Tag: Biden, Joseph R Jr
Puzzle in Ukraine Crisis: Where’s the U.S. Ambassador?
Some diplomats and experts speculated that the White House had little appetite for a Senate confirmation hearing that…
U.S. to Send 3,000 More Troops to Poland Amid Russia-Ukraine Crisis
The Pentagon on Friday ordered 3,000 additional troops to Poland, bringing to 5,000 the total number of reinforcements…
Harris Says Replacing Lead Pipes Is a Priority, Despite Limited Funding
NEWARK — Schkeema Troutman had just started describing the many difficulties of trying to raise a family in…
The Traveling Trump Show Comes to South Texas
HIDALGO, Texas — Organizers of the three-day We Stand America gathering were clearly frustrated on Day Two: In…
C.D.C. Resists Pressure to Change Guidance on Masks
WASHINGTON — The White House has been meeting with outside health experts to plan a pandemic exit strategy…
Europe Calls for Peace, but Not at Any Price
BERLIN — After two days of intense diplomacy on both sides of the Atlantic about the Ukraine crisis,…
Modern Monetary Theory Got a Pandemic Tryout. Inflation Is Now Testing It.
The problem is that the alternative to a Fed response is, at the moment, not obvious. The Biden…
Biden Adopts Recommendations for Promoting Union Membership
The White House on Monday released a report outlining several dozen steps it intends to take to promote…
Germany’s ‘Invisible’ Chancellor Heads to Washington Amid Fierce Criticism
BERLIN — One headline asked, “Where is Olaf Scholz?” A popular magazine mocked the German chancellor’s “art of…
In Beijing, Olympic Spectacle and Global Power Games
BEIJING — China’s leader, Xi Jinping, opened an Olympic Games on Friday intended to celebrate his country’s increasingly…
Raid Targeting ISIS Leader Came After Months of Planning
A risky predawn raid by U.S. Special Operations forces that resulted in the death of the Islamic State’s…
Why Are Oil Prices So High and Will They Stay That Way?
HOUSTON — Oil prices are increasing, again, casting a shadow over the economy, driving up inflation and eroding…