Author: Christian Datoc
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Biden to speak with Netanyahu for first time since Israeli airstrike killed 7 aid workers
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President Joe Biden is expected to speak by phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday for the first time since an Israeli airstrike killed multiple people working with Chef Jose Andres’s World Central Kitchen in Gaza. Officials with the Israel Defense Forces have accepted responsibility for the seven humanitarian aid workers killed while…
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Kamala Harris hosts marijuana panel with Fat Joe as Biden pushes to reclassify the drug
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Vice President Kamala Harris hosted rapper Fat Joe and others at the White House for discussions on the administration’s efforts to decriminalize marijuana. White House Director of Public Engagement Steve Benjamin and Gov. Andy Beshear (D-KY) also took part in the discussion, which comes as President Joe Biden and Harris kick their reelection campaign into…
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Biden has no preference for running against Haley or Trump in 2024: ‘I don’t care’
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President Joe Biden laughed off a question about whom he wants to win the 2024 Republican presidential nomination while speaking to reporters on Tuesday. Biden took one question before departing the White House for a three-day campaign trip to California but declined to say if he would rather run against former President Donald Trump, the likely Republican nominee, or…
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Biden posts another strong fundraising haul amid age concerns
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President Joe Biden’s reelection effort hauled in more than $40 million in January, officials for his campaign say. Biden’s campaign and joint fundraising committees brought in $42 million in the first month of 2024, bringing his total cash on hand to $130 million. His campaign said the total represents the largest war chest for any…
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White House doesn’t commit to making Biden doctor available to attest to mental acuity
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The White House promises that President Joe Biden‘s attending physician will produce a physical ahead of the 2024 election but did not say Monday if or when Dr. Kevin O’Connor would field questions from the press regarding the president’s overall health. Biden’s age and mental acuity have been thrust back under the spotlight following the…
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Biden signs bill keeping government open through March
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President Joe Biden signed on Friday the continuing resolution to fund the government through March and avoid a weekend shutdown, according to the White House. The legislation extended four government appropriations packages through March 1 and the remaining eight appropriations packages through March 8. Both the Senate and House of Representatives voted to pass the…
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Biden keeping Afghan evacuation ‘plans’ under wraps over fears ‘terrorists may seek to exploit the situation’
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President Joe Biden declined to outline specific plans governing the United States’s evacuation from Afghanistan, citing “security reasons,” and claimed that terrorist groups might “seek to exploit the situation.” Biden, in televised remarks from the White House Sunday evening, confirmed that U.S. forces are communicating and coordinating with Americans in Kabul to get them to…
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Biden: White House maintaining ‘constant contact’ with Taliban throughout evacuation
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President Joe Biden stated Friday that as the United States conducts the evacuation of thousands of Americans trapped in Afghanistan, his administration remains in “constant contact” with Taliban officials. “As we continue to work, the logistics of evacuation, we’re in constant contact with the Taliban, working to ensure civilians have safe passage to the airport.…
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CDC rolling out modified, limited eviction moratorium following backlash, Biden says
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The Biden administration is expected to announce on Tuesday evening a modified, two-month-long eviction moratorium that covers roughly “90% of renters” just days after letting the full, federal moratorium expire. Biden administration officials told the Washington Examiner that the new moratorium would be announced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention but declined to…
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White House rolls out new relief for people struggling to make mortgage payments
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The Biden administration is preparing to take new action Friday, aimed at reducing monthly mortgage payments for some people by up to 25% in order to avoid a 2008-style crash in the housing market. The changes, applicable only to federally backed loans, are meant to streamline the federal government’s loan guidance with changes previously made…
