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☆ Perhaps Lost in the Polling: The Race Is Still Close
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Nate Cohn | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

But the news is not all bad for Mr. Biden — or, at least, it’s not all that bad. It’s close enough that he would have a very serious chance to win if the election were held tomorrow. And of course, the race won’t be held tomorrow: There are five-plus months to go for a possible Biden comeback. The electoral mapHow is the race close? If Mr. Biden won those battleground states, he’d probably be re-elected as president.

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☆ Trump’s new trade war would cost middle-class families at least $1,700 a year, report warns
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( Matt Egan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

New York CNN —Former President Donald Trump’s trade agenda amounts to a tripling-down of the trade war he waged during his first term in office. That’s nearly five times the total cost as a share of GDP from the 2018-2019 US-China trade war. Trump’s tariff proposals would cost the typical middle-income household at least $1,700 a year, the researchers found. Those aren’t comparable numbers,” Clausing said, referring to the amount of imports targeted by Biden and by Trump tariffs. Likewise, the US International Trade Commission found in a 2023 study that US importers “bore nearly the full cost” of tariffs.

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☆ From Taylor Swift tickets to gasoline — these days everyone feels like they’re being price-gouged. Are they?
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-18 | by ( Elisabeth Buchwald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Taylor Swift performs onstage during "Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour" at SoFi Stadium on August 09, 2023 in Inglewood, California. At the core of the increasingly common accusation of price gouging is the sense that the consumer is being exploited. Price gouging is in the eye of the bidderGavin Roberts, chair of Weber State University’s economics department and who studies the effect of anti-price gouging laws, said the laws themselves often don’t define what price gouging is. Corporations charging as much as they can, as painful as it may be for consumers, doesn’t mean they’re necessarily price gouging, said Roberts. Steven Suranovic, an economics professor at George Washington University who has also published research on price gouging, sees it differently.

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☆ Biden campaign faces its greatest test: rebuilding his 2020 coalition
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Jeff Zeleny | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

This time around, he believes at least one thing is different: Biden can’t win through voters’ fear of Trump alone. Here in Michigan, which the president visited Thursday, rests one of the biggest tests of his campaign. Trump narrowly carried the state over Hillary Clinton in 2016 – by 10,704 votes – and four years later Biden defeated Trump by about 154,000 votes. Pro-Palestinian demonstrators gather in Warren, Michigan, on February 1, 2024, outside the venue where President Joe Biden was speaking. But, he said, the burden was on Biden and his campaign to spell out what he would do in a second term.

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☆ Democrats Say Biden Hasn’t ‘Made the Case’ on Climate Despite Achievements
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-27 | by ( Lisa Friedman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

President Biden has done more than any president to tackle climate change, but strategists are grappling with an uncomfortable fact: Voters don’t seem to know it. He is cracking down on methane, a potent greenhouse gas, that leaks from oil and gas wells. Taken together, these efforts could substantially reduce the country’s contribution to global warming. But as he faces a bruising re-election campaign against the Republican front-runner, former President Donald J. Trump many Democrats said the president is failing to communicate his most significant policy achievements. In recent months, polls have found that most Americans are unaware of the Inflation Reduction Act, Mr. Biden’s signature climate law.

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☆ CNN Poll: Trump’s lead over Haley widens to double digits in New Hampshire
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-21 | by ( Jennifer Agiesta | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —The race for the New Hampshire Republican presidential primary appears to be former President Donald Trump’s to lose, according to a new CNN poll conducted by the University of New Hampshire following Trump’s 30-point win in Iowa’s caucuses last week. Trump holds 50% support among likely Republican primary voters in the Granite State, while his closest competitor, former South Carolina Gov. Likely Republican and Democratic primary voters were identified through survey questions about their intention to vote. Results among 1,210 likely Republican primary voters have an error margin of plus or minus 2.8 percentage points. Results among 838 likely Democratic primary voters have an error margin of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points.

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☆ Joe Biden Turns 81 Years Old
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-18 | by ( The Editorial Board | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

President Joe Biden during an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders retreat, San Francisco, Nov. 17. Photo: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg NewsIf President Biden’s birthday Monday is anything like his last one, he’ll eat a cake quietly with family and hope nobody else notices. Mr. Biden’s granddaughter was wed on the South Lawn. Regardless, voters have managed to notice that Mr. Biden is showing his years. And who says Mr. Biden hasn’t united the country?

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☆ Biden Says He's Heartbroken Over Loss of Palestinian Lives
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

President Biden's staunch support for Israel since Hamas’s attack on Oct. 7 has frustrated some progressives, Muslims and Arab-Americans, who say Biden hasn’t adequately expressed his sympathy for Palestinians or done enough to help alleviate the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. In his address Thursday night, Biden said he was heartbroken over the loss of Palestinian lives and reiterated U.S. support for a two-state solution. “The actions of Hamas don’t take that away,” Biden said. “We can't ignore the humanity of innocent Palestinians who only want to live in peace and have an opportunity,” he said.

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☆ The new twist in Hunter Biden’s case is a huge political headache for his father
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

CNN —A sudden new twist in the investigation into Hunter Biden means his legal tribulations will likely stretch on for months, creating an unwelcome new drag on his father’s White House and reelection bid. Just weeks ago, the shadow of criminal suspicion over Hunter Biden seemed about to lift. The change of status followed the collapse of a deal last month that likely would have seen Hunter Biden get sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to two misdemeanor tax charges. But the symbolic weight of an appointment of a special counsel stiffens the perception of scandal and potential wrongdoing even if the legal realities of the case haven’t shifted. Important differences between Hunter Biden and Trump casesThere are two important distinctions between Biden and Trump that the Republicans are trying to blur.

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Bidenomics gets a rebootPresident Biden plans to double down on his economic record in a big campaign-style speech on Wednesday. Yet despite the good news, Mr. Biden hasn’t seen a big jump in his popularity, and he trails his Republican rivals, according to some polls. “Bidenomics” will be at the heart of the president’s message. “But it’s working.” The Donilon-Dunn memo tries to give the messaging around Bidenomics a reboot. They point to how, for example, the CHIPS Act, the Inflation Reduction Act and the infrastructure law are creating jobs in the high-tech, manufacturing and green sectors.

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☆ Question of who will take over NATO looms as Biden meets alliance’s chief
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Kevin Liptak | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Washington CNN —As President Joe Biden prepares to sit down Monday with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, a personnel issue will be looming: Who will replace the outgoing NATO leader when he departs his post later this year? He’s already received a pitch on United Kingdom Defense Minister Ben Wallace from Prime Minister Rishi Sunak during an Oval Office meeting last week. A person familiar with the matter said Sunak entered the meeting prepared to sell Biden on Wallace, though afterward Biden told reporters he wasn’t yet convinced. Other candidates for NATO secretary general could include Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, according to diplomats. Finland’s membership was finalized in April, but Turkey has remained resistant to Sweden joining the defense alliance.

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☆ How US allies can mitigate Trump 2.0
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-29 | by ( Hugo Dixon | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

LONDON, May 29 (Reuters Breakingviews) - A return to the White House by Donald Trump would create challenges for the world’s other rich democracies. TRUMP IN POLYCRISISBiden has painstakingly created a consensus with his core allies since Putin invaded Ukraine last year. PREPARE FOR THE WORSTThe world’s other rich democracies - call them the G6 - cannot change the outcome of the U.S. presidential election. Politicians in other rich democracies can also try to persuade Republican leaders that now is not the time to abandon Kyiv. If other rich democracies adopt a vigorous mitigation strategy now, they’ll be better prepared if Trump does return.

☆ Opinion | Why Joe Biden Needs a Primary Challenger
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-08 | by ( Peter Beinart | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

To understand why progressives should challenge Joe Biden in the upcoming Democratic presidential primary, remember what happened during the last one. Mr. Sanders’s supporters joined Mr. Biden’s allies in working groups that crafted a common agenda on the economy, education, health care, criminal justice, immigration and climate change. From those task forces came what Barack Obama called “the most progressive platform of any major-party nominee in history.” And that progressivism continued into Mr. Biden’s presidency. With rare exceptions, Mr. Biden hasn’t challenged the hawkish conventional wisdom that permeates Washington; he’s embodied it. America’s new cold war against Beijing may enjoy bipartisan support in Washington, but it doesn’t enjoy bipartisan support in the United States.

☆ Hunter Biden’s Lawyers to Meet With DOJ Prosecutors Overseeing Criminal Probe
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-21 | by ( C. Ryan Barber | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Hunter Biden hasn’t been charged with anything and has denied wrongdoing. Photo: ELIZABETH FRANTZ/REUTERSWASHINGTON—Defense lawyers for Hunter Biden are set to meet next week with the U.S. attorney in Delaware and at least one senior Justice Department official to discuss the continuing criminal investigation into President Biden’s son, according to people familiar with the scheduled gathering. In recent months, the younger Mr. Biden’s legal team approached the Justice Department about having a meeting to present its view of the evidence and receive an update on the status of the long-running investigation, the people said. The Justice Department routinely agrees to such meetings with defense lawyers in criminal investigations.

☆ Janice Eberly Seen as Leading Candidate for Fed Vice Chair
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-09 | by ( Andrew Restuccia | Nick Timiraos | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Janice Eberly, who has a Ph.D. in economics from MIT, is the leading candidate for the No. 2 job at the Federal Reserve. WASHINGTON—Janice Eberly, a finance professor at Northwestern University, is the leading candidate for the No. 2 job at the Federal Reserve, according to people familiar with the matter. The White House has homed in on Ms. Eberly as the front-runner to be nominated as Fed vice chair in recent days, the people said.

☆ Biden hasn’t committed to Super Bowl interview with Fox, source says
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-09 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

This year, Fox is airing the Super Bowl, which would mean that Fox News would be in line for an interview. Typically, such interviews are conducted on the Friday before the Super Bowl and are agreed to much further in advance so that logistics can be coordinated. Biden has not granted Fox News a single interview during his presidency, despite the network repeatedly asking. If Biden were to do an interview with Fox News ahead of the Super Bowl, it would almost certainly be with Bret Baier, who is a much more respected, traditional news anchor, albeit one that leans conservative. A White House spokesperson declined to comment when asked if Biden will sit down with the right-wing network ahead of the big game.

☆ Brian Deese to Depart as Top White House Economic Adviser by End of February
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-02 | by ( Annie Linskey | Andrew Restuccia | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Brian Deese has been a key voice on many of President’s Biden’s top accomplishments, including negotiations on the Inflation Reduction Act. WASHINGTON— Brian Deese , director of the White House’s National Economic Council, plans to leave his post after two years at the end of February, the White House said Thursday. The Wall Street Journal has previously reported that Mr. Deese was planning to step down from the position as President Biden’s top economic adviser. Mr. Biden hasn’t made a final decision on Mr. Deese’s replacement, administration officials and others familiar with the matter said. That announcement is expected after next week’s State of the Union address, some of the people said.

☆ Biden says he’ll travel to Africa soon as he announces billions in new commitments
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-15 | by ( Kevin Liptak | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

“I’m eager to visit your continent,” Biden said to the nearly 50 leaders attending the conference. “The United States is all in on Africa and all in with Africa,” Biden said Thursday. He said “African voices, African leadership, African innovation” were all necessary to addressing a host of global challenges. It’s not the first time African leaders have heard a similar message from an American president. China has worked to grow trade relations with African nations and has developed major infrastructure projects there.

☆ There is a growing shadow campaign to defend Joe Biden from House Republicans
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-24 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Alex-Seitz-Wald-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Alex Seitz-Wald | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

Three new "war rooms" have sprung up in the past two weeks to combat the House Republican investigations, each backed by multimillion-dollar dark money budgets and some of the best-known operatives in the Democratic Party. Every White House has faced congressional investigations. The White House itself has been preparing for months for the barrage of inquiries, adding both legal and public relations firepower to the White House Counsel’s Office, which is quarterbacking its effort, and encouraging federal agencies to take similar moves. And the White House prefers to stay above the political fray, anyway. I also think it’s the story of Joe Biden as an empathetic father.”

☆ China-Canada clash between Xi and Trudeau reminds autocrats what the free world is like
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-19 | by ( Brett Bruen | Brett Bruen Was The Director Of Global Engagement In The Obama White House | A Career American Diplomat. He Currently Runs Crisis Communications Agency The Global Situation Room | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

Then there were the reported leaks about Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau taking China’s President Xi Jinping to task for alleged malicious meddling in his country’s elections. What these leaders most detest, as evidenced by Xi’s videotaped temper tantrum with Trudeau, is transparency. Leaders like Xi and Putin are starting to realize their limits, along with the liabilities that come with surrounding themselves with sycophants. What these leaders most detest, as evidenced by Xi’s videotaped temper tantrum with Trudeau, is transparency. Obama held three times as many joint press conferences with world leaders at this point in his presidency.

☆ Biden faces scrutiny about America's future as he heads abroad
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Peter Nicholas | Peter Nicholas Is A Senior National Political Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

For the world leaders meeting with Biden over the next week, there’s no assurance that he'll be the president they’ll be dealing with for the next six years. The U.S. is unnerved by Chinese military exercises that threaten Taiwan and raise the specter of a future invasion. “Tuesday was a good day for America, a good day for democracy,” Biden said Thursday at a Democratic National Committee event. Another reason that Biden might find the trip more gratifying is that he averted the midterm wipeout that sitting presidents normally endure. Biden’s midterm test went much better.

☆ IRS Leader’s Looming Exit Leaves Hole at Tax Agency as Expansion Begins
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-23 | by ( Richard Rubin | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The IRS can be an unwieldy agency, with a long list of mandates, layers of bureaucracy and about 80,000 workers across the country. WASHINGTON—With less than three weeks left in Charles Rettig ’s term as Internal Revenue Service commissioner, President Biden hasn’t picked anyone to replace him, leaving the tax agency without a leader to spearhead the $80 billion agency expansion that Democrats just pushed through Congress. The delay in choosing and confirming Mr. Rettig’s replacement nearly certainly means an interim IRS commissioner after Nov. 12. That acting commissioner might be reluctant to make binding decisions that affect the agency’s long-term future.

☆ Biden Advised to Declassify Full Intelligence Report on Khashoggi Murder
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-29 | by ( Dustin Volz | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a critic of the Saudi leadership, was brutally killed in Istanbul in 2018. President Biden hasn’t declassified a full U.S. intelligence report on the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, despite a government panel recommending its release to the public, according to documents and people familiar with the matter. A spokesman for the National Security Council at the White House declined to comment on the panel’s recommendations or the administration’s reasons for not declassifying the report.

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