Joe Biden
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President Joe Biden brushed off a threat from Russian leader Vladimir Putin about war against the West if Ukraine’s allies allow it to use weapons deeper inside Russia. It’s a shift that Kyiv has pleaded for, but no decision was immediately announced following a meeting Friday between Biden and Britain’s prime minister. Ukraine and many of…
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A senior Hamas official says Joe Biden’s comments about Benjamin Netanyahu point to acknowledgement by the US that the Israeli prime minister was undermining efforts to secure a ceasefire. Sami Abu Zuhri said any proposal for a permanent ceasefire and Israeli withdrawal would be received positively. But senior Israeli sources have told the Reuters news…
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President Joe Biden will be held accountable for influence peddling, especially if former President Donald Trump returns to the White House, House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer, R-Ky., told Newsmax on Tuesday. The House’s three-committee impeachment inquiry released a report Monday morning finding Biden has “engaged in impeachable conduct,” including an “abuse of power” when he was vice president…
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US President Joe Biden has revealed he dropped out of the race for the White House because Democrats felt his candidacy was “going to hurt” their chances of being re-elected. The 81-year-old abandoned his campaign in July after months of speculation about his age and his fitness to serve another four years. Concerns increased among…
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The American-made F-16 is an iconic fighter jet that’s been the front-line combat plane of choice for the NATO alliance and numerous air forces around the world for 50 years. Western countries have pledged F-16s to Kyiv, and some have arrived in Ukraine, officials in Washington and Ukraine confirmed to The Associated Press. The fighter jets…
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In a speech delivered from the Oval Office on Wednesday night, President Biden said his decision to exit the 2024 presidential race was motivated by a desire to protect the country from the consequences of a Trump victory in November. “I revere this office, but I love my country more,” Biden said. “It has been…
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Harris nomination mustn’t be seen as a ‘coronation’ Democrats must be careful not to “coronate” Kamala Harris and instead ensure a process is followed if she is to be their presidential nominee. Several high-profile Democrats have already endorsed Ms Harris as their preferred choice to take on Donald Trump in the US elections. She’s had…
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As Donald Trump prepares to formally accept the Republican Party’s nomination on Thursday, more questions are swirling as to whether President Biden will be doing the same at next month’s Democratic National Convention. The political ground shifted once again below Biden’s feet this week in the form of a high-profile defection from his cause and a COVID-19 diagnosis.…
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One speaker at tonight’s Republican National Convention was released from prison this morning, NBC reports. Peter Navarro, a former adviser to Mr Trump, was sentenced to four months of jail time for contempt of Congress after defying a subpoena in an investigation into the 6 January 2021 Capitol attack. A House committee had been investigating…
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Russia fired back at President Biden over his comments about Russian President Vladimir Putin during his press conference after the NATO summit in Washington, calling Biden’s remarks “absolutely unacceptable.” “We continue to consider it absolutely unacceptable and impermissible behavior for a head of state to make such disrespectful remarks about other heads of state,” Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said,…
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Prime Minister Viktor Orbán of Hungary effectively endorsed Donald Trump for president in an interview and, on the eve of this week’s NATO summit, blasted the United States for having a “war policy” in Ukraine rather than a strategy for achieving peace. Orbán contrasted U.S. policy unfavorably with what he described as a credible “peace plan” from China. The Hungarian leader met…
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President Joe Biden was examined by his physician in the days following last week’s CNN presidential debate, the White House tells CNN — despite the White House press secretary having said Wednesday that the president has had no medical exams since his February physical. “Several days later, the president was seen to check on his cold and was…
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Supporters of Joe Biden at his rally in North Carolina have told NBC News they were disappointed with his performance in yesterday’s debate but are still standing behind him. “I thought there was a debate between a good man and a bad man. So you know, the good man may have had an off night, but…
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Former US president Bill Clinton has joined his wife Hillary in showing support for Joe Biden after he stumbled in last night’s head-to-head with Donald Trump. Mr Clinton said he would “leave the debate rating to the pundits”, but said “facts and history matter” when it comes to who to vote for. He praised Mr…
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Donald Trump attracts roaring applause as he starts his speech by saying: “Did anybody last night watch a thing called a debate?” Trump then goes on the immediate attack against Joe Biden, saying he secured a “big victory” against a man who “is looking to destroy our country”. “He’s the worst, he’s the most corrupt,…
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Joe Biden should “give way to the next generation” and stop “stubbornly sticking on”, a former US diplomat has said. Brett Bruen, former White House director of global engagement under Barack Obama, said the president of America “cannot just be strong on the teleprompter”. “You have to be strong in those debates. You have to…
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