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☆ Putin couldn't believe how 'fit' Biden was when they met for their 2021 summit: book
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Vladimir Putin apparently couldn't believe how fit Biden was in 2021, per a new book. In The Last Politician, Franklin Foer wrote about how the Russian president couldn't believe his eyes. Apparently, Putin had taken it to heart that Biden was a feeble man before their 2021 summit. But it was Putin who couldn't believe that President Joe Biden was looking good during their 2021 summit, according to a new book. Advertisement Advertisement Watch: Inside Putin's secret bunker and billion-dollar palace"When Putin called Angela Merkel to deliver the postmortem of the meeting, he told her, 'President Biden is very fit.'"

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☆ Biden tests negative for Covid-19 days away from G20 summit
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Emma Kinery | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden tested negative Monday night for Covid-19, a day after his wife tested positive and three days before he is scheduled to travel overseas. Biden is negative and not experiencing any symptoms, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Tuesday. First lady Jill Biden tested positive on Monday night, but so far she has experienced mild symptoms, the White House said. The president is scheduled to depart for India on Thursday to attend the Group of 20 summit, and then to visit Hanoi, Vietnam on Sunday. "I am disappointed," Biden said of Xi's absence, "but I am going to get to see him."

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☆ Jill Biden positive for COVID, President Biden tests negative, White House says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/4] U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden walk to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, U.S., September 2, 2023. "This evening, the First Lady tested positive for COVID-19," her communications director, Elizabeth Alexander, said in a statement. "Following the First Lady’s positive test for COVID-19, President Biden was administered a COVID test this evening," the White House said. "The President tested negative. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment on whether Biden’s foreign travel could be affected.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden turned up in a mask for the first time in months on Tuesday, a day after his wife tested positive for COVID-19. People who are exposed to the coronavirus should wear a mask and monitor for symptoms for 10 days, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Biden would be following CDC protocols and would mask indoors unless he was far enough away from someone. The Bidens had COVID-19 last summer, which is about the last time the president wore a mask in public. Officials already are expecting updated COVID-19 vaccines that contain one version of the omicron strain, called XBB.1.5.

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[1/7] U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks celebrating Labor Day and honoring America’s workers and unions at the Annual Tri-State Labor Day Parade at Sheet Metal Workers' Local Union 19, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., September 4, 2023. A self-described champion of labor unions, Biden addressed union workers in Philadelphia as he sought to explain his economic policies to a public worried about the economy, despite easing inflation and low unemployment levels. "It wasn't that long ago we were losing jobs in this country," Biden said ahead of a parade marking the U.S. Labor Day holiday. Economic issues are likely to play a critical role in the 2024 presidential race, a likely rematch between Biden and Trump. A Reuters/Ipsos poll last month showed that the economy, unemployment and jobs remained Americans' top concern.

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☆ Biden takes economic pitch to battleground Pennsylvania
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-04 | by ( Jeff Mason | Thomson Reuters | Jeff Mason Is A White House Correspondent For Reuters. He Has Covered The Presidencies Of Barack Obama | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/3] U.S. President Joe Biden gestures while boarding Air Force One as he departs for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from Dover, Delaware, U.S., September 4, 2023. Inflation by the Fed's preferred gauge, however, has moved down to 3.3% from its peak of 7% last summer. U.S. job growth picked up in August, but the unemployment rate jumped to 3.8% and wage gains moderated, according to data released by the Labor Department last week. The White House notes inflation-adjusted income is up 3.5% since Biden came into office in January 2021, with lower-wage workers benefiting, and the unemployment rate is close to a 50-year low. Pennsylvania and a handful of other political battleground states that fluctuate between supporting Democrats and Republicans in presidential elections will help determine who leads the country after next year.

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☆ First Lady Tests Positive for Covid, but President Does Not
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-04 | by ( Michael D. Shear | More About Michael D. Shear | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Jill Biden, the first lady, tested positive for Covid-19, the White House announced late Monday night, but she is experiencing only mild symptoms and will remain at the family home in Rehoboth Beach, Del., where she and President Biden spent part of the weekend. Mr. Biden tested negative for the virus after the first lady’s diagnosis, a spokeswoman said. The president returned to the White House on Monday evening. Officials said Mr. Biden would continue to test on “a regular cadence” throughout the week and would monitor for possible signs of infection. The first lady’s diagnosis is a reminder that Covid-19 remains a potent virus in the country.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Jill Biden tested positive for COVID-19 Monday but is experiencing only mild symptoms, her spokeswoman said. President Joe Biden was tested for the virus following his wife's positive test, but his results were negative. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the president would continue testing regularly and would be monitored for symptoms. Jill Biden will remain at the couple's home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, for the time being, communications director Elizabeth Alexander said. President Biden then spent part of the Labor Day weekend at the Delaware beach house before traveling Monday to a union event in Philadelphia and then back to the White House.

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☆ Biden says he's disappointed that Xi will not attend G20 summit
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-03 | by ( Jeff Mason | Thomson Reuters | Jeff Mason Is A White House Correspondent For Reuters. He Has Covered The Presidencies Of Barack Obama | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

U.S. President Joe Biden shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping as they meet on the sidelines of the G20 leaders' summit in Bali, Indonesia, November 14, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsREHOBOTH BEACH, Delaware, Sept 3 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Sunday that he was disappointed that Chinese President Xi Jinping was not attending the summit of G20 leaders in India, but added that he was going to "get to see him." "I am disappointed ... but I am going to get to see him," Biden told reporters in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, without elaborating. Asked if he was looking forward to his trip, Biden said, "Yes, I am." I think they both (India and Vietnam) want much closer relations with the United States and that can be very helpful," Biden said.

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☆ McConnell’s frozen moment renews questions about America’s aged leaders
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Also in the Senate, California’s Dianne Feinstein, 90, has been ill and displayed apparent cognitive decline in public in recent months. But given that Biden, McConnell and Feinstein are public officials, voters are entitled to a high level of transparency. Biden, for instance, would be 86 by the time his second term ends, which represents his biggest vulnerability in the 2024 election. Remarkably, in an age where major questions divide on party lines, 69% of Democrats shared that view. Should Biden, if he wins a second term, experience a similar moment to McConnell, questions about the continuity of US leadership would reverberate around the world and offer openings for US adversaries.

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☆ Biden spent August trying to escape Washington. But fall realities await him
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( Kevin Liptak | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Heading home from Lake Tahoe on Saturday, President Joe Biden exchanged a week of waterfront seclusion for the more workaday realities of running the country from Washington. Like many presidents, Biden spent a good portion of August away from the White House, trading the capital’s stifling heat for the beach or the mountains. Of the first 26 days in August, Biden spent only one day entirely at the White House. He also held events at the White House marking his legislative accomplishments. The White House did detail some of the presidential tasks Biden undertook.

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☆ As Trump arrested, Biden talks to Zelenskiy, appeals for campaign donations
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( Steve Holland | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Biden was silent all day on Friday while on vacation at a home overlooking Lake Tahoe, but at almost the exact time Trump's plane landed in Atlanta, the White House announced the phone call with Volodymyr Zelenskiy. Biden, however, sent out an appeal on X for donations to his re-election campaign at about the same time as Trump was on his way to be arrested at the Fulton County Jail. "Apropos of nothing, I think today's a great day to give to my campaign," Biden wrote. When Trump was indicted in a separate case in Washington on Aug. 1, Biden was at his vacation home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, dining out and watching a popular movie. In the call with Zelenskiy, the pair discussed the start of training for Ukraine pilots to fly U.S.-produced F-16 fighter jets, as well as expedited approval for other nations to transfer their F-16 jets to Ukraine, the White House said.

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☆ Biden Didn’t Hear Question on Maui He Appeared to Brush Off, White House Says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Erica L. Green | More About Erica L. Green | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Eleven days after President Biden drew criticism for appearing to brush off a query about the deadly wildfires in Hawaii with a “no comment,” a White House spokeswoman said on Thursday that the president never heard the question. Olivia Dalton, the deputy White House press secretary, made the clarification in response to a question from The New York Times. “He didn’t hear the question,” Ms. Dalton said. “He absolutely didn’t say ‘no comment’ in relation to Maui. And in fact, he had already spoken to the nation about Maui at that point, in addition to being in daily contact with senior staff, FEMA and state officials as he marshaled a whole-of-government response to the fires.”

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☆ Spin. Pilates. Prigozhin? Presidential Business Follows Biden on Vacation.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Erica L. Green | More About Erica L. Green | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

It is a dynamic that seems to come with the job: A crisis will almost certainly unfold during any presidential holiday. The only occasion when Mr. Biden was spotted doing a recreational activity so far was on Wednesday, holding a banana-blueberry smoothie after his workout at PeloDog, a Pilates and cycle studio. He was asked by reporters whether he believed President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia was behind the plane crash. It looked that way, the president said, but he needed to find out more. (White House officials said the president was renting the house for “fair market value” but did not disclose details.)

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☆ Fact Check-Biden and Trump edited in side-by-side photos
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Side-by-side images of U.S. President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have been altered, with Biden changed to make his skin appear smoother and Trump altered to make him appear wider. The unaltered photograph of Biden was captured by AFP photographer Saul Loeb on July 8 and shows the president near his house in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware (here). The unaltered version was published by various outlets including the Daily Mail (here). The unaltered image of Trump was published by outlets including The Guardian (here). Biden’s skin appears less smooth in the unaltered version of the photograph taken in July 2023, while Trump appears thinner at the hips in the unaltered image of him captured in July 2020.

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☆ Trumpworld is going nuts over another indictment, but Joe Biden's just hanging out at the beach, hitting up a seafood joint, and going to the movies
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Meanwhile on Tuesday, Trump was hit with another indictment and accused of trying to overturn the 2020 vote. The Bidens then headed to a nearby movie theatre to catch Christopher Nolan's "Oppenheimer," according to Reuters White House correspondent Jeff Mason. "We would refer you to the Justice Department, which conducts its criminal investigations independently," White House spokesperson Ian Sams told Reuters. And Trump's son, Donald Trump Jr., claimed that the indictment was an attempt to derail his father's re-election campaign. A representative for the White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Insider sent outside regular business hours.

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U.S. President Joe Biden rides his bike down a path in Gordons Pond State Park in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, U.S., August 1, 2023. As the indictment was being unsealed, Biden and his wife Jill were headed to Matt's Fish Camp, a chowder and fried fish restaurant, for an early supper. "We would refer you to the Justice Department, which conducts its criminal investigations independently," said Ian Sams, a White House spokesperson. "The Department of Justice is independent," White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters last Friday. Polls show a tight race between Biden, 80, and Trump, 77, with 15 months to go before Election Day.

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☆ The Bidens own a vacation home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. Take a look inside the 1,108-person town.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( Talia Lakritz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The president and first lady are on vacation at their beach house in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. The first family's children and grandchildren often visit, and Biden rides his bike around town. Get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in business, from Wall Street to Silicon Valley — delivered daily. They will remain in Rehoboth Beach through the week. Take a look at the quaint beach town where the president and first lady escape the pressures of the White House.

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☆ ‘They’re Coming for Your Cars’
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( James Freeman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

President Joe Biden gets into his SUV while leaving the beach near his home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware on Saturday. Photo: saul loeb/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images“The Impossible Dream” is the title of a new report on electric vehicles from the Manhattan Institute’s Mark Mills. After reading the particulars one wonders whether that title is too optimistic. One issue that probably hasn’t received enough attention is that even if politicians can manage to force all of humanity out of cars with internal combustion engines, it will still be extremely hard to meet political emissions targets unless the surviving electric vehicles are small and scarce. What also may not be appreciated given all the alleged innovation surrounding EVs is that production of the minerals needed to make them may become less environmentally friendly, not more.

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☆ How Trump turned the ‘law and order party’ into an enemy of the FBI
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Trump has pleaded not guilty in the classified documents case and in another prosecution in New York related to a hush money payment to an adult film star. “President Trump endured an unprecedented raid at his home in Mar-a-Lago. (A special counsel is still investigating classified documents found in Biden’s possession, while the Justice Department closed a case on the possible mishandling of documents found at Pence’s Indiana home.) Ron DeSantis and other Republicans have promised a comprehensive gutting of the FBI, Justice Department and other government agencies in response to what they claim is a wholesale effort to stop Trump winning the 2024 election. Some independent investigations looking at the Trump era have found wrongdoing or mistakes in the FBI.

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☆ Biden Expresses Optimism Over Debt Limit Deal, but an Agreement Remains Elusive
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( Zolan Kanno-Youngs | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

President Biden and congressional leaders will resume face-to-face talks on Tuesday to avert a government default, with the White House expressing cautious optimism as the contours of a possible deal began to come into focus. With time running out to strike a deal to raise the debt limit, broad areas of negotiation have emerged, including fixed caps on federal spending, reclaiming unspent funds designated for the Covid-19 emergency, stiffer work requirements for federal benefits and expedited permitting rules for energy projects. “I remain optimistic because I’m a congenital optimist,” Mr. Biden told reporters on Sunday in Rehoboth Beach, Del. He added, “I really think there’s a desire on their part, as well as ours, to reach an agreement, and I think we’ll be able to do it.”Still, on Monday, Speaker Kevin McCarthy said the two sides remained “far apart.”The Treasury Department has warned that the United States could be unable to pay its bills by June 1 if it does not raise the debt limit, which caps how much money the country can borrow. That $31.4 trillion limit was hit on Jan. 19, and the Treasury Department has been using accounting maneuvers to keep paying America’s bills.

☆ Analysis: Why Erdogan's fate matters to Biden and the US
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Erdogan’s fate will have major implications not just for his country’s democracy, which he has worked to weaken, but for US foreign policy too. “Our people should be confident that we will definitely win, and we will bring democracy to this country,” he said. Biden’s entire presidency has unfolded in the shadow of autocrats, assaults on democracy and aspiring strongman leaders – abroad, and most remarkably at home. Biden confronts a threat from democracy at homeBut none of those leaders pose an existential threat to US democracy. Ahead of the election, Kilicdaroglu was talking in very similar terms about the need to preserve democracy as Biden does in the US.

☆ Biden expects to meet lawmakers Tuesday for debt talks, says he is optimistic
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

REHOBOTH BEACH, Delaware, May 14 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Sunday he expects to meet with congressional leaders on Tuesday for talks on a plan to raise the nation's debt limit and avoid a catastrophic default. Speaking to reporters in Delaware, Biden said he remained optimistic about agreeing on a deal. Biden had been scheduled to meet with lawmakers on Friday but the meeting was postponed. Biden said he had received an update on how talks had gone between administration staffers and their congressional counterparts. "I remain optimistic because I'm a congenital optimist," Biden said.

☆ Covid caused huge shortages in the jobs market. It may be easing — but there's another problem ahead
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-11 | by ( Elliot Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Data aggregated by Charles Schwab showed that in U.S. corporate earnings since the start of this year, phrases relating to workforce reductions began to exceed those relating to labor shortages for the first time since mid-2021. 'From shortages to gluts' Kleintop also cited tighter lending conditions as contributing to a weaker jobs outlook, pointing to a "clear and intuitive leading relationship between banks' lending standards and job growth." "Modest growth in labor supply will also ease shortages, driven by higher participation rates from younger worker cohorts and fading pandemic-related frictions," Moody's strategists said. watch nowServices job growth has been a key factor behind labor market resilience in the face of global economic weakness over the past year, as a result of a post-pandemic surge in demand. Based on estimates of labor supply lost to aging since the Covid pandemic, Moody's believes the coming drag will be "significant."

DIGHTON, Mass.—The house on Maple Street where Airman First Class Jack Teixeira was arrested Thursday sits on a thickly wooded lot set far back from the road. By Friday, after law-enforcement agents and media descended on this small town, a loader backhoe blocked the driveway entrance near an empty flower cart. A 2020 graduate of Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School in southeastern Massachusetts, Airman Teixeira, 21 years old, was viewed by those who know him as a military enthusiast from a family who supports the military and its causes.

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