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☆ John Kerry to Step Down as Biden’s Climate Envoy
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( Annie Linskey | Andrew Restuccia | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

John Kerry at last month’s climate conference in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Photo: Fadel Dawod/Getty ImagesWASHINGTON— John Kerry is stepping down as the president’s special envoy for climate by this spring, according to a person familiar with the decision. The change comes weeks after Kerry, 80, played a key role during a recent climate conference in Dubai, helping to forge a compromise among nearly 200 countries aimed at reducing fossil fuels.

Persons: John Kerry, Fadel, WASHINGTON — John Kerry, Kerry Organizations: Getty, WASHINGTON Locations: Dubai, United Arab Emirates

☆ GOP Sees Skulduggery in Hunter Biden Paying His Father Back for Truck
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Annie Linskey | C. Ryan Barber | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Hunter Biden and President Biden in Washington earlier this year. Photo: Andrew Harnik/Associated PressWASHINGTON— Hunter Biden paid his father, Joe Biden, three installments totaling a little more than $4,000 in 2018 from a business account that held funds from his Chinese business dealings, according to documents released by the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability. While House Republicans said the money transfers link President Biden, who wasn’t in office at the time, to his son’s business activity in China, Democrats said they merely showed Hunter Biden reimbursing his father for some payments his father was making on a 2018 Ford F-150 Raptor that Hunter Biden was using.

Persons: Hunter Biden, Biden, Andrew Harnik, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Hunter Biden, Joe Biden Organizations: Associated Press WASHINGTON, Republicans, Ford Locations: Washington, China

☆ Why Biden Touts Jobs When Americans Care About Prices
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-03 | by ( Annie Linskey | Amara Omeokwe | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

President Biden has built the case for a second term by saying his policies have strengthened the labor market. Photo: andrew caballero-reynolds/Agence France-Presse/Getty ImagesWASHINGTON—President Biden likes to talk about “jobs, jobs, jobs” when touting his economic record. The problem is that voters are far more worried about prices, prices, prices. The disconnect is one reason why his Bidenomics re-election pitch is landing flat despite a broadly resilient U.S. economy that has defied expectations. Prices have gone up by 19% since the start of the pandemic, a hard-to-forget leap that has left voters in search of someone to blame.

Persons: Biden, andrew caballero, reynolds Organizations: Agence France, Getty, WASHINGTON —

☆ For Biden, Israel Hostage Deal Provides Reprieve From Political Pressure
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( Ken Thomas | Annie Linskey | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Israel and Hamas reached a deal for the militant group to free 50 civilian hostages held in Gaza in exchange for Palestinian prisoners and a series of pauses in fighting. Photo: Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty ImagesNANTUCKET, Mass.—The Thanksgiving week deal between Israel and Hamas to secure a multiday pause in the fighting in Gaza to allow for the release of hostages, including Americans, provides President Biden with a reprieve from the pressure of Democrats urging a full cease-fire. But only a temporary one. Biden was heavily involved in the agreement that came together after weeks of tense negotiations among the U.S., Qatar and Egypt and was approved by the Israeli cabinet following long deliberations. He called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu more than a dozen times, including this week, and was also personally in touch with other leaders as the talks progressed.

Persons: Alexi J . Rosenfeld, Biden, Benjamin Netanyahu Organizations: Hamas, Getty Locations: Israel, Gaza, NANTUCKET, Qatar, Egypt

☆ Washington Is Lousy at Managing Classified Documents—and Has Been for Years
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Annie Linskey | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

WASHINGTON—The classified-documents scandals that have rocked the current occupant of the White House and his immediate predecessor have revealed the startling extent to which top officeholders of both major parties stretching back decades mishandled secret papers. Documents marked secret were found in papers donated by former secretaries of state Henry Kissinger, Edmund Muskie, Madeleine Albright, Dean Acheson and Cyrus Vance, along with about a dozen members of Congress, former ambassadors and leading scientists, according to notes released by National Archives and Records Administration, the agency that preserves important documents including of the Declaration of Independence.

Persons: WASHINGTON, Henry Kissinger, Edmund Muskie, Madeleine Albright, Dean Acheson, Cyrus Vance Organizations: White, National Archives, Records Administration Locations: Independence

WASHINGTON—A year away from the 2024 election, Democrats see trends pulling in different directions: an electorate that appears motivated to vote in their favor, particularly on abortion, but is also deeply skeptical of handing another term to the party’s standard-bearer—President Biden . The 80-year-old incumbent faced flashing red warning lights this week in the form of fresh polling showing voters’ concerns about his age and weak numbers in swing-state matchups against former President Donald Trump. But Biden’s team and allies see no need for a course correction, pointing to the power of abortion politics and the value of having Trump as a foil.

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☆ What to Know About the GOP Probe Into Payments Between Joe Biden and His Brother
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Annie Linskey | Richard Rubin | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Joe Biden and his brother James in 2008 at the Democratic National Convention in Denver. Photo: Rick Friedman/Corbis/Getty ImagesWASHINGTON—House Republicans leading an impeachment inquiry into President Biden are scrutinizing payments between him and his brother as part of a broader probe into the Biden family businesses and whether the president has personally benefited from them. The Republican staff of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee subpoenaed financial records that show in two cases—between his tenures as vice president and president—Joe Biden received funds directly from his brother James. The president and his allies say they represent the repayment of loans Joe Biden made to help out his brother. Financial records also indicate the checks represent a loan repayment.

Persons: Joe Biden, James, Rick Friedman, Biden, — Joe Biden Organizations: Democratic National Convention, Getty, WASHINGTON —, Republicans, Republican Locations: Denver

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and President Biden are expected to ‘share notes and compare details’ about their interactions with China when they meet Wednesday in Washington. Photo: Manuel Balce Ceneta/Associated PressPresident Biden is seeking to prove he can keep the longer-term goal of countering China in his sights as the Israel-Hamas conflict grinds on, hosting the Australian prime minister at the White House for a series of high-level meetings Wednesday capped with a glittering state dinner. White House officials are framing the summit between Biden and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese as part of a new “innovation alliance” between the two nations, with Washington and Canberra cooperating on projects that go beyond the military ties that the Biden administration has reinforced in recent years.

Persons: Anthony Albanese, Biden, Manuel Balce Ceneta Organizations: Associated Press, White, Biden Locations: China, Washington, Israel, Canberra

☆ How Joe Biden’s Kin Profited Off the Family Name. ‘The Big Guy Is Calling Me.’
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Annie Linskey | James T. Areddy | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ President Biden Meets With Israel’s Netanyahu Amid Strained Relations
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Dov Lieber | Annie Linskey | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Americans Haven’t Elected a President Younger Than 43. Does 38-Year-Old Vivek Ramaswamy Stand a Chance?
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Annie Linskey | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Politicians Love to Talk—Just Not About Their Health
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-02 | by ( Annie Linskey | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Sen. Mitch McConnell appeared to freeze while speaking to the media Wednesday in Covington, Ky. In July, the Senate minority leader froze for about 20 seconds during a news conference in Washington. Photo: WCPO/ReutersWASHINGTON—When then-Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid injured himself with exercise equipment in 2015 at age 75, his office issued a sunny statement assuring that he was ready to get back to work. Years later, he confessed that the accident was far worse than he let on and ended his political career.

Persons: Sen, Mitch McConnell, Harry Reid Organizations: Democratic Locations: Covington , Ky, Washington, WASHINGTON

☆ Politicians Love to Talk—Just Not About Their Health.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-02 | by ( Annie Linskey | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Persons: Sen, Mitch McConnell, Harry Reid Organizations: Democratic Locations: Covington , Ky, Washington, WASHINGTON

☆ Why Thomas Jefferson Crops Up in Trump’s Arguments Over Fake Electors and Jan. 6
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Annie Linskey | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Politicians Love to Talk. Just Not About Their Health
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Annie Linskey | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Sen. Mitch McConnell appeared to freeze while speaking to the media Wednesday in Covington, Ky. In July, the Senate minority leader froze for about 20 seconds during a news conference in Washington. Photo: WCPO/ReutersWASHINGTON—When then-Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid injured himself with exercise equipment in 2015 at age 75, his office issued a sunny statement assuring that he was ready to get back to work. Years later, he confessed that the accident was far worse than he let on and ended his political career.

Persons: Sen, Mitch McConnell, Harry Reid Organizations: Democratic Locations: Covington , Ky, Washington, WASHINGTON

☆ Hunter Biden’s Specter Looms Larger Over Presidential Campaign
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-12 | by ( Sadie Gurman | Annie Linskey | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Biden Seeks Billions in New Ukraine Funding
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Annie Linskey | Lindsay Wise | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ The 2020 Election Fueled a Crisis of Democracy. Voters Fear a Repeat in 2024.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-05 | by ( Aaron Zitner | Annie Linskey | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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Hunter Biden, President Biden’s son, pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor tax charges on Wednesday after a federal judge deferred a planned guilty plea deal. Photo: Anna Moneymaker/Getty ImagesWASHINGTON—A former business associate of Hunter Biden ’s testified on Monday to Congress that President Biden and his son were in near daily communication and that the younger Biden would occasionally put his father on speakerphone at dinners and in other situations, according to lawmakers present for the briefing.

Persons: Hunter Biden, Biden’s, Anna Moneymaker, Hunter Biden ’, Biden Organizations: Getty, WASHINGTON

Hunter Biden, President Biden’s son, pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor tax charges on Wednesday after a federal judge deferred a planned guilty plea deal. Photo: Anna Moneymaker/Getty ImagesWASHINGTON—A former business associate of Hunter Biden testified on Monday to Congress that President Biden and his son were in near daily communication and that the younger Biden would occasionally put his father on speakerphone at business dinners and in other situations, according to lawmakers present for the closed-door briefing.

Persons: Hunter Biden, Biden’s, Anna Moneymaker, Biden Organizations: Getty, WASHINGTON

☆ Joe and Hunter: Biden Ignores Political Perils and Embraces Scandal-Plagued Son
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-29 | by ( Annie Linskey | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Biden Acknowledges Hunter’s Daughter for the First Time
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-29 | by ( Andrew Restuccia | Annie Linskey | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Kevin McCarthy Says House on Course to Impeach Biden
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Annie Linskey | Tim Hanrahan | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Kevin McCarthy Says House on Track to Pursue Biden Impeachment Inquiry
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Annie Linskey | Tim Hanrahan | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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