Tag Archives: President Joe Biden

President Joe Biden is planning to forgive $10,000 in student debt per borrower, a central campaign promise that would relieve debt for millions of Americans, The Washington Post reported. Biden’s proposal, however, is still not finalized. The announcement of the president’s plan to address the $1.7 trillion currently owed to the federal …

President Joe Biden signed an executive order to reform federal policing on Wednesday, the second anniversary of George Floyd‘s murder. Before signing the order, Biden spoke about the reform, saying it would promote accountability, raise standards and modernize policing. Among the changes are all federal agents will adopt and publicly …

The first flight of baby formula from Europe arrived in Indiana on Sunday as the White House tries to address a nationwide shortage. President Joe Biden authorized the use of Air Force planes for the effort, dubbed “Operation Fly Formula,” because no commercial flights were available. “Folks, I’m excited to tell …

Rokeshia Renné Ashley, Florida International University A week before Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, Russian authorities arrested American basketball star Brittney Griner at the Moscow airport. She was charged with drug smuggling after Russian officials allegedly found vape cartridges containing oil derived from cannabis in her luggage. Since …

by Jennifer Shutt, Florida Phoenix May 19, 2022 The Senate voted overwhelmingly Thursday to send President Joe Biden a $40 billion aid package for Ukraine that will provide additional economic, humanitarian and military support to the country. The 86-11 vote marks the second time Congress cleared a multibillion-dollar package since …

by Jacob Fischler, Virginia Mercury May 17, 2022 President Joe Biden on Tuesday commemorated the victims of last weekend’s mass shooting in Buffalo, New York, and condemned the ideology that drove the killer to “carry out a murderous, racist rampage” at a grocery store in a predominantly Black neighborhood. In …

The Biden administration on Monday said it is easing restrictions imposed during former President Donald Trump‘s administration on travel to Cuba and on the sending of family remittances between the United States and the communist island. “The Cuban people are confronting an unprecedented humanitarian crisis and our policy will continue …

The United States Senate has confirmed the nomination of Jerome Powell as the chair of the board of governors of the Federal Reserve System until 2026. In an 80–19 landslide vote on the Senate floor on Thursday, U.S. lawmakers confirmed Powell as chair of the Federal Reserve, a position he …

President Joe Biden announced several steps Thursday to address the nationwide baby formula shortage, after meeting with retailers and manufacturers, including Walmart, Target, Reckitt and Gerber, about their efforts to increase production. Infant formula has been in short supply across the U.S. in recent months, the result of ongoing supply chain …

President Joe Biden pledged Tuesday to make a fight against inflation his top domestic priority while rebuking Republican economic proposals he said miss the mark — zeroing in on Florida GOP Sen. Rick Scott. Despite low unemployment numbers and the Federal Reserve steadily raising rates, everyday costs from gas to …

by Jennifer Shutt, Iowa Capital Dispatch May 9, 2022 WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden signaled Monday he can accept Congress postponing action on billions in COVID-19 funding his administration says is desperately needed in the interests of swiftly moving ahead on a multibillion-dollar Ukraine aid package backed by both parties. …

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will announce Monday that 20 companies, including AT&T Inc., Comcast Corp. and Verizon Communications Inc., have agreed to offer high-speed internet plans that are essentially free to eligible recipients. The Affordable Connectivity Program will provide plans of at least 100 Megabits per …

President Joe Biden said Tuesday that his administration “will be ready when any ruling is issued” on abortion rights, after the nation was rocked by the leak of a draft opinion from the U.S. Supreme Court that confirmed the court is planning to overturn access to abortion. “I believe that …

The U.S. House of Representatives approved a bill last week that would toughen financial disclosure requirements for federal judges and make the reports available in a searchable database available to the public. The measure, the Courthouse Ethics Transparency Act, heads to President Joe Biden’s desk for his signature, reports the Wall …

On Saturday night, President Joe Biden addressed the White House Correspondents’ Association,  the first time a president has spoken at the event in six years. The event was canceled during the pandemic, and former president Donald Trump shunned the event while he was in office. Text of Biden’s full remarks and …