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China Suggests US Is 'Playing With Fire'

Biden and Xi Jinping talk by phone

(Newser) - President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping talked for more than two hours on the phone Thursday against a backdrop of increasing tension between their nations over several issues. The US said the idea of the call was to calm the hostility more than to achieve anything specific, the New ...

On the South Lawn This Fall: a Biden Wedding

Granddaughter Naomi will be married on the White House grounds

(Newser) - Later this year, Naomi Biden will take advantage of a perk of having a grandfather as president: She will get married on the South Lawn of the White House, reports the Hill . The 28-year-old announced the news on Twitter . Naomi Biden, an attorney and the daughter of Hunter Biden, will...

Manchin Unblocks Biden's Domestic Agenda

Holdout's deal with Schumer covers climate change provisions

(Newser) - Sen. Joe Manchin reached agreement with Senate Democratic leaders to support President Biden's domestic spending plan, legislation addressing health care costs, climate change, and other priorities. The deal reverses Manchin's position of two weeks ago, when he said he couldn't commit to the bill before economic data...

US Suggests Trade to Russia for Griner, Whelan

Blinken says he hopes to discuss the deal with Lavrov this week

(Newser) - The Biden administration has settled on a proposal for Russia, offering to trade an imprisoned Russian arms trafficker for Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan. President Biden has agreed to the exchange of detainees, which has been under discussion for months, despite the Justice Department's opposition to such deals, CNN...

Biden Tests Negative for COVID
Biden Tests Negative for COVID
Jul 27, 2022 11:32 AM CDT

Biden Tests Negative for COVID

'Back to the Oval,' president tweets

(Newser) - President Biden has ended his isolation less than a week after he tested positive for COVID-19 . Biden's physician, Dr. Kevin O'Connor, said the president tested negative Tuesday evening and again on Wednesday morning, NPR reports. O'Connor said Biden had completed a five-day course of Paxlovid and his...

Biden Rips Trump Over Jan. 6 to Law Enforcement

'You can't be pro-insurrection and pro-cop,' president tells law enforcement executives

(Newser) - Building on the revelations of the House committee investigating the attack on the Capitol, President Biden denounced former President Donald Trump on Monday for holing up in a White House dining room "while brave law enforcement officers" tried to fight off an out-of-control mob. And Biden delivered the message...

Biden's Infection Probably Is BA.5 Subvariant, Doctor Says

Symptoms are easing, update says, but there are new ones

(Newser) - President Biden has new symptoms in his bout with COVID-19, his physician said Saturday in describing them as less of an issue overall. "His primary symptoms, though less troublesome, now include sore throat, rhinorrhea, loose cough and body aches," Dr. Kevin O'Connor wrote in an update, CNN...

President Biden Tests Positive for COVID
President Biden Tests
Positive for COVID
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Jul 21, 2022 12:33 PM CDT

President Biden Tests Positive for COVID

White House says he has mild symptoms

(Newser) - Updated: This summary has been updated throughout, including with comments from the president and his doctor. President Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday and is experiencing “very mild symptoms,” the White House said , per the AP . White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Biden has begun taking...

Biden: Climate Change 'Is an Emergency'

But he stops short of formal declaration

(Newser) - President Biden on Wednesday announced modest new steps to combat climate change and promised more robust action to come, saying, "This is an emergency and I will look at it that way." The president stopped short, though, of declaring a formal climate emergency, which Democrats and environmental groups...

Biden Signs Order Meant to Deter Hostage Taking

Some families of detained Americans say it doesn't go far enough though

(Newser) - President Biden signed an executive order Tuesday aimed at increasing the flow of information to families of Americans detained abroad and at imposing sanctions on the criminals, terrorists, or government officials who hold them captive. It is unclear if the new order will result in bringing home more Americans jailed...

Democrats Could Boot Manchin. Here's Why They Won't

Ultimately, they still need him to make progress ahead of midterms

(Newser) - Democrats are clearly frustrated with Sen. Joe Manchin, but any serious punishment for his failure to support climate and tax provisions in President Biden's Build Back Better bill seems unlikely, reports the Hill . Stripping the West Virginia senator of his chairmanship of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee...

Biden Wraps Up Mideast Trip With a Promise

'We will not walk away and leave a vacuum,' he told Arab leaders summit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

(Newser) - President Biden, speaking at a summit of Arab leaders, said Saturday that the United States "will not walk away" from the Middle East as he tries to ensure stability in a volatile part of the world and boost the global flow of oil to reverse rising gas prices. His...

Biden: I Told Prince He's to Blame for Khashoggi's Death

Saudi ruler claimed he's not personally responsible, president says

(Newser) - Under pressure after agreeing to meet with the leader of Saudi Arabia, President Biden said Friday that he told Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman behind closed doors that he blames him for the slaying of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. "He basically said that he was not personally responsible" for the...

In Saudi Arabia, a Very Public Fist Bump
Biden Offers Prince a Fist Bump
Jul 15, 2022 2:19 PM CDT

Biden Offers Prince a Fist Bump

President meets with controversial Prince MBS, though they avoid a handshake

(Newser) - President Biden settled for a fist bump when meeting Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Saudi Arabia on Friday, avoiding the possibility of being photographed in a friendly handshake with the leader of a state he had promised to ostracize. Biden had his fist formed as he walked toward the...

What You Should Know About Biden&#39;s Trip to the Middle East
Biden's Last Stop in the
Middle East Is His Big One
the rundown
Jul 13, 2022 10:20 AM CDT

Biden's Last Stop in the Middle East Is His Big One

That would be Saudi Arabia

(Newser) - President Biden landed in Israel on Wednesday for his first trip to the Middle East since taking office. It's a whirlwind four-day trip: Biden is spending two days in Jerusalem for talks with Israeli leaders before meeting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday in the West Bank. He then...

Victim's Father Interrupts Biden, Who Agrees on New Gun Law

Advocates at White House and outside want stronger legislation

(Newser) - People affected by gun violence addressed a gathering on the White House lawn Monday to mark the passage of new restrictions involving weapons, then another shouted down President Biden from the crowd. Manuel Oliver, whose son Joaquin was killed in the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School...

New Biden Poll Numbers Are Very, Very Bad

'New York Times' finds that only about a quarter of Democratic voters want him to run again

(Newser) - The New York Times is out with a new political poll that has remarkably low numbers for President Biden—among his fellow Democrats.
  • Don't run: Maybe the most striking stat is that only 26% of Democratic voters want him to run again in 2024. For those under 30, that
...

Biden Says He's Considered Declaring Emergency to Boost Abortion Access

But White House has said it doesn't appear to be a 'great option'

(Newser) - President Joe Biden said Sunday he is considering declaring a public health emergency to free up federal resources to promote abortion access even though the White House has said it doesn't seem like “a great option.” He also offered a message to people enraged by the Supreme...

Biden Signs Executive Order on Abortion

But president acknowledges the actions are relatively limited

(Newser) - President Biden signed an executive order Friday to protect access to abortion as he faced mounting pressure from fellow Democrats to be more forceful on the subject, per the AP . The actions he outlined are intended to mitigate potential penalties women seeking abortion may face, but the steps are limited...

Biden Awards Medal of Freedom to Biles, 16 Others

Gymnast is youngest-ever recipient

(Newser) - President Biden on Thursday presented the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, to 17 people, including gymnast Simone Biles, the late John McCain, and gun-control advocate Gabby Giffords. "Today, she adds to her medal count," Biden said as he introduced Biles, whose 32 Olympic...

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