Jennifer Shutt, Missouri Independent President Joe Biden has begun using an albuterol inhaler intermittently to treat symptoms related to COVID-19, but is feeling well, according to White House officials and the president on Friday. “I’m feeling much better than I sound,” Biden said during a virtual meeting on gas prices …
Read More »Alabama Man Charged With Threatening To Kill President Biden
An Alabama man is facing criminal charges after he allegedly threatened to kill President Joe Biden. John Andrew Bazor, Jr., 37, is accused of calling the White House on July 10 and telling a switchboard operator, “I am coming to assassinate the president. I can’t wait to see your faces …
Read More »President Biden Tests Positive For COVID-19
Jennifer Shutt, Virginia Mercury President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms, the White House announced Thursday morning. Biden, 79, is fully vaccinated against the virus and has twice received booster doses, according to the statement. He is taking Paxlovid, an antiviral prescription medication that …
Read More »Biden Considers Declaring Climate Emergency Amid ‘Heat Apocalypse’
Jake Johnson, Common Dreams With large swaths of the planet currently in the grips of hellish, record-shattering heatwaves and devastating wildfires, President Joe Biden is reportedly considering declaring a national climate emergency this week as a senator with deep ties to the fossil fuel industry continues to obstruct much-needed renewable …
Read More »Biden Signs Executive Order ‘to bring hostages and wrongfully detained’ Americans Home
President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed an executive order that codifies a 2020 law dealing with Americans held hostage or wrongfully detained abroad. Drawing on the 2020 Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act, the new executive order will reinforce the U.S. government’s efforts to support families of Americans …
Read More »Inflation Hits 40-Year High In June, Biden Points To Decreasing Gas Prices
Inflation reached a 40-year high for June as prices for gas, food and rent increased, according to the latest Consumer Price Index from the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Wednesday. Consumer prices for all items increased 9.1% for the 12 months ending in June compared to last year, the biggest year-to-year increase …
Read More »Biden Administration Clarifies Pregnant People Can Receive Abortions For Emergency Care
Candice Norwood Originally published by The 19th The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Monday clarified its guidance by explicitly stating that abortion can be considered a stabilizing treatment for pregnant people experiencing medical emergencies. The news comes three days after President Joe Biden issued an executive order, …
Read More »Nearly Two Dozen GOP States Attempting to Use Covid Relief Funds for Tax Cuts
Jake Johnson, Common Dreams Republican leaders in nearly two dozen U.S. states are attempting—potentially in violation of federal law—to use coronavirus relief funds approved by Congress last year to finance tax cuts instead of devoting the money to combating the ongoing pandemic and its economic consequences. The Washington Post reported …
Read More »As Abortion Crisis Engulfs Red States, Advocates Press White House For A Bolder Plan
by Jennifer Shutt, Georgia Recorder Frustrated abortion rights advocates are imploring President Joe Biden to make sweeping moves to protect abortion access, saying now is the time for Democrats to be bold as Republican-led states rapidly implement restrictions and outright bans. Stymied in the U.S. Senate by the filibuster, congressional …
Read More »Biden Unveils Executive Order On Abortion Access, Cites Case Of 10-year-old Ohio Rape Survivor
by Jennifer Shutt, Michigan Advance President Joe Biden, who has repeatedly been criticized as slow to respond to a widely expected U.S. Supreme Court decision that ended the nationwide right to an abortion, signed an executive order Friday that could preserve some access to abortion in states where the procedure …
Read More »Biden To Sign Executive Order On Abortion Access And Legal Backing
Shefali Luthra Originally published by The 19th President Joe Biden will sign an executive order Friday designed to expand access to medication abortion and education about legally available abortion options, as well as provide legal backing for people seeking or providing abortions. The president is expected to speak in more …
Read More »Biden Touts Pension Rescue, Economic Agenda In Cleveland
by Nick Evans, Ohio Capital Journal “We turned a promise broken into a promise kept,” Joe Biden told a crowd of union workers in Cleveland Wednesday. The president’s visit offered a victory lap for provisions in his American Rescue Plan, or ARPA, that will keep a number of multi-employer pension …
Read More »Biden Issues Statement In Wake Of Shooting At Chicago-Area Parade
President Joe Biden issued a statement Monday following a deadly shooting at a July 4 parade in a Chicago suburb. A gunman opened fire at the parade in Highland Park Monday morning, killing at least six people and injuring 24 more. Officials are still searching for the suspect. Update: The suspect, Robert …
Read More »Democratic Governors Call On Biden To Use Federal Facilities For Abortion Access
by Jacob Fischler, Florida Phoenix A group of Democratic governors urged President Joe Biden on Friday to use federal facilities to provide access to abortions, following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade last week. In a video conference with nine governors, including Kate Brown of Oregon, Roy …
Read More »Biden Says He Supports Changing Senate Filibuster Rules To Protect Abortion Rights
Originally published by The 19th Amanda Becker President Joe Biden said Thursday that he supports changing Senate filibuster rules to pass a bill codifying abortion rights. “I believe we have to codify Roe v. Wade into law, and the way to do that is to make sure that the Congress …
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