Author: Jeff Mason
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Biden takes on Trump and Republicans in feisty State of the Union speech
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save WASHINGTON • President Joe Biden took on Donald Trump in a fiery speech to Congress on Thursday, accusing his election rival of threatening U.S. democracy and kowtowing to Russia, as he laid out his case…
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Biden, McCarthy debt ceiling meeting postponed, spending cuts on table
WASHINGTON • A debt limit meeting between President Joe Biden and top lawmakers that had been scheduled for Friday has been postponed, and the leaders agreed to meet early next week, a White House spokesperson said Thursday. Aides from both sides have started to discuss ways to limit federal spending, as talks on raising the…
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Report: Biden team eyes Delaware for 2024 campaign HQ
WASHINGTON • President Joe Biden’s team is leaning toward basing his 2024 reelection campaign in his hometown of Wilmington, Del., and is considering at least three people to serve as his campaign manager, Democratic sources familiar with the matters said. Biden, who has said he intends to run for reelection but has yet to make…
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Biden, Macron condemn Russia invasion of Ukraine at White House meeting
WASHINGTON • President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron presented a united front on Ukraine on Thursday at the White House, and Biden said he would talk to Russian President Vladimir Putin, if he was willing to end the invasion. Biden has resisted talking to Putin since the Russian leader launched the invasion in…
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Biden signs bill to boost U.S. chips, compete with China
By David Shepardson and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed a landmark bill to provide $52.7 billion in subsidies for U.S. semiconductor production and research and to boost efforts to make the United States more competitive with China’s science and technology efforts. “The future is going to be made in America,”…
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Biden administration will appeal lifting of mask mandate, if CDC agrees
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s administration said on Tuesday it would appeal a judge’s ruling ending a mask mandate on airplanes if public health officials deem it necessary to stem the spread of COVID-19. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to whom the administration was deferring, said that it would continue to study…
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Biden defends his record-high inflation in N.C. trip
GREENSBORO, N.C. • President Joe Biden on Thursday defended his handling of the U.S. economy amid a 40-year-high spike in inflation that he blamed in part on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Speaking at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in Greensboro, Biden promoted his efforts to strengthen U.S. supply chains, accelerate American production of…
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Biden promotes $1B Great Lakes cleanup push
LORAIN, Ohio • President Joe Biden used a visit to Ohio on Thursday to tout $1 billion in funding for cleaning up and restoring environmentally damaged areas in the Great Lakes region, vowing to continue his push to rebuild America and help U.S. workers. The trip, which came amid rising risks of a Russian invasion…
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Biden picks ex-senator to shepherd Supreme Court nomination
WASHINGTON • President Joe Biden, who plans to unveil his U.S. Supreme Court pick by the end of the month, has chosen former Senator Doug Jones to guide the confirmation process for the White House and conferred on Tuesday with key lawmakers including the Senate’s top Republican. Biden met at the White House with the…
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Biden to urge Senate Dems to unify to pass voting-rights bill
WASHINGTON • President Joe Biden on Thursday will make a personal plea to U.S. Senate Democrats to unite to change the chamber’s rules to pass voting-rights reform, a day after the Senate’s top Republican launched a blistering attack on the initiative. Passions are high in Washington as former President Donald Trump’s claims that his 2020…