Page 21 - Latest Updates on Joe Biden
Biden vows to check Russian aggression in Ukraine, fight inflation
Biden declared that he and all members of Congress, whatever political differences there may be, were joined with an unwavering resolve that freedom will always triumph over tyranny.
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US will not engage in conflict with Russian forces in Ukraine: Biden
Biden's remarks came during the first State of Union address delivered by him to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol on Tuesday (local time).
US bans Russian flights from airspace, setting stage for retaliation
Airlines already face potentially lengthy blockages of key east-west flight corridors after the EU and Moscow issued tit-for-tat airspace bans.
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Biden plans to ban Russia from US airspace for Ukraine invasion
The move follows similar action by Canada and the European Union in recent days.
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Putin miscalculated Ukraine, 'ran into wall of strength': Joe Biden
The annual speech to Congress gave Biden a platform to highlight his agenda, reassure fretful Americans and seek to boost his sluggish poll numbers
Dictators must 'pay a price': Joe Biden in first State of the Union address
Biden will vow to make Putin pay a price for Russia Ukraine conflict in his first State of the Union address, rallying allies abroad while also outlining his plans at home to fight inflation and covid
LIVE: PM Modi speaks to President Putin, discusses safe passage for Indians
Indian embassy in Ukraine asked all Indian nationals to leave Kharkiv immediately on the basis of information from the Russian side
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Putin's war 'premeditated, unprovoked': Biden in State of Union speech
US president will seek to unite his country in solidarity with Ukraine in his speech while also focusing on his domestic economic agenda.
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Joe Biden extends FEMA coronavirus aid for states through July 1
Biden, a Democrat, first signed an order directing FEMA to cover 100 per cent of state emergency costs related to the coronavirus on his second day in office through September 2021
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As Ukraine conflict rages, Biden seeks to unite Americans in annual speech
Biden intends to use the annual speech to stress the importance of countering Putin and push his domestic economic agenda
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Biden tells Americans to not worry about nuclear war after Russian actions
US President Joe Biden said on Monday Americans should not worry about a nuclear war after Moscow put its nuclear deterrent on high alert amid a barrage of Western reprisals over Russia-Ukraine crisis
Joe Biden's Russia sanctions may let Moscow profit from oil, gas
There is a glaring carve-out in Biden's sanctions against Russia: Oil and natural gas from that country will continue to flow freely to the rest of the world and money will keep flowing into Russia.
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Fence being reinstalled around US Capitol for Joe Biden's speech
Fencing installed around the US Capitol for months after the January 2021 insurrection will be put back up before President Joe Biden's State of the Union address on Tuesday
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Nearly half of Biden's 500 mn free Covid-19 tests still unclaimed
Nearly half of the 500 million free Covid-19 tests the Biden administration recently made available to the public still have not been claimed as virus cases plummet
US provides $350-mn immediate support to Ukraine against Russia's actions
According to the state department, the recent authorization of assistance brings the total security assistance the "United States has committed to Ukraine over the past year to more than $1 billion"
State of the Union: Joe Biden's speech comes amid crises, setbacks
The last time President Joe Biden addressed a joint session of Congress, he said the country was ready for takeoff after a period of plague and strife
Ukraine has renewed Cold War between Western countries, Russia: Expert
Srikanth Kondapalli, Dean of School of International Studies at JNU cautioned that the Russian actions in Ukraine may embolden China in initiating Galwan like incident
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Ukraine crisis: US sanctions on Russian oligarchs miss richest of rich
Some oligarchs have also obtained dual citizenship in Britain and other Western countries, adding legal complications to attempts to unilaterally seize their assets
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NATO will maintain 'open door' to those who seek to join alliance: Biden
Biden's remarks came after he met with leaders from NATO Allies to discuss their shared commitment to collective defense and Transatlantic security
Biden nominates Ketanji Brown Jackson as first Black US Supreme Court judge
Biden called Jackson a proven consensus builder who has "a pragmatic understanding that the law must work for the American people.
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