Category: Joe Biden

Prime Time for Anti-Trumpers

Commentary If things aren’t going your way on issues such as high gas and food prices, inflation, and the hordes flowing across the southern border (Fox News, The Guardian, and other news outlets report between 10,000 and 15,000 migrants are on the way and neither Congress nor the Biden administration are doing anything to stop them),…


Biden Promotes Plans for Climate Action, Immigration, Border Security at Americas Summit

LOS ANGELES—President Joe Biden pushed neighboring countries to work together to reach climate goals, improve supply chains, and oversee safe and orderly migration during his second day at the 9th Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles. During his address to open the conference June 9, the president told attendees he expected the world to…


Inflation More Pressing Issue Than ‘Gun Violence’ for American Voters: Poll

Support for a national ban on “assault weapons” is at an all-time low among American voters, according to a national poll that ranked inflation as a more pressing issue than “gun violence.” According to the national Quinnipiac University Poll of more than 1,000 random adults, 50 percent say they support a national ban on “assault…


Are the Carter-Biden Comparisons Really Fair? Yes and No

Commentary As summer approaches and midterm elections loom, it’s hard to imagine a worse climate for President Joe Biden. The average price of gasoline is creeping toward $5 a gallon, inflation is at 40-year highs, and stocks are red, with the Dow, S&P, and Nasdaq down 9.8 percent, 14 percent, and 23 percent year-to-date, respectively….


Does Biden’s Solar Tariff Waiver Help China?

President Joe Biden authorized an emergency declaration to suspend tariffs on solar panels produced in four Southeast Asian countries for 24 months. The White House described it as a “bridge” to temporarily permit cheap foreign solar panels to enter the U.S. market while simultaneously supporting the domestic solar manufacturing sector. Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre defended…


NRA ‘Intimidation’ Affecting Gun Policy, Overturning Roe v. Wade Could Result in ‘Mini-Revolution’: Biden

President Joe Biden talked about guns, the Republican party, the economy’s performance after he took office, inflation, and the abortion issue on Jimmy Kimmel’s talk show Thursday. Kimmel opened the interview with a question related to guns and schools. “There have been 27 shootings at schools,” this year, “Why haven’t we done anything about this?”…


White House Responds After Man Allegedly Tried Killing Supreme Court’s Kavanaugh

The White House has responded after a man was arrested for allegedly attempting to kill Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh on June 8. “The president condemns the actions of this individual in the strongest terms and is grateful to law enforcement for quickly taking him into custody,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters…


US Crude Output Still Below Pre-Crisis Levels; Slowing Production Could Weigh on Growth

Over the last month, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil prices have surged nearly 20 percent to around $120 per barrel. Despite soaring energy prices, U.S. output is still below pre-pandemic levels, with analysts pointing to Washington and cash discipline as the causes. WTI and Brent, the international benchmark for oil prices, have rallied in…


Build Back Poorer, and Build Back Broke

Commentary President Joe Biden’s effort to “build back better” has degenerated into “build back poorer” for the American people and “build back broke” for the American government. With gasoline prices setting new record highs every week, the American people are becoming poorer. With the high cost of diesel fuel (up 70 percent over the last…


GOP House Lawmakers Criticize Biden Admin for ‘Unlawfully Expanding’ Obamacare

Two House Republicans have criticized the Biden administration for what they view as an unlawful expansion of Obamacare subsidies. “The Internal Revenue Service recently issued a proposed rule that, if finalized, would unlawfully expand eligibility for taxpayer-subsidized health insurance under ObamaCare,” Reps. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and James Comer (R-Ky.) wrote in a letter (pdf) dated…