hearing …
Texas sues to block Biden administration from lifting Title 42
Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration on Friday to halt the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from lifting Title 42, a pandemic-era health order used by federal immigration …
Vladimir Putin’s 20-Year March to War in Ukraine—and How the West Mishandled It
In early November, months before the war began, CIA Director William Burns visited Moscow to deliver a warning: The U.S. believed Russian President Vladimir Putin was preparing to invade Ukraine. If he went ahead, he would face crippling sanctions from a united West. The American spy chief was connected on a secure Kremlin phone with …
US and allies set to revoke normal trade relations with Russia over Ukraine war, says Biden – follow live | US news
12.05pm EST 12:05 Julian Borger The UN security council hearing is underway. We have this dispatch from our world affairs editor, Julian Borger. The UN security council is holding a hearing called for by Russia to make its allegations about a Ukrainian biological weapons lab. The UN high commissioner for disarmament, Izumi Nakamitsu, has been …
Bitcoin (BTC) jumps after Treasury statement on crypto executive order
Selim Korkutata | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies spiked after the U.S. Treasury apparently released details of an executive order from President Joe Biden that appeared to take a supportive stance toward digital assets. Bitcoin was trading at $41,584.21, nearly 9% higher as of 2:17 a.m. ET, according to data from …
Russia-Ukraine war: Biden and Zelenskiy discuss more support for Ukraine as Visa, Mastercard pull out of Russia – live | World news
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke earlier by phone with Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi, who said Beijing opposes any moves that “add fuel to the flames” in Ukraine, according to the Chinese Foreign Ministry and as reported by the Associated Press. Yi said the “evolution” of the situation in Ukraine is “something China …
US passes 600,000 deaths from coronavirus – live | US news
The Guardian’s Sam Levine reports: Joe Biden is officially tapping a leading voting rights lawyer for a role on a federal appellate court. Biden is nominating Myrna Pérez, the director of the voting rights and elections program at the Brennan Center for Justice, to serve on the US Court of Appeals for the 2nd circuit, …
G-7 gathers to pledge 1B coronavirus vaccine shots for world – The Associated Press
G-7 gathers to pledge 1B coronavirus vaccine shots for world The Associated Press Biden announces US will donate 500 million Covid-19 vaccines CNN Heart inflammation in young men higher than expected after Pfizer, Moderna vaccines -U.S. CDC Yahoo News Biden is showing that the U.S. can help vaccinate the world — and lead it The Washington Post Biden Meets …
Biden dismisses latest GOP infrastructure counteroffer as falling short of his objectives
President Joe Biden rebuffed the latest Republican infrastructure counteroffer that would moderately increase spending, arguing it does not meet his “objectives to grow the economy, tackle the climate crisis, and create new jobs,” the White House said. Mr. Biden’s reaction indicates that ongoing negotiations between the president and a group Republican senators may soon come …
