[122][123][121] The plan additionally includes $440 billion in community support, providing $350 billion of community support to first responders while the rest goes to grants for small businesses and transit agencies; $400 billion for a national vaccination plan and school reopenings; and $10 billion for information technology, modernizing federal cybersecurity infrastructure. "Biden says U.S. forces would defend Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion". [15], Biden announced his candidacy in April 2019, having previously sought the Democratic nomination in 1988 and 2008, being unsuccessful both times. [453][454] He was found not guilty on all charges in November 2022. 335 into law, providing a waiver to the law preventing appointment of a Secretary of Defense who had been on active duty in the armed forces within the past seven years;[277] this was the third time such a waiver was granted by Congress. Around 16 million of these were given during the Trump administration,. "[136][137] U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo said she planned to aggressively enforce trade rules to combat unfair practices by China. entertainment, news presenter | 4.8K views, 28 likes, 13 loves, 80 comments, 2 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from GBN Grenada Broadcasting Network: GBN News 28th April 2023 Anchor: Kenroy Baptiste. [268], The Biden administration continued the Artemis program to send people back to the Moon. This year, after several days of tense waiting and watching, The Associated Press called the presidential race Saturday morning, declaring that former Vice President Joe Biden will become the. '"[131][132], On August 9, 2022, Biden actively promoted and signed into law the CHIPS and Science Act, which authorized $52 billion for domestic semiconductor research and manufacturing. [237] On January 25, 2021, Biden signed an executive order that lifted the ban on transgender military service members. [161], During his first week in office, Biden established the position of White House National Climate Advisor, appointing environmental health and air quality expert Gina McCarthy to the role. [223][224], Early on in Biden's tenure, a surge in unaccompanied minors at the U.S. border stirred controversy. That represents 730 days since his inauguration and a whole lot of other numbers as well. "[318] President Biden has also ordered government specialists to develop ideas for the U.S. to unilaterally extend internet access on the island, and he has promised to enhance backing for Cuban dissidents. It is the first time the former commander-in-chief, who has ancestral links to the Scottish Western Isles, has visited the UK since 2019. The minimum number of times that Biden has publicly lapsed into a nostalgic recollection of an intimate conversation he had with Xi during a visit to China when Biden was vice president. The following is a timeline of the presidency of Joe Biden during the first quarter of 2021, beginning from his inauguration as the 46th president of the United States on January 20, 2021, to March 31, 2021. [305] In response to the downing of the balloon, China admitted it belonged to them, but claimed the balloon was a weather device that had been blown off course. A comprehensive guide to what Biden has and hasn't accomplished President Biden is running for a second term. [498], Biden has also been interviewed by Drew Barrymore, Jake Tapper, Jonathan Capehart, Yonit Levi, George Stephanopoulos, David Muir, Scott Pelley, Lester Holt, and Norah O'Donnell, for The Drew Barrymore Show,[499] CNN,[500] MSNBC,[501] Channel 12 in Israel,[502] ABC News,[503][504] 60 Minutes,[505] NBC,[506] and CBS News,[507] as well as a solo interview by Heather Cox Richardson[508] and Brian Tyler Cohen. [450][451] However, Human Rights Watch said the US should suspend sales of both offensive and defensive arms to Saudi Arabia and the UAE, which have used American weapons in unlawful airstrikes. "[255][256], During a press conference at the 2022 Madrid NATO Summit, Biden expressed support for providing an exception to the filibuster to codify Roe v. [106] Many Republicans asserted Biden's order was an unconstitutional overreach of federal authority, and some Republican governors said they would sue to block it. The new president signed 17 executive orders and other directives on the first day of his presidency in what administration officials have said is an initial wave of actions Biden will take in his . [173][174], On March 27, 2021, Biden invited more than forty world leaders for a climate summit. [103], In July 2021, amid a slowing of the COVID-19 vaccination rate in the country and the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant, Biden said that the U.S. has "a pandemic for those who havent gotten the vaccination" and that it was therefore "gigantically important" for Americans to be vaccinated, touting the vaccines' effectiveness against hospitalizations and deaths from COVID-19. It's yet another weekend away from Washington. [408], U.S. relations with France deteriorated in September 2021 due to fallout from the AUKUS security pact between the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia, which aimed to counter Chinese power in the Indo-Pacific region. On September 9, Biden stated, "Weve been patient. Trump went 19 times by his 100th day. Amid the diplomatic row, the French Foreign Ministry contended that it had been subjected to "duplicity, disdain and lies"[409][410] and French foreign minister Jean-Yves Le Drian called the deal a "stab in the back". Another official was Yousef Al Otaiba, who asked to remain anonymous in discussions over private matters. The project is the country's second large-scale offshore wind project (after a similar wind-power development in Massachusetts). [263][264] As a result of the shooting, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act was eventually passed by Congress and signed into law. "[325] On August 15, amid an offensive by the Taliban, the Afghan government collapsed, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani fled the country and Kabul fell to the Taliban. [342][343], In February 2022, Biden signed an executive order that seeks to unfreeze approximately $3.5 billion of Afghan assets in the U.S. for the purpose of humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan. It is widely expected not to pass both houses of Congress without significant revision. [211] According to an Associated Press report, Lpez Obrador noted that Biden pledged $4 billion to "help development in Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala nations whose hardships have spawned tides of migration through Mexico toward the United States. It included significant federal investment in climate and domestic clean energy production, tax credits for solar panels, electric cars and other home energy programs as well as a three-year extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies. [124], The plan invokes the Defense Production Act of 1950 to ensure the production of personal protective equipment, glass vials, syringes, and other supplies exceeds the demand. to end use of private prisons", "Biden Moves to End Justice Contracts with Private Prisons", "Biden Signs Law Making Juneteenth a Federal Holiday", "Joe Biden signs anti-lynching bill in historic first", "Biden pardoning all prior federal offenses of simple marijuana possession", "Congress sends first weed bill to Biden", "FDA eliminates key restriction on abortion pill as Supreme Court weighs case that challenges Roe v. Wade", "Remarks by President Biden on the Supreme Court Decision to Overturn Roe v. Wade", "President Biden Reacts to Supreme Court Decision Overturning Roe v. Wade | C-SPAN.org", "Biden says he supports change in Senate filibuster rules for abortion rights", "Garland rescinds Trump-era memo curtailing consent decrees", "The continuing GOP fiction that President Biden supports defunding police", "Biden pushes House-passed gun reforms in the wake of Colorado mass shooting", "Biden Seeks Assault Weapons Ban and Background Checks", "Biden says 'we have to act' after Texas school shooting", "Biden appeals for tougher gun laws: 'How much more carnage? Hosted by Michael Barbaro. A group of Republican state attorneys general successfully obtained a decision in federal court to lift the moratorium. Biden won Senate confirmation for 97 of his picks to the federal bench, including Supreme Court Justice Kentanji Brown Jackson, during the first two years of his presidency. [148], Finance officials from 130 countries agreed on July 1, 2021, to plans for a new international taxation policy. [130], Biden signed an executive order intended to support domestic manufacturers by increasing a federal preference for purchasing goods made wholly or partly in the U.S. Biden signed the Act into law on November 15, 2021. [483][484] While the White House emphasized COVID-19 as causing his low approval rating,[485] inflation, the Democrats expanded their narrow Senate majority while Republicans took control of the House of Representatives by a far smaller margin than expected. [370] The Biden administration is also planning to impose sanctions against Russia because of the 2020 SolarWinds cyberespionage campaign, which compromised the computer systems of nine federal agencies. "[149], During Biden's first year in office, inflation rose to 7.5%, the highest rate in forty years. "[88] Biden established the White House COVID-19 Response Team, a White House Office dedicated to coordinating a unified federal government response. [122] In Biden's plan, he would issue a national testing strategy that attempts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 by increasing laboratory capacity and expanding testing. [225] The number of migrants arriving in the U.S. from Central America had been rising since April 2020 due to ongoing violence, natural disasters, food insecurity, and poverty in the region. [355] Dozens of families of Americans who are detained abroad say President Biden has failed to adequately address the crisis. Adding his signature to three executive orders on immigration Tuesday, Biden has now signed 28 executive orders since taking office. [239], The Biden administration is seeking to put Harriet Tubman on the twenty-dollar bill. Governments hope to recoup some of the lost revenue, estimated at $100 billion to $240 billion each year. [39][41][42] Biden pledged that the U.S. would "engage with the world once again", "repair our alliances", and act as a "trusted partner for peace and security. withdrew from the deal in 2018, resulting in swift backlash from international community. [438] But, in June 2022, the White House confirmed that Biden was to visit Saudi Arabia and meet Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, during his Middle East trip in July. [466], On February 4, 2021, Biden issued a presidential memorandum for expanding protection of LGBT rights worldwide, which includes the possibility to impose financial sanctions.[468]. "[330], By early July 2021, most of the American troops in Afghanistan were withdrawn. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan defended the IPEF by highlighting the diverse nature of the grouping's membership. Thank you. For the 12 months ending Sept. 30, 2022, U.S. Customs and Border Protection reported it stopped migrants at the U.S. border nearly 2.4 million times, a record surge driven by sharp increases in Venezuelans, Cubans and Nicaraguans making the trek. The changes come in light of both de-escalating tensions withIranand the administration changing its focus on counteringChina. [86] Vaccines would also be freely available to all citizens regardless of immigration status. Then what happens if every American has one test? [439][440] The announcement came after inflation in the US rose to a 40-year high. [456], While federal prosecutors accused the Emirates of interfering in American politics from both sides, the relations with the Arab nation during Biden's presidency didn't witness much of the expected changes. [298], In October 2021, Biden said he is concerned about Chinese hypersonic missiles, days after China tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile that circled the globe before speeding towards its target. Photo by Leah Mills/REUTERS, By Zeke Miller, Colleen Long, Associated Press. [273] The proposal also included a 12.5% increase for NASA's Earth Science Division, as well as a 22% increase for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which operates a fleet of weather satellites; both measures aimed to use space tools to study and mitigate climate change.[271]. The reported 5,858 encounters in January to 9,457 in February constituted the largest one-month percentage increase in encounters with unaccompanied children since U.S. Customs and Border Protection began recording data in 2010. [432][433] The Biden administration was pressed on potential oil deals with Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, and Iran that would have them increase their oil production. The only other year of any presidency that saw greater polarization was Trump's final year in office. [114], Biden gave a speech at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum on September 12, 2022, the 60th anniversary of Kennedy's We Choose to Go to the Moon speech, promoting his administration's revival of the Beau Biden Cancer Moonshot, including the new Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health. Ambassador? "[420], In July 2022, Biden met with Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid to discuss the Iran nuclear deal and said that he continued to favor diplomacy. In the early years those interactions were only partly "on the record," as specified . Russia's activities regarding Ukraine, Alexei Navalny, Belarus, and nationals jailed in each other's countries. [439] Saudi dissidents living in the US said that as Saudi activists who were wronged by Prince Mohammed, they feel betrayed by Biden. [406], President Biden promised to repair "strained" relationships with European allies in contrast to his predecessor Trump. Transition period, inauguration, and first 100 days. The fourth Emirati official was Abdullah Khalifa Al Ghafli, who tasked Barrack to push Emirati interests with America. The foundation further estimates that 90% of those are wrongly detained by foreign governments hostile to the U.S., including Venezuela, Russia, China, Iran, and others. [199][200][201], Following the attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election, Biden called for reforms to the 1887 Electoral Count Act to clarify the roles of Congress and the Vice President in certifying electoral votes. Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia questioned the administration's "legal justification for acting without coming to Congress." [33][34] More than 26,000 National Guard members were deployed to the capital for the inauguration, with thousands remaining into the spring. [282], After taking office, Biden heavily restricted the use of armed drones and drone strikes. [4], In response to what Biden describes as the growing influence of special interests and gerrymandering in elections, he has pledged to seek electoral and government ethics reforms. Similarly, wheat prices hit a 14-year high, as food shortage fears rose worldwide. [345], Biden hosted a three-day U.S.-Africa summit in Washington in December 2022, attended by 49 African national leaders. [348] The summit was part of a broader effort by the U.S. to rebuilt U.S.-African relations and counter Chinese influence on the continent. [479] Biden's early approval ratings have been more polarized than Trump's, with 98% of Democrats, 61% of independents and 11% of Republicans approving of Biden's presidency in February 2021, a party gap of 87%. The administration also expressed support for the Abraham Accords while wanting to expand on them, although it shied away from using that name, instead referring to it simply as "the normalization process". Joe Biden, byname of Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr., (born November 20, 1942, Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.), 46th president of the United States (2021- ) and 47th vice president of the United States (2009-17) in the Democratic administration of Pres. [171][172], In March 2021, 21 Republican state attorneys general of 21 states sued the Biden administration for revoking the Keystone XL pipeline permit. [120], On January 14, 2021, Biden revealed a $1.9 trillion stimulus bill, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. At the time of its launch, the IPEF had 12 partners including Australia, Brunei, India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. [13][14] His age and mental fitness have also been a subject of discussion. [7] He appointed Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Courtthe first Black woman to serve on the court. [391], On April 28, Biden asked Congress for an additional $33 billion to assist Ukraine, including $20 billion to provide weapons to Ukraine. [99] Eventually, the U.S. reversed course and gave vaccine doses from AstraZeneca to Mexico, Canada, and Japan by the end of March. [471], Many pundits had failed to predict the Democrats' resilient performance; Simon Rosenberg was one exception. According to Biden, the US will be playing a key role to rebuild damaged infrastructure in the Gaza alongside the Palestinian authority. [427] Two years after Jamal Khashoggi's assassination, Avril Haines, the Director of National Intelligence under Biden's administration, announced that the intelligence report into the case against the Saudi government would be declassified. When questioned about the apparent shortage of tests, Jen Psaki replied, Should we just send one to every American? 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The UAE was seen escaping its blunder-filled history of relations with the US, despite Biden's repetitive criticism against the Emirates' human rights violations and its attempts of infiltrating the US politics. The reversal of that progress will necessitate an immediate review of our sanction laws and authorities, followed by appropriate action. TIME magazine. [321], In May 2022, the Biden administration lifted some sanctions on Cuba, with policy changes such as expansion of flights to Cuba and resumption of a family reunification program. [144][145] It is considered to be the third part of Biden's "Build Back Better" agenda (the first being the American Rescue Plan and the second being the American Jobs Plan). [476], After speculation Biden would not seek re-election due to his advanced age and poor job approval,[477] Biden officially announced his re-election campaign on April 25, 2023. The latest Labor Department figures show more than 10 million job vacancies in the U.S., nearly 1.8 jobs for every unemployed person, down from a peak of 2 but still historically very high. [221][222] On August 24, 2021, the Supreme Court ruled that the Biden administration must comply with the lower court's ruling to reinstate the policy. April 14, 2023. Left: "[377], On June 16, 2021, Biden met with Putin in Geneva, Switzerland. [323], In February 2020, the Trump administration made a deal with the Taliban to completely withdraw U.S. forces by May 1, 2021. [51], Biden selected Antony Blinken to be secretary of state, Linda Thomas-Greenfield as ambassador to the United Nations, and Jake Sullivan as national security advisor. [242] Press secretary Psaki said it was important that U.S. money and notes reflect the "history and diversity" of the country and that putting Tubman on the twenty-dollar bill would do so. [344], On July 31, 2022, Al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in Kabul by an American drone strike approved by Biden. The report summarizes many of the steps taken by the administration on environmental issues. [481][482], Following the fall of Kabul and the surge of COVID-19 cases due to the Delta variant in July and August 2021, Biden's approval rating began to steadily decline, from a high of 52.7% approval on July 26, 2021, to 45.9% approval by September 3, 2021, according to FiveThirtyEight. Biden signed the CHIPS and Science Act, bolstering the semiconductor and manufacturing industry, the Honoring our PACT Act, expanding healthcare for US veterans, and the Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act. [464][465], During a July 2022 visit to Israel, Biden stressed the importance of keeping the two-state vision alive. [166][167] This order also directed agencies to review and reverse more than 100 actions made by Trump on the environment. With Nina Feldman and . [243], On January 20, 2021, the Biden administration issued an Executive Order entitled Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government[244] increasing the federal government's anti-bias enforcement against government contractors. "Catholic Bishops Avoid Confrontation With Biden". [346] The meeting was the first such summit since 2014. [347] The administration also expanded ties with West Africa, including support for infrastructure improvements at the Benin seaport of Cotonou, a key part of the West African economy. [488][489] Biden's lowest approval rating on record comes from a Quinnipiac University poll in July 2022, which showed just 31% of respondents approving of his performance as president. [197] Beginning in 2022, Biden condemned Trump and Trumpism in stronger terms; he likened the "MAGA philosophy" to "semi-fascism" and, in a a 2022 speech outside Independence Hall in Philadelphia, said the "extreme ideology" of Trump, and a Republican Party dominated by him, "threatens the very foundation of our republic." It was included as part of the 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act. Before it was announced, China said it would retaliate against it. The rationale for this decision, which contributed to low European vaccination rates, was that the U.S. had to be "over-supplied and over-prepared", according to White House press secretary Jen Psaki. [268][270] The administration also emphasized the role of NASA in studying climate change. [116][117][118] Biden's executive order also promotes a $15 minimum wage for federal workers and repeals three of Trump's executive orders which made the employee discipline process stricter and restricted union representatives' access to office space. [235] This has raised the question of whether his public office might allow him to influence the outcomes of current debates with the Church concerning abortion. [325] In April 2021, President Biden formally announced that American troops would instead withdraw from Afghanistan by September 11, 2021, which would signal an end to theU.S.'s longest war. [5][91] Biden signed an order on January 21 that directed FEMA to offer full reimbursements to states for the cost of using their own National Guard personnel and emergency supplies such as Personal Protective Equipment in schools. [396][397], In February 2022, amid rising tensions between Ukraine and Russia, the Biden administration faced questions for its year-long failure to nominate an ambassador to Ukraine. Here's how the United States has fared since President Joe Biden took office two years ago: The economy added 10.7 million jobs under Biden, putting the total 1.2 million higher than before the . The two presidents discussed a number of topics, including stable policy on climate change, nuclear proliferation, and cybersecurity. [262] The following week, he again called on Congress to pass an assault weapons and high-capacity magazine ban, as well as red flag laws and other legislation. But our patience is wearing thin, and your refusal has cost all of us." On January 22, 2021, Biden signed his first bill,[276] H.R. The Biden campaign described the public option as a "plan to protect and build on ObamaCare. Theres been a more than massive swath of COVID-19 vaccinations, but also nearly 680,000 more people killed by the disease. [105], Despite months of vaccine availability and incentives, by September many Americans continued to resist vaccination amid rising cases in several states, hampering prospects towards herd immunity. truth. [157], In response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Biden administration announced a ban on Russian oil and gas imports to the United States, an action that one analyst said risked "higher oil prices for American consumers. Biden also created the position of U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, appointing former Secretary of State John Kerry. Borrowers who received a Pell Grant while attending college could qualify for up to an additional $10,000 in loan forgiveness, for a total of $20,000. [436][437], As a presidential candidate, Joe Biden had vowed to make the Saudis pay the price and make them a pariah state, citing the Kingdom's involvement in the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi. [349][347] Biden committed an additional $2 billion for emergency humanitarian aid and $11 billion for food security programs in Africa. [346] The administration also emphasized initiatives in technology and cybersecurity, health, clean energy and the environment, and other areas. [335][336] Biden made a public address following the attack, in which he honored the American service members who were killed, calling them "heroes" and saying they lost their lives "in the service of liberty", and stated that the US had evacuated more than 100,000 Americans, Afghans, and others. "[296], In May 2021, the administration removed Chinese mobile manufacturer Xiaomi from the Chinese military blacklist, reversing the previous administration's decision. On most of these visits he has been to his Wilmington residence. Biden has been interviewed for several news outlets and appeared on several late-night talk shows throughout his presidency. The report also recommended an increase in the bond rates that drilling companies are required to pay for future cleanup efforts before beginning extraction at new sites, and recommended that leases be focused on sites with "moderate to high potential" for production in proximity to existing fossil-fuel infrastructure. [311][312], In June 2021, the Biden administration continued America's tradition of voting against an annual United Nations General Assembly resolution calling for an end to the U.S. economic embargo against Cuba. Biden, meanwhile, was the top administration official arguing for a much more limited role for American forces in Afghanistan. Hunter Biden is believed to be hiding out at the White House while his baby mama goes on the warpath. [121] The plan includes $1 trillion in direct aid, including $1,400 per-person checks, for working Americans, and would provide for direct housing and nutrition assistance, expanding access to safe and reliable childcare and affordable healthcare, increasing the minimum wage, extending unemployment insurance, and giving families with kids and childless workers an emergency boost this year.
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