Tag: Joe Biden

US to Spend More Than $3 Billion on EV Battery Manufacturing: White House

WASHINGTON—The Biden administration will allocate more than $3 billion in infrastructure funding to finance the electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturing, U.S. officials said on Monday. The funds will be allocated by the Department of Energy from the $1 trillion infrastructure bill President Joe Biden signed last year. Among the initiatives will be processing of minerals…


Biden: Leaked Supreme Court Opinion a ‘Fundamental Shift in American Jurisprudence’

President Joe Biden says that if the Supreme Court moves to overturn Roe v. Wade it would represent a “fundamental shift in American jurisprudence.” A draft majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito—leaked to the press and published by Politico May 2—suggests the Supreme Court has decided to strike down the 1973 decision that made…


Biden Appoints Alleged ‘CCP-Loving’ Donor

News Analysis President Joe Biden just appointed a major donor, Dominic Ng, as a representative from the United States to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Business Advisory Council. The only apparent problems with this appointment are what appears to be a compromise of Biden and Ng’s ethics. Ng donated over $135,000 to Democratic causes in…


Biden Responds to Purported Supreme Court Opinion to Overturn Roe V. Wade

President Joe Biden has issued a response to a document reportedly leaked from the Supreme Court that suggests the high court has decided to strike down Roe v. Wade, the 1973 seminal precedent that made abortion legal throughout the United States. While the document written by Justice Samuel Alito that Politico describes as an “initial…


Biden Responds to Leak of Supreme Court Opinion

President Joe Biden has issued a response to a document leaked from the Supreme Court that suggests the high court has decided to strike down Roe v. Wade, the 1973 seminal precedent that made abortion legal throughout the United States. The draft majority opinion authored by Justice Samuel Alito was published by Politico and later…


Biden to Meet With Parents of Abducted American Journalist Austin Tice

President Joe Biden told reporters on Monday he would meet “today” with the parents of American journalist Austin Tice, who was abducted in Syria 10 years ago. Austin Tice was covering the Syrian civil war when he vanished en route to Lebanon in 2012. Five weeks later, a video emerged showing him blindfolded and held…


Capitol Report (May 2): SCOTUS: Boston Can’t Ban Christian Flag

The Supreme Court ruled on a dispute over flying a religious flag outside Boston City Hall. We talked to the person who fought to fly the flag about what his victory meant. The U.S. embassy is now planning to move back into Ukraine’s capital, and a group of lawmakers wrapped up their trip to the…


Biden Laughs at Inflation Joke, Receives Criticism

President Joe Biden has received criticism for laughing at a joke about inflation Saturday. During the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, host Trevor Noah took a jab at Biden, making light of inflation rates that have climbed throughout Biden’s time in office. In March, the rate accelerated to a more than 40-year high 8.5 percent…


Republican Lawmakers Voice Concern Biden’s ‘Orwellian’ Disinformation Board

Several Republicans from the House and Senate are voicing concerns over the Biden administration’s decision to create the new Disinformation Governance Board under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Their concerns are not limited to what the new agency will do but also the administration’s choice to tap Nina Jankowicz, a former disinformation fellow at…


Republican Lawmakers Voice Concern Over Biden’s ‘Orwellian’ Disinformation Board

Several Republicans from the House and Senate are voicing concerns over the Biden administration’s decision to create the new Disinformation Governance Board under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Their concerns are not limited to what the new agency will do but also the administration’s choice to tap Nina Jankowicz, a former disinformation fellow at…