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White House Gives a Firm 'No' to Pardon for Hunter Biden

Case against president's son are back in play after plea deal was stalled

(Newser) - The White House press secretary gave a direct answer when asked Thursday if President Biden would consider pardoning his son, Hunter, who has been charged with two misdemeanor tax offenses and a felony gun count. "No," Karine Jean-Pierre said. White House aides, as well as the Bidens, had...

Justice Department Sues Texas Over Barriers in Rio Grande

Abbott rebuffs warning and publicly welcomes legal showdown

(Newser) - The Justice Department followed through on its threat to sue Texas on Monday, seeking to force the state to take out the floating barriers it has placed in the middle of the Rio Grande to deter border crossings. The obstacles are a danger to migrants and Border Patrol agents, the...

Another Candidate Has Democrats Worried

Cornel West's Green Party candidacy has spoiler potential

(Newser) - If asked to name candidates who pose the biggest threat to President Biden's reelection, a lot of people would surely pick Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis. But Cornel West? As it turns out, more top Democrats are getting seriously worried about the prominent Black academic and civil rights activist,...

Biden Picks Female Admiral to Add to Joint Chiefs

Lisa Franchetti would be the first woman to run a US service branch

(Newser) - President Biden has decided to nominate Adm. Lisa Franchetti as chief of naval operations, a promotion that would make her the first female member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in US history. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had suggested that Biden select Adm. Samuel Paparo, the Washington Post reports, though...

Diet Is Especially Critical for Wagner Boss, Biden Suggests

Putin has been accused of poisonings in the past

(Newser) - President Biden conceded in Helsinki on Thursday that he knows nothing about where Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin is now, the state of his relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin, or his chances of living a long life. But Biden knows a straight line when he hears one. Asked during...

Gershkovich's Parents 'Optimistic' After Biden Chat

President says he's 'serious on a prisoner exchange' for detained 'WSJ' reporter in Russia

(Newser) - President Biden on Thursday said he's serious about pursuing a prisoner exchange for Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter who has been detained in Russia for more than 100 days, per the AP . The Kremlin earlier this month suggested that it was open to a possible prisoner exchange...

As NATO Summit Wraps Up, Zelensky Takes a Softer Tone
As NATO Summit Wraps Up,
'Ukrainian Outrage' Softens
the rundown
Jul 12, 2023 8:43 AM CDT

As NATO Summit Wraps Up, 'Ukrainian Outrage' Softens

First meeting of NATO-Ukraine Council took place

(Newser) - The NATO summit in Lithuania wraps up Wednesday, and President Biden will spend much of it in the spotlight: He's set to meet with Volodymyr Zelensky prior to delivering a keynote speech. While Zelensky on Tuesday slammed NATO's failure to share a timetable for Ukraine joining the alliance...

Biden Has King&#39;s Back, Raising Protocol Questions
Palace Rules on
Biden's Royal Touch
Jul 10, 2023 3:55 PM CDT

Palace Rules on Biden's Royal Touch

King Charles didn't mind the 'symbol of warmth and affection,' aide says

(Newser) - Commoners might have wondered whether President Biden broke royal protocol in placing a hand on the back of King Charles outside Windsor Castle on Monday. They already had shaken hands and were heading to a platform, up a few steps, to listen to a band and review the Welsh Guards,...

Report on Biden Describes Foul-Mouthed Tantrums

Axios says the president has a 'quick-trigger tantrum' that close aides experience first-hand

(Newser) - Earlier this year, President Biden was caught on a hot mic referring to a Fox News reporter as a "stupid son of a b----." According to a buzzy report out Monday at Axios, the president's own staffers are pretty familiar with that type of derision. The report...

Ukraine Not Ready for NATO Membership: Biden
Biden: Ukraine
Not Ready to
Join NATO
Jul 10, 2023 12:56 AM CDT

Biden: Ukraine Not Ready to Join NATO

President says Russia's war against the country must end first

(Newser) - President Biden shut down the idea of Ukraine joining NATO during a sit-down with CNN that aired Sunday, saying the war with Russia must first end. "I don't think there is unanimity in NATO about whether or not to bring Ukraine into the NATO family now, at this...

Dowd to Biden: Show Some Heart, Accept Your Grandchild

Columnist says first family's refusal to embrace Hunter's 4-year-old daughter is horrible

(Newser) - President Biden often talks about how much he loves his six grandchildren. In her latest New York Times column, Maureen Dowd reminds the president that he has seven grandkids—and calls the first family's refusal to accept the seventh child as an awful decision. The 4-year-old girl is named...

Biden Concedes a 'Very Difficult Decision' on Ukraine

President says it took him 'a while to be convinced' to send controversial cluster bombs to help with war

(Newser) - The Biden administration is on the defense after announcing it will send controversial cluster bombs to Ukraine to help in that nation's counteroffensive against Russia. On Friday, President Biden conceded to Fareed Zakaria on CNN that it was a "very difficult decision" to approve the transfer of cluster...

Among Prominent Democrats, a &#39;Biden Gap&#39; Emerges
Democrats Are
Facing a 'Biden Gap'
analysis
Jul 7, 2023 1:49 PM CDT

Democrats Are Facing a 'Biden Gap'

The bigger the name, the bigger their support of the president in 2024, writes Jonathan Martin

(Newser) - In an assessment of the 2024 race for Politico Magazine , Jonathan Martin writes of what he calls the "Biden gap" among Democrats. "The further up a Democrat is on the political food chain, the more publicly supportive and even defensive they are of the president," he writes....

Biden Reveals Plan to Counter Ruling on Student Loan Relief

President declares 'this fight isn't over' and announces a new strategy

(Newser) - After the Supreme Court blocked his $430 billion student loan forgiveness program on Friday, President Biden said he'll take a different path to provide relief for millions of Americans saddled with college debt. His plan will be "legally sound," the president said in televised remarks, CBS News...

Obamas React to Affirmative Action's Gutting

As does Trump, from the opposite point of view

(Newser) - Following the Supreme Court ruling gutting affirmative action at US colleges and universities, Michelle Obama came forward to talk about how the policy affected her when she was an undergraduate student at Princeton University. Affirmative action "wasn't perfect," she wrote in a joint statement issued alongside her...

Marks on Biden's Face Lead to CPAP Reveal

President has been using it for weeks, White House announces

(Newser) - President Biden is using a CPAP machine to treat sleep apnea, the White House announced Wednesday. The news was revealed after reporters noticed marks on the president's face, the BBC reports. The marks are from the mask he wears at night as part of the continuous positive airway pressure...

Biden: Future Is 'Bidenomics,' Not Trickle-Down

White House has embraced term used by president's critics

(Newser) - The term "Bidenomics" has a history of being used to criticize President Biden's policies, but the White House has decided to embrace it. The president used the term in a speech in Chicago on Wednesday, contrasting it with trickle-down economics, which he said "didn't represent the...

Kamala Harris Hits a New Low for VPs

She has a net favorability rating of -17 in NBC survey

(Newser) - Vice President Kamala Harris has said she intends to run as President Biden's running mate in 2024, but nearly half of all Americans apparently would prefer she wouldn't. As the Hill reports, Harris' favorability numbers are in a record-low tank, with 49% of respondents to an NBC poll...

US Intelligence Saw Signs of Prigozhin's Plans

Wagner operation didn't launch until Ukrainian counteroffensive had begun

(Newser) - Yevgeniy Prigozhin has long complained about Moscow military leaders' decision-making on the war, but it wasn't until Ukraine began its counteroffensive that the Wagner Group chief launched his armed rebellion—at a time when dealing with two challenges at once could strain Russian resources. That wasn't a coincidence,...

To Congress, Modi Stakes Claim to Democracy

Lawmakers welcome India's prime minister, who doesn't mention criticism

(Newser) - Facing criticism on his US visit over India's record on human rights, press freedom, and crackdowns on dissent, Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured Congress in an address Thursday that his nation considers itself "the mother of democracy." Modi received a warm welcome in the House chamber when...

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