US President Joe Biden plans to seek a second term in the 2024 election, according to his running mate Kamala Harris. “He plans to run and if he does, I plan to run with him,” Harris told CBS television today. Biden will be 81 years old in the November 2024 election. There has been speculation […]
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Biden explains why he is visiting Saudi Arabia
US President Joe Biden, who next week will visit Saudi Arabia, aspires to strengthen a “strategic partnership” based on “mutual interests and responsibilities” while remaining true to “fundamental American values”, as he wrote in an op-ed in the Washington Post. In this lengthy article, the US president responds to his critics, stating: “I know many […]
USA: 35 MPs ‘No’ to F-16 sale to Turkey with letter to Biden
35 US lawmakers sent a letter to President Joe Biden, asking him not to proceed with the sale of new F-16s to Turkey. The bipartisan letter was sent to the US president by Democratic Congressman Frank Pallone, who emphasizes that “we should not support the Turkish armed forces until tangible measures are taken to stop […]
Biden praised US intelligence for warnings about Putin
US President Joe Biden has thanked staff at CIA headquarters for warning the world about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s plans to invade Ukraine, hailing the “quiet bravery” of America’s spies. Marking the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), President Biden said he has known its work for 52 years, first […]
Biden urges American women to ‘vote en masse’ in the November election
US President Joe Biden today urged women to vote in November’s midterm elections, stressing that the fastest way to overturn the Supreme Court’s decision on abortion rights is to have a strong Democratic majority in Congress to pass it. a law to codify such rights. “This is the fastest way available,” he told reporters at […]
US: Biden with executive order will help ensure access to abortion
US President Joe Biden will sign an executive order today to help ensure women’s access to abortion and contraception after the Supreme Court overturned last month’s Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion, the White House said . Biden was under pressure from progressive supporters to take action after the Supreme Court decision overturned nearly […]
USA: President Biden to meet with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
Joe Biden will see Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as part of talks with a Saudi delegation, the White House announced Thursday, trying to downplay the gravity of the meeting after the diplomatic crisis caused by the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The US president “will be participating in a bilateral meeting with King Salman […]
Biden is committed to continuing his close cooperation with London
US President Joe Biden said today that his country will continue its close cooperation with the United Kingdom, notably on the issue of Ukraine, in a statement released after the resignation of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. In the announcement of the White House, however, there is absolutely no mention of Johnson. “The United Kingdom […]
USA: President Biden’s communications director resigns
Joe Biden’s communications director, a loyal ally of the Democratic president from the first moment, will soon leave her duties, the White House announced yesterday, a notable departure, four months before the crucial US midterm elections. Deputy director of Mr. Biden’s 2020 campaign, then communications director for the Democratic president, Kate Bedingfield, 40, will leave […]
USA: Jeff Bezos and the White House argue over fuel prices
The multi-billionaire founder of online department store Amazon Jeff Bezos has accused US President Joe Biden of either misleading or cheating by calling on fuel distributors to cut prices immediately, prompting White House officials to rush to the head of state’s defense. “My message to the companies that operate the gas stations and set the […]
