Tag: Joe Biden

Biden to Meet With Fed Chairman Jerome Powell About Inflation Crisis

President Joe Biden is set to meet with Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell as American households grapple with the effects of high inflation. The meeting, which will take place on May 31, comes weeks after Powell’s second term as Fed Chair was confirmed by the Senate. Biden will congratulate Powell on the Senate confirmation during…


Capitol Report (May 30): DOJ to Investigate Police Response; Honoring Those Who Made Greatest Sacrifice

The nation’s biggest Memorial Day parade is back. Marching bands and veterans from each of the 50 states joined the parade. And President Joe Biden delivered his Memorial Day address at the Arlington National Cemetery. What’s his plea as he cites the very soul of our nation? Captain Sam Brown is a combat war veteran…


Biden Commemorates Memorial Day, Says America is Free Because Troops Are Brave

President Joe Biden on Memorial Day visited Arlington National Cemetery, where he laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and delivered remarks. The tradition is customary for U.S. presidents to mark the holiday, which is designated for honoring troops who lost their lives while serving their country. Biden was joined in the wreath-laying…


Biden: Deal on Gun Law Hinges on ‘Rational Republicans’ Like McConnell

President Joe Biden on May 30 said that a deal on a new gun law in the wake of several mass shootings hinges on “rational Republicans” and that he’s limited in terms of what he can do through executive orders. Speaking to reporters outside the White House in Washington after traveling from his home in…


Biden Suggests He Wants to Ban 9mm Pistols

President Joe Biden suggested he wants to ban 9mm handguns in remarks to reporters on Monday at the White House’s South Lawn. As he visited Texas over the weekend, officials “showed me an x-ray … he said, ‘a 22-caliber bullet will lodge in a lung and we can probably get it out … and maybe…


Biden Makes Major Decision on Giving Long-Range Rockets to Ukraine

The United States will not send long-range rocket systems to Ukraine, according to President Joe Biden in remarks on Monday, amid speculation and reports that the administration had authorized the move. “I won’t send anything that can fire into Russia,” Biden said at the White House on Monday when asked about those reports. Last week,…


Mixed Feelings as Biden Visits Mass Shooting Site in Uvalde, Texas

UVALDE, Texas—Texans who visited Uvalde—the site of a mass shooting that left 21 dead last week—signaled they had mixed feelings about President Joe Biden’s visit to the town. On Sunday, President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden visited a makeshift memorial near Robb Elementary School in Uvalde. The White House said he would meet with…


Biden Vists Texas Mass Shooting Site as Harris Calls for ‘Assault Weapons Ban’

President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden arrived in Uvalde, Texas, on Sunday to pay respects to the victims who died during last week’s mass shooting as Vice President Kamala Harris called for an “assault weapons ban.” Reporters on the scene in Ulvade said that the Bidens arrived in the Texas city on Sunday…


Biden Visits Texas Shooting Site as DOJ Launches Review of Police Response

President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden arrived in Uvalde, Texas, on Sunday to pay respects to the victims who died during last week’s mass shooting as the Justice Department signaled that it would initiate a federal review of the police response. Reporters on the scene in Ulvade said that the Bidens arrived in…


Biden to Visit Texas Mass Shooting Site as Harris Calls for ‘Assault Weapons Ban’

President Joe Biden will head to the scene of a mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, on Sunday as Vice President Kamala Harris called for an “assault weapons ban.” The shooting last week at Robb Elementary School left 19 children and two adults dead. Officials recently said that police waited more than an hour before entering…