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☆ Biden dons Trump hat, jokes about his age and false rumors about Ohio pets during Pennsylvania trip
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Michael Williams | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Video of the interaction shows Biden glad-handing with people inside the firehouse, including a man in a Trump hat. As a gesture, he gave a hat to a Trump supporter who then said that in the same spirit, POTUS should put on his Trump cap. From Trump War Room/XBiden signs the presidential hat and tells the man he needs his Trump cap. Biden walks away, still holding the Trump hat. In fact, I was going to send her a MAGA hat,” Trump said.

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☆ World leaders are rallying behind Donald Trump after he survived an assassination attempt
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-14 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewLeaders across the world have come out in support of former President Donald Trump after he survived an assassination attempt at a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday. AdvertisementIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin NetanyahuIsrael's Prime Minister, Netanyahu, said that he and his wife were "shocked" by the incident and that they were praying for Trump's recovery. Advertisement"Although we don't yet know exactly what happened, we should all be relieved that former President Trump wasn't seriously hurt," he wrote on X. Indian Prime Minister Narendra ModiIndia's Prime Minister said he was concerned about the attack on his "friend" and strongly condemned the incident. Dutch Prime Minister Dick SchoofSchoof expressed relief that Trump's injuries were seemingly minor and wished him a quick recovery.

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☆ Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman endorses Trump following assassination attempt in Pennsylvania
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-14 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman endorsed Donald Trump for president on Saturday. Ackman's announcement on X came hours after an assassination attempt on Trump in Pennsylvania. Ackman assured Biden supporters that he hadn't "lost it" and came to the decision carefully. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementBillionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman has officially come out in support of former president Donald Trump's re-election campaign, following an assassination attempt at a Trump rally on Saturday.

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☆ Ukraine moved to top of list to receive US air defense capabilities
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Kylie Atwood | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

A senior White House official described the action as a “rather extraordinary” policy adjustment at a critical moment for Ukraine. “If we didn’t do this for Ukraine, they would not have been able to maintain their critical air defense stockpile heading into the winter, period,” the official said. Ukraine is expected to get its first exports of the air defense capabilities this summer and the policy change will stay in place for 16 months, the official said. The White House official would not share the list of affected countries, other than to say that air defense exports to Taiwan would not be impacted. The move is being done in parallel with Biden administration efforts to get Ukraine more air defense systems as well, a second White House official said.

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☆ Biden appears to clap after Morehouse grad calls for 'immediate and permanent cease-fire' in Gaza during commencement
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-19 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewPresident Joe Biden on Sunday appeared to clap after the valedictorian of Morehouse College called for an "immediate and permanent cease-fire" in Gaza during the school's commencement ceremony. It is my stance as a Morehouse man — nay, as a human being — to call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in the Gaza strip." Advertisement#Morehouse valedictorian, Deangelo Fletcher, calls for an “immediate and permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip” — met with applause from crowd and @POTUS behind him. "Faced with the choice of having police take people out of the Morehouse commencement in zip ties, we would essentially cancel or discontinue the commencement services on the spot." "That's why I've called for an immediate cease-fire to stop the fighting.

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☆ Biden says he’s happy to debate Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-26 | by ( Kevin Liptak | Betsy Klein | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Washington CNN —President Joe Biden said he will debate former President Donald Trump ahead of this year’s election, the clearest declaration yet of his willingness to face-off with his Republican rival before voters cast ballots in November. I don’t know when,” Biden said when asked by interviewer Howard Stern whether he planned to debate his predecessor. “I’m happy to debate him.”It’s the first time Biden has said explicitly he would debate Trump in this election cycle. Some of Biden’s aides have questioned whether Trump would abide by established rules in any potential debate, and before Friday his campaign hadn’t set out any specific debate plan. Biden had responded to Trump’s calls for earlier debates in February, telling reporters: “If I were him, I’d want him to debate me, too.

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☆ Student-loan borrowers could benefit from Biden's new debt cancellation plan as early as this fall. Here's what you need to know.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-09 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewA new student-loan forgiveness plan is coming — and millions of borrowers could benefit. President Joe Biden's administration unveiled new details for a student-debt relief proposal that could benefit over 30 million borrowers. AdvertisementI said I wouldn't back down from using every tool at our disposal to get student loan borrowers the relief they need. That's why today we're announcing new plans that, if implemented, would cancel student debt for millions more. They include:Up to $20,000 in debt relief for over 25 million borrowers whose balances have grown due to unpaid interest.

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☆ Progressives are fuming at Biden for describing a migrant as an 'illegal' during his State of the Union address
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-08 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

During the SOTU, Biden called Laken Riley's alleged killer, an undocumented immigrant, an "illegal." download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementDuring his State of the Union address on Thursday night, President Joe Biden referred to a Venezuelan migrant as "an illegal." I don't think he should've either." "I don't think it's a big deal."

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☆ President Joe Biden makes surprise appearance on 10th anniversary of 'Late Night with Seth Meyers'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-27 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewPresident Joe Biden on Monday made his latest late-night TV appearance, surprising audiences during the 10th-anniversary episode of "Late Night with Seth Meyers." Biden then walked out from the curtains to cheers from the audience and a warm greeting from Meyers and Poehler. pic.twitter.com/VDDbThA0Ae — Late Night with Seth Meyers (@LateNightSeth) February 26, 2024"Welcome back, Mr. President," Meyers said. In the political sitcom, Poehler's character, Leslie Knope, eventually meets then-Vice President Biden after years of proclaiming her love for him. During his appearance with Meyers, Biden, 81, addressed the elephant in the room — criticism about his age.

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☆ Biden’s Response to Israeli War Meets Centrist Praise and Liberal Anger
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Reid J. Epstein | More About Reid J. Epstein | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

He pleaded with the Israelis not to overreact, as he said the United States did after the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Mr. Biden’s speech comes as his political coalition has begun to fray over the Israeli conflict. “I am grateful to have @POTUS thoughtful leadership in this moment,” Representative Emanuel Cleaver of Missouri wrote on social media. “Joe Biden flew into a war zone to stand with Israel,” Mr. Auchincloss said late Wednesday. “Trump wouldn’t even visit a cemetery of American war dead.” (Mr. Trump, in 2018, canceled a planned trip to a French cemetery, and his aides cited the rainy weather.)

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☆ Biden says he's giving $100 million in humanitarian aid to Palestinians to ensure no one is living 'by the rule of terrorists'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Biden announced $100 million in humanitarian aid for Palestinian civilians. AdvertisementAdvertisementWith the war between Israel and Hamas approaching its two-week mark, President Joe Biden announced humanitarian aid to Palestinian civilians harmed in the conflict. "Today I'm also announcing $100 million in new US funding for humanitarian assistance in both Gaza and the West Bank. This money will support more than 1 million displaced in conflict affected Palestinians, including emergency needs in Gaza," Biden said. Biden has also called for Egypt to open its border to allow Palestinian civilians to leave the warzone.

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☆ Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib denounces Biden for 'your war' after a hospital in Gaza was struck
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Rep. Rashida Tlaib on Tuesday called out President Biden over the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. Tlaib has said in recent days that the administration has not enough to protect Palestinian Americans. The strike could be the deadliest blast so far in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. AdvertisementAdvertisement"Your war and destruction only approach has opened my eyes and many Palestinian Americans and Muslims Americans like me," she continued. "From the beginning, they did not make moves to protect Palestinian Americans."

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☆ Bidens’ dog, Commander, involved in more White House biting incidents than previously reported
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Betsy Klein | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

CNN —President Joe Biden and first lady Dr. Jill Biden’s 2-year-old German shepherd, Commander, has been involved in more biting incidents than previously reported at the White House, multiple sources familiar with the matter told CNN. The White House has also declined to answer CNN’s inquiry on a specific number of biting incidents involving Commander. SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty ImagesCommander becoming ‘a serious issue’ at the White HouseThe White House has largely downplayed the cacophony of media reports and analysis following CNN’s reporting on last week’s incident, pointing reporters to previous statements on the stressful environment at the White House. @POTUS/TwitterA hard adjustment to White House lifeBringing Champ and Major to the White House was an adjustment, Jill Biden told Kelly Clarkson during a 2021 appearance on her talk show. Local DC laws “are not applicable on federal properties, including White House grounds,” a DC Council official said.

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Poland's President Andrzej Duda said afterward that Biden had assured the group of continued U.S. support for Ukraine and of his strong conviction that Congress will not walk away. “President Joe Biden began with telling us about the situation in the U.S. and what is the real political situation around Ukraine. He assured us that there is backing for the continuing support for Ukraine, first of all for the military support. He said Biden called on the participants to continue their support for Ukraine and that everyone assured him that they would. The money later was approved separately, but opponents of Ukraine support celebrated their growing numbers.

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☆ Here's what will happen to Social Security payments and SNAP if the government shuts down
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | Juliana Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A shutdown could risk Social Security payments and SNAP benefits. But with House Republicans in disarray , that seems unlikely to happen before the weekend deadline. But even if the Senate agrees on that measure, House Republicans continue to be at odds. Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy told Punchbowl News on Tuesday that he wouldn't engage in "hypotheticals" when it comes to a clean Senate funding bill. AdvertisementAdvertisementStill, the Biden administration is continuing to place the blame on House Republicans for bringing the US to the brink of a government shutdown once again.

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☆ Kevin McCarthy makes most direct impeachment threat against Biden
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Jedd Rosche | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Speaker Kevin McCarthy suggested that House Republicans may be approaching the point where they’d pursue an impeachment investigation into President Joe Biden, the California Republican’s most explicit threat of impeaching the president to date. McCarthy’s comments come amid a series of congressional investigations in the Republican-led House that have targeted Biden, his administration and his family members – most prominently his son Hunter. Hunter Biden has agreed to plead guilty to two federal tax misdemeanors as part of a plea deal. House Republicans have also floated possible impeachment inquiries against Garland and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Republican allegations of political interference in the Hunter Biden probe have been met with adamant denials from Weiss, Garland and other top Justice Department officials who were involved.

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☆ Kevin McCarthy is now openly threatening to impeach Joe Biden
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Kevin McCarthy is now openly discussing the possibility of impeaching Biden. In response, White House spokesperson Ian Sams blasted McCarthy for the "seemingly bottomless" desire of Republicans to punish the president despite a lack of concrete evidence. The House speaker's mention is more than just a shot across the bow at the White House. As Politico pointed out, McCarthy's mention hints that House Republicans may try to start an impeachment process as a way to potentially unlock greater legal power. While McCarthy has been more guarded when discussing impeachment, some of the more conservative House Republicans have pushed for impeaching the president since his inauguration.

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☆ Instagram boss Adam Mosseri says Threads isn't for politics and news because it's not worth all the headaches they come with
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Instagram boss Adam Mosseri says Meta doesn't envision Threads to "replace Twitter." In a series of candid comments, he made clear the app won't go out of its way to welcome politics or news. "We just won't court them the way we have in the past," Mosseri wrote on Meta's new app. "We won't discourage or down-rank news or politics, we just won't court them the way we have in the past," Mosseri responded. "The goal isn't to replace Twitter," Mosseri said.

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☆ Student-loan borrowers who qualified for the first debt relief plan are not yet guaranteed relief under Biden's new route
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-03 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Biden is planning to cancel student debt under a new law after the Supreme Court struck down his first plan. He'll use the Higher Education Act, which requires hearings and public comment. The Higher Education Act states that the Education Department can "enforce, pay, compromise, waive, or release any right, title, claim, lien, or demand" related to federal student debt. Given the new standards surrounding the Higher Education Act, it's not yet guaranteed that the same borrowers who benefitted from Biden's first proposal will qualify for the president's new plan. "However, the Secretary has directed his staff to explore policy options for debt relief that will help as many people as possible."

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☆ Student-loan payments are resuming in 3 months — and borrowers might not be ready for the 'sizeable shock' to their wallets
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Student-loan payments are set to resume in October. Bank of America and Morgan Stanley highlighted the strain borrowers will face. 34% of surveyed borrowers don't think they can afford the payments at all, Morgan Stanley said. Morgan Stanley survey on student-loan payments. Morgan StanleyAnd a Monday note from Morgan Stanley researchers said that just 29% of federal student-loan borrowers are confident they'll be able to afford payments without adjusting spending in other areas.

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☆ Fact Check-Fabricated Joe Biden tweet about Fox News taken seriously online
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A fabricated tweet attributed to U.S. President Joe Biden about Fox News calling him a “wannabe dictator” is being taken seriously online, although it stems from a satire account. Screenshots show a tweet, apparently from Biden’s @POTUS account, that reads: “Fox News just called me a ‘wannabe dictator’. However, the tweet was originally shared by parody account @FaithRubPol (here) on June 14, 2023, as can be seen by the text “Parody by Back Rub” in the bottom right side of the tweet. Most of our screenshots are parodies.”Reuters Fact Check has debunked other fabricated tweets linked to the parody account taken seriously (here), (here), (here) and (here). The tweet was created by a satirical Twitter account.

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☆ The Senate just passed a bill to block student-loan forgiveness and immediately end the payment pause
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The Senate just passed a bill to overturn student-debt relief and end the payment pause. On Thursday, the Senate passed a bill — first introduced in March — to overturn Biden's plan to cancel up to $20,000 in student debt for federal borrowers making under $125,000 a year by a vote of 52-46. Chuck Grassley and Bill Cassidy — sponsors of the bill — wrote an opinion piece in Fox News urging their colleagues in the Senate to pass the legislation to overturn student-loan forgiveness. Before the vote, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer wrote on Twitter that "the Senate GOP is pushing a terrible measure to end the pause on student loan payments and overturn @POTUS's student loan cancellation program. But to overturn his landmark student debt relief program just to score political points?

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☆ A GOP lawmaker says debt ceiling negotiations are on 'pause' because of 'unreasonable' requests from the White House — even with a catastrophic default as soon as 2 weeks away
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-19 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

GOP Rep. Garret Graves told reporters that debt ceiling negotiations are on "pause." He said the White House is bringing "unreasonable" requests. Still, there's a major time crunch for Congress to reach a deal to raise the debt ceiling before a default. But it's unclear where the negotiations will go from here — when asked if talks will resume today, White House negotiators told reporters that they're "playing [it] by ear." It is past time for the White House to get serious.

Greg Becker, who was the longtime CEO of Silicon Valley Bank, pictured last year. "Looks like Silicon Valley Bank is in some deep shit," Uncommon Capital general partner Jamie Quint tweeted. Startup founders scrambled to get their funds out of Silicon Valley Bank after its collapse. Andreessen Horowitz announced this week that it will continue banking with Silicon Valley Bank "for the foreseeable future" but is crafting a longer-term plan to diversify. Even so, he added, "I think we'd be supportive, as they stabilize, for them to be one of many partners that our founders bank with."

☆ Days before the Supreme Court takes on Biden's student-loan forgiveness, Elizabeth Warren urges it to 'do its job and apply the law as it is written'
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-26 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Sen. Elizabeth Warren urged the Supreme Court to uphold Biden's student-debt relief. "The Supreme Court needs to do its job and apply the law as it is written." GOP Sen. Marsha Blackburn, for example, wrote on Twitter on Thursday that "canceling student debt is Biden's gift to young left-wing activists. She also led GOP senators in filing an amicus curiae brief to the Supreme Court urging it to strike down Biden's debt relief. This scale of student-loan forgiveness is unprecedented, so it's hard to determine which way the Supreme Court will rule.

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