US Vice-President Kamala Harris (back left) and US Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy listen as US President Joe Biden (front) delivers the State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on Feb 7, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP) WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden called US democracy "unbowed" […]
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State of the Union: Biden to pledge to work with Republicans
US Vice-President Kamala Harris (back left) and US Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy listen as US President Joe Biden (front) delivers the State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on Feb 7, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP) WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden called US democracy "unbowed" […]
Security, migration trump energy dispute at Biden Mexico summit
(From left) President Joe Biden, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau participate in a news conference at the 10th North American Leaders' Summit at the National Palace in Mexico City on Jan 10, 2023. (ANDREW HARNIK / AP) MEXICO CITY – US President Joe Biden and his Mexican counterpart […]
N.America wants closer economic ties amid Mexican energy row
US President Joe Biden and Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador meet at the National Palace during the North American leaders summit in Mexico City, Mexico Jan 9, 2023. (KEVIN LAMARQUE / REUTERS) MEXICO CITY – The United States, Mexico and Canada on Tuesday vowed to tighten economic ties, producing more goods regionally and boosting […]
Biden visits US-Mexico border as immigration issue heats up
President Joe Biden talks with US Border Patrol agents as they walk along a stretch of the US-Mexico border in El Paso Texas, Jan 8, 2023. (ANDREW HARNIK / AP) EL PASO, Texas – President Joe Biden visited the US-Mexico border on Sunday for the first time since taking office, tackling one of the most […]
Biden steps up migrant expulsions amid pressure
Haitian migrants who hope to apply for asylum in the US wait to register their names on a list made by a religious organization in Reynosa, Mexico, Dec 21, 2022, on the other side of the border with McAllen, Texas. (FERNANDO LLANO / AP) WASHINGTON – The United States will expand Trump-era restrictions to rapidly […]
Biden signs $1.66 trillion FY 2023 government funding bill
US President Joe Biden delivers a Christmas address from the Cross Hall of the White House in Washington, DC, on Dec 22, 2022. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / AFP) CHRISTIANSTED, St. Croix – President Joe Biden on Thursday signed a $1.66 trillion bill funding the US government for fiscal year 2023, the White House said in a […]
US, France agreed to ‘fix’ US subsidies issues, says Macron
President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron depart after eating dinner at Fiola Mare in Washington on Nov 30, 2022. (ANDREW HARNIK / AP) President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron agreed during a state visit earlier to "fix" issues arising from US legislation that includes subsidies for American-made products, Macron said in […]
US Inflation Reduction Act ‘super aggressive,’ Macron tells lawmakers
President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron depart after eating dinner at Fiola Mare in Washington on Nov 30, 2022. (ANDREW HARNIK / AP)= WASHINGTON – French President Emmanuel Macron addressed US lawmakers from both political parties on Wednesday and pushed back over new American subsidies that are riling European leaders, according to a […]
US House to vote to block rail strike despite labor objections
US President Joe Biden meets with congressional leaders including House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell at the White House in Washington, US, Nov 29, 2022. (KEVIN LAMARQUE / TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY / REUTERS) WASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES – The […]
As Biden turns 80, Americans ask ‘What’s too old?’
US President Joe Biden speaks during a visit at the Central Intelligence Agency headquarters to congratulate the Agency and staff on the 75th anniversary of its founding in Langley, Virginia on July 8, 2022. (SAMUEL CORUM / AFP) WASHINGTON – Joe Biden turns 80 on Sunday, making him the first octogenarian president in US history. […]
Biden predicts not enough votes to codify abortion rights
US President Joe Biden holds a press conference on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Nusa Dua on the Indonesian resort island of Bali, Nov 14, 2022. (SAUL LOEB / AFP) WASHINGTON – US President Joe Biden admitted on Monday that he did not expect Democrats to have enough votes in the next Congress […]
Biden resists change despite voter concerns
No need to alter course, president says, as US left hanging on Congress makeup US President Joe Biden says during a post-election news conference Wednesday at the White House that he intends to run a second term "regardless of what the outcome of this election was". (ZHAO HUANXIN / CHINA DAILY) US President Joe Biden […]
US midterms: Biden warns of threats, Trump hints at running
US President Joe Biden and former President Barack Obama attend a campaign for Democratic US senatorial candidate John Fetterman and Democratic nominee for Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US Nov 5, 2022. (KEVIN LAMARQUE / REUTERS) YONKERS, New York – President Joe Biden warned that a Republican win in Tuesday's midterm elections could […]
Midterm: Biden warns of threats, Trump hints at another run
US President Joe Biden and former President Barack Obama attend a campaign for Democratic US senatorial candidate John Fetterman and Democratic nominee for Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US Nov 5, 2022. (KEVIN LAMARQUE / REUTERS) YONKERS, New York – President Joe Biden warned that a Republican win in Tuesday's midterm elections could […]
Biden, Trump push Senate candidates before midterms
resident Joe Biden arrives to speak at a campaign rally for Pennsylvania's Democratic gubernatorial candidate Josh Shapiro (left), Democratic Senate candidate Lt. Gov. John Fetterman (right) and former President Barack Obama, Nov 5, 2022, in Philadelphia. (PATRICK SEMANSKY / AP) PHILADELPHIA / LATROBE, Pennsylvania – US President Joe Biden told voters in Pennsylvania that a […]
Biden pardons federal offenses of simple marijuana possession
US President Joe Biden speaks from the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington on Sept 30, 2022. (SUSAN WALSH / AP) WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden took steps to overhaul US policy on marijuana on Thursday by pardoning thousands of people with federal offenses for simple marijuana possession and initiating a review of […]
Biden, doctors say new abortion laws have chilling impact
US President Joe Biden delivers remarks during the second meeting of the Task Force on Reproductive Healthcare Access in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC on Oct 4, 2022. (SAUL LOEB / AFP) WASHINGTON – US President Joe Biden and top White House officials announced new guidelines and grants to […]
Biden says ‘the pandemic is over’ even as death toll mounts
A 6 year-old child is comforted by her mother as she receives her first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine by a medical assistant at the Child Health Associates office in Novi, Michigan on Nov 3, 2021. (JEFF KOWALSKY / AFP) WASHINGTON – US President Joe Biden said in an interview aired on Sunday that […]
Biden calls for end of social media immunity at bipartisan summit
US President Joe Biden speaks during the United We Stand Summit in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Sept 15, 2022. (SUSAN WALSH / AP) WASHINGTON – US President Joe Biden called on Americans to speak out against racism and extremism during a summit at the White House on Thursday, and said […]