Friday Briefing: Biden promises a peaceful transition
Plus, the readers turning to “healing fiction.”
Election 2024 live updates: Biden pledges ‘peaceful and orderly transition’ after Trump’s win
Get live updates in the Election 2024, including results and latest news as the control of the House remains undecided after Donald Trump won the presidency and GOP won control of the Senate.
Trump plans to dismantle Biden AI safeguards after victory
That’s not the only uncertainty at play. Just last week, House Speaker Mike Johnson—a staunch Trump supporter—said that Republicans “probably will” repeal the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act, which is a Biden initiative to spur domestic semiconductor chip production, among other aims. Trump has previously spoken out against the bill. After getting some pushback on […]
Top House committee subpoenas Biden admin for docs on faulty border cameras: ‘National security threat’
FIRST ON FOX: The House Homeland Security Committee has subpoenaed the Biden administration for documents related to what it says is a failure to operate and maintain surveillance cameras at the southern border after it did not receive a response to its demands for answers. Chairman Mark Green has issued a subpoena for documents and […]
Biden clarifies ‘garbage’ comment after fresh US election row
Watch: Joe Biden’s ‘garbage’ comment after Puerto Rico row President Joe Biden has tried to clarify comments that triggered a fresh row, after he was accused of calling supporters of Donald Trump “garbage”. He was responding to comic Tony Hinchcliffe who sparked controversy by calling Puerto Rico, a US territory, an “island of garbage” during […]
The Diplomat Writer, Michael McKean on Biden, Kamala Harris Parallels
The U.S. has an aging male president who’s expected to pass the torch to his younger female vice president. But something happens that disrupts these plans, and the White House scrambles to find a solution that will allow them to build on their commander-in-chief’s legacy. That’s the political landscape in the fictional Washington of Netflix‘s […]
Michelle Obama made the case for abortion rights in a way Joe Biden never could
Former first lady Michelle Obama speaks ahead of the arrival of Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris during a campaign rally at the Wings Event Center on October 26, 2024, in Kalamazoo, Michigan. | Brandon Bell/Getty Images In one of the most powerful speeches of the election cycle thus farformer first lady Michelle Obama […]
Biden says men voting for Trump making ‘mistake’
President Biden warned against men voting for former President Trump in the general election, dubbing it a “mistake” while boarding Air Force One on Saturday. The president made the comment in response to Trump’s claim that America was a “garbage can for the world.” In recent weeks, Democratic leaders have condemned another Trump presidency, including…
Biden spurs controversy by saying ‘We’ve got to lock him up’ about Trump
The president quickly moderated his remarks to suggest figurative rather than literal incarceration.
U.S. Tries to End War in Lebanon That Biden Envoy Calls ‘Out of Control’
Israel and Hezbollah say they will keep up attacks in an escalating conflict that has devastated Gaza, is causing misery in Lebanon and could draw Iran deeper into the fighting.