mere hours before Trump’s inauguration, Biden attempted to scuttle some of Trump’s campaign-trail threats. Trump had repeatedly pledged retribution against those who criticised him, prompting Biden to take an extraordinary…
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USA: Biden makes farewell address days before leaving office
Outgoing US President Joe Biden warned of a “dangerous” oligarchy taking shape in America, as he delivered his farewell address and brought a decades-long career in politics to an end.…
USA: Prosecutor who investigated Hunter Biden denounces president’s criticism
The special prosecutor who led a years-long investigation into Joe Biden’s son, Hunter, has criticised the president for making “baseless accusations” about the case and defended his investigation in a…
USA: Biden hails ceasefire deal as both he and Trump claim credit
AaUS President Joe Biden hailed “many months of intensive diplomacy” for bringing about a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, as he outlined the next steps of the deal to…
How Biden tarnished his own legacy
aaStanding at a lectern at Washington’s National Cathedral last Thursday, Joe Biden delivered the eulogy for former President Jimmy Carter while three other former presidents – Bill Clinton, George W…
Palestine: Joe Biden and Netanyahu discuss Gaza ceasefire talks as momentum builds
US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have spoken by phone – in Biden’s final week in office – as momentum builds towards a Gaza ceasefire and…
USA: Biden extends temporary status for immigrants from Ukraine, Venezuela
The outgoing administration of President Joe Biden has announced an extension of the temporary protected status granted to immigrants from countries where the United States has determined it is not…
USA: Biden toughens sanctions on Russian oil industry
The Biden administration has imposed some of its toughest sanctions yet on Russia, in a move designed to hit Moscow’s energy revenue that is fuelling its war in Ukraine. The…
USA: Joe Biden says he could have defeated Donald Trump
US President Joe Biden has said he thinks he would have defeated Donald Trump and won re-election in November. Speaking to USA Today in an exclusive interview, Biden did, however,…
USA: Biden bans offshore drilling across vast area of US
US President Joe Biden has announced a ban on new offshore oil and gas drilling along most of America’s coastline, weeks before Donald Trump takes office. The ban covers the…