Category: Joe Biden
Pennsylvania Democrats won big in 2022, holding the governorship, winning a US Senate seat, and flipping the state House. Now,...
State Sen. Sharif Street of Philadelphia serves as the chair of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party. AP Photo/Matt Rourke Several insiders told Politico that the Pennsylvania Democratic Party is in a state of in disarray. The perception marks a stunning turnaround from the party’s electoral success last year. Many Democrats are concerned about the state party being unprepared for the 2024 races. In 2022, Pennsylvania Democrats…
Georgia prosecutors found texts and emails that link Trump’s legal team to a voting breach, report says
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. AP Photo/Ben Gray Ga. prosecutors have found emails and texts linking members of Trump’s legal team to a key voting breach, per CNN. The breach in question occurred in Coffee County, a rural GOP-heavy jurisdiction in southeastern Georgia. Investigators are looking into the roles that Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell may have played in the breach, per CNN. The…
Biden spikes the football after Ohio voters kill an effort to stymie abortion rights
Newsbreak 2 months ago in 2023 elections, Abortion, Around The World, Elections, Joe Biden, News, Ohio, Ohio Issue 1, Politics, Roe v Wade, White House 0 President Joe Biden. AP Photo/Alex Brandon Biden wasted little time in declaring victory after a closely-watched Ohio special election. Voters in the state swiftly rejected a GOP-led effort to make it harder to pass constitutional amendments. While not explicitly about abortion, Republicans made clear that they wanted to short-circuit a proposed abortion rights amendment. President Joe Biden on Tuesday night wasted little time in declaring…
At least 9 dead, multiple injured in mall shooting near Dallas: police
Newsbreak 5 months ago in Around The World, dallas, Greg Abbott, Joe Biden, Keith Self, mall shooting, Mass Shooting, News, State Watch, Texas 0 At least nine people have died, including the gunman, and several others were injured in a shooting at a mall outside of Dallas, Texas, according to local police. The Allen Fire Department transported nine people to area hospitals, Allen Fire Department Chief Jonathan Boyd said. Seven people died on scene at the Allen Premium Outlets and two others were pronounced dead at the hospital, Boyd…
Biden defends decision to send troops to the border: ‘They need more people to clear people’
Newsbreak 5 months ago in Administration, Around The World, Border crisis, Defense, Joe Biden, Kyrsten Sinema, Mike Pence, News, Stephanie Ruhle, Thom Thillis, Title 42, Title 42 expiration 0 President Biden on Friday defended his decision to temporarily deploy 1,500 active-duty troops to the border, ahead of an expected migrant surge next week. “I’ve asked this Congress for help in terms of what they need at the border,” Biden said on Friday in an interview with MSNBC’s Stephanie Ruhle. “They need more agents. They need more people to clear people. They need more action.”…
Biden says son ‘has done nothing wrong’ ahead of possible federal charges
Newsbreak 5 months ago in Administration, Around The World, Hunter Biden, Joe Biden, Justice Department, News 0 President Biden said his son Hunter “has done nothing wrong” as he could soon be charged following a multi-year investigation into his business dealings. “First of all, my son has done nothing wrong,” he said in an interview with MSNBC’s Stephanie Ruhle on Friday evening. “I trust him. I have faith in him.” Biden’s defense of his son comes after The Washington Post reported on…
Bing AI’s celebrity mode helped me speak to 7 famous stars, politicians, and fictional characters. Some were too robotic, while...
Newsbreak 7 months ago in Angela Bassett, Around The World, Donald Trump, Features, Gollum, Gordon Ramsay, Joe Biden, Keke Palmer, Lord of the Rings, Megan Thee Stallion, News, Star Wars, Tech Insider, The Hobbit, Yoda 0 Lucasfilm/”Attack of the Clones”// Shirlaine Forrest/WireImage // FOX via Getty Images Users of Microsoft’s Bing AI chatbot recently discovered that it has a celebrity mode. The celebrity mode allows users to impersonate celebrities. Insider tried the celeb mode on famous characters and people to test its accuracy. Users of Microsoft’s Bing AI chatbot recently discovered the application has a secret mode that can impersonate celebrities,…
Netanyahu’s judicial reforms have US lawmakers worried about Israeli democracy
Newsbreak 7 months ago in Around The World, Benjamin Netanyahu, Chris Coons, House, International, Israel, Jerusalem, Jim Risch, Joe Biden, News, Policy, Senate 0 President Biden and members of Congress are watching with deep concern how Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu moves forward with so-called judicial reforms that have drawn unprecedented opposition on the Israeli street. The reforms have been criticized by opponents as stripping Israel’s Supreme Court of its independence — an issue central to the nation’s democratic principles. Weeks of protests have drawn an estimated 100,000 people….
Biden’s budget proposes tax hikes on wealthy to reduce deficit, shore up Medicare
Newsbreak 7 months ago in Administration, Around The World, Biden administration, Budget, Inflation Reduction Act, Joe Biden, Medicare, News 0 President Biden outlined a slew of tax hikes on wealthy Americans as an avenue for reducing the deficit and funding key programs like Medicare as he released on Thursday his proposed budget for fiscal year 2024. It gives a glimpse of the policy proposals and issues Biden hopes to emphasize ahead of a reelection bid. The budget will not be enacted into law, but it will serve…
Social Security, Medicare clash comes down to what constitutes a ‘cut’
Newsbreak 7 months ago in Around The World, George W. Bush, House, Joe Biden, Medicaid, Medicare, News, Paul Ryan, Raul Grijalva, Social Security 0 The coming battles over the nation’s safety-net programs are beginning with an early clash over a thorny question of semantics: What constitutes a cut? In the eyes of many Democrats, any change to Medicare, Medicaid or Social Security that erodes benefits provided under current law would be considered a cut — and therefore stands as a nonstarter with liberals as Congress seeks ways to rein…
Text message shows Fox News president refused to air Nevada election results because it would have sealed Biden’s victory, The...
Newsbreak 7 months ago in 2020 election, Around The World, Donald Trump, Election night, Fox news, Joe Biden, Media, News, Politics 0 Fox New studios in New York on November 28, 2018. Mark Lennihan/AP Fox News was heavily criticized by its viewers after it called Arizona for Biden in 2020. After the immediate backlash, Fox News President Jay Wallace was reluctant to call Nevada, per NYT. Nevada’s election result would have made Joe Biden’s victory all but certain. Fox News President Jay Wallace was reluctant to call…
Investigation-wary CPAC attendees urge House Republicans to avoid getting wrapped up in settling old political scores: ‘Today’s not the day...
Newsbreak 7 months ago in Around The World, congressional oversight, CPAC 2023, House GOP, James Comer, Jim Jordan, Joe Biden, News, Politics 0 Conservative Political Action Conference chairman Matt Schlapp (L) listens as House Judiciary Committee chair Jim Jordan (R) speaks during the annual conference at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on March 2, 2023 in National Harbor, Maryland. Alex Wong/Getty Images Insider asked Conservative Political Action Conference attendees about House GOP investigations. Some conferees said Republicans should scrap their revenge plans and focus on real…
What Biden might try next if his student loan forgiveness plan is struck down
The Biden White House has been reluctant to talk about alternatives to its student loan relief plan for fear of undermining its case now before the Supreme Court, but should the justices strike down the proposal, they do have some options. Lawyers for the administration made their case to save President Biden’s student debt forgiveness before the justices on Tuesday, but with the plan at…
Watch live: White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre gives press briefing
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre will speak with reporters Friday afternoon, closing out a week that’s seen Biden unexpectedly side with a majority-Republican House measure regarding criminal justice in the District of Columbia. As The Hill reported Thursday, the resolution, passed in early February, would block a Washington, D.C., city council action, popular with city residents, to remove most mandatory sentencing, reduce penalties for…
House Democrat accuses GOP of ‘misplaced priorities’ on education
Newsbreak 7 months ago in 2024, Around The World, Baltimore, Colorado, Democrat retreat, Donald Trump, Education, Glenn Youngkin, House, House Democrats, House Republicans, Joe Biden, Joe Neguse, News, Ron DeSantis, Veronica Escobar 0 BALTIMORE — Republicans have “misplaced priorities” when it comes to education, as the GOP seizes on what they see as a winning issue ahead of next year’s election, according to one House Democrat. Republicans for months have leaned into issues like parental rights and school curriculums, making strikes to brand the Democratic Party as one that does not believe parents should have control over what…
Kerry to serve in climate envoy role at least through COP28 summit in November
Newsbreak 7 months ago in Administration, Around The World, COP 28, Donald Trump, Energy & Environment, Joe Biden, John Kerry, News 0 John Kerry, the U.S. special presidential envoy for climate, said in a new interview with The Boston Globe that he told President Biden that he will serve in his role through at least the United Nations climate summit in November. “There’s sufficient unfinished business that I felt it would be inappropriate to walk away from that at this point in time,” he told the newspaper….
The Memo: Trump’s surprise — a slightly conventional campaign
Newsbreak 7 months ago in 2024 presidential race, Around The World, Campaign, Donald Trump, East Palestine train derailment, Joe Biden, News, Ron DeSantis 0 Former President Trump is doing one thing surprising — he’s operating a campaign that’s beginning to look fairly conventional. This week alone, Trump has issued a number of coverage proposals. He has announced the hiring of seasoned senior workers in the first-caucus state of Iowa. And he has visited East Palestine, Ohio in the wake of the Feb. 3 prepare derailment, utilizing the power of…
Russia’s suspension of nuclear pact brings US into new era of arms control
Newsbreak 7 months ago in Antony Blinken, Around The World, Defense, Joe Biden, NATO, Policy, Russia, START, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin 0 Russian President Vladimir Putin’s suspension of the last main nuclear arms treaty with the U.S. has shifted each nations into a more risky era of engagement on weapons of mass destruction. The risk of a nuclear battle nonetheless stays low, based on worldwide safety analysts, even with the battle in Ukraine and the now-suspended New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START). But the newest nuclear saber-rattling…
Zelensky says Ukraine will defend Bakhmut, ‘however not at any price’
Newsbreak 7 months ago in Around The World, International, Joe Biden, News, Russia, russia ukraine war, Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky 0 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine will proceed to defend Bakhmut, an japanese metropolis in Donetsk province that has seen months of brutal Russian assaults, however “not at any price.” “Yes, it is not a particularly big town. In fact, like many others in Donbas, (it’s been) devastated by the Russians,” Zelensky told Italian publication Corriere della Sera in an interview revealed Sunday, per Reuters….
Mystery still swirls around three objects US shot out of the sky
Two weeks after the U.S. shot down a Chinese spy balloon and one week after President Biden directed the navy to shoot down three more unidentified objects, America is still gripped by questions over what the objects had been and why they had been flying at a top that posed a danger to air site visitors. President Biden on Thursday delivered his most in depth…
Biden’s physician says he is ‘fit for duty’ at 80 years old
President Biden is match to execute the calls for of his job, his physician said in a memo following a bodily examination on Thursday, writing he “remains a healthy, vigorous, 80-year-old male.” Dr. Kevin O’Connor, the president’s physician, wrote that none of Biden’s pre-existing situations noted throughout his last bodily, together with a stiff gait and high ldl cholesterol, had worsened. “The President remains fit…
Joe Biden’s physician pronounces him a ‘wholesome, vigorous, 80-year-old male’ in new report
President Joe Biden Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/For The Washington Post via Getty Images Joe Biden’s physician pronounced him a ‘wholesome, vigorous, 80-year-old male’ in a new health abstract. Biden has confronted questions on his age because the oldest sitting president in historical past. The White House says he retains up with a “grueling schedule” and is as much as the job. President Joe Biden’s physician pronounced him…
China threatens ‘countermeasures’ against US entities over balloon’s downing
Newsbreak 8 months ago in aerial objects, Around The World, China, china balloon, International, Joe Biden, News, Wang Wenbin 0 China warned on Wednesday that it’s going to take “countermeasures” against U.S. entities over the takedown of a suspected Chinese spy balloon earlier this month. “China firmly opposes this and can take countermeasures in accordance with the regulation against the related U.S. entities that undermine China’s sovereignty and safety,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said at a briefing, including that Beijing will “resolutely safeguard…
EXCLUSIVE: Pete Buttigieg Talks Chinese Balloon And Airline Meltdowns With Big Plans To Turn Things Around | TSR Newz
Newsbreak 8 months ago in Airline reform, Airline Safety, Around The World, Department of Transportation, DOT, feature, Featured, Joe Biden, News, News/Politics, Pete Buttigieg, Pete Buttigieg Airline reform, Pete Buttigieg Interview, President Biden, president joe biden, the shade room, tsr, TSR News, TSR Newz, TSR Series 0 From hundreds of canceled flights to planes narrowly avoiding collisions on the runway, airways throughout the U.S. have been struggling in a serious way. In this TSR Newz exclusive interview White House transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg spoke with The Shade Room‘s Justin Carter about what the Department of Transportation has in retailer to show issues round and what massive adjustments we will count on from…
Biden says he has ‘no thought’ if there’d be a difference between running against Trump or DeSantis in 2024
Newsbreak 8 months ago in 2024 presidential election, Around The World, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Politics, Ron DeSantis 0 President Joe Biden speaks exterior Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pa., on September 1, 2022. AP Photo/Matt Slocum Biden said he has “no idea” if there’d be a difference in running against Trump or DeSantis in 2024. “I think that they have a similar modus operandi, a similar way in which they work,” he said on Noticias Telemundo. Biden has not but announced his reelection plans,…
Chinese spy balloon has GOP saying no cuts to defense
Newsbreak 8 months ago in Around The World, China, China spy balloon, Joe Biden, Kevin McCarthy, Lindsey Graham, Mitch McConnell, News, Rand Paul, Senate, Tom Cotton 0 A rising variety of Senate Republicans are saying that President Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) ought to take defense spending cuts off the desk in their negotiation over the debt ceiling. The Republicans are digging in their heels after receiving a labeled briefing on a Chinese spy balloon that floated over delicate navy installations. “The entire civilized world should recognize that communist China…
Ron DeSantis backed deep cuts to Social Security and Medicare while in Congress. Trump is ready to hammer him for...
Newsbreak 8 months ago in 2024, Analysis, Around The World, Donald Trump, Ethanol, Florida, Iowa, Iowa Caucuses, Joe Biden, Medicare, News, Paul Ryan, Politics, Republican Party, Ron DeSantis, Social Security, Trump 2024, Violence Against Women 0 Then-Rep. Ron DeSantis of Florida leaves the US Capitol in 2014. Congressman DeSantis’ voting document may pose issues for his presidential campaign. Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call Ron DeSantis is coming under hearth from each events as he weighs a presidential campaign. Trump has made it clear that he’ll assault DeSantis’ past help for modifications to Social Security and Medicare. DeSantis’ time in Congress may grow…
Clyburn reiterates support for Biden 2024: ‘I see no reason for him not to run’
Newsbreak 8 months ago in 2024 presidential election, Around The World, Campaign, Endorsement, House, Jim Clyburn, Joe Biden, News, State of the Union 0 Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.) reiterated his support for President Biden to run for reelection in 2024, saying “I see no reason for him not to run.” Clyburn told The Financial Times in an interview earlier this week that Biden is “as decent a person as you can have” and deserves a second term in office. “I see no reason for him not to run,” he…
FBI conducts search of Pence’s Indiana home in documents case
Newsbreak 8 months ago in Around The World, Campaign, classified documents, FBI, Joe Biden, Mike Pence, News 0 The FBI on Friday performed a search of former Vice President Mike Pence’s home in Indiana weeks after documents with labeled markings have been discovered there, a number of retailers reported. The search was performed in cooperation with Pence’s crew, which had been in contact with federal officers about it in advance. News of the search was first reported by Politico. A Pence spokesperson didn’t…
McConnell says sunsetting Social Security, Medicare is a ‘Rick Scott plan’ only
Newsbreak 8 months ago in Around The World, House GOP, Joe Biden, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Medicare, Mike Johnson, Mitch McConnell, News, Rick Scott, Senate, Senate GOP, Social Security, State of the Union 0 Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Okay.Y.) said in an interview on Thursday a proposed initiative to sundown Social Security and Medicare was not a “Republican plan,” however one proposed and supported only by fellow Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.). Scott, who was unsuccessful in his run against McConnell for the highest seat in the National Republican Senatorial Committee, proposed a plan in 2022 to sundown all…