A few hours before his State of the Union address last month, President Biden called the CEOs of General Motors and Cisco Systems to ask for their advice on the state of the American economy and to tell them how he planned to talk about it. He then drove to Capitol Hill and promised in…
According to a White House statement, President Biden spoke with Xi Jinping, China’s leader, on Tuesday morning in a phone call aimed at addressing a broad range of combative and cooperative issues as the United States grapples with wars and other global crises. Topics on Mr. Biden’s agenda included the fight against drug production, the…
Former President Donald J. Trump posted a video on his social media site on Friday showing an image of President Biden with his hands and feet tied together. Mr. Trump posted the video on Truth Social early Friday afternoon with the line that it was filmed on Long Island on Thursday as Mr. Trump attended…
The Biden administration announced Thursday that it has approved a new regulation restricting the use of short-term health insurance that does not comply with the Affordable Care Act, reversing a move by the Trump administration to give consumers more access to cheaper, but tighter offers to enable plans. Under the new rule, the short-term plans…
President Biden, who is reinforcing a populist sentiment in his re-election campaign, has repeatedly said he will raise taxes on the rich and corporations so they pay their “fair share.” Republicans say Mr. Biden has “an unquenchable thirst to tax the American people.” His Republican opponent in the election, former President Donald J. Trump, recently…
US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris meet with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) , and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) at the White House on February 27, 2024 in Washington, DC Roberto Schmidt | Getty Images President Joe Biden…
President Biden signed a $1.2 trillion spending package Saturday, ending the prospect of a government shutdown, after the bill passed in a rushed series of congressional votes with bipartisan support and reached his desk shortly after 2 a.m landed The government faced a possible shutdown if the measure does not come into force before midnight…
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testifies before a Senate Finance Committee hearing on the 2025 budget on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 21, 2024. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters WASHINGTON – Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Thursday defended President Joe Biden’s 2025 budget proposal as Republican senators said they feared taxes on the middle class…
Economists in the Biden administration are calling for more aggressive federal action to reduce costs for home buyers and renters, targeting one of the biggest economic challenges President Biden faces in his re-election bid. Policy proposals in a White House report released Thursday include potentially aggressive federal intervention in local politics, often dictating where homes…
President Joe Biden on February 22, 2020 in Las Vegas. RONDA CHURCHILL President Joe Biden will visit the battleground state of Nevada on Tuesday to crack down on corporate landlords who the White House says are keeping rents artificially high even as overall inflation has eased. Biden’s attack on what he calls “rent gouging” is…
