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Biden is going to bring Paul Whelan home from Russia.
US President Joe Biden said that Russia is treating Paul Whelan, a US citizen held in a Russian penal colony since 2014, differently than Brittney Griner, who was released on Thursday. Biden added that Russia’s accusation that Whelan was a spy made him higher up than the other two men released in April. “Sadly, Russia…
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Biden will bring Paul Whelan home from Russia at the same time.
Venezuelan First Lady Cilia Flores’ nephews and six Americans were released in a swap with Russia on Saturday, US President Joe Biden said. Two nephews of Cilia were released in exchange for detained Russian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko. Meanwhile, US ex-Marine Paul Whelan, who was detained in 2018 in Russia on alleged espionage charges, was released…
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Can the leader of China deliver?
China’s President Xi Jinping has said the country’s political system is ” Chinese-style democracy”. This comes after he met US Vice President Joe Biden during the latter’s two-day visit to China. In a statement after his meeting with Biden, Xi described China’s governance system as “Chinese-style democracy”. The meeting was the first between the two…
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States went in different directions during the midterms.
US voters have elected Democratic President Joe Biden to his first four-year term in office, making him the first Democrat since Bill Clinton in 1996 to hold the office. Biden became the first US vice presidential candidate to win the presidency since Harry Truman in 1946. In 2020, Biden became the first Democratic presidential nominee…
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Two rising stars show how to win in the GOP.
Former US Vice President Joe Biden on Monday said he believed that President Donald Trump was “probably the worst President in American history”. He added that he also believes that Trump was “probably the greatest President in the history of American politics”. Biden’s comment came after Trump claimed he won the November 6 US presidential…
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Biden pledges the US will work with Asian nations.
US President Joe Biden has said that he has spent “more time with China’s President Xi Jinping than any other world leader”. “I think it’s more, how can we find ways to communicate about those issues where we have deep fundamental differences of perspective or concerns, but we need to be having continued and ongoing…
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There are three things Americans should learn from China.
US President Joe Biden’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan said the White House wasn’t viewing the world “solely through the prism of strategic competition”, adding that Biden “made the Big Lie an article of faith in the MAGA Republican Party – a minority of that party”. Sullivan added that Biden raised North Korea, China and…
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US president’s past promises in meeting with China are under scrutiny.
US President Joe Biden brought up North Korea, China and other countries during his meeting with Asian leaders, the White House said. Biden raised concerns about the activities at Ream Naval Base, which is believed to be a joint venture between Cambodia and China, the White House added. He also raised concerns about activities at…
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Democrats retained control of the Senate after winning the Nevada seat.
Democrats are set to win the control of the US Senate in Tuesday’s midterm elections, with Vice President Joe Biden predicting a victory that will be “historic”. It is the first time since 1964 that a political party has won the majority in the Senate after winning the presidential election. Republicans have held the Senate…
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Democrats shouldn’t underestimate the threat Trump poses.
Former US President Donald Trump, who lost to Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in the 2016 polls, is planning to run for President in 2024, CNN reported. Trump has been planning to launch his campaign on November 14, which is the date of the US presidential election, the report added. Trump had lost the 2016…
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Biden had a meeting with a Chinese leader.
Top officials from the US government and the Taliban met in-person in Afghanistan for the first time since the death of al-Qaedafounder Ayman al-Zawahiri, reports said on Sunday. The meeting came as US Vice President Joe Biden was in Cambodia for the East Asia Summit. Earlier, Biden urged Cambodian PM Hun Sen to “reopen civic…
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Korea gets squeezed between the US and China, which leads toYankees, Go Home!
US President Joe Biden said on Thursday that the US will continue to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the ASEAN in its “struggle to achieve a peaceful future”. Biden’s statement came as he landed in Cambodia for the G20 summit. US and ASEAN have signed more than 200 bilateral agreements during Biden’s tenure, including agreements on trade…
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The group was prepared to stop the election if necessary, according to Oath Keeper.
A member of the militia group Oath Keepers testified that he packed his car full of weapons and travelled to Washington, DC, to stop Joe Biden from assuming the presidency “by any means necessary”. Jason Dolan’s testimony is crucial to the case as prosecutors try to establish that Oath Keepers are prepared to stop the…
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The Democratic Party and Joe Biden were not defeated during the last election.
Former US President Joe Biden, during a campaign stop, said, “This is going to be a very tough election.” His comments came as the US was set to hold the mid-terms elections on November 6. “There’s lots of uncertainty, but I’m optimistic that we’ll come back stronger than we were,” he added. “We’re going to…
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The states went differently in the midterms.
Four Republican candidates that rejected, questioned or tried to overturn President Joe Biden’s victory will be elected as state elections chiefs, all of them in Republican-dominated states. The candidates are Mark Finchem in Arizona, Paul Sarbanes in Georgia, Kari Lake in Nevada and Jay Inslee in Washington. The Republicans had argued that Biden had won…
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Catherine Masto is the winner of the Nevada Senate race.
US Senator Joe Biden has congratulated his Democratic colleagues for their victories in the US Senate elections. “This victory shows that Americans are ready for a new generation of leadership in the United States Senate,” he said. “We’re going to continue to work together to create American jobs and rebuild America’s middle class,” Biden added.
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The commissioner of the US Customs and Border Protection has resigned.
President Joe Biden has confirmed US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) chief Magnus Lpez-Sanchez as the first openly gay person to lead a law enforcement agency in the US. The White House said that Biden thanked Lpez-Sanchez for his “outstanding work” and wished him well. Lpez-Sanchez was confirmed as CBP chief by the US Senate…
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There are 3 reasons why China may become more assertive.
US Vice President Joe Biden will raise the issue of freedom of navigation and fishing in the South China Sea with ASEAN leaders in order to demonstrate the US is against China, White House said. It added that Biden raised the safety concerns about activities at Ream Naval Base, which Cambodian officials have described as…
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The Democrats are unable to seal the deal with young Americans.
US President Joe Biden’s plans to forgive student debt of over $18.6 billion have not resulted in a surge in voter turnout, according to recent polls. Notably, Biden’s student debt forgiveness plan had been in the news earlier, however, no one said it was a top issue. According to an exit poll conducted for the…
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Biden wants to shore up support in blue states, where the election appears to be losing steam.
During his final campaign stop for the 2020 midterm elections, US President Joe Biden said, “Nobody will create more chaos or doing more damage to the American economy.” He added, “Nothing will create more chaos or do more damage to the American economy.” Biden also said that Democrats always charge Social Security is at risk…
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At this time, the Supreme Court won’t block the student loan debt relief program.
A federal judge in Missouri has refused to block US President Joe Biden’s student debt relief bill. The judge ruled that six Republican-led states, which had challenged the bill, did not have the legal right or standing to bring the challenge. The legislation aims to help nearly 5 lakh students get back on their feet…
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Biden promised the U.S. will work with southeast Asian nations.
US Vice President Joe Biden on Saturday attended the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Cambodia. The summit will also include a three-way meeting with the leaders of South Korea and Japan before Biden leaves for G20 Summit in Indonesia. Biden met Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on the first day of the…
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There are three reasons why China may become more assertive.
US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet face-to-face for the first time during the G20 summit in China. The last time the US president shook hands with the leader of China was more than three years ago. Biden has said his administration will be less flexible or maneuverable on China.
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9 experts have solutions for America’s climate crisis.
US President Donald Trump’s administration has announced that the country will invest $369 billion in over 100 programs that will invest in climate action, clean energy jobs and environmental justice. The investments include $2 billion to coastal communities and tribes for adaptation to climate change. In 2021, Joe Biden issued an executive order stating that…
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Democrats Adrian Fontes and Mark Finchem will compete in the Arizona secretary of state race.
The US Senate race in Georgia, a state President Donald Trump had tried to overturn Joe Biden’s election win last year, has been thrown into disarray after a Daily Beast report said that Republican candidate Herschel Walker paid for an abortion despite campaigning against the procedure. The report comes as Georgia’s Senate race was considered…