Tag: Biden, Joseph R Jr
Why Pelosi’s Visit to Taiwan Is Utterly Reckless
I have a lot of respect for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. But if she does go ahead with…
A Pelosi Trip to Taiwan Would Test China’s Appetite for Confrontation
Soon after Beijing’s last big confrontation with Washington over Taiwan, Xi Jinping, then a rising official in a…
Biden Tests Positive for Covid Again in ‘Rebound’ Case
President Biden tested positive for the coronavirus again on Saturday morning, a rebound attributed to the Paxlovid treatment…
Biden Savors Much-Needed Victories. But Will the Highs Overshadow the Lows?
WASHINGTON — President Biden and his top advisers have tried for months to press forward amid a seemingly…
White House Communications Director, Set to Depart, Decides to Stay
WASHINGTON — At this point in an administration, with the president’s poll numbers in the tank and a…
Blinken Resists Push to Label Russia a Terrorist State
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate supports it unanimously. So does House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, along with Ukraine’s president,…
Despite Biden’s Success on Judges, Progressives Demand a Faster Pace
WASHINGTON — With an extended summer recess looming and their majority at risk in November elections, Senate Democrats…
U.S. Offer to Swap Russian Arms Dealer for Griner Highlights Uncomfortable Choices
For their families as well, the choice looks different than for geopolitical figures worried about the precedent. “It’s…
U.S. Economy Shows Another Decline, Fanning Recession Fears
A key measure of economic output fell for the second straight quarter, raising fears that the United States…
Biden and Xi Conduct Marathon Call During Time of Rising Tensions
WASHINGTON — President Biden conducted a marathon call with President Xi Jinping of China on Thursday in their…
China’s Domestic Troubles Will Hang Over Biden-Xi Call
“Any member that wants to go should. It shows political deterrence to President Xi,” said Representative Michael McCaul…
U.S. Offers to Swap Russian Arms Dealer, Viktor Bout, for Griner and Whelan
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has offered to free the imprisoned Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout to secure…