US Elections 2020: 'First Responsibility As President Will Be To Control Covid 19', Joe Biden In Midnight Speech
4 years, 4 months ago

US Elections 2020: 'First Responsibility As President Will Be To Control Covid 19', Joe Biden In Midnight Speech

ABP News  

As Democrat Presidential candidate Joe Biden inches towards victory and is short of just 6 electoral votes, Biden vowed to act against the pandemic on "day one" if he wins the presidential election in the world's worst-hit nation. US Elections LIVE RESULT Biden delivered a late-night address with the tone of a president-elect and vowed to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic as new cases Friday hit a new high of more than 127,000 cases. It's time for us to come together as a nation and heal," Biden said in his home city of Wilmington, Delaware accompanied by his running mate, Senator Kamala Harris. More than 127,000 new infections were reported in the US on Friday, the third straight day of record cases, as votes from the bitterly fought presidential election were still being counted.

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Biden health officials say they built up US pandemic defenses. Trump promises changes
2 months, 1 week ago

Biden health officials say they built up US pandemic defenses. Trump promises changes

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The Biden administration on Tuesday released a “roadmap” for maintaining government defenses against infectious diseases, just as President-elect Donald Trump pledges to dismantle some of them. During the campaign last year, Trump told Time magazine that he would disband the White House office focused on pandemic preparedness, calling it “a very expensive solution to something that won’t …

​​Biden levels two-sentence jab at Trump ahead of election certification
2 months, 3 weeks ago

​​Biden levels two-sentence jab at Trump ahead of election certification

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy President Joe Biden reflected on the anniversary of the January …

Biden will address the nation Wednesday on his decision to drop his 2024 Democratic reelection bid
8 months ago

Biden will address the nation Wednesday on his decision to drop his 2024 Democratic reelection bid

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will address the nation from the Oval Office on Wednesday evening on his decision to drop his 2024 Democratic reelection bid. Biden posted on X that he would speak “on what lies ahead” and how he will “finish the job for the American people.” He will speak at 8 p.m. Holding a blue paper mask, …

'Threat to Democracy!' Trump aims conspiracy-riddled rant at Joe Biden
8 months ago

'Threat to Democracy!' Trump aims conspiracy-riddled rant at Joe Biden

Raw Story  

A convicted felon who stands accused of trying to overturn a presidential election by inciting an angry mob to storm the U.S. Capitol took to social media late Sunday night to accuse President Joe Biden of representing a "threat to democracy." Former President Donald Trump shared on Truth Social about 10:25 p.m. his latest "conspiracy" theory against his political opponent …

Biden says the 2024 race is up to the voters, not Democrats on Capitol Hill
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Biden says the 2024 race is up to the voters, not Democrats on Capitol Hill

LA Times  

To a defiant President Biden, the 2024 election is up to the public — not the Democrats on Capitol Hill. Rep. Angie Craig of Minnesota said that after what she saw and heard in the debate with Republican rival Donald Trump, and Biden’s “lack of a forceful response” afterward, he should step aside “and allow for a new generation of …

Biden administration announces new partnership with 50 countries to stifle future pandemics
11 months, 1 week ago

Biden administration announces new partnership with 50 countries to stifle future pandemics

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s administration will help 50 countries identify and respond to infectious diseases, with the goal of preventing pandemics like the COVID-19 outbreak that suddenly halted normal life around the globe in 2020. The Global Health Security Strategy, the president said, aims to protect people worldwide and “will make the United States stronger, safer, and healthier than …

Biden’s kicking off 2024 by delving into some of the country’s darkest moments
1 year, 2 months ago

Biden’s kicking off 2024 by delving into some of the country’s darkest moments

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is starting the campaign year by evoking the Revolutionary War to mark the third anniversary of the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and visiting the South Carolina church where a white gunman massacred Black parishioners — seeking to present in the starkest possible terms an election he argues could determine the fate of American …

Bidenworld is quietly confident about a 2024 victory despite naysayers’ concerns
1 year, 2 months ago

Bidenworld is quietly confident about a 2024 victory despite naysayers’ concerns

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But with the days until next year’s general election passing with what seems to …

President Biden to end COVID-19 emergencies on May 11
2 years, 1 month ago

President Biden to end COVID-19 emergencies on May 11

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden informed Congress on Monday that he will end the twin national emergencies for addressing COVID-19 on May 11, as most of the world has returned closer to normalcy nearly three years after they were first declared. Then-President Donald Trump’s Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar first declared a public health emergency on Jan. 31, …

Biden administration to end COVID public health emergency in May
2 years, 1 month ago

Biden administration to end COVID public health emergency in May

Al Jazeera  

The move would restructure federal response to treat the virus as an endemic public health threat, ending some government support. United States President Joe Biden has informed Congress that his administration will formally end two national emergencies declared to address the COVID-19 pandemic on May 11, restructuring the federal response to the virus as an endemic public health threat. “An …

Biden said the pandemic is over, but the pandemic won’t cooperate
2 years, 2 months ago

Biden said the pandemic is over, but the pandemic won’t cooperate

LA Times  

Three years after the United States logged its first case of COVID-19, the pandemic has slipped off the front pages and seemingly out of public consciousness. “We’ve reached what I would call a level of détente with the virus,” said Jay Varma, an infectious disease specialist at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York. “I would say there’s a lot …

Joe Biden’s ‘ticking time bomb’: Can the White House win the war against Covid-19?
2 years, 2 months ago

Joe Biden’s ‘ticking time bomb’: Can the White House win the war against Covid-19?

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. President Donald Trump had “rolled back progress” made under his predecessor Barack Obama to …

US midterm elections 2022: President Joe Biden implores voters to save democracy from violence, lies
2 years, 4 months ago

US midterm elections 2022: President Joe Biden implores voters to save democracy from violence, lies

India TV News  

Highlights Joe Biden called on Americans to use their ballots in midterm elections to stand up against lies Biden turned to a darker, more urgent message, declaring in final days of midterm election voting Joe Biden asked voters to “think long and hard about the moment we are in” US midterm elections 2022: Warning that democracy itself is in peril, …

Biden sent the wrong message on COVID. He can still fix it
2 years, 6 months ago

Biden sent the wrong message on COVID. He can still fix it

LA Times  

President Biden talks with CBS correspondent Scott Pelley in an interview at the White House for “60 Minutes.” “The pandemic is over,” President Biden declared last week as he toured the Detroit Auto Show. “We are not where we need to be if we are going to, quote, ‘live with the virus,’” Dr. Anthony Fauci, Biden’s chief medical advisor, said …

White House says Covid-19 policy unchanged despite Biden’s comments that the ‘pandemic is over’
2 years, 6 months ago

White House says Covid-19 policy unchanged despite Biden’s comments that the ‘pandemic is over’

CNN  

CNN — The Biden administration is largely downplaying President Joe Biden’s comments declaring the coronavirus pandemic “over,” suggesting his remarks signal a continuation of the White House’s evolving stance toward the pandemic over the past few months. Biden outlined a transition in the White House’s perspective on the virus in March, saying at the time that Covid is not over, …

Biden: ‘The pandemic is over’
2 years, 6 months ago

Biden: ‘The pandemic is over’

CNN  

CNN — President Joe Biden said he believes the Covid-19 pandemic is “over” in an appearance on CBS’ “60 Minutes,” but acknowledged the US still has a “problem” with the virus that has killed more than 1 million Americans. Biden on 2024 The President told “60 Minutes” in the interview aired Sunday he had not made a “firm decision” on …

DC EDIT | Biden’s job a poisoned chalice
2 years, 9 months ago

DC EDIT | Biden’s job a poisoned chalice

Deccan Chronicle  

In an extraordinary interview laced with dark notes of pessimism, US President Joe Biden exhorted his people to be optimistic about the second quarter of the new millennium being America’s. His forecast was at odds with his view that the American “people are really, really down.” Speaking to a news agency at length even as the White House press corps …

The state of the union is anxious, but annual speech to Congress offers Biden an opportunity
3 years, 1 month ago

The state of the union is anxious, but annual speech to Congress offers Biden an opportunity

LA Times  

President Biden is scheduled to deliver his first State of the Union address on Tuesday. “They need a very careful framing that says, ‘We’ve achieved some important things, but there are some really important challenges that matter to people that we have to address.’ The key here is to not sound satisfied.” Although the pandemic may be easing, leading the …

Voters Fed Up With Covid Are Turning Against Biden and the Democrats
3 years, 1 month ago

Voters Fed Up With Covid Are Turning Against Biden and the Democrats

Bloomberg  

With the omicron wave receding across the U.S., frustration with pandemic lockdowns and restrictions is on the rise. Among almost every segment of society—the vaccinated and unvaccinated, Republicans and Democrats, city dwellers and their country cousins—growing numbers of Americans are becoming resigned to living with Covid-19, even if it means accepting that more people will get sick and die. “The …

How Americans think Joe Biden has done on their most important priorities after one year
3 years, 2 months ago

How Americans think Joe Biden has done on their most important priorities after one year

CNN  

CNN — President Joe Biden entered office promising to end the Covid-19 pandemic, boost a lagging economy, get Americans back to work, restore US credibility abroad and heal a divided nation. On Wednesday, Biden acknowledged the need to reach out to Americans ahead of the midterm elections in November, vowing to spend year two speaking with the public and making …

5 key takeaways from US President Biden’s news conference
3 years, 2 months ago

5 key takeaways from US President Biden’s news conference

Al Jazeera  

Biden faces slumping poll numbers as he enters second year in office amid tensions with Russia and rising COVID cases. Here is a look at five key takeaways from Biden’s news conference, from COVID-19 to Russia tensions and the future of the Iran nuclear deal: COVID-19: ‘It will get better’ Biden has faced criticism in recent weeks for long lineups …

Opinion: Biden’s six-point Covid plan leaves some holes
3 years, 6 months ago

Opinion: Biden’s six-point Covid plan leaves some holes

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Megan Ranney, MD, MPH, is an associate professor of emergency medicine and associate dean of the School of Public Health at Brown University. The plan follows through on what many experts have been advocating for months: use of the power of the federal purse and occupational safety rules to encourage vaccination, whether for health care workers, public employees, …

Biden’s infrastructure win overshadowed by new virus surge
3 years, 7 months ago

Biden’s infrastructure win overshadowed by new virus surge

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Joe Biden wagered his campaign and now his presidency on the premise that government itself could still work, even at a time of fractious political division. He added that it’s “imperative for the Biden administration to communicate on this regularly and prepare for us for the ups and downs of this pandemic.” The president’s first six months …

America coming back together but battle against Covid not over yet: US President Biden on July 4
3 years, 8 months ago

America coming back together but battle against Covid not over yet: US President Biden on July 4

India Today  

After nearly six months in office, grappling with a pandemic every step of that way, President Joe Biden was determined to party. "Today, all across this nation, we can say with confidence: America is coming back together," Biden declared Sunday as he hosted more than 1,000 guests for a July Fourth celebration on the South Lawn of the White House. …

U.S. increasingly unlikely to meet Biden’s July 4 vaccination goal
3 years, 9 months ago

U.S. increasingly unlikely to meet Biden’s July 4 vaccination goal

LA Times  

President Biden is reflected in a teleprompter as he speaks about the COVID-19 vaccination program in South Court Auditorium on the White House campus in Washington on June 2. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, told reporters at a briefing Tuesday that he still hopes the goal will be met “and if we don’t, we’re going to …

AP-NORC poll: Biden approval buoyed by his pandemic response
3 years, 10 months ago

AP-NORC poll: Biden approval buoyed by his pandemic response

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is plunging into the next phase of his administration with the steady approval of a majority of Americans, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Those positive marks have fueled the Biden White House’s confidence coming out of the president’s first 100 days in office, a stretch in …

Joe Biden aims to make all adults eligible for COVID-19 vaccine by 1 May, vows ‘independence from virus’ by 4 July
4 years ago

Joe Biden aims to make all adults eligible for COVID-19 vaccine by 1 May, vows ‘independence from virus’ by 4 July

Firstpost  

The US president signed into law a $1.9 trillion relief package that will help defeat the virus, revive the economy and deliver direct aid to citizens Washington: One year after the nation was brought to a near-standstill by the coronavirus, President Joe Biden pledged in his first prime-time address Thursday night to make all adults eligible for vaccines by 1 …

‘One year since everything stopped’: How Biden’s primetime speech compared to Trump’s, exactly one year apart
4 years ago

‘One year since everything stopped’: How Biden’s primetime speech compared to Trump’s, exactly one year apart

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Bottom line,” Dr Anthony Fauci told members of Congress that day, “it’s going to …

Essential Politics: With Cabinet picks and poverty policy, Biden wins over progressives
4 years ago

Essential Politics: With Cabinet picks and poverty policy, Biden wins over progressives

LA Times  

President Biden delivers a prime-time address Thursday on the COVID-19 pandemic from the East Room of the White House. President Biden will likely never generate the sort of fervent support among progressives that Sen. Bernie Sanders receives, but just over 50 days into his administration, his relations with the party’s left are surprisingly strong. Biden has also gotten praise from …

Analysis: Biden aims to manage expectations with pandemic
4 years ago

Analysis: Biden aims to manage expectations with pandemic

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. And on the latter task, projecting too much …

Analysis: Biden aims to manage expectations with pandemic
4 years ago

Analysis: Biden aims to manage expectations with pandemic

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden doesn’t just have to manage the coronavirus pandemic — he also has to manage people’s expectations for how soon the country will come out of it. And on the latter task, projecting too much optimism can be as risky as offering too little, requiring what one public health expert calls a “necessarily mixed message.” At …

Biden plunges into the global debate over access to COVID-19 vaccines
4 years, 1 month ago

Biden plunges into the global debate over access to COVID-19 vaccines

LA Times  

President Biden will announce on Friday his plan for the United States to contribute $4 billion to the global fight against COVID-19, stepping into an international leadership role that his predecessor had abandoned during the pandemic. Politics How vaccination efforts across the world may affect Americans President Biden is racing to get more Americans inoculated faster, but the lagging vaccination …

Biden says US faces ‘national emergency’ amid vaccine shortage
4 years, 1 month ago

Biden says US faces ‘national emergency’ amid vaccine shortage

Al Jazeera  

But help is on the way, he says, as the US is now ‘on track’ to have enough supply for 300 million by the end of July. President Joe Biden said that the United States is facing a “national emergency” in the coronavirus pandemic and his administration is working to supply enough COVID-19 vaccine to inoculate 300 million Americans. “We’re …

Not Your Average Joe: The Biden Presidency Brings Hope with Daunting Challenges
4 years, 2 months ago

Not Your Average Joe: The Biden Presidency Brings Hope with Daunting Challenges

News 18  

On Wednesday, January 20, a little before noon, Joseph R Biden was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States at the US Capitol in Washington DC amidst a heavy presence of armed security personnel. But the healing process and a return to some degree of decorum, decency and normative democratic rhythms was evidenced in the Biden inaugural …

President Joe Biden has started work on his next big battle — stopping the coronavirus pandemic
4 years, 2 months ago

President Joe Biden has started work on his next big battle — stopping the coronavirus pandemic

ABC  

Joe Biden has taken office as President of the United States a year after the pandemic first came to the country's shores. While the Trump administration's "Operation Warp Speed" honed federal ambition on developing a vaccine, Biden knows there's more to disease control than inoculation. As a result, the early rollout of the vaccine was what Biden called a "dismal …

Biden unveils ‘wartime’ strategy to tackle coronavirus pandemic
4 years, 2 months ago

Biden unveils ‘wartime’ strategy to tackle coronavirus pandemic

Al Jazeera  

The new US president announces a national strategy to deal with coronavirus but warns it will take time to end the pandemic. President Joe Biden has warned Americans that there are difficult days ahead regarding the coronavirus pandemic and predicted the US death toll will surpass half a million next month as he unveiled his “wartime undertaking” to tackle the …

Full text of U.S. President Joe Biden’s inaugural address
4 years, 2 months ago

Full text of U.S. President Joe Biden’s inaugural address

The Hindu  

Chief Justice Roberts, Vice President Harris. Speaker Pelosi, Leader Schumer, Leader McConnell, Vice President Pence, and my distinguished guests, my fellow Americans, this is America’s day. We have never ever ever ever failed in America when we have acted together, and so today at this time in this place, let’s start off fresh all of us. We face an attack …

In First Remarks as President, Joe Biden Says 'This is America's Day, Democracy Has Prevailed'
4 years, 2 months ago

In First Remarks as President, Joe Biden Says 'This is America's Day, Democracy Has Prevailed'

News 18  

For Joe Biden, becoming president of the United States was the realization of a decades-long quest, with two previous failed bids. On Wednesday, in becoming the 46th U.S. president, Biden took the helm of a nation with deep political divisions in the midst of a public health crisis that has battered the world’s largest economy. Opinion polls show large numbers …

Biden’s Covid Plan Will Define His Presidency
4 years, 2 months ago

Biden’s Covid Plan Will Define His Presidency

Wired  

On Day Zero of the presidential administration of Joe Biden, the single priority of the federal government must be Covid-19. But for all the blazing speed of their development and testing, vaccine rollout has been, in Biden’s words, “a dismal failure.” Biden has now set a goal of giving 100 million shots of vaccine in the first 100 days of …

US deaths from COVID-19 surpass 400,000 as Trump leaves office
4 years, 2 months ago

US deaths from COVID-19 surpass 400,000 as Trump leaves office

Al Jazeera  

Joe Biden, on eve of inauguration, says ‘to heal, we must remember’ those who died in pandemic. California hard-hit Public health officials have criticised the Trump administration’s COVID-19 vaccine roll-out, saying it has been slower than expected and “chaotic”. “The state has averaged 466.7 daily deaths over the last week, an increase of 32.2 percent from two weeks ago,” the …

U.S. Economy is ‘spiraling downward’, warns top Biden advisor
4 years, 2 months ago

U.S. Economy is ‘spiraling downward’, warns top Biden advisor

Al Jazeera  

US President-elect Biden’s $1.9 trillion spending plan will help generate the kind of ‘robust recovery’ the US needs, says incoming head of National Economic Council. A top economic adviser to President-elect Joe Biden warned the U.S. economy is “spiraling downward” and called for swift action to address vulnerabilities that the global pandemic has drawn into focus. Brian Deese, who will …

Biden: We’ll ‘manage the hell’ out of feds’ COVID response
4 years, 2 months ago

Biden: We’ll ‘manage the hell’ out of feds’ COVID response

Associated Press  

— President-elect Joe Biden pledged Friday to boost supplies of coronavirus vaccine and set up new vaccination sites to meet his goal of 100 million shots in 100 days. It’s part of a broader COVID strategy that “Some wonder if we are reaching too far,” Biden said. “Let me be clear, I’m convinced we can get it done.” The real …

Joe Biden unveils $1.9-trillion coronavirus plan to speed up vaccines, mitigate pandemic’s economic impact
4 years, 2 months ago

Joe Biden unveils $1.9-trillion coronavirus plan to speed up vaccines, mitigate pandemic’s economic impact

Firstpost  

The plan also provides $50 billion to expand testing, while around $130 billion will be allocated to help schools reopen without risking further contagion Wilmington: President-elect Joe Biden unveiled a $1.9 trillion coronavirus plan Thursday to end “a crisis of deep human suffering” by speeding up vaccines and pumping out financial help to those struggling with the pandemic’s prolonged economic …

Opinion: America’s Covid vaccine campaign is not a disaster
4 years, 2 months ago

Opinion: America’s Covid vaccine campaign is not a disaster

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Kent Sepkowitz is a CNN medical analyst and a physician and infection control expert at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. Dr. Kent Sepkowitz - I therefore would like to comment on the current profound disappointment many in the United States – from President-elect Joe Biden to prominent physicians, to talking heads parading across our screens …

Biden to address COVID bill, holiday pandemic precautions
4 years, 3 months ago

Biden to address COVID bill, holiday pandemic precautions

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy President-elect Joe Biden will speak Tuesday as the nation deals …

Opinion: Crushing the pandemic could pave the way for Biden’s bold agenda
4 years, 3 months ago

Opinion: Crushing the pandemic could pave the way for Biden’s bold agenda

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Julian Zelizer, a CNN political analyst, is a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University and author of the book, “Burning Down the House: Newt Gingrich, the Fall of a Speaker, and the Rise of the New Republican Party.” Follow him on Twitter @julianzelizer. Regardless of the outcome, it seems all but certain that Senate Majority …

Election 2020 Today: Democracy challenged, GOP reckoning
4 years, 3 months ago

Election 2020 Today: Democracy challenged, GOP reckoning

Associated Press  

Here’s what’s happening Tuesday in Election 2020 and President-elect Joe Biden’s transition. TODAY’S TOP STORIES: DEMOCRACY CHALLENGED: America’s democratic institutions are holding firm despite facing unprecedented strain from President Donald Trump as he fights to hold power despite losing his bid for reelection. GEORGIA BOUND: As Republicans try to brand Georgia’s Democratic candidates as puppets who would ensure a leftist …

Election 2020 Today: Electoral College votes, vaccine U-turn
4 years, 3 months ago

Election 2020 Today: Electoral College votes, vaccine U-turn

Associated Press  

Here’s what’s happening Monday in Election 2020 and President-elect Joe Biden’s transition. TODAY’S TOP STORIES: MOVING ON: Joe Biden’s aides have a message for President Donald Trump and his supporters: It’s long past time to move on. With the Electoral College set to formally elect Biden as president on Monday, his aides say they hope Republicans will consider their own …

Biden details plan to combat coronavirus pandemic in first 100 days
4 years, 3 months ago

Biden details plan to combat coronavirus pandemic in first 100 days

CNN  

Washington CNN — President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday laid out his three-point plan to combat the coronavirus pandemic, an approach in dealing with the virus that continues to contrast with President Donald Trump. The plan, announced as he introduced the team he has designed to get the pandemic under control, would aim to distribute 100 million vaccine shots in his …

Election 2020 Today: Biden adjusting for a divided Congress
4 years, 3 months ago

Election 2020 Today: Biden adjusting for a divided Congress

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. TODAY’S TOP STORIES: DANGEROUSLY VIRAL: It took just a day for a cellphone video …

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