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☆ Investing in Space: Why military contracts are crucial for space companies
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-03 | by ( Michael Sheetz | In Michaeljsheetz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

CNBC's Investing in Space newsletter offers a view into the business of space exploration and privatization, delivered straight to your inbox. The first orbital rockets, satellites, and even the Apollo architecture were born of the military and its aerospace contractors. Historically, the biggest defense contractors have long been the winners of the largest space contracts – and that's still true today. The top pure-play space companies get a significant, if not majority, amount of revenue from military work under contracts from the U.S. and its allies. And the importance of military contracts is also going further upstream, as venture capital looks more explicitly toward startups that are winning and delivering on early military deals.

Persons: CNBC's Michael Sheetz, I'm, Peter Beck, Beck Organizations: Pentagon, U.S . Space Force, NASA, SpaceX, Space Force, NRO Locations: U.S, Ukraine, China, Taiwan

On Today’s Episode:Biden’s Lapses Are Said to Be Increasingly Common and Worrisome, by Peter Baker, David E. Sanger, Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Katie RogersDemocrats Go Public With Panic About Biden Amid Fears of an Electoral Debacle, by Catie Edmondson, Kellen Browning and Nicholas NehamasJudge Delays Trump’s Sentencing Until Sept. 18 After Immunity Claim, by Ben Protess, William K. Rashbaum, Kate Christobek and Wesley Parnell

Persons: Said, Peter Baker, David E, Sanger, Zolan Kanno, Katie Rogers, Biden, Catie Edmondson, Kellen Browning, Nicholas Nehamas, Ben Protess, William K, Rashbaum, Kate Christobek, Wesley Parnell Organizations: Go

☆ This company sends rejection feedback emails to every job applicant. It's made a big difference.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-02 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Peter Berg, founder of Forward, a consulting firm that hires globally remote engineers for startups, wants to change that. About a month ago, Berg announced that Forward would provide data and context to every applicant once a role is closed. Berg told Business Insider that Forward does its best not to waste people's time during the application or interview process through lengthy exams or assignments. One woman posted on LinkedIn about the experience and said Forward offered her the "BEST" rejection letter. Melissa Bashur told BI that the insight she received allowed her to better understand the current job market.

Persons: —, Peter Berg, Berg, it's, Melissa Bashur, Bashur, they're Organizations: Service, Business, LinkedIn

☆ Biden’s Family Tells Him to Keep Fighting as They Huddle at Camp David
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-30 | by ( Katie Rogers | Peter Baker | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

President Biden’s family is urging him to stay in the race and keep fighting despite last week’s disastrous debate performance, even as some members of his clan privately expressed exasperation at how he was prepared for the event by his staff, people close to the situation said on Sunday. Mr. Biden huddled with his wife, children and grandchildren at Camp David while he tried to figure out how to tamp down Democratic anxiety. While his relatives are acutely aware of how poorly he did against former President Donald J. Trump, they argued that he could still show the country that he is capable of serving for another four years. Aides were burning phone lines over the weekend to prevent major elected officials and financial supporters from abandoning him. Hunter Biden wants Americans to see the version of his father that he knows — scrappy and in command of the facts — rather than the stumbling, aging president Americans saw on Thursday night.

Persons: Biden’s, Biden, Camp David, Donald J, Trump, Mr, Hunter Biden, — scrappy

☆ The Fed needs more time to determine appropriate rate path, says BofA's Michael Gapen
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailThe Fed needs more time to determine appropriate rate path, says BofA's Michael GapenPeter Boockvar, Bleakley Financial Group CIO; Diane Swonk, KPMG chief economist; Michael Gapen, Bank of America Securities head of U.S. Economics; and CNBC’s Steve Liesman join 'The Exchange' to discuss the latest economic data.

Persons: BofA's Michael Gapen Peter Boockvar, Diane Swonk, Michael Gapen, Steve Liesman Organizations: Bleakley Financial, KPMG, Bank of America Securities, Economics

☆ The White House Brushed Off Questions About Biden’s Age. Then the Debate Happened.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( Peter Baker | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Ever since President Biden announced last year that he would run again, those in his inner circle closed ranks and brushed off the obvious question: No, they insisted, he was not too old to seek re-election. Republicans were posting wildly distorted video clips on social media making him look more feeble than he actually is. Hand-wringing Democrats fretting over the prospect of an octogenarian president turning 86 by the end of a second term were just “bed-wetters.”Then the debate happened. And now the days of denial at the White House are over. Struggling to contain a brush fire of alarm within the Democratic Party, his team is now forced to confront the issue head on.

Persons: Biden, Donald J, Barack Obama, James E Organizations: fretting, Trump, Democratic Party, Biden, Democratic Locations: Raleigh, N.C, Atlanta, South Carolina

☆ A Halting Performance
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( German Lopez | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

They hoped that President Biden, 81, could convince voters that his age was nothing to worry about. Biden’s voice was hoarse and halting. “Rather than dispel concerns about his age,” wrote my colleague Peter Baker, Biden “made it the central issue.”Some Democrats are now pushing for him to drop out of the race. “Biden is about to face a crescendo of calls to step aside,” a Democratic strategist told Peter. It has run dry.”Donald Trump, 78, delivered his false statements with conviction, affirming many voters’ concerns about his character and the threat he poses for democracy.

Persons: Biden, Donald Trump’s, “, ”, Peter Baker, Biden “, “ Biden, Peter, “ Joe, Donald Trump Organizations: Democratic

☆ Opinion: The real loser in the first presidential debate
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( Opinion Cnn Contributors | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +28 min

CNN —CNN Opinion asked political contributors to weigh in on the first presidential debate of the 2024 race. On the other hand, President Joe Biden did not meet expectations and may have increased concerns about his age and ability to lead for another four years. Debates are always more about style than substance, and President Joe Biden’s style was simply awful. Did President Joe Biden come off as a leader or a loser? And yes, the visuals in this first presidential debate of the cycle were phenomenally important.

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☆ Warren Buffett gives away another $5.3 billion, says his children will manage his estate
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Warren Buffett speaks during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska on May 4, 2024. Warren Buffett on Friday made his biggest annual donation to date, giving $5.3 billion worth of Berkshire Hathaway shares to five charities. After Friday's donations, Buffett owns 207,963 Berkshire A shares and 2,586 B shares, worth about $130 billion. He told the Journal that the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will no longer receive donations after his death. Buffett resigned as a trustee at the Gates Foundation in June 2021 in the midst of Bill and Melinda Gates' divorce.

Persons: Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway, Melinda Gates, Susan Thompson Buffett, Howard, Susan, Peter Buffett, Buffett, haven't, we've, Charlie Munger, Greg Abel Organizations: Berkshire, Berkshire Class, Melinda Gates Foundation, Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, Oracle, Wall Street Journal, Gates Foundation Locations: Omaha , Nebraska, Omaha, Berkshire, Douglas

☆ Warren Buffett says he'll put his $130 billion fortune into a charitable trust run by his children after he dies
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( Filip De Mott | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Warren Buffett's vast fortune will go into a charitable trust when he dies, the billionaire told The Wall Street Journal. Susie Buffett chairs the education and social justice-oriented Sherwood Foundation, and the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, focused on reproductive rights. Howie Buffett heads the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, which is involved in food security and the mitigation of conflict and human trafficking. Since 2006, the 93-year-old billionaire has already been contributing to the four foundations run by his children, as well as to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust. Until 2021, he served as a trustee of the Gates Foundation.

Persons: Warren, —, Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway, Susie, Howie, Peter Buffett, Susie Buffett, Susan Thompson Buffett, Howie Buffett, Howard G, I'm, Buffett, Melinda Gates Organizations: Wall Street, Gates, Service, Sherwood Foundation, Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, Buffett Foundation, NoVo Foundation, Melinda Gates Foundation Trust, Gates Foundation, Berkshire Locations: Berkshire

☆ A Fumbling Performance, and a Panicking Party
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Peter Baker | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

President Biden hoped to build fresh momentum for his re-election bid by agreeing to debate nearly two months before he is to be formally nominated. Instead, his halting and disjointed performance on Thursday night prompted a wave of panic among Democrats and reopened discussion of whether he should be the nominee at all. Rather than dispel concerns about his age, Mr. Biden, 81, made it the central issue. Practically in despair, some took to social media to express shock, while others privately discussed among themselves whether it was too late to persuade the president to step aside in favor of a younger candidate. “Biden is about to face a crescendo of calls to step aside,” said a veteran Democratic strategist who has staunchly backed Mr. Biden publicly.

Persons: Biden, Mr, Donald J, —, “ Biden, ”, “ Joe Organizations: Trump, Democratic

☆ S&P 500 to tumble 30% as recession hits later this year, says BCA Research
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

U.S. stocks are set to drop more than 30% as a recession hits the U.S. economy in the coming months, BCA Research predicts. We conservatively expect the S & P 500 to drop to 3750 during the coming recession," Chief Global Strategist Peter Berezin wrote in a note Tuesday. The calculation is conservative because it assumes that S & P 500 revenue rises in line with nominal gross adjusted product, he explained. .SPX 1Y mountain S & P 500's one-year performance BCA Research said it sees several feedback loops that will weaken the economy. Absent "overwhelming evidence" of an imminent recession risk, the central bank will be reluctant to cut rates aggressively, he said.

Persons: Peter Berezin, Berezin, JPMorgan's Dubravko Organizations: Research, Tech, Wall, CNBC

☆ Joe Biden: The Old-School Politician in a New-School Era
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Peter Baker | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

President Biden was peeved. Yet there was Mr. Schumer, the Senate Democratic leader, on the floor bashing Republicans for playing “a dangerous and risky partisan game.”Mr. Biden called Mr. Schumer to chide him. Senator Mitch McConnell, the Republican leader, had backed down to help avoid a fiscal crisis. The Joe Biden who will defend his presidency at a nationally televised debate on Thursday night remains a practitioner of old-school politics in a new-school era. The hostility, the anger, the polarization, the “beating up” that define today’s national debate, yes, he knows all about that.

Persons: Biden, Chuck Schumer, Schumer, Mr, chide, Mitch McConnell, ”, Joe Biden, Lyndon B, Johnson Organizations: Democrats, Democratic, Republican Locations: Washington

☆ Yen plummets to lowest point in nearly four decades
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailYen plummets to lowest point in nearly four decadesPeter Boockvar, Bleakley Advisory Group CIO, joins CNBC's 'Squawk Box' to discuss why the Japanese yen is at its lowest level since 1986, expectations from Japan's central bank, and more.

Persons: Peter Boockvar Organizations: Bleakley

☆ This technology could transform one of the world’s dirtiest industries. Experts say it’s way off pace
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-23 | by ( Rachel Ramirez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

This complex will be world’s first large-scale “green steel” project, according to H2 Green Steel, the Swedish company behind the multi-billion-dollar mill. Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg/Getty ImagesWhile projects like H2 Green Steel show momentum is growing, experts say the pace is far too slow. Northern Sweden is also home to the HYBRIT green steel pilot plant — which is one step ahead. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a visit to Hybrit Steel Plant in Lulea, Sweden, on May 30, 2023. But there’s also the challenge of producing large amounts of green hydrogen, which will require huge amounts of renewable energy.

Persons: Peter Boer, Dhiraj Singh, ”, Mohamed Atouife, Daniel Acker, ” Atouife, HYBRIT, Biden, Antony Blinken, Jonas Ekstromer, Martin Pei, SSAB, ” Pei, Chathurika, Caitlin Swalec, Jonathan Nackstrand, Pei, there’s, –, Philipp Verpoort, “ It’s, Princeton’s, Swalec, Chris Greig, ” Greig, RMI’s Gamage Organizations: CNN, Green Steel, Tata Steel, Bloomberg, Getty, Rourkela Steel, Princeton University, Volvo, Hybrit Steel, TT, Agency, AFP, “, Mountain Institute, Global Energy Monitor, Potsdam Institute, Climate Impact, Potsdam, Princeton University’s Andlinger Center for Energy, Workers, Jiangsu Shagang, Co, European Union Locations: Sweden, Boden, Swedish, Wijk aan, Netherlands, Odisha, India, Indiana, Portage , Indiana, Northern Sweden, Cleveland, Ohio, Middletown, Mississippi, Lulea, Luleå, AFP, China, Europe, Japan, Jiangsu, Huai'an, Jiangsu Province, European

☆ Trump’s former top strategist pushes the 2024 election as a ‘victory or death!’ war
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-18 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

“Is this a political war to the knife?”I was not familiar with that term – “war to the knife” – but Bannon also recently used it in an interview with ex-Fox News host Tucker Carlson. Ousted from White House role in 2017Bannon’s tenure in Trump’s White House was relatively short; he was fired in August 2017, part of a major reorganization under then-chief of staff John Kelly, who was brought in to control a chaotic atmosphere. As chief strategist at the White House, Bannon was known for large whiteboards full of lists of priorities – things that still ring true in the priorities he outlined over the weekend. Courts, Congress and mismanagement kept Bannon and Trump from achieving many of these goals in Trump’s first term. Anticipating the potential for a second Trump term, there are any number of supporters who are mapping out how to make the most of it.

Persons: Steve Bannon, Donald Trump’s, Bannon, ”, Tucker Carlson, “, Trump, Read, Kristen Holmes, Alayna Treene, John Kelly, Kelly, Trump’s, ” Bannon, Joe Biden’s, General Merrick Garland, Gestapo … there’s, MAGA, Peter Bergen, Bergen, Trump ” –, Roger Stone, Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman, Alex Jones Organizations: CNN, FBI, Fox News, Sovereign, of Congress, Democrats, White, Trump’s, Trump –, Trump, of Justice, DOJ, Gestapo, Federal Reserve, Heritage Foundation, State Department, Heritage Locations: Detroit, Kansas, Atchison, White, Ukraine, Trump’s, State

☆ Biden Team Set to Raise Record $28 Million at Hollywood Fund-Raiser
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-15 | by ( Peter Baker | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

President Biden’s campaign expects to collect more than $28 million at a gala Los Angeles fund-raiser packed with celebrities on Saturday night in a Hollywood show of force. Air Force One was expected to land in Washington only long enough to refuel for the continuing flight. The travel across 10 time zones illustrated the competing presidential and political demands on Mr. Biden’s time as the campaign against former President Donald J. Trump accelerates. Aides said the taxing schedule made clear that even at age 81, he still demonstrates the endurance to manage his many duties. The $28 million haul anticipated from Saturday’s event was set to break a party record, overtaking the $26 million Democrats brought in from a fund-raiser in March in New York featuring Mr. Biden along with Mr. Obama and former President Bill Clinton.

Persons: Biden’s, Biden, Barack Obama, George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Jimmy Kimmel, Donald J, Trump, Obama, Bill Clinton Organizations: Jimmy Kimmel . Air Force, Mr Locations: Los Angeles, Italy, Washington, New York

☆ How a ‘Committed Partisan Warrior’ Came to Rethink the Political Wars
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-15 | by ( Peter Baker | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Once, after he executed a particularly tough-minded legal attack on Republicans, Bob Bauer remembers, a conservative magazine called him an “evil genius.” He took it as a compliment. Mr. Bauer was their man. But now Mr. Bauer, the personal attorney for President Biden and previously the White House counsel for President Barack Obama, is looking back and rethinking all that. Maybe, in taking the “genius” part to heart, he should have been more concerned about the “evil” part. And in the process of thinking about what went wrong, Mr. Bauer, who calls himself a “committed partisan warrior,” has stopped to wrestle with his own role in the wars.

Persons: Bob Bauer, ”, “, Bauer, Biden, Barack Obama Organizations: White

☆ Opinion: The fanatical Hamas leader who calls the shots
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-14 | by ( Peter Bergen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —In February, the Israeli Defense Forces released a grainy video showing the back of a man they identified as Yahya Sinwar, Hamas’ leader in Gaza. Since the video didn’t show Sinwar’s face, there was no independent confirmation that the shadowy figure was indeed the Hamas leader. Former Israeli dentist Yuval Bitton, who treated Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in an Israeli prison, speaks during an interview in his house in Kibbutz Shoval, Israel, February 5, 2024. While he was in prison, Sinwar admitted that he had killed several Palestinians who he believed were collaborating with the Israelis. While he was in prison, Sinwar became the leader of his fellow Hamas inmates, according to The Washington Post.

Persons: Peter Bergen, ”, Osama bin Laden, CNN —, Yahya Sinwar, It’s, Sinwar, Ali Jadallah, Joe Biden, hasn’t, ” Sinwar, Yuval Bitton, Amir Cohen, Bitton, Peter Bergen Sinwar, Biden, Antony Blinken, “, Gilad Shalit Organizations: New, Arizona State University, Apple, Spotify, CNN, Israeli Defense Forces, Anadolu Agency, Getty, Hamas, Wall Street, New York Times, Reuters, Israel Hayom, The Washington Post, Sinwar, Israel, Gaza Health Ministry Locations: New America, Gaza, Israel, Gaza City, East, Kibbutz Shoval, Israeli

☆ Fears are rising ocean freight rates may surpass $20,000 with no relief for global trade into 2025
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Goetz Alebrand, head of ocean freight at DHL Global Forwarding Americas, said he is not optimistic freight rates will decline anytime soon. "It is unlikely that the situation will resolve itself soon and [ocean freight] rate levels might not ease up before Chinese New Year," Alebrand said. Air freight prices and demand are going higher According to freight intelligence firm Xeneta, China to North America air freight spot rates increased 43%, to $4.88 per kilogram, year-on-year in May. According to ocean freight data from FreightWaves SONAR, container bookings and freight orders from shippers to the ocean carriers are down 48% month-over-month. Xeneta data tracking ocean freight rates from the Far East to the U.S. East Coast, West Coast and Gulf Coast ports shows the historic run.

Persons: Joe Giddens, Paul Brashier, Brashier, Goetz Alebrand, Alebrand, Alan Murphy, Murphy, Peter Boockvar, Boockvar, We've, Nate Herman, Xeneta, Daniel Ives, Niall van de, van de, Good Hope Organizations: Federal Reserve, CNBC, ITS Logistics, DHL Global, Intelligence, Defense Intelligence, U.S ., Bleakley Financial, American Apparel and Footwear Association, Global, ", Apple, Wedbush Securities, Trade, Good Locations: Asia, Europe, Sea, Red, Africa, Shanghai, Rotterdam, Genoa, U.S . West Coast, East Coast, U.S, China, North America, U.S . East Coast , West Coast, Gulf Coast

☆ Forget Beatlemania. Taylor Swift fever is sweeping Liverpool
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-12 | by ( Anna Cooban | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

On Thursday, it expects to welcome Taylor Swift fans heading to Anfield for the first of the superstar’s three “Eras Tour” concerts in Liverpool. Banners outside St George's Hall in Liverpool saying "Liverpool loves Taylor," seen in May 2024. Taylor Swift performs at the Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium on June 7, 2024, in Edinburgh, UK. A fan poses at an art installation representing Taylor Swift's "Lover" album era, in Liverpool in June 2024. People walk past an art installation representing Taylor Swift's album "The Tortured Poets Department" in Liverpool in June 2024.

Persons: Sandon, Taylor Swift, Ceri Smith, It’s, ”, Swift, Smith, Liverpool, Taylor, Phil Noble, Harry Doyle, Gareth Cattermole, Natalia Lechmanova, “, ” Taylor, deconstruct Taylor, Taylor Swift's, Peter Byrne, ’, Doyle, “ She’s, Frankie Goes, Kevin McManus, they’ve, ” McManus Organizations: London CNN, Anfield, Liverpool Football Club, CNN, Reuters, Amion Consulting, Liverpool City Council, Liverpool …, Liverpool ONE, Mastercard, Institute, Fans, Scottish Gas Murrayfield, “, Wembley, Liverpool, University of Liverpool, Cavern, National Museums Liverpool, Beatles, UNESCO, Music, Department Locations: Anfield, Liverpool, Sandon, George's, United Kingdom, English, United States, Edinburgh, London, Taylor

☆ Ramesses II’s lost sarcophagus was hiding in plain sight, research suggests
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( Jacopo Prisco | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Tucked away in the cartouche, an oval-shaped ornament often found in tombs, he found a name of a very recognizable figure: Ramesses II. “The cartouche dates back to its first usage, and contains Ramesses II’s throne name, Usermaatra. Psusennes I reused this sarcophagus that once belonged to Merneptah, the son and successor of Ramesses II. Both sarcophagi would have been inside an even larger stone sarcophagus, the source of the granite fragment Payraudeau discovered. “This also tells us when pharaohs began using more than one stone sarcophagus,” Payraudeau added.

Persons: Menkheperrê, Frédéric, Ramesses, Payraudeau, ” Payraudeau, Ramesses II, —, he’s, Psusennes, Ramesses II’s, Ramesses I, Joann Fletcher, Ramesses ’, ” Fletcher, Jean Revez, “, Merneptah, Seti I’s, Peter Brand, ” Brand, It’s, ” Organizations: CNN, Sorbonne University, National Museum of, frugality, UK’s University of York, University of Quebec, University of Memphis Locations: Paris, Egypt, Cairo, Luxor, Abydos, Merneptah, Montreal

☆ Biden Visits a Military Cemetery in France That Trump Once Snubbed
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-09 | by ( Michael D. Shear | Peter Baker | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

President Biden on Sunday wrapped up a five-day visit to France by making a point to visit a cemetery for American soldiers killed in World War I. For Mr. Biden — running against Mr. Trump again — visiting the cemetery was meant to send a message to voters back home. “America showed up.”Mr. Biden was talking about the United States military during World War I. But he might as well have been talking about Mr. Trump’s refusal to show up six years ago. Asked directly what he was trying to say about his rival in this year’s presidential race, Mr. Biden paused for a moment.

Persons: Biden, Donald J, Trump, —, ”, Mr, Trump’s Organizations: Mr, “, United States Locations: France

☆ Forty Years Later, Biden Seeks to Echo Reagan’s Legacy of American Leadership
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( Peter Baker | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Forty years later, another aging president facing re-election plans to return to the same spot Friday to honor the same heroes and effectively align himself with Mr. Reagan’s legacy of leadership against tyranny. President Biden will not be the first president to try to walk in Mr. Reagan’s footsteps in Normandy, and it is a risky gamble. To many in both parties, Mr. Reagan’s speech remains the gold standard of presidential oratory and none have matched it at Normandy since. But like Mr. Reagan, Mr. Biden wants to use the inspiring story of the Rangers at Pointe du Hoc to make a case for American alliances in the face of Russian aggression — and, implicitly, for himself. If there is something audacious about Mr. Biden, a staunch Democrat who was no friend of Mr. Reagan’s in the 1980s, summoning the spirit of the Republican legend, it speaks to the up-is-down, black-is-white nature of politics in today’s America.

Persons: Ronald Reagan, Biden, Reagan, Mr, Reagan’s Organizations: Army Rangers, Rangers, Republican Party Locations: Normandy, France, Pointe du Hoc, today’s America

is the chief Africa correspondent for The Times based in Nairobi, Kenya. He previously reported from Cairo, covering the Middle East, and Islamabad, Pakistan.

Organizations: The Times Locations: Africa, Nairobi, Kenya, Cairo, Islamabad, Pakistan

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