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Approval Rating Nears Biden's Low Point

Roughly one-fourth of respondents say the economy is doing well

(Newser) - Approval of President Biden's job performance has dipped slightly since a month ago, nearing the lowest point of his presidency as his administration tries to project a sense of stability while confronting a pair of bank failures and inflation that remains high. That's according to a new poll...

Ted Lasso Cast Joins WH Presser, Faces a Heckler

Simon Ateba of Today News Africa goes after press secretary Jean-Pierre in testy exchange

(Newser) - On Sunday evening, President Biden tweeted a photo taped over the entrance to the Oval Office, reading simply: "Believe." It was a cute signal of what was to come Monday: the cast of the Apple TV+ show Ted Lasso converging upon the White House to help the Biden...

In Southwest, 2 New National Monuments

President Biden to protect 514,000 acres of land in Nevada and Texas, one in nod to Native history

(Newser) - President Biden will move to protect some 514,000 acres of land in designating two areas in Nevada and Texas as new national monuments on Tuesday. The Avi Kwa Ame National Monument, comprising 506,000 acres in Southern Nevada, is "only the second national monument created specifically to protect...

A Bank Collapsed. Next: Moves to Avoid a 'Contagion'

Media outlets detail Biden administration's frenzied weekend to try to keep banking crisis at bay

(Newser) - The collapse on Friday of Silicon Valley Bank , which was bookended by the shuttering of two other financial institutions, led to wider fears among Biden administration officials: the possibility of a "contagion" that could lead to a domino effect of failure among America's banks, as one White House...

Biden Reveals He'll Deliver Carter Eulogy

'Excuse me, I shouldn't say that,' president adds

(Newser) - While speaking about Jimmy Carter—who remains in hospice care in Georgia—President Biden appeared to inadvertently reveal part of the upcoming funeral plans. “He asked me to do his eulogy,” Biden said at a Democratic fundraiser Monday in Rancho Sante Fe, California, reports Axios . But Biden then...

China Isn&#39;t Thrilled With US&#39; Nuclear Sub Deal
China Isn't
Thrilled With
US' Nuclear
Sub Deal
THE RUNDOWN
Mar 14, 2023 6:37 AM CDT

China Isn't Thrilled With US' Nuclear Sub Deal

US and UK teaming up to provide nuclear subs to Australia in move to counter China in Indo-Pacific

(Newser) - Three Western allies came together Monday to announce details on what Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is calling the "biggest single investment in Australia's defense capability in all of its history." It's the AUKUS pact, a deal in which the US and Britain will provide Australia...

Biden Tries to Shore Up Confidence in Bank System

'Your deposits will be there when you need them'

(Newser) - One of President Biden's first orders of business on Monday was to attempt to reassure Americans—and the financial markets—that the banking system is on solid ground after a tumultuous few days .
  • "Your deposits will be there when you need them," said Biden in a national
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Biden Plan Goes in Opposite Direction of GOP Wishes

President unveils budget proposal calling for higher spending, plus tax increases

(Newser) - President Biden unveiled the third budget of his presidency on Thursday. If you're tempted to get deep in the weeds on its details, be aware of one crucial detail: It "has no chance of becoming reality," writes Jim Tankersley at the New York Times . Still, the $6....

Manchin Passes on Chance to Endorse Biden

Senator also isn't ruling out a 2024 run himself

(Newser) - Last weekend, Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin declined to say whether he identified as a Democrat. This weekend, he declined to endorse President Biden, at least for now. "Let's see who all the players are," he responded when asked the question on CBS' Face the Nation . And apparently,...

Biden Advocates Voting Rights on Selma Pilgrimage

'The threshold of democracy' is at stake, president says in address marking 'Bloody Sunday'

(Newser) - Marking the 58th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday," when Alabama state troopers clubbed and tear-gassed peaceful marchers opposing discrimination, President Biden returned to advocate new voting rights legislation. The violence that day at the Edmund Pettus Bridge outraged many Americans and helped lead to passage of the 1965 Voting...

Vietnam Veteran Finally Receives Medal of Honor

Biden tells Black trailblazer and hero he represents the best of America

(Newser) - Nearly 60 years after he was recommended for the nation's highest military award, retired Col. Paris Davis, one of the first Black officers to lead a Special Forces team in combat, received the Medal of Honor on Friday for his bravery in the Vietnam War. After a crowded White...

Democrats Didn't See Biden Flip Coming

'We are being hung out to dry,' one says

(Newser) - President Biden's flip on crime legislation for the District of Columbia has left House Democrats steaming and Republicans claiming an unexpected victory. President Biden said Thursday he'll sign the resolution to stop the DC changes after White House guidance had led 173 Democrats to oppose the measure, the...

Biden Says He'd Sign Measure Overriding Changes in DC Laws

House Republicans argue council's overhaul would increase crime

(Newser) - President Biden said Thursday he would sign a Republican-sponsored resolution blocking new District of Columbia laws that overhaul how the nation's capital prosecutes and punishes crime. City officials have spent nearly two decades trying to redo Washington's criminal laws, including redefining crimes, changing criminal justice policies, and reworking...

Biden Makes His Pick for Labor Secretary

Julie Su would be first Asian American to serve in Biden's Cabinet at secretary level

(Newser) - President Biden on Tuesday said he planned to nominate deputy labor secretary Julie Su to be his next labor secretary, replacing the departing incumbent, former Boston Mayor Marty Walsh. Su, a civil rights attorney and former head of California's labor department, was central to negotiations between labor and freight...

First Lady Offers New Hint on 2024 Bid From Joe Biden

'He says he's not done,' says Jill Biden says of president

(Newser) - First lady Jill Biden gave one of the clearest indications yet that President Biden will run for a second term, telling the AP in an exclusive interview on Friday that there's "pretty much" nothing left to do but figure out the time and place for the announcement. Although...

After Putin Doubles Down, Biden Does, Too

US president accuses Moscow of crimes against humanity

(Newser) - Hours after Vladimir Putin doubled down on his nation's war with Ukraine, President Biden gave a speech in Poland in which he did the same on behalf of Kiev. The dueling speeches came on the one-year anniversary of the war's start.
  • “Our support for Ukraine will not
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Trump Gets Behind Haley&#39;s Call
Trump Gets Behind Haley's Call
Feb 21, 2023 10:25 AM CST

Trump Gets Behind Haley's Call

Former president says that anyone running for the Oval Office should have to pass mental fitness test

(Newser) - The Nikki Haley-Donald Trump dynamic remains an enigma: Days after the former UN ambassador announced her presidential bid in competition with her former boss, while specifically calling out politicians older than 75 as needing a mental competency test (Trump is 76, and President Biden is 80), Trump seemingly got on...

Five Hours in Kyiv Took Months of Planning

Just a handful of officials were involved in the planning, administration says

(Newser) - President Biden and his wife, Jill, were spotted having a leisurely dinner at a Washington restaurant on Saturday night, per CNN , before they returned to the White House. Around 3:30am Sunday, the president's motorcade left for Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, where Biden boarded an Air Force plane....

Biden's Ukraine Visit Seen as 'Gut Punch' to Putin

A roundup of reactions to president's surprise trip

(Newser) - Marjorie Taylor Greene hates the idea of President Biden's surprise visit to Ukraine , declaring that he "chose Ukraine over America" on Presidents Day. The conservative congresswoman isn't the only one weighing in:
  • Big move: This was no political stunt, writes Eliot A. Cohen in the Atlantic . It
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MTG Wants a &#39;National Divorce&#39;
MTG Wants a 'National Divorce'
Feb 20, 2023 10:35 AM CST

MTG Wants a 'National Divorce'

Georgia rep says, 'I can not express how much Americans hate Joe Biden'

(Newser) - Divorce is apparently sitting so well with Marjorie Taylor Greene that she's recommending the nation get itself one. On the occasion of Presidents Day, the Georgia Republican rep tweeted thusly , "We need a national divorce. We need to separate by red states and blue states and shrink...

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