Tag: Joe Biden

Capitol Report (Aug. 9): Unprecedented Raid at Trump’s Estate; Midterms in Spotlight Following Raid

Former President Donald Trump’s home was raided Monday night, and a federal judge issued search warrants days ahead. Former Vice President Mike Pence and lawmakers are weighing in. A Trump-era Department of Justice official joins us to weigh in on the FBI raid of the former president’s home. His house, too, was recently searched by…


White House Hasn’t Been Briefed on FBI Raid on Trump: Jean-Pierre

President Joe Biden and White House officials have not been briefed about the FBI’s raid of former President Donald Trump’s resort, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Aug. 9. “We did not know about this and we have not been briefed about this,” Jean-Pierre told reporters in Washington. Echoing a White House official’s…


White House Credits Biden’s Jawboning for ‘Historic Decline’ in Gas Prices That Remain 84 Cents Higher Than a Year Ago

White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain took a victory lap on behalf of President Joe Biden for what Klain described as a “historic decline” in gasoline prices to around $4 per gallon, crediting the president’s get-tough attitude toward U.S. oil producers for the multi-week fall of pump prices. Klain made the remarks in an…


Biden to End ‘Remain in Mexico’ Border Policy After Court Order

U.S. border officials will stop enforcing a Trump-era immigration policy that requires non-Mexican asylum-seekers arriving at the southern border to wait in Mexico for processing, following a federal court order. U.S. District Court Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk on Monday lifted an injunction he ordered last year which had prevented the Biden administration from ending the protocol. It comes…


Americans Sour Further on Biden’s Economy as Pessimism Hits Highest Since 2008: Poll

Americans have soured further on the economy under President Joe Biden, according to the latest ABC News /Ipsos poll, which shows that the share of U.S. respondents who think the economy is getting worse has soared to its highest level since the financial crisis of 2008–09. More than two-thirds (69 percent) of American adults believe…


Biden Leaves White House for the First Time in Weeks Amid COVID-19 Rebound

President Joe Biden on Sunday was officially cleared to emerge from isolation after he tested negative for COVID-19 for the second day in a row, according to his physician. “This morning, the president’s SARS-CoV-2 antigen testing was negative for a second consecutive day,” White House physician Kevin O’Connor wrote in a memo (pdf) Sunday, referring to…


Biden Cleared to Leave White House for the First Time in Weeks Amid COVID-19 Rebound

President Joe Biden on Sunday was officially cleared to emerge from isolation after he tested negative for COVID-19 for the second day in a row, according to his physician. “This morning, the president’s SARS-CoV-2 antigen testing was negative for a second consecutive day,” White House physician Kevin O’Connor wrote in a memo (pdf) Sunday, referring to…


Biden Leaves White House for First Time in Weeks Amid COVID-19 Rebound

President Joe Biden was officially cleared to emerge from isolation on Aug. 7 after he tested negative for COVID-19 for the second day in a row, according to his physician. “This morning, the president’s SARS-CoV-2 antigen testing was negative for a second consecutive day,” White House physician Kevin O’Connor wrote in an Aug. 7 memo (pdf),…


Biden Leaves White House for 1st Time in Weeks Amid COVID-19 Rebound

President Joe Biden was officially cleared to emerge from isolation on Aug. 7 after he tested negative for COVID-19 for the second day in a row, according to his physician. “This morning, the president’s SARS-CoV-2 antigen testing was negative for a second consecutive day,” White House physician Kevin O’Connor wrote in an Aug. 7 memo (pdf),…


Cruz to ‘Wait and See’ Whether Trump Will Run in 2024 Before He Decides on White House Bid

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said he, like everyone else, is going to “wait and see” whether former President Donald Trump is going to run in 2024, before making his own decision about a possible bid for the White House. “Everyone is going to wait and see what Donald Trump decides and make decisions from there,”…