President Biden To Meet China’s Leader To Ease Tensions
U.S. President Joe Biden and Xi Jinping, China’s top leader, will meet face to face Monday in Indonesia — their first meeting since Biden took office.
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Federal Judge Strikes Down A Key Part Of President Biden’s Transgender Agenda
A federal judge has reversed a Biden Administration rule that directed the Department of Health and Human Services to increase access to sex change surgeries and hormone therapies, including to children, in a Friday ruling.
Democrats Keep Control Of U.S. Senate
The Democrats kept control of the U.S. Senate on Saturday after Senator Catherine Cortez Masto narrowly defeated her Republican challenger, Adam Laxalt, in Nevada.
Texas judge strikes down Biden’s student debt relief plan
A federal judge in Texas has struck down President Joe Biden’s student debt relief plan to forgive up to $20,000 in federal loans held by tens of millions of borrowers, calling it unconstitutional.
No Red Wave, But Republicans Poised To Win House
Commentators said Wednesday that Democrats defied historical odds in the critical U.S. midterm elections as an anticipated “red wave” of Republican victories did not materialize.
Biden: ‘Give Me Two More Democrats in the Senate and…We’re Going to Codify Roe v. Wade’
President Joe Biden spoke at a rally in support of New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Sunday and said that if voters can give him two additional Democrats in the United States Senate, he will be able to move forward with codifying Roe v. Wade—the now-reversed Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion nationwide.
U.S. Interest Rates Rise Amid Soaring Inflation
U.S. interest rates rose again Wednesday in a sign that soaring inflation is hard to control in the world’s largest economy.
Biden floats taxing oil companies amid rising energy prices
In a Monday speech, President Joe Biden proposed taxing oil companies currently raking in high profits amid rising energy prices.
President Biden Pushing ‘New World Order’; Critics Worried (Worthy News Analysis – Video)
U.S. President Joe Biden has come under pressure ahead of mid-term elections for saying there is “going to be a new world order” that the United States must lead.
Federal court puts temporary hold on Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan
A federal court on Friday granted an emergency stay order to temporarily block US President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan, Yahoo News reports.
UK to restrict gender-affirming treatment to children; US says access to transgender treatment for children should be advanced
While the US Biden administration has stated access to gender-affirming care for children must be expanded, the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) has announced plans to restrict transgender treatment for under-18s, including banning puberty blockers outside of clinical trials.
US House Committee Subpoenas Ex-President Trump
The U.S. House committee is investigating the deadly January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., issued a subpoena on Friday to former President Donald J. Trump.
US Deficit Soars Thanks to Biden’s Student Debt Forgiveness
The monthly federal budget deficit was up 562 percent from September of last year, according to Treasury Department figures released Friday, mainly due to President Joe Biden’s student debt forgiveness plan.
Watchdog finds more than 400 alleged crimes documented in Hunter Biden laptop
A watchdog group examining Hunter Biden’s laptop has released a report documenting more than 400 alleged crimes involving the president’s son and his business partners.
Biden announces release of 15 million barrels of emergency reserve oil
President Joe Biden has announced he will release 15 million barrels of oil from America’s emergency Strategic Petroleum Reserve, a move analysts say is intended to show voters in next month’s midterm elections that he is concerned about high gas prices, USA Today reports.
Biden pledges to prioritize abortion rights codification if Democrats increase House majorities in midterms
US President Joe Biden pledged Tuesday that if Democrats do well enough in the upcoming midterm elections, he will prioritize sending a bill to the next Congress that would reinstate abortion rights removed when the US Supreme Court overturned the case of Roe v Wade earlier this year, Politico reports.
Saudi prince sends threat to the West after Biden warns of consequences for kingdom
A Saudi prince related to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s seemingly took aim at President Biden and the U.S., warning leaders not to threaten Saudi Arabia.
Biden officials put on notice to preserve documents ahead of expected congressional probes
House Republican leaders have told the Biden administration to preserve documents related to the targeting of parents at school board meetings and the botched U.S. pullout from Afghanistan, as the lawmakers prepare for congressional investigations next year.
Democrats go all-in on abortion in final ad blitz, GOP focuses on economy
Republicans are laser-focused on the economy in ads blanketing the airwaves before the midterm elections, while Democrats are sounding the alarm on abortion access as early voting gets underway in many states.
Lebanon receives ‘satisfying’ updated US proposal for maritime deal with Israel
Lebanon on Monday received an updated draft of a US-brokered maritime agreement with Israel that satisfies its previous concerns and could imminently lead to a “historic deal,” Beirut’s top negotiator told Reuters.