“His goal that he set was to have the majority of schools – so more than 50 percent, open by day 100 of his presidency, and that means some teaching in classrooms,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters on Tuesday. “So, at least one day a week, hopefully …
Read More »DOJ confirms Biden will continue push for Assange’s extradition as human rights groups call to drop case before US appeal deadline
DOJ spokesman Marc Raimondi said on Tuesday that Washington has not abandoned plans for Assange’s extradition from the UK, noting that Biden will still challenge a January ruling from a British judge barring extradition over concerns that Assange might take his own life in American custody. “We continue to seek …
Read More »Biden throws weight behind Newsom as campaign to recall California governor says it nears 1.5mn signatures needed to trigger vote
Biden’s spokeswoman, Jen Psaki, took to Twitter on Tuesday to voice support for the embattled governor, stating that the president considers him an ally in many areas and does not endorse the fast-growing recall campaign. “In addition to sharing a commitment to a range of issues with Gavin Newsom from …
Read More »Wayne Dupree: Mass illegal immigration threatens our American way of life, but Biden is opening the floodgates
Anyone who loses their job or has their neighborhood flooded with illegal immigrants, and they happened to vote for Joe Biden during the 2020 election, will have got exactly what they deserved. There should be no complaining from the more than 50 percent of voters who elected this guy. We …
Read More »Biden’s softer deportation policy to let some felons stay, say DHS guidelines leaked to media
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will focus on recent illegal border crossings, national security threats, and people completing prison terms for “aggravated felony” convictions, according to emails sent by acting director Tae Johnson last week and quoted by the Washington Post on Sunday. “Generally, these convictions would not include …
Read More »Caitlin Johnstone: Biden’s Iran policy is just Trump’s Iran policy with a rainbow flag emoji
In a new interview with CBS Evening News, President Biden confirmed that his administration will not be lifting sanctions imposed upon Iran in order to bring Tehran to the negotiating table for the restoration of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), commonly known as the Iran nuclear deal. “Will …
Read More »Biden puts US in standoff with Iran, says sanctions won’t be lifted until country stops enriching uranium
Biden’s stance puts him at odds with Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who said before the US president’s comments aired that the US must lift all sanctions if it wants Iran to “return to its commitments.” “It must lift all sanctions in practice, then we will do verification … then …
Read More »Biden trusts intelligence community & will let them decide on Trump’s access to briefings – White House
“The president was expressing his concern about former president Trump receiving access to sensitive intelligence,” press secretary Jen Psaki told The Washington Post. Biden previously argued against providing Trump with any classified intelligence, saying in an interview with CBS News on Friday it would be a bad idea “because of …
Read More »‘He might slip and say something’: Biden thinks Trump should be denied traditional intel briefings for former presidents
Biden was asked by Norah O’Donnell on CBS News whether Trump should get classified intelligence briefings. The president replied: “I think not.” Providing Trump with classified intelligence would be a bad idea “because of his erratic behavior, unrelated to the insurrection,” Biden added, referring to the storming of the US …
Read More »Microsoft BANS donations to Republicans who objected to Biden victory & shifts lobbying focus to ‘promoting democracy’
The tech giant said on Friday that it will modify a policy change introduced last month freezing all political contributions, retaining the ban for GOP election skeptics, as well as those with affiliated organizations echoing claims of widespread voter fraud, until at least 2022. “We will suspend contributions for the …
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