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After Putin Doubles Down, Biden Does, Too

US president accuses Moscow of crimes against humanity

(Newser) - Hours after Vladimir Putin doubled down on his nation's war with Ukraine, President Biden gave a speech in Poland in which he did the same on behalf of Kiev. The dueling speeches came on the one-year anniversary of the war's start.
  • “Our support for Ukraine will not
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Trump Gets Behind Haley&#39;s Call
Trump Gets Behind Haley's Call
Feb 21, 2023 10:25 AM CST

Trump Gets Behind Haley's Call

Former president says that anyone running for the Oval Office should have to pass mental fitness test

(Newser) - The Nikki Haley-Donald Trump dynamic remains an enigma: Days after the former UN ambassador announced her presidential bid in competition with her former boss, while specifically calling out politicians older than 75 as needing a mental competency test (Trump is 76, and President Biden is 80), Trump seemingly got on...

Five Hours in Kyiv Took Months of Planning

Just a handful of officials were involved in the planning, administration says

(Newser) - President Biden and his wife, Jill, were spotted having a leisurely dinner at a Washington restaurant on Saturday night, per CNN , before they returned to the White House. Around 3:30am Sunday, the president's motorcade left for Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, where Biden boarded an Air Force plane....

Biden's Ukraine Visit Seen as 'Gut Punch' to Putin

A roundup of reactions to president's surprise trip

(Newser) - Marjorie Taylor Greene hates the idea of President Biden's surprise visit to Ukraine , declaring that he "chose Ukraine over America" on Presidents Day. The conservative congresswoman isn't the only one weighing in:
  • Big move: This was no political stunt, writes Eliot A. Cohen in the Atlantic . It
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MTG Wants a &#39;National Divorce&#39;
MTG Wants a 'National Divorce'
Feb 20, 2023 10:35 AM CST

MTG Wants a 'National Divorce'

Georgia rep says, 'I can not express how much Americans hate Joe Biden'

(Newser) - Divorce is apparently sitting so well with Marjorie Taylor Greene that she's recommending the nation get itself one. On the occasion of Presidents Day, the Georgia Republican rep tweeted thusly , "We need a national divorce. We need to separate by red states and blue states and shrink...

Biden Surprise: He Makes Unannounced Trip to Ukraine

President meets with Zelensky, assures him of US support in war with Russia

(Newser) - A big surprise Monday involving President Biden: The US leader made an unannounced visit Monday to Ukraine to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky, a gesture of solidarity that comes days before the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of the country. Biden delivered remarks and met with Zelensky at Mariinsky...

Harris: &#39;I Intend to Run&#39; in 2024
Harris:
'I Intend to
Run' in 2024
Feb 18, 2023 7:00 AM CST

Harris: 'I Intend to Run' in 2024

As running mate with President Biden, who has also said he intends to vie for reelection

(Newser) - As speculation ramps up on who'll jump into the 2024 race, our current vice president is clearing up whether she plans to be a one-termer or an incumbent trying to be voted back into office. "Joe Biden ... has said he intends to run for reelection as president, and...

Under Pressure, Scott Removes Social Security From Sunset Plan

Both parties had attacked the idea of having to revote on programs every five years

(Newser) - After it received bipartisan criticism and was called out during the president's State of the Union address, the proposal by Sen. Rick Scott to put all federal programs on a five-year limit has been changed. The Republican's "Rescue America" plan now lists the "specific exceptions of...

Biden Passes Physical Exam
Biden Passes Physical Exam
Feb 16, 2023 7:10 PM CST

Biden Passes Physical Exam

Personal doctor reports no major issues

(Newser) - "The president remains fit for duty, and fully executes all of his responsibilities without any exemptions or accommodations," Dr. Kevin O'Connor wrote Thursday after President Biden underwent his first physical exam in a year and a half. Aides said Biden had the physical at Walter Reed National...

Biden Hosts Screening of Till
Biden Hosts Screening of Till
Feb 16, 2023 6:15 PM CST

Biden Hosts Screening of Till

President addresses countering hate to audience

(Newser) - President Biden on Thursday hosted a screening of the movie Till, a wrenching new drama about the 1955 lynching of Emmett Till, who was brutally killed after a white woman said the Black 14-year-old had made advances toward her. "History matters," Biden said in brief remarks before the...

Biden: Objects Shot Down Likely Weren't Spying

President doesn't definitively identify craft shot down after Chinese balloon

(Newser) - President Biden told the nation Thursday that the three objects the US shot down most recently while flying over North America don't appear to be connected to Chinese spying. The Air Force on Feb. 4 downed a balloon off the coast of South Carolina that apparently was sent by...

US Shoots Down Craft High Over Canada's Yukon

Trudeau says he conferred with Biden and Air Force acted at his request

(Newser) - A US F-22 shot down an unidentified object flying at a high altitude over the Yukon territory on Saturday at Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's request. Trudeau tweeted that he'd discussed the matter with President Biden and that Canadian and US aircraft were scrambled after the object was...

On Biden-Fox Chat Before Super Bowl, a 'Strange Back-and-Forth'

Tradition looks to be broken after an apparent impasse between WH, Fox Corp.

(Newser) - It's been a mostly-followed tradition on Super Bowl Sunday that an interview with the president of the United States is aired before the big game, conducted by the news unit of whatever network is hosting the sports event. This year, however, the matchup between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas...

Nicaragua Surprises US By Sending 222 Detainees

Biden welcomes arrivals, saying, 'I'm glad they're out'

(Newser) - In the middle of the night, political leaders, priests, students, and activists languishing in Nicaragua's most notorious prisons were awoken, given back the clothes they had been arrested in and told to dress. Hours later, 222 of them, widely considered political prisoners, landed at a Washington-area airport, deported from...

Greene Shrugs Off Criticism of Her Heckling
Criticism of Marjorie
Taylor Greene Gets Personal
the rundown
Feb 9, 2023 2:40 PM CST

Criticism of Marjorie Taylor Greene Gets Personal

James Carville references 'white trash,' as congresswoman hits back at critics

(Newser) - Two days after Marjorie Taylor Greene heckled President Biden during his State of the Union address—even calling him a "liar" —the topic remains a buzzy one in DC. In an interview with the New York Times , Greene remained defiant and said she expected no formal rebuke from...

Romney Had It Out With George Santos at SOTU

Utah senator doesn't mince words about his opinion of freshman rep from NY at SOTU

(Newser) - You can count the junior senator from Utah as someone who won't be breaking bread with Rep. George Santos anytime soon. Sen. Mitt Romney had some words for the newly elected and unrelentingly controversial representative from New York at Tuesday night's State of the Union address, and they...

Here's What People Are Saying After Biden's State of the Union

Takeaways from both sides of the aisle

(Newser) - One big theme in coverage of President Biden's Tuesday night State of the Union address? The POTUS was scrappy and seemed to relish it. As Politico's headline briefly put it, "Biden pokes the elephant." Some quick takes and reactions:
  • CNN offers a few takeaways from the
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In GOP Rebuttal, Sanders Says Choice Is 'Between Normal or Crazy'

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders calls President Biden unfit to serve

(Newser) - Sarah Huckabee Sanders delivered the Republican rebuttal to President Biden's State of the Union address Tuesday night, and she did not hold back: The Arkansas governor declared Biden "unfit to serve as commander in chief" and said he's putting both the US and the entire world at...

Tyre Nichols&#39; Parents Get Standing Ovation
Parents of Tyre Nichols
Receive Standing Ovation
state of the union
Feb 7, 2023 9:46 PM CST

Parents of Tyre Nichols Receive Standing Ovation

As does California shooting hero Brandon Tsay

(Newser) - President Biden addressed gun violence and police reform in two notable moments during his State of the Union address:
  • Tyre Nichols: The parents of Tyre Nichols, the man who died after a beating by Memphis police officers, received a standing ovation as Biden recognized them. “Let’s do what
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Biden&#39;s Jab at Trump Met With Republican Jeers
Marjorie Taylor Greene
Calls Out, 'Liar!'
state of the union
Feb 7, 2023 9:27 PM CST

Marjorie Taylor Greene Calls Out, 'Liar!'

She objects to Biden's claims that the GOP is going after Medicare and Social Security

(Newser) - Things got a little testy in the House as President Biden made his pitch for Congress to lift the debt ceiling to avoid default. Biden said Republicans lifted the ceiling three times for former President Trump "without preconditions or crisis," per the New York Times . "Tonight, I’...

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