Tag: Joe Biden

LIVE NOW: WHO’s Power to Govern US Pandemics Back on the Table; Biden Launches Sweeping ‘Equity’ Programs

The World Health Organization (WHO) may soon have the authority to decide how the United States handles pandemics. Negotiations are currently underway on a deal, where the United States could grant the WHO a new special authority. Meanwhile, President Joe Biden has appointed Susan Rice as the chair of a new “White House Steering Committee…


WHO’s Power to Govern US Pandemics Back on the Table; Biden Launches Sweeping ‘Equity’ Programs

The World Health Organization (WHO) may soon have the authority to decide how the United States handles pandemics. Negotiations are currently underway on a deal, where the United States could grant the WHO a new special authority. Meanwhile, President Joe Biden has appointed Susan Rice as the chair of a new “White House Steering Committee…


LIVE 2/21, at 10:30 AM ET: WHO’s Power to Govern US Pandemics Back on the Table; Biden Launches Sweeping ‘Equity’ Programs

The World Health Organization (WHO) may soon have the authority to decide how the United States handles pandemics. Negotiations are currently underway on a deal, where the United States could grant the WHO a new special authority. Meanwhile, President Joe Biden has appointed Susan Rice as the chair of a new “White House Steering Committee…


Democrat Senator Calls on Biden Administration to Ignore Potential Ruling Banning Abortion Pill

A Democrat senator has called on President Joe Biden to ignore a potential ruling that would ban an abortion pill. “In the coming days, a lawless Trump-appointed judge is expected to ban access to abortion medication nationwide,” posted Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) on Twitter on Feb. 16. “I’m calling on the FDA to protect the…


Revealed: Biden’s Written Message in Ukraine’s Guestbook

President Joe Biden expressed solidarity with Ukraine during his surprise five-hour visit to the Eastern European country on Monday. In a note to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the guestbook of the Mariinskyi Palace, which is the official residence of Ukraine’s president, Biden wrote: “I am honored to be welcomed again in Kyiv.” “I stand…


Bernie Sanders Says Biden Is ‘More Progressive’ as President Than Senator

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) says President Joe Biden is far more progressive as president of the United States than he was as a senator. And the left-wing legislator said on Feb. 19 that he would back Biden if he ran for reelection in 2024. “I think he is a much more progressive president than he was a United…


Biden Makes Surprise Visit to Ukraine, Pledges $500 Million More Aid

President Joe Biden made an unannounced visit to Kyiv, Ukraine on Monday, in a major show of support days ahead of the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion. Biden met with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who said he and the U.S. president discussed the provision of long-range weapons for Kyiv amid Ukraine’s repeated urgent appeals for…


Biden Applauds Fetterman’s ‘Brave’ Choice to Seek Treatment for Depression

President Joe Biden on Feb. 17 praised Sen. John Fetterman (D-Penn.) two days after the senator checked himself into Walter Reed National Military Medical Center seeking treatment for clinical depression. “John, Gisele—Jill and I are thinking about your family today,” the president wrote in a tweet addressing Fetterman and his wife. “Millions of people struggle with…


Former Presidential Candidate Marianne Williamson Plans to Make ‘Important Announcement’ in March

Former Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson said on Saturday that she will make an “important announcement” in March, amid speculation that she might challenge President Joe Biden for the White House in 2024. “As America gears up for the 2024 presidential election, I’m preparing an important announcement on March 4th in Washington D.C.,” Williamson said…


White House Doctor Says Biden ‘Healthy’ and ‘Fit to Serve’ as President

The top White House doctor said Feb. 16 that President Joe Biden is healthy. Biden, 80, “remains fit for duty,” Dr. Kevin O’Connor said in a memorandum to White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre after examining the president. Biden is being treated for several conditions, including high cholesterol, according to the summary. The conditions all remain…