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Biden: We'll Fix That Bridge, Others

There are many more like the span that collapsed, local officials say

(Newser) - President Biden had planned to give a speech about infrastructure needs Friday at Mill 19, a research and development hub that once was a major metals producer in Pittsburgh, WTAE reports. He did that, but he made a stop first at a place that made his point for him: the...

After Bridge Collapses, a Human Chain Forms

10 suffered minor injuries early Friday in Pittsburgh

(Newser) - Ten people suffered minor injuries when a two-lane vehicle bridge collapsed in Pittsburgh early Friday, hours before President Biden was due to visit the city to discuss a $1 trillion infrastructure plan . The bridge, which stretches over a wooded ravine and creek in the Point Breeze neighborhood's Frick Park,...

Record Numbers Enroll in ObamaCare

14.5M Americans signed up

(Newser) - Some 14.5 million Americans who lack job-based health coverage signed up for 2022 coverage under the Affordable Care Act—a record—according to the latest figures. They're not quite final, with the number expected to climb, per the Washington Post . The current tally includes 10 million people from...

Biden's Controversial Vaccine Mandate Officially Withdrawn

Supreme Court had blocked it earlier this month

(Newser) - Following the blocking of his vaccine mandate for large businesses by the Supreme Court earlier this month, President Biden is withdrawing the OSHA regulation entirely. The US Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced Tuesday it is dropping the requirement that companies with more than 100 employees...

Mic Picks Up Biden Calling Fox Reporter a &#39;Stupid SOB&#39;
Biden Calls
Fox Reporter
After Hot Mic
Insult
update
Jan 25, 2022 7:09 AM CST

Biden Calls Fox Reporter After Hot Mic Insult

President called to clear the air after calling Peter Doocy a not-so-friendly term

(Newser) - Update: President Biden called Fox News reporter Peter Doocy Monday night after a hot mic caught the president muttering an insult, reports New York Post . Doocy said Biden called his cell phone to say, "It was nothing personal, man." Adds Doocy: “I appreciated it. We had a...

Ukraine Assures Biden No Invasion Would Be Acceptable

Russia probably plans a series of lesser steps anyway, officials say

(Newser) - Trying to keep Ukraine's people calm as Russian troops move to its border, the nation's leaders reminded its allies of the gravity of the threat after unsettling remarks from the West. President Biden suggested Wednesday that a minor incursion by Russian forces might not be met with the...

Poll: Most Don't Want Biden to Run Again

A year in, president's approval rating hits a low point

(Newser) - President Biden ends his first year in the White House with a clear majority of Americans for the first time disapproving of his handling of the presidency in the face of an unrelenting pandemic and roaring inflation, according to a new poll from the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research....

Biden: Putin Will Invade Ukraine and Regret It
Biden Predicts an Invasion
That Putin Will Regret
the rundown
Jan 19, 2022 7:35 PM CST

Biden Predicts an Invasion That Putin Will Regret

Russia probably will test the US and NATO on Ukraine, president says

(Newser) - In a press conference Wednesday to mark his one-year anniversary in office, President Biden touted his accomplishments, defended his record, and predicted Russia will invade Ukraine. Biden said he expects Russian President Vladimir Putin, who's moved 100,000 troops to the border with Ukraine, to end the current standoff...

Biden Graded Worse Than Trump in First Year
Biden Graded Worse
Than Trump in First Year
THE RUNDOWN
Jan 19, 2022 12:35 PM CST

Biden Graded Worse Than Trump in First Year

Polls aren't kind to commander in chief, whose approval rating sits at 40%

(Newser) - Wrapping up his first year in office, President Biden is "undeniably weaker than [when] he began it, with his poll numbers having plummeted and his party in danger of being swept out of power on Capitol Hill," reports Politico . A look at the victories, the failures, the challenges...

King's Son Calls for New Voting Laws

Holiday speeches include demands for legislation to counter voting curbs

(Newser) - A day before the US Senate was expected to take up significant legislation on voting rights that is looking likely to fail, the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s eldest son condemned federal lawmakers over their inaction. Speaking in Washington, DC, on Monday, Martin Luther King III said that...

Poll Finds Frustration With Biden Presidency

Lack of attention to slowing inflation concerns respondents most

(Newser) - As the Biden presidency turns a year old, a poll released Sunday shows many voters feel let down. About half the respondents to a CBS News poll said the words "frustrated" and "disappointed" described their sentiments about President Biden's work, though they still like him personally, the...

A &#39;Seminal Moment&#39; for Biden?
A 'Seminal
Moment'
for Biden?
OPINION
Jan 14, 2022 10:59 AM CST

A 'Seminal Moment' for Biden?

Columnists assess his bad week

(Newser) - Joe Biden had one of the worst days of his presidency on Thursday—the Supreme Court shot down his workplace vaccine mandate and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema torpedoed his plan to change the filibuster and allow voting rights legislation to pass. Related coverage, especially in op-eds, has been brutal:
  • Bad to
...

Biden&#39;s Voting Rights Push Runs Into Sinema
Sinema Won't Give on Filibuster
Jan 13, 2022 3:34 PM CST

Sinema Won't Give on Filibuster

Biden's voting rights push runs into Arizona Democrat's opposition to altering the rule

(Newser) - Before President Biden could arrive at the Capitol on Thursday to lobby Senate Democrats on changing the filibuster rule and passing voting rights legislation, one of them made clear she'd be no help. Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema delivered the news in a floor speech, the New York Times reports,...

People Are Floating Some Wild Ideas for 2024
People Are
Floating Some
Wild Ideas
for 2024
the rundown
Jan 13, 2022 11:05 AM CST

People Are Floating Some Wild Ideas for 2024

Hillary Clinton perhaps, or maybe a Biden-Cheney ticket?

(Newser) - A Biden-Trump rematch seems like a plausible bet for the 2024 race. And while a Trump candidacy isn't a sure thing, headlines have surfaced recently suggesting that just as much uncertainty dogs the Democratic side. Examples:
  • Clinton again? An op-ed in the Wall Street Journal lays out a scenario
...

Biden: 'Turning Point' on Voting Rights Is Coming

'Will we choose democracy over autocracy, light over shadow, justice over injustice?'

(Newser) - Pounding his fist for emphasis, President Biden challenged senators on Tuesday to “stand against voter suppression," urging them to change Senate rules in order to pass voting rights legislation that Republicans are blocking from debate and votes. Biden told a crowd in Atlanta that he'd been having...

Biden Plans Controversial Move on Voting Rights Bill

President will endorse filibuster 'carve-out' on the issue

(Newser) - President Biden travels to Georgia on Tuesday to speak about voting rights, and the New York Times reports he will back a controversial change in Senate rules to try to get legislation passed. The president will call for the Senate to ditch the usual filibuster rules on this issue alone...

Jump in Coal Use Pushes Up US Emissions

Increase outstrips economic growth, making Biden's goal harder to reach

(Newser) - Greenhouse gas emissions rose last year, making the US goal of a 50% reduction by 2030 that much harder to reach. The increase was 6.2% over 2020, pushed by a 17% jump in coal-fired electricity, the Washington Post reports. An analysis by the Rhodium Group, a research firm, showed...

They Did What in the Capitol Hallways?
They Did What 
in the Capitol Hallways?
the rundown
Jan 7, 2022 9:00 AM CST

They Did What in the Capitol Hallways?

Biden refers to rioters 'defecating'; a look at reaction to the big Jan. 6 speech

(Newser) - Assessments and reaction to President Biden's speech Thursday on the anniversary of the Capitol riot continue to roll in. Some of those in circulation:
  • A detail: In a tweet , NPR's Steve Inskeep calls attention to a jarring detail in which Biden referred to rioters as "literally defecating
...

Biden Blames Trump for Riot, and Trump Responds

Biden: 'For the first time in our history, a president ... tried to prevent the peaceful transfer of power'

(Newser) - President Biden spoke Thursday on the one-year anniversary of the riot at the Capitol and made clear he places the blame for that day squarely on his predecessor, though he never mentioned Donald Trump by name. Trump has responded with slams of his own. Highlights:
  • Biden: "For the first
...

In Jan. 6 Speech, Biden to Put Trump on Blast

And more on what's expected at Congress on Thursday

(Newser) - In a speech at Congress on Thursday to mark the one-year anniversary of the Capitol riot, President Biden will place the blame for the attack squarely on the shoulders of his predecessor. Biden's remarks will likely note that former President Trump holds "singular responsibility" for the "chaos...

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