June 8, 2023
In just two free days, President Joe Biden signed legislation on Saturday that raises the national debt ceiling, preventing an unprecedented default on the federal government’s debt. It was a decidedly low-key denouement of a months-long drama that has rattled financial markets at home and abroad and left anxious retirees and social service organizations making
READ MOREOn Friday, the FBI offered to show senior lawmakers next week a bureau document allegedly related to President Joe Biden and his family after weeks of demands from Republicans in Congress and threats of contempt for Director Christopher Wray. The FBI said in a statement that it will provide the document in a secure location
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WASHINGTON – President Biden used the first Oval Office speech of his presidency to declare victory after a bipartisan deal to raise the debt ceiling was passed. both cameras Congress, preventing debt defaults and economic chaos. In a 13-minute speech, the president praised the White House negotiators and thanked Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Bakersfield) for coming
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This article is a local version of our Disrupted Times newsletter. Sign here receive a newsletter directly to your inbox three times a week Today’s top news For the latest news, visit our live blog Good evening. “Another victory for the greatly underestimated Joe Biden,” said the FT editors about the end of the political
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President Biden plans to appoint a doctor Mandy Cohen, a former North Carolina health secretary who led her state through the tumultuous first two years of the coronavirus pandemic, is the next director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, two people familiar with the selection process said. Choice Dr. Cohen, who was first
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US President Joe Biden made an unfortunate oversight during a speech to graduates of the Air Force Academy. In a rather unfortunate incident, the president tripped over what turned out to be a misplaced sandbag, causing him to fall significantly. President Biden managed to walk off the stage and take his seat, pointing out the
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KEY POINTS Joe Biden tripped and fell at his graduation ceremony at the Air Force Academy. He was helped up and later gave a thumbs up sign. The White House said that everything was fine with the President of the United States, and added that there was a sandbag on stage. President Joe Biden stumbled
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WASHINGTON. On Thursday, President Biden made a compelling case for global alliances, telling Air Force Academy graduates that rebuilding partnerships with like-minded nations was key to asserting American power abroad against adversaries such as Russia and China. “Our partnerships enhance our strength and make us more effective,” Mr. Biden told the academy class of 2023
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Glory to heaven our self-induced crisis it’s almost all over. The House of Representatives on Wednesday evening approved compromise deal between Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Biden to raise the national debt limit and thereby avert default and economic disaster until at least 2024. when the Treasury no longer has the authority to cover the
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WASHINGTON – Despite harsh rhetoric leading to last weekend’s debt and budget agreementboth Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy and President Biden will benefit politically. Biden, McCarthy and their aides worked feverishly on Tuesday to make sure the deal didn’t fall through when it was introduced in the House on Wednesday. McCarthy has been particularly
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