Page 71 - Latest Updates on Joe Biden
Court allows Biden vaccine mandate for private employers to take effect
A federal appeals court panel on Friday allowed President Joe Biden's Covid-19 vaccine mandate for larger private employers to move ahead.
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Senate not to pass Biden's social spending bill, climate bill this year
US Senate Democrats are abandoning efforts to pass President Joe Biden's roughly $2 trillion social spending and climate bill this year, delivering a political blow to the White House
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Joe Biden acknowledges $2 trillion bill stalled, but vows it will pass
President Joe Biden on Thursday all but acknowledged negotiations over his sweeping domestic policy package will likely push into the new year.
Biden signs legislation raising US debt limit, averts potential default
US President Joe Biden has signed into law a legislation that provides for the authority to increase the federal government's debt limit by $2.5 trillion, averting a looming debt default.
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Joe Biden warns of winter of 'severe illness, death' for unvaccinated
Amid the unabated spread of the Omicron variant globally, Biden on Thursday warned about a winter of "severe illness and death" for unvaccinated Americans.
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Joe Biden signals Build Back Better may be delayed until next year
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer has set a Christmas deadline for passing the $1.75 trillion social spending and climate change bill, but negotiations have slowed to a crawl.
Democrats dealt setback in bid to grant millions of migrants work permits
Senator Dick Durbin, the no. 2 Senate Democrat, told reporters that he was "disappointed and we're considering what options remain."
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Joe Biden pledges 'whatever it takes' to assist victims of deadly tornadoes
Biden on Wednesday pledged to do whatever it takes, as long as it takes to help Kentucky and other states after a series of deadly tornadoes that he said left a trail of unimaginable devastation.
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White House pushes GOP to end blockade of ambassador picks
President Joe Biden unveiled two more ambassador nominees Wednesday
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Joe Biden nominates Caroline Kennedy, Michelle Kwan for ambassadors
Biden announced Wednesday he's nominating Caroline Kennedy, daughter of President John F Kennedy who served as ambassador to Japan during the Obama administration, to serve as ambassador to Australia.
Biden visits storm-ravaged Kentucky to offer aid, support after 74 die
For the fifth time since taking office less than a year ago, President Joe Biden is taking on the grim task Wednesday of visiting an area ravaged by natural disaster to offer comfort and condolences.
Antony Blinken says Biden administration weighing new sanctions on Myanmar
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the Biden administration is weighing tough new sanctions on Myanmar.
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US Congress sends Joe Biden $2.5 trn debt limit hike, avoiding default
Congress avoided catastrophic debt default after Democratic majorities in both chambers voted to send a $2.5 trn increase in nation's borrowing authority to Biden over lockstep Republican opposition.
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Pfizer's Covid-19 antiviral pill marks significant step forward: Biden
US President Joe Biden on Tuesday (local time) said that Pfizer's COVID-19 antiviral pill mark a significant step forward in the path out of the pandemic.
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US lawmakers urge Joe Biden to take immediate action against Russia
A group of US lawmakers who recently visited Ukraine urged the Biden administration to take immediate action against Russia including imposing preemptive sanctions.
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Congressional letters urge action from Joe Biden's Tibet Coordinator
Biden administration's Tibet Coordinator must push for meeting between US President and Dalai Lama, implement US laws on Tibet, stop calling Tibet part of China, say more than 60 US Congress members.
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Biden's approval rating lowest over handling inflation, Covid, gun violence
US President Joe Biden's approval rating has fallen to the lowest level over his handling of the economy, Covid-19 pandemic and gun violence, according to an ABC News/Ipsos poll.
Biden promises help to Americans affected by weekend's deadly storms
US President Joe Biden on Monday (local time) promised to help the American people who were impacted by this weekend's storms
Biden briefed on tornadoes in US that left 74 dead, to visit Kentucky
The President on Wednesday will visit Kentucky where the most casualties were reported.
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Biden declares major disaster in Kentucky after deadly tornadoes: Official
Biden declared a major federal disaster in Kentucky after a swarm of deadly tornadoes, paving the way for additional federal aid, an official said
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