US President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden has agreed to plead guilty to two misdemeanor charges of willfully failing to pay income taxes and to enter into an agreement that could avert a conviction on a gun-related charge, according to a court filing on Tuesday. The news sparked accusations of favorable treatment for the Democratic […]
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Biden, McCarthy meeting ends with no deal on debt ceiling
WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) – President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy could not reach an agreement Monday on how to raise the U.S. government’s $31.4 trillion debt ceiling with just 10 days before a possible default that could sink the U.S. economy, but vowed to keep talking. The Democratic president and the top […]
Biden hints at announcing reelection bid
US President Joe Biden inched closer than ever Thursday to announcing he’ll seek a second term in 2024, but stopped short of setting a launch date for his widely-expected reelection campaign. Asked during a brief exchange with reporters when he would announce he is running again, Biden teased with a smile: “When I announce it.” […]
Biden rejects F-16s for Ukraine as Russia claims advances
President Joe Biden said Monday the United States would not provide F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, as Kyiv expands the list of weaponry it needs to be better able to drive Russian forces from occupied territories. Fighting continued at key points along the long front as Russian forces sought to expand their hold on territory […]
Ukraine’s Zelensky to meet Biden, address Congress in Washington
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet US leader Joe Biden and address Congress in Washington on Wednesday, a visit the White House said will send Russia a strong message of Western unity. The secretly arranged trip comes on the same day Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to meet his top military officials to assess the […]
Georgia runoff Senate vote a new test for Biden
Washington: Choosing between a pastor and a former football star, voters in Georgia will decide Tuesday on a seat in the US Senate in an election with high stakes for Joe Biden‘s presidency. Democratic senator Raphael Warnock and his Republican challenger Herschel Walker, who is backed by former president Donald Trump, will clash in a […]
Missile that killed two in Poland may not have come from Russia: Biden
WARSAW: A missile that killed two people in Poland was probably not fired from Russia, US President Joe Biden said on Wednesday after holding talks with leaders of Western allies amid concerns the Ukraine conflict could spill into neighbouring countries. The explosion on Tuesday at a grain facility near the Ukrainian border came as Russia […]
Biden, Sunak agree to support Ukraine, stand up to China
US President Joe Biden and Britain’s new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak agreed in talks Tuesday to work together to support Ukraine and stand up to China, the White House said. They spoke for the first time hours after Sunak became Britain’s third prime minister this year, inheriting an economic crisis after the resignation of Liz […]
Biden to release 15m barrels from US oil reserves: official
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden will announce Wednesday he’s putting the final 15 million barrels on the market from a record release of US strategic oil reserves, with more releases possible if energy prices spike, a senior US official said. The new tranche of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve will be “completing the 180 million […]
Breaking: US says “confident” Pakistan can secure nukes after Biden remark causes uproar
WASHINGTON: The United States (US) on Monday said that it is confident that Pakistan is able to control its nuclear arsenal after President Joe Biden expressed alarm, leading Islamabad to summon the US ambassador. “The United States is confident of Pakistan’s commitment and its ability to secure its nuclear assets,” State Department spokesman Vedant Patel […]