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Biden: ERA Should Be Considered Ratified

He says he believes 'the 28th Amendment is the law of the land'

(Newser) - With a little more than 72 hours remaining in his presidency on Friday, President Biden made a big move on the Equal Rights Amendment. "It is long past time to recognize the will of the American people," he said in a statement . "In keeping with my oath...

Biden Sets a Record for Pardons, Commutations

In latest move, president commutes sentences of almost 2.5K nonviolent drug offenders

(Newser) - President Biden announced Friday that he was commuting the sentences of almost 2,500 people convicted of nonviolent drug offenses, using his final days in office on a flurry of clemency actions meant to nullify prison terms he deemed too harsh. The recent round of clemency gives Biden the presidential...

Eisenhower Coined a Phrase, and Biden Just Retooled it

Ike warned of a 'military industrial complex,' and Biden sees a 'tech industrial complex'

(Newser) - When he delivered his farewell address to Americans on Wednesday night, President Biden warned that too much power was being concentrated in the hands of a small group of uber-rich people. And just as President Eisenhower famously warned of a "military industrial complex" and the "potential for the...

Warning of Dangers to US, Biden Says He Still Believes

President delivers farewell address, expressing concerns about concentrations of power

(Newser) - President Biden bid farewell to the nation on Wednesday evening, taking pride in US achievements while warning of threats to "the idea of America"—including attacks on democratic institutions, misinformation spread by social media, and the rise of an oligarchy that concentrates money and power in the hands...

2 Presidents Claim Credit for Gaza Deal

'Is that a joke?' Biden says to reporter who asked him if Trump deserves credit

(Newser) - Is it the last major foreign policy achievement of the Biden administration or the first big win of the second Trump administration? President Biden and President-elect Trump both claimed credit Wednesday after mediators announced that Israel and Hamas had agreed to a ceasefire in Gaza . In a speech at the...

On World Stage, Biden Says, Trump Inherits a Stronger US

President touts foreign policy achievements in farewell address to State Department

(Newser) - President Biden said Monday that his stewardship of American foreign policy has left the US safer and economically more secure, arguing that President-elect Trump will inherit a nation viewed as stronger and more reliable than it was four years ago. Biden trumpeted his administration's work on expanding NATO, rallying...

Special Counsel Denounces Explanation for Biden's Pardon

David Weiss defends prosecutions of president's son

(Newser) - The special counsel who led the investigations of Hunter Biden defended his work in a final report released Monday and argued that the president, when announcing the pardon of his son, maligned "the public servants at the Department of Justice based solely on false accusations." President Biden announced...

Biden Honors Pope With Highest Award Possible

It's the only Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction he's presented

(Newser) - President Biden on Saturday honored Pope Francis with the Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction, the highest civilian award given by the president, saying the pontiff was "a light of faith, hope, and love that shines brightly across the world." Biden had been scheduled to present the medal...

Biden Plans Farewell to Nation
Biden Plans
Farewell to Nation
Jan 10, 2025 4:35 PM CST

Biden Plans Farewell to Nation

President also will make a foreign policy speech to State Department

(Newser) - President Biden will deliver a farewell address to the nation on Wednesday, days before his term as the 46th president ends. The speech will be Biden's fifth from the Oval Office, CBS News reports; the most recent one was his explanation for dropping out of the presidential race last...

Biden Sums Up Carter in 3 Words
Biden Sums Up
Carter in 3 Words
Jan 9, 2025 12:15 PM CST

Biden Sums Up Carter in 3 Words

'Character, character, character'

(Newser) - President Biden delivered the eulogy for his predecessor Jimmy Carter on Thursday, one in which he praised Carter as a friend, mentor, and president. Highlights from the Hill , the AP , CNN , and the New York Times :
  • Biden laid out "what I believe is Jimmy Carter's enduring attribute: character,
...

Carter Funeral Brings a Rarity: 5 Living Presidents

All are present in DC

(Newser) - Jimmy Carter's state funeral is underway in DC on Thursday, and the ceremony has resulted in a rarity: the assemblage of five living presidents. President Biden will be delivering the eulogy, and in attendance are George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, and Donald Trump. The New York Times ...

Trump Blames Wildfires on Democrats' Policies

Newsom's office calls president-elect's claims 'pure fiction'

(Newser) - Destructive wildfires would not be tearing through the Los Angeles area if it weren't for the policies of Democrats, President-elect Trump said in posts Wednesday. He blamed state regulations that protect endangered species for limiting the amount of water sent to Southern California from the northern part of the...

Biden Becomes a Great-Grandfather
Biden Becomes
a Great-Grandfather
Jan 8, 2025 3:12 PM CST

Biden Becomes a Great-Grandfather

He says granddaughter Naomi gave birth to a baby boy in California

(Newser) - The oldest president in US history is now a great-grandfather. "The good news is, I'm a great-grandfather as of today," President Biden told reporters in California on Wednesday after receiving a briefing on the Los Angeles wildfires. NBC News reports that Biden said his granddaughter Naomi Biden...

Biden: Yes, I Think I Could Have Won
Biden:
I Think
I Could
Have Won
Jan 8, 2025 6:04 AM CST

Biden: I Think I Could Have Won

But president acknowledges to USA Today he's not sure if his health would have held out

(Newser) - President Biden has begun giving exit interviews ahead of his departure from the White House, and in one with Susan Page of USA Today , the president suggests he could have beaten Donald Trump had he stayed in the race.
  • "It's presumptuous to say that, but I think yes,
...

Opinion: Biden Blew It With US Steel Move
Opinion: Biden Blew It
With US Steel Move
OPINION
Jan 7, 2025 3:59 PM CST

Opinion: Biden Blew It With US Steel Move

Catherine Rampell writes that he hurts steelworkers by appeasing their union leaders

(Newser) - President Biden describes himself as the most "pro-union president" in history, but economics columnist Catherine Rampell writes that he betrayed union workers by blocking Nippon Steel's acquisition of US Steel . What's unusual here is that by moving against the Japanese company, Biden gave the United Steelworkers union...

Guantanamo Is Now Down to 15 Inmates

11 were moved to Oman on Monday; 3 others remain eligible for transfer

(Newser) - There are just 15 inmates left at the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay, the smallest number "at any time in its more than 20-year history," after 11 were transferred to Oman early Monday, per the New York Times . All 11 transferred men hail from Yemen, were captured...

Biden Meets With Families, Survivors of New Orleans Attack

Administration announced security aid to help city host Mardi Gras, Super Bowl

(Newser) - President Biden met with survivors and families of the victims of the New Orleans attack on Monday, after his administration announced an increase in federal security resources to help the city host Mardi Gras celebrations and the Super Bowl in the next few months. "We will use every tool...

Biden Makes 'Epic' 11th-Hour Move on Offshore Drilling

President bans it across major swath of US, in mandate that Trump will have a tough time undoing

(Newser) - With just two weeks before he hands the keys to the White House to Donald Trump, President Biden is taking some last-minute steps to push back on climate change, including a new ban on offshore oil and gas drilling in most federal waters, reports the BBC . The move made under...

2.5M Americans to Get a Catch-Up Social Security Check

President Biden on Sunday signed the Social Security Fairness Act

(Newser) - President Biden on Sunday gave a financial boost to more than 2.5 million retired Americans—former teachers, firefighters, and police officers among them. CNBC reports he signed the Social Security Fairness Act, a piece of bipartisan legislation that repealed a pair of decades-old provisions that impacted public employees who...

A Momentous Jan. 6 Dawns in Washington
A Momentous
Jan. 6 Dawns
in Washington
THE RUNDOWN
Jan 6, 2025 6:43 AM CST

A Momentous Jan. 6 Dawns in Washington

Kamala Harris will certify election of rival Donald Trump at US Capitol on Monday

(Newser) - As Congress prepares to convene during a winter storm on Monday to certify the election of Donald Trump, the AP makes note of one "extraordinary fact": that "the candidate who tried to overturn the previous election won this time and is legitimately returning to power." Four years...

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