Category: biden

Turns Out Biden’s Empowering of OPEC Was a Really Bad Idea

Commentary If the average price of a gallon of gas falls by a penny, White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain will take to Twitter and credit the Biden administration. In the last few months, due to lower demand and other factors, consumers have experienced a reprieve from historic highs. Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre points…


US Debt Tops $31 Trillion for First Time Ever on Biden Admin Spending Spree

The national debt of the United States has surpassed $31 trillion for the first time in history, according to Treasury Department data published on Oct. 4. Data showed that the total national debt was $31.123 trillion as of Oct. 3, after passing the $30 trillion mark just nine months ago in late January. President Joe Biden and Congress increased government…


Biden Consults Japan Prime Minister Kishida After North Korea Missile Test

WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden on Tuesday spoke with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to discuss their next steps after North Korea conducted its longest ever test launch by firing a nuclear-capable ballistic missile over Japan. The White House in a statement said the leaders condemned North Korea’s missile test in the “strongest terms, recognizing the launch…


Did Biden Just Provoke a Russian Nuclear Attack?

Tensions are rising between Russia and the White House. Both accuse the other of sabotaging gas pipelines and threatening armageddon. And instead of reporting and explaining reality, the U.S. media is stoking the fires. But that’s to be expected when the free press turns into a perpetual propaganda machine. In this eye-opening new episode of…


Biden ‘Was Clear’ on Defending Taiwan: Austin

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said this week that President Joe Biden’s vow to defend Taiwan from an invasion by China “was clear,” but denied that such an invasion was imminent. Austin added that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which rules China as a single-party state, was working to normalize its military presence around…


Spend, Inflate, Soak the Rich, Repeat

Commentary We likely have only begun to experience the dangerous pattern of high inflation feeding on itself. Price increases of the current magnitude are something unknown in the lives of most of the public, and the trend of rising costs is proving stubborn. Food prices were up 0.8 percent month-to-month despite a slight fall in…


LIVE NOW: Panel Discussion: ‘Biden’s Border Crisis’

The Epoch Times will livestream a  panel discussion and audience Q&A about the crisis at the United States’ southern border, on Sunday, Oct. 2 from 5 p.m. ET. Access the livestream on this page, and also at EpochTV. Expert Panelists Include: Roy Boyd—nationally recognized sheriff of Goliad County Brent Smith—author of the first border disaster declaration…


Panel Discussion: ‘Biden’s Border Crisis’

The Epoch Times will livestream a  panel discussion and audience Q&A about the crisis at the United States’ southern border, on Sunday, Oct. 2 from 5 p.m. ET. Access the livestream on this page, and also at EpochTV. Expert Panelists Include: Roy Boyd—nationally recognized sheriff of Goliad County Brent Smith—author of the first border disaster declaration…


Biden Says Nord Stream Pipeline Damage Was ‘Deliberate Act of Sabotage’

President Joe Biden labeled the damage to Gazprom-led Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines under the Baltic Sea as an intentional “act of sabotage,” telling Russian President Vladimir Putin that the United States and its allies won’t be “intimidated” by his words or threats. “Let me say this: It was a deliberate act of sabotage, and…


Biden Admin Quietly Makes Reversal on Student Loan Forgiveness Program, Scales Back Eligibility

The Biden administration quietly issued an update to its student loan forgiveness plan on Thursday, drastically scaling back eligibility on the same day that six Republican-led states filed a lawsuit against President Joe Biden, claiming his student loan forgiveness plan is illegal. As of Thursday, borrowers who have federal student loans that are owned by private entities and not by the U.S….