Biden toured the city’s Municipal Transit Utility, and he delivered remarks focused on how the massive infrastructure package would benefit Wisconsin residents. “It’s going to make the world a difference for families here in Wisconsin,” Biden said. “More than a thousand bridges here in Wisconsin are rated as structurally deficient by engineers,” he said. “A […] Read more
President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that he would nominate former Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar to be the U.S. ambassador to Mexico and Morgan Stanley vice chairman Tom Nides to be ambassador to Israel. The nominations are among Biden’s first slate of political ambassadors. Until now, the only ambassadors the president had publicly announced […] Read more
Several progressive organizations have banded together to launch a new influence campaign to target groups, such as billionaire Charles Koch’s political network, which have pushed back on significant elements of President Joe Biden’s multitrillion-dollar agenda. Details of the campaign, called “Stop Deficit Squawks,” were first shared with CNBC. It launched Monday. Nearly 20 groups have […] Read more
President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced his administration’s latest goals in the fight against the coronavirus: getting 70% of U.S. adults to receive at least one dose of a Covid vaccine and having 160 million adults fully vaccinated by July 4. The new vaccination targets came two months out from Independence Day, a date the White House hopes will […] Read more
Ireland’s low corporate tax rate finds itself in the limelight again as U.S. President Joe Biden attempts to revamp the global tax landscape. The country’s rate of 12.5% has been a core feature in its ability to attract dozens of large companies, mostly U.S. tech and pharmaceutical firms, to its shores, often creating many jobs. […] Read more
President Joe Biden on Thursday addressed the sweeping sanctions his administration imposed on Russia, a move that seeks to address a litany of malign behaviors and is expected to peeve Moscow. “If Russia continues to interfere with our democracy, I’m prepared to take further actions to respond. It is my responsibility as president of the […] Read more
Biden proposes summit in phone call with Putin as Russian military builds presence on Ukraine border
President Joe Biden proposed a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a phone call Tuesday between the two leaders, the White House said. Biden proposed holding the summit “in the coming months,” said a readout of the call provided Tuesday by the administration. The call, at least the second between the two men since Biden took office in […] Read more
President Joe Biden signed the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package Thursday afternoon as Washington moves to send fresh aid this month. With his signature, the president checks off his first priority in the White House. He also will give a prime-time address Thursday describing how the country will proceed in fighting the virus a year after the World […] Read more
President Joe Biden held his first call with Saudi King Salman on Thursday, emphasizing human rights and diplomatic efforts to end the war in Yemen as the White House scrutinizes relations with the oil-rich kingdom. Biden noted the recent release of women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul and several Saudi American activists from prison and “affirmed the importance the […] Read more
President Joe Biden’s coronavirus rescue plan, and two of its key economic provisions, have broad support as Democrats try to push it through Congress, a poll released Wednesday found. More than two-thirds, or 68%, of Americans support the $1.9 trillion package, the Quinnipiac University survey showed. Only 24% of respondents oppose the measure. The $1,400 direct […] Read more
