Tag: Joe Biden

Omarova Invokes Margaret Thatcher to Justify State Control

Commentary What can we say about Saule Omarova, President Joe Biden’s nominee to the important Treasury position of head of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency? I think of her as the Rosa Klebb of the Biden “let’s destroy America” pool of apparatchiks. You remember Rosa. She was the anaphrodisiac Bond villain in…


US and Taiwan to Hold Second Round of Economic Dialogue Next Week

WASHINGTON—The United States and Taiwan next week will hold a second session of an economic dialogue launched last year in the face of increasing pressure on the island from China, the State Department said on Friday. The announcement comes days after a virtual meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping. After…


President’s Physician Says Biden ‘Healthy’ and ‘Vigorous’ After Check-Up

President Joe Biden remains “healthy” and “vigorous,” the presidential physician said in a report on Friday. “The president remains fit for duty, and fully executes all of his responsibilities without any exemptions or accommodations,” Kevin O’Connor, the physician, wrote in a 6-page report. Biden traveled to Walter Reed Medical Center in Maryland to undergo a…


Biden-Xi Summit Shows Communist China’s Weakness

Commentary President Joe Biden met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at a virtual summit on Nov. 15. Most analysts think Beijing has the upper hand and Washington is weak. But the Chinese regime has severe underlying problems, based on three different models that can be used to assess the relationship between both countries and their…


Biden Reacts to Rittenhouse Verdict: ‘Jury System Works and We Have to Abide by It’

President Joe Biden said he stands by the jury’s decision Friday to declare Kyle Rittenhouse not guilty on all five charges filed against him. After returning home from a routine medical examination at Walter Reed Hospital in Maryland, Biden told reporters that he didn’t watch the trial. “Look, I stand by what the jury has…


US Electric Vehicle Tax Credit, Mexico’s Energy Reform Among Issues Raised at Trilateral Leaders’ Summit

The leaders of Canada, the United States, and Mexico met in Washington this week for the first time since 2016 with the intent to strengthen co-operation on the economy, security, health, and migration.  Going into the one-day summit on Nov. 18, concerns about protectionist policies in the United States and Mexico had been raised by…


US Electric Vehicle Tax Credit Among Issues Raised at Trilateral Leaders’ Summit

The leaders of Canada, the United States, and Mexico met in Washington this week for the first time since 2016 with the intent to strengthen co-operation on the economy, security, health, and migration.  Going into the one-day summit on Nov. 18, concerns about protectionist policies in the United States and Mexico had been raised by…


Biden Briefly Transfers Power to Harris During Health Check: White House

President Joe Biden temporarily handed over power to Vice President Kamala Harris as he undergoes a colonoscopy at Walter Reed Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. After around 11 a.m. ET, the White House said in an update that power was handed back from Harris to Biden following the procedure. “This morning, the President will travel to Walter…


Biden Transfers Power to VP Harris While He Undergoes Colonoscopy: White House

President Joe Biden will temporarily hand over power to Vice President Kamala Harris as he undergoes a colonoscopy at Walter Reed Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. “This morning, the President will travel to Walter Reed Medical Center for a routine physical. While he is there, the President will undergo a routine colonoscopy,” White House press secretary…


Biden Heading to First Physical as President: White House

America’s oldest president is set to undergo his first physical since being sworn in, the White House said Friday. President Joe Biden will travel to Walter Reed Medical Center in the morning for a “routine annual physical,” press secretary Jen Psaki said in a statement. There was no physical listed on the daily schedule the…