WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The final stretch of a presidential campaign is typically a nonstop mix of travel, caffeine and adrenaline. But as the worst pandemic in a century bears down on the United States, Joe Biden is taking a lower key approach. Since his Aug. 11 selection of California […]
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REUTERS WILMINGTON, DE — Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden selected Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) on Tuesday to be his running mate, a historically unprecedented choice that promotes a Black woman and former rival to the Democratic Party’s presidential ticket. Biden announced he chose Harris, a 55-year-old freshman senator from California […]
But labor advocates are saying it’s the most pro-union statement a president has ever made. On the eve of the 2020 election, Biden promised to be “the most pro-union president you’ve ever seen.” But much of what he has said and done is fairly standard for a Democratic president, including […]
Colorado’s vast public lands make our state beautiful, allow us the opportunity to enjoy the outdoors, and perhaps most importantly, keep our air clean. And yet, in Colorado alone the Bureau of Land Management has leased 2.5 million acres of land to oil and gas companies through 2019, more than […]
Many parents, including those in politically crucial suburbs, crave the normalcy that will come with the reopening of classrooms, which have been closed for nearly a year in much of the country. But few groups did more to push Biden’s candidacy than teachers unions, which have resisted returning to school […]
Last week President Biden made a firm commitment to transition America from polluting fossil energy to clean renewable power. We and other coastal residents are heartened by his “whole government” approach to tackling the climate crisis, especially his focus on the positive employment impacts of making smart climate investments. However, […]
Born two-and-a-half years into Joe’s marriage to college sweetheart Neilia Hunter Biden, Joseph Robinette ‘Beau” Biden III certainly seemed the most likely to enter the family business. “I always knew that Beau would follow in his dad’s footsteps,” Dr. Jill Biden (who, for the record, gave that Rolex to her husband for Christmas one year) told […]
Born two-and-a-half years into Joe’s marriage to college sweetheart Neilia Hunter Biden, Joseph Robinette ‘Beau” Biden III certainly seemed the most likely to enter the family business. “I always knew that Beau would follow in his dad’s footsteps,” Dr. Jill Biden (who, for the record, gave that Rolex to her husband for Christmas one year) told […]
For the second time in as many weeks, President Joe Biden issued sweeping executive orders to confront global climate change and other environmental crises. The orders elevate climate change as a key foreign policy and national security priority, temporarily pause new oil and gas leasing on federal lands, and set […]
Silicon Valley cheered President Biden’s executive action on immigration reform on his first day in office, marking a stark contrast with their criticism of the Trump administration’s hard-line policies. Biden signed two executive orders and sent a sweeping immigration bill to Congress on Wednesday, earning praise from CEOs at some of […]
President-elect Joe Biden has laid out a proposal to address the COVID-19 pandemic and its devastating economic fallout. TOP STORIES Biden’s ‘Rescue’ Plan President-elect Joe Biden has proposed a $1.9-trillion plan to combat the nation’s economic and public health emergencies. In a speech to the nation Thursday night, Biden called […]
President-elect Joe Biden will be sworn in as the 46th president of the United States under unusual circumstances amid a pandemic and after an attack on the U.S. Capitol, where the events are traditionally hosted, left five people dead. Both the U.S. Capitol Police and National Guard expect that tens […]
By Mimi Dwyer, Ted Hesson and Laura Gottesdiener LOS ANGELES/MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) – After spending eight months of 2019 in a makeshift tent camp in the dangerous Mexican border city of Matamoros, Israel Martinez abandoned his hopes of seeking asylum in the United States. Beaten down by the cold and […]
President-elect Joe Biden will deliver a Thanksgiving address on Wednesday centered on the “shared sacrifices” Americans have had to make because of the pandemic. Biden’s set to give his speech from his hometown of Wilmington, Delaware, at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, according to C-SPAN, although the Biden campaign has not […]
WASHINGTON – A key Trump administration appointee said Monday she would allow President-elect Joe Biden to begin his official transition – paving the way for his team to get access to briefings, office space, secure computers and other government services needed for the transfer of power. It marked a formal […]
People enjoy the boardwalk, Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, in Rehoboth Beach, Del. This resort town known for Atlantic waves that are sometimes surfable, fresh-cut French fries and a 1-mile wooden boardwalk that dates back to the 1870s has long prided itself on being the “Nation’s Summer Capital.” Alex Brandon AP […]
Biden has made clear that he wants to reset the US relationship with top allies, especially those across the Atlantic. But on complex questions like how global tech firms should be taxed, deep disagreements will remain, even under a new US administration. Meanwhile, Europe’s mission to crack down on misbehaving […]
For the first time in four years, and in a move that restores a centuries-old tradition, the White House is set to gain a First Pet. Actually, two. Former Vice President Joe Biden, whose victory in the 2020 U.S. Presidential election was announced on Saturday, and wife Jill Biden have two […]
“Donors, activists and leaders on the left want Warren” in the role, more than six of them told NBC’s Alex Seitz-Wald. “And people Warren has spoken to are under the impression that she wants the job if she is offered it.” Other activists tell me they are at least as […]