Tag: Joe Biden

Biden Says There’s ‘No Federal Solution’ to the COVID-19 Pandemic

President Joe Biden now says there is “no federal solution” to the COVID-19 pandemic. “This gets solved at the state level,” Biden said at a meeting Dec. 27 with the National Governors Association (NGA), and the White House COVID-19 response team. “It ultimately gets down to where the rubber meets the road and that’s where…


NASCAR Driver at Center of Eponymous ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ Chant Speaks Out

Brandon Brown, the NASCAR driver after whom the viral “let’s go Brandon” political chant was named, revealed that he’s found it difficult to find corporate sponsors now. “It got extremely difficult for us … If you’re a national corporation, that means you sell to all consumers … and unfortunately, when you get dragged into the…


Oregon Man Who Told Biden ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ Said He’s Received Threats

The Oregon man who drew international headlines when he told President Joe Biden, “Let’s go Brandon” over the weekend said the comment was made in “jest” and revealed he’s received threats after the stunt. Jared Schmeck, a father of four, told the Oregonian Saturday that he is “being attacked for utilizing my freedom of speech” and…


Oregon Man Who Told Biden ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ Says He’s Received Threats

The Oregon man who drew international headlines when he told President Joe Biden “Let’s go Brandon” during a telephone call over the weekend said the comment was made in “jest” and revealed he’s received threats since the stunt. Jared Schmeck, a father of four, told the Oregonian on Dec. 25 that he is “being attacked for…


Biden Signs Bill Banning Chinese Imports Made Using Forced Labor

President Joe Biden has signed a bill banning imports from China’s Xinjiang region amid concerns over forced labor, the White House announced Thursday. The bill represents another step in U.S. pushback against Beijing’s treatment of China’s Uyghur Muslim population. The Biden administration formally condemned China’s abuse of the Uyghurs as genocide in a report released…


Biden Says He Plans to Run for President Again in 2024 ‘If I’m in Good Health’

President Joe Biden, the oldest individual to assume the presidency, said that he would run again for president in 2024 if he remains in good health and if former President Donald Trump decides to enter the race. Speaking to ABC News in an interview published Wednesday, Biden offered several caveats. Since launching his 2020 campaign,…


Biden Declares Victory Over the Christmas Supply-Chain Crisis From the White House

President Joe Biden declared ahead of a White House task force meeting on Dec. 22, that his administration’s efforts to eliminate supply-chain bottlenecks ahead of the holiday season had succeeded. Biden met with his Supply Chain Disruptions Task Force, which consisted of administration officials and the CEOs of large private-sector companies. The task force was established…


Supreme Court to Take Up Challenges to Biden’s Vaccine Mandates

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear oral arguments on challenges to the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates. In an announcement on Wednesday (pdf), the nation’s highest federal court said it would on Jan. 7 take up two separate disputes challenging the Biden administration’s mandate for businesses with more than 100 employees, and for…


Biden and Trump Exchange Rare Praise

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have been exchanging rare compliments in recent days. In a speech Dec. 21 on his administration’s strategy for dealing with the new Omicron variant of COVID-19, Biden noted he had received his booster shot for the virus and then went on to praise Trump for getting his…


Biden DOJ Says Prisoners Released Due to COVID-19 Can Stay on Home Confinement

The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that federal inmates who were released early due to the COVID-19 pandemic can remain at home. The DOJ order to the Bureau of Prisons reverses a previous decision that would have required many to return back to prison. “Thousands of people on home confinement have reconnected with their families,…