Category: Executive Branch

Biden Arrives Northern Ireland for a Four-Day Visit of the Region

President Joe Biden arrives at Belfast at 4:20 p.m. ET on April 11 for a four-day visit to Northern Ireland and Ireland to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday peace accord on one side of the Irish border and visit his ancestral home on the other. …


House Judiciary Probing Claims That Biden Admin Pressured FDA to Rush COVID-19 Booster Approvals

The House Judiciary Committee has launched an investigation into whether the Biden administration pressured the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to speed up its approvals of COVID-19 booster shots. In three April 10 letters to current and former FDA officials, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.)—who chairs the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform,…


LIVE 3:15 PM ET: Secretaries Blinken and Austin Host US–Philippines 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Philippines Secretary of Foreign Affairs Enrique Manalo, and Officer in Charge of the Department of National Defense Carlito Galvez discuss reaffirming the United States’ “ironclad commitment” to its alliance with the Philippines at 3:15 p.m. ET on April 11 in a U.S.–Philippines 2+2 Ministerial…


‘No Business in the Public Domain’: White House Says Journalists Should Not Report on Leaked Intel Documents

A top White House spokesman said that journalists should not report on leaked Pentagon intelligence documents, saying that the material has “no business in the public domain.” During a press briefing on Monday, spokesman John Kirby was pressed repeatedly about why and how the intelligence documents made it onto several websites, including Twitter, Discord, 4chan,…


Belfast Locked Down Ahead of Biden’s Visit

A ring of steel surrounds Northern Ireland’s capital city as the province prepares for U.S. President Joe Biden’s first ever official visit. Parts of Belfast city centre are in complete lockdown as police carry out a huge security operation in the midst of an ongoing severe dissident republican terror threat. Roads have been closed and…


Biden Administration’s COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Travel Is Illegal, Should Be Struck Down: Lawsuit

The Biden administration’s requirement that foreign travelers get a COVID-19 vaccine is illegal and should be blocked, according to a new lawsuit. President Joe Biden in 2021 issued a proclamation suspending the entry of unvaccinated noncitizen nonimmigrants into the United States by air. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) then issued an…


Biden White House Played Role in FBI Raid on Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Home: America First Legal Foundation

Documents obtained by America First Legal Foundation (AFLF) suggest that the Biden White House was involved in the FBI raid on former President Donald Trump’s home in Florida by way of a “special access request,” calling into question statements by Biden administration officials that the White House did not interfere and did “not get involved.”…


Blinken to Travel to UK, Ireland, Vietnam, Japan This Week: State Department

WASHINGTON—Secretary of State Antony Blinken plans to accompany President Joe Biden on his visit to the United Kingdom and Ireland this week before traveling to Vietnam and Japan, the State Department said on Monday. Biden will visit the UK and Ireland from Tuesday to Friday. Blinken will go on to Hanoi, where he will hold…


‘These Are Sovereign Decisions for Each Country to Make’: State Dept on Tunisia’s Plan to Join Bloc With China, Russia

The North African nation of Tunisia plans to join BRICS, a bloc of the world’s leading developing economies including Brazil, Russia, Iran, China, and South Africa. Asked about the issue, a spokesperson for the U.S. State Department said that it was “a sovereign decision” for Tunisia to make. The coalition of developing nations includes some…


Biden Administration Asks Court to Block Ruling That Would Make Abortion Pill Unavailable

President Joe Biden’s administration on April 10 asked a U.S. appeals court to stop an order that would make an abortion pill unavailable nationwide on Friday. Making mifepristone, the pill, unavailable would “severely harm women,” Biden administration lawyers told an appeals court in an emergency motion for a stay. U.S. District Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk,…