Tag: Joe Biden

Biden Invokes George Wallace to Disparage Republicans, Despite Having Praised Wallace in the Past

President Joe Biden’s history of praising segregationist George Wallace is resurfacing after the president invoked the late former Alabama governor in a speech on Tuesday. In his address from the Atlanta University Center Consortium, on the campus of Clark Atlanta University and Morehouse College, Biden promoted two bills in the Senate that would overhaul voting…


Biden Administration Announces More Tests for Schools

The Biden administration says it will up the number of COVID-19 tests it provides to schools. The White House announced on Wednesday that it will begin sending 5 million rapid tests and 5 million lab-based PCR tests to schools each month. Officials say this will double the amount of testing schools were performing in November….


Ethiopian Drone Strike Kills 17 on Day of Biden-Abiy Call

NAIROBI, Kenya—An Ethiopian drone strike has killed 17 civilians in the country’s Tigray region on the day that President Joe Biden during a call with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed expressed concern about such attacks in the ongoing war, local authorities say. A report by the zonal administration said women at a flour-grinding mill made up…


Biden Calls for End to Filibuster if Needed to Pass Changes to Voting Rules

President Joe Biden gave a speech in Georgia Tuesday to push for legislation to change the rules for voting in American elections, and to advocate for the end of the filibuster if it’s needed to pass the voting bills. “The threat to our democracy is so grave that we must find a way to pass…


Stacey Abrams to Miss Biden’s Speech in Georgia

Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams will not attend President Joe Biden’s speech in Georgia on Tuesday. Abrams’ aides confirmed to news outlets she will skip the event, which will take place in Atlanta. Aides cited a scheduling conflict. Abrams’ campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Abrams wrote on Twitter thanking the…


Psaki Defends Biden’s Description of ‘Pandemic of the Unvaccinated’

White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Monday defended President Joe Biden’s description of the COVID-19 pandemic as cases and hospitalizations among the vaccinated soar. Psaki, who recently got the disease despite having received a primary regimen and a booster shot, recounted during a briefing in Washington that she only suffered minor symptoms, an experience…


Biden: COVID is Not Here to Stay

President Joe Biden continues to promise his administration will get the CCP virus, which causes the disease COVID-19, under control. When asked by a reporter Friday whether he thinks Americans should prepare to live with COVID-19 forever, Biden responded by saying that the “new tools” the U.S. continues to develop to combat the virus can…


What’s Happening to Joe Biden’s Approval Rating Among Hispanic Voters? | Larry Elder

President Joe Biden is in big trouble because, since 2018, there has been a 42 point shift toward Republicans from Democrats among Hispanic voters. What makes this game-changing is because now a generic congressional candidate who’s Republican beats a generic Democratic congressional candidate by 2 points among Hispanic voters. In this episode, Larry points out…


Pelosi Invites Biden to Give State of the Union Address in March

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Friday invited President Joe Biden to deliver a State of the Union address on March 1. Pelosi told Biden, a fellow Democrat, that his “bold vision and patriotic leadership” have “guided America out of crisis and into an era of great progress, as we not only recover from the…


Biden Condemns Jan. 6 Capitol Breach, Drawing Response From Trump

President Joe Biden on Jan. 6 condemned the breach of the U.S. Capitol that took place a year prior and promised to let no one “place a dagger at the throat of our democracy.” Speaking from the Capitol, Biden recounted how a mob entered the building and clashed with law enforcement officers in an attempt to…