Joe Biden News
The Daily Signal reports on Joe Biden’s current political role, public statements, and party influence, with updates on investigations, policy advocacy, and his standing among Democrats.
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‘Complete Open Border Is Just Not Sustainable,’ Border Chief Ousted by Biden Says
As a onetime U.S. Border Patrol chief, Rodney Scott previously kept his questions and objections about policies he considered unsustainable to himself. But now, after the Biden administration ousted the nearly three-decade agency veteran, Scott is speaking out. “We have to be able to control the border to simply know who and what is coming…Fred Lucas -
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Rubio Delays Vote on Biden Nominee Over ‘Defense of Infanticide’
Sen. Marco Rubio has delayed a committee vote on President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead global health development at the U.S. Agency for International Development, citing the nominee’s past comments on gruesome partial-birth abortion techniques. “Atul Gawande’s defense of infanticide is disqualifying,” the Florida Republican said in a statement. “Infanticide should be condemned, not celebrated,…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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Biden on Energy Crisis: Begging Others to Save Him From Himself
President Joe Biden is drowning in a sea of crises of his own creation, and Americans are the ones who are paying the price. There’s an ongoing humanitarian and national security calamity at the southern border. Thirteen U.S. service members are dead, and an unknown number of our citizens remain stranded in Afghanistan following Biden’s…Tim Murtaugh -
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Lawsuit Alleges Cronyism at Biden EPA to ‘Rubber-Stamp’ Green Agenda
The Biden administration’s Environmental Protection Agency is violating the law in a “purge” of advisory committees in order to “rubber-stamp” regulations, a lawsuit alleges, and in the process sweeping away a Trump administration policy against conflicts of interest. The lead plaintiff in the case is Stanley Young, who in March was ousted from the EPA’s…Fred Lucas -
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Biden Administration Tries to Use Intimidation to Silence Parents
Under a patina of impartiality, fact-checkers have long engaged in a uniquely dishonest genre of journalism, claiming mastery over truth and facts when, most often, they are merely editorializing on highly debatable contentions. Here, The Associated Press, once the most reliable straight-news source in the nation, claims that a viral tweet from critical race theory…David Harsanyi -
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Biden Vows to ‘Get This Done’ After Meeting With House Democrats on Giant Spending Bills
President Joe Biden told reporters Friday that he was in no rush to see his $1.1 trillion infrastructure package and separate $3.5 trillion spending bill pass Congress, as divisions among Democrats over the two measures slow their path to becoming law. “We’re gonna get this done,” Biden said after meeting with the House Democratic Caucus on Capitol…Andrew Trunsky -
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Biden’s Afghanistan Disaster: Predictable and Not Over
A Senate Armed Services Committee hearing Tuesday put a bright spotlight on President Joe Biden’s imprudent withdrawal from Afghanistan. At one point, Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, asked Army Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, some simple yes-or-no questions about its consequences. “Has the military’s task to defeat terror threats from Afghanistan…Terence Jeffrey -
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Biden Struggles to Corral His Party Over Trillions in Spending
President Joe Biden expressed confidence Friday that Congress will pass both a $3.5 trillion spending bill and a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill, although the more expensive measure is backed only by his fellow Democrats. Biden is facing a divided party as more centrist Democrats from purple and red states express concern about the price tag…Fred Lucas -
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Biden Talks Tough on Nicaragua, but Caves to Vicious Regime
In recent months, Nicaragua’s brutal and longtime dictator-president, Daniel Ortega, and his wife and vice president, Rosario Murillo, have plunged the Central American nation into an unprecedented human rights and political crisis—just hours south of the U.S. border. So far, the Biden administration’s response has been weak. Elected with just 38% of the vote in…Mateo Haydar -
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Twitter and the ‘Fact-Checkers’ Line Up for Biden
Twitter makes it easy to realize that the purpose of “fact-checkers” is most commonly rushing to defend President Joe Biden from misinterpretation … and mockery. On Sept. 20, Twitter warned, “A video of President Biden discussing hurricane preparedness has been edited out of context, according to fact-checkers.” Tweets aired this clip of Biden from Aug….Tim Graham -
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Is Biden Bringing Terrorists From Afghanistan to America?
Is President Joe Biden bringing terrorists from Afghanistan to the United States? The answer: Even Biden himself cannot know for sure. The Biden administration is bringing two distinct types of evacuees into the U.S. from Afghanistan. Some hold Special Immigrant Visas. Others are so-called parolees. In June, the Congressional Research Service published a report explaining…Terence Jeffrey -
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Cruz Urges Ocasio-Cortez, Democrats to Visit ‘Biden Cages’ for Kids at Border
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited portion of remarks Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, delivered in a Senate floor speech Wednesday. I’ll tell you, I’ve been to the border. I’ve been to the Biden cages. For four years, Democrats went on and on and on. The corrupt corporate media went on and on and on…Daily Signal Staff -
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Biden ‘Incompetent,’ ‘Unfit’ to Serve, Republican Study Committee Chairman Says
President Joe Biden’s administration has been a “constant crisis” and has confirmed the suspicion of many Americans that he is “incompetent” and “unfit” for office, Republican Study Committee Chairman Jim Banks said Tuesday. The Indiana congressman cited the escalating crises at the southern border and in Afghanistan as needing oversight hearings in Congress, but he…Fred Lucas -
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As Biden Continues to Foment Border Crisis, Governors Step Up
With President Joe Biden’s administration completely neglecting the crisis at the southern border, states have to step up to secure the nation and keep Americans safe. To nobody’s surprise, one state doing so is Texas. As the Biden administration wastes millions of taxpayer dollars each day by not continuing to build a border wall, Texas…Dale Wilcox -
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Atomic Ayatollahs Up the Ante on Biden Administration
A recently completed, confidential International Atomic Energy Agency report to the U.N. Security Council on Iran’s nuclear program claims Tehran continues to swiftly advance its atomic activities. No surprise there. In fact, the Institute for Science and International Security estimates the “breakout” time needed for Iran to produce enough fissile material for a single nuclear…Peter Brookes -
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Biden Administration Whistles Past the Border as Crisis Worsens
The Biden administration wants you to pay no attention to that mess on the border. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, ordered a shutdown on Thursday of six points of entry on his state’s border due to an overwhelming surge in migrants. He then reversed the decision hours later, saying in a statement that President…Jarrett Stepman -
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Putting a Spotlight on Biden’s Problematic Nominees for Government Posts
As debate rages in Congress over spending packages and election reform bills, Senate confirmations for President Joe Biden’s executive branch nominees continue to move forward. Some higher profile nominees—such as Neera Tanden as director of the Office of Management and Budget and David Chipman as director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives—attracted…Douglas Blair -
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After Biden Abandons Afghan Women, His ‘Women’s Rights’ Rhetoric Rings Hollow
In a bold act of defiance against the Taliban, hundreds of Afghan women took to the streets of Kabul last Tuesday morning, demanding that the Taliban respect their rights. In response, Taliban fighters beat them with sticks and rifles. Validating the fears of Afghan women’s rights activists, the Taliban is showing its true colors after initially reassuring…Arielle Del Turco -
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Biden Risks Importing Potential Afghan Terrorists, Predators Into US
On Tuesday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken will testify before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, a committee on which I serve. The secretary has a lot of explaining to do. In the past month, we have seen a catastrophic failure of policy in Afghanistan by the Biden administration. Over and over and over again, President…Ted Cruz -
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Hail, Biden!: The President’s Toothless Caesarism
President Joe Biden demonstrated his commitment to “norms” last week by delivering a speech threatening governors, and all who oppose his will, with a unilateral edict requiring COVID-19 vaccinations. As my colleague Fred Lucas reported, Biden “directed the Labor Department to develop an emergency regulation giving the Occupational Safety and Health Administration the authority to…Jarrett Stepman