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☆ Biden caught on a hot mic saying he told Israel PM Netanyahu they needed to have a 'come-to-Jesus meeting'
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-09 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Biden heard on a hot mic discussing wanting a "come-to-Jesus meeting" with the Israeli prime minister. His comment hinted at his growing frustration with Benjamin Netanyahu over Israel's siege of Gaza. Sources recently told NBC News that Biden had privately referred to Netanyahu as an "asshole." download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementPresident Joe Biden was caught on a hot mic saying that he told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu they needed to have a "come-to-Jesus meeting."

Persons: Biden, Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu, —, Joe Biden, Colorado Democratic Sen, Michael Bennet, Bennet Organizations: NBC News, Service, Israeli, Colorado Democratic, Union, Business Locations: Gaza, Israel

Credit Credit... The focus was a sign of how political the president’s address had been — and how central Mr. Trump is to Mr. Biden’s own political future. Video transcript Back bars 0:00 / 0:56 - 0:00 transcript In its decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court majority wrote the following. Image Mr. Biden spoke at times in what seemed a near-shout during his State of the Union address. The morning of the State of Union began with an ad from Mr. Trump’s super PAC questioning if Mr. Biden would live to 2029.

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NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. labor unions are once again flexing the muscles in the national spotlight. UNION RATES HAVE BEEN FALLING FOR DECADES. Only 6% of U.S. private-sector workers belong to unions today, a sliver of the 35% that were union members in 1953. The National Labor Relations Act of 1935 granted private-sector employees the right to unionize. That means that what worked in auto workers' labor campaign, for example, may not be possible for other industries.

Persons: Gridlock, ” Alexander Colvin, ”, Eunice Han, Cathy Creighton, Shawn Fain “, ” Creighton, Joe Biden, Todd Vachon, Taft, Hartley, Vachon, Ronald Reagan, “, haven't, John F, Kennedy, ” Vachon, Han, Colvin, ” Colvin, Creighton Organizations: —, United Auto Workers, Big, Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Associated Press, Labor, University of Utah, Cornell University’s Industrial, Labor Relations Buffalo Co, NLRB, Motors, Ford, Facebook, Rutgers School of Management, Labor Relations, Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Labor Relations, Starbucks, Gallup Locations: Las Vegas , Detroit, Southern California, U.S, United States, Midwest

☆ The US is sending $1 billion every year to Russia's nuclear program, despite pledging to cripple its economy with sanctions
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The US is heavily reliant on Russia's cheap nuclear fuel to produce emissions-free energy. Russia's nuclear agency has been running Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant since its capture from Ukraine. The money for enriched uranium is received by subsidiaries of Rosatom, Russia's state-owned nuclear agency, which has been running Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant since its forceful capture in March 2022. US companies spent about $1 billion in 2022 buying nuclear fuel from Rosatom, The New York Times reported. According to The New York Times, around a third of enriched uranium used in the US is now imported from Russia.

Persons: —, Joe Biden, Darya Dolzikova, ANDREY BORODULIN, Biden, Putin, Antony Froggatt, Frogatt Organizations: Service, The New York Times, Times, Royal United Services Institute, Getty, Union, West, Street Journal, Rosatom, Environment and Society Centre of London, Chatham House, Washington Post Locations: Ukraine, The, Russia, Rosatom, Russia's, AFP

☆ Ahead of State of Union address, Biden's approval is at just 41%: Reuters/Ipsos poll
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-07 | by ( Jason Lange | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The Reuters/Ipsos poll has a margin of error of three percentage points either way. Biden will also call on the U.S. Congress to focus on advancing cancer research, expanding mental health services and beating the "opioid and overdose epidemic," the White House said. But the new Reuters/Ipsos poll showed many Americans are uncomfortable with Washington's large debts. Despite Biden's unpopularity, the poll showed that Americans prefer Democrats over Republicans on a range of issues. The Reuters/Ipsos poll, conducted throughout the United States, gathered responses from 1,029 adults, using a nationally representative sample.

☆ Ahead of State of Union address, Biden's approval is at just 41% -Reuters/Ipsos
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-07 | by ( Jason Lange | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

☆ U.S. House Speaker McCarthy to address debt ceiling ahead of Biden speech
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-06 | by ( David Morgan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

WASHINGTON, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Republican U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, locked in a standoff with Democratic President Joe Biden over raising the nation's $31.4 trillion debt ceiling, plans to address the issue on Monday ahead of Biden's annual State of Union address. McCarthy, who has said he expects to meet with Biden a second time after sitting down with the president at the White House last week, plans to speak at 5:30 p.m. (2230 GMT) from his office in the House of Representatives. The timing would allow him to get out in front of Biden on the debt ceiling, while reinforcing McCarthy's role as the leading congressional negotiator in talks with the White House, according to a person familiar with the matter. Despite what appears to be a standoff, McCarthy emerged from a meeting with Biden last week saying he believed the two could find common ground. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said that the White House had been in touch with McCarthy's staff on next steps.

☆ Biden set to deliver annual State of Union address on Feb. 7
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-13 | by ( Richard Cowan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Biden turned 80 in November and, if re-elected, would be 82 at the start of a second term. House Republicans also are poised to pursue various investigations involving the president, his family and administration. Other matters that Congress could address in 2023 include legislation expected to be needed midyear to raise the federal government's borrowing authority, or debt limit. Conservative House Republicans are showcasing legislation to undo beefed-up funding for the Internal Revenue Service so that it can hire more agents to clamp down on wealthy tax cheats. Biden is fresh off a trip to the U.S.-Mexican border, where the influx of immigrants has Republicans eager to legislate tougher security measures.

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