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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Media Promotes Fake Narrative That Biden a Moderate
Stephen Collinson is well-known among conservatives as the most hackneyed of the hacks at CNN. The Twitter account called CNN Politics promoted Collinson’s latest online essay with the words “President [Joe] Biden to showcase his moderate radicalism in his big congressional address.” “Moderate radicalism”? Doesn’t that make about as much sense as “quiet loudness”? Collinson…Tim Graham -
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Fact-Checking 7 of Biden’s Claims in His Address to Congress
President Joe Biden delivered his first address to a joint session of a downsized Congress on Wednesday night, nearly 100 days into his presidency. Biden spoke to only 200 masked lawmakers in the spacious House chamber, even though most, if not all, members of Congress have been vaccinated for COVID-19 and federal health guidelines don’t…Rachel del Guidice -
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Biden’s 5 Blunders in Congressional Address
President Joe Biden discussed distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine, gun control, taxes, elections, and free preschool in his address to Congress Wednesday. But the president didn’t tell the full story in his remarks. To learn more, check out our video.Daily Signal Staff -
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Unintended Consequences of Biden’s Rescinding of Mexico City Policy
Rushing through policy often leads to unintended consequences. The Biden administration certainly has been rushing to implement executive orders to undo the policies of President Donald Trump. One unintended consequence of those actions is the possibility that your tax dollars are going to organizations that are complicit in coerced abortions overseas. One can only hope…Sarah Stewart -
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Biden’s Climate Denialism
In anticipation of the virtual Leaders Summit on Climate, a two-day global gathering of more than 40 world leaders, President Joe Biden declared that the United States had a “moral imperative” to adopt an “ambitious” goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 50% from 2005 levels by 2030 and 100% by 2050. Such an effort,…David Harsanyi -
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The Watchdogs Nap for Biden
President Joe Biden averaged a 56% job approval rating from his inauguration through March, according to Gallup, about the same as the ratings of former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, and much higher than former President Donald Trump’s (42%). One factor in that approval might be the tone of press coverage. Rich Noyes…Tim Graham -
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Biden Administration Wants Schools to Teach Prejudice. Here’s What Parents Should Know.
President Joe Biden’s administration wants you to know your children are biased, and Washington has a plan to fix them. This week, the U.S. Department of Education announced that officials are preparing to use taxpayer money for K-12 schools to advocate the idea that America is systemically racist, and anyone who thinks differently, children included,…Jonathan Butcher -
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Biden Team Reverses Trump’s Ban on Using Aborted Fetal Tissue for Taxpayer-Funded Research
President Joe Biden’s administration has reversed former President Donald Trump’s ban on using aborted fetal tissue for taxpayer-funded research. The National Institutes of Health announced Friday that “[the Department of Health and Human Services] is reversing its 2019 decision that all research applications for NIH grants and contracts proposing the use of human fetal tissue from…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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Why the Media Deserves a Failing Grade During Biden’s First 100 Days
President Joe Biden waited longer to hold his first press conference than any other president in the past 100 years. After waiting 64 days, the media had a chance on March 25 to ask the president about his agenda. Tim Murtaugh, communications director for President Donald Trump’s 2020 reelection campaign, was disappointed by what he…Robert B. Bluey -
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How Biden Administration Redefines Words, Reshapes Facts to Serve Its Purpose
We’ve always known that President Joe Biden has a way of misremembering his own record that is—shall we say—often unrelated to the truth. But Biden and his team have now developed a strategy that purposely redefines words and describes things as they demonstrably are not. And in many cases, the media help them along. The…Tim Murtaugh -
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Pompeo Urges Biden Not to Rejoin Nuke Deal With ‘Evil’ Iran Regime
As the Biden administration moves to reenter the Iran nuclear deal at a conference in Vienna, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned Wednesday against dealing with the “evil” and “anti-Semitic” Iranian regime. Pompeo said the “world’s foremost sponsor of terror, the Islamic Republic of Iran, today is in Vienna,” meeting directly with U.S. diplomats,…Fred Lucas -
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Biden Nominee for Border Chief Called Covington Kids ‘Cruel,’ Questioned Their ‘Parenting’
President Joe Biden’s pick to lead U.S. Customs and Border Protection jumped on the bandwagon in 2019 against a group of Kentucky high school students who were falsely accused of harassing a Native American man in Washington, D.C. Chris Magnus, the Biden nominee, accused the Covington Catholic High School students on Twitter of engaging in “cruel” behavior…Chuck Ross -
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Amid Economic Woes, Biden Pushes to Make Megan Rapinoe Richer
In the middle of a self-proclaimed economic crisis, President Joe Biden took to the bully pulpit to advocate not for the middle class but for those seeking to make millions kicking a ball. That’s right, you were told to stay home, miss family holidays, not go to church, and deal with the economic fallout. You…Mike Howell -
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Republican Attorneys General Plan to Create Legal Roadblocks for Biden Agenda
Republican attorneys general are determined to mount numerous legal challenges against President Joe Biden, creating a formidable roadblock to the president’s agenda. In less than three months since Biden was sworn into office, Republican states have waged war on his agenda, suing the administration on climate change, energy, immigration, and taxation policy. But the conservative…Thomas Catenacci -
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Biden ‘Environmental Justice’ Appointees Equate Energy Production, Fossil Fuels With Racism
In February, Beverly Wright linked the legacy of slavery and the Jim Crow era with energy development. In March, President Joe Biden appointed Wright to his White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council. Wright, the founder of the Deep South Center for Environmental Justice, is joined on the council by Jade Begay of the Indigenous Environmental…Fred Lucas -
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What Happened to Biden’s Unity Agenda?
Less than three months ago, President Joe Biden stood in front of the U.S. Capitol in the wake of the Jan. 6 riots and delivered his inaugural address. He called for unity, and Americans who see a politically fractured country welcomed it. He could have then put together an agenda that would have accomplished many…Neil Patel -
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Biden Wants to Underfund Defense Department While Asking It to Do More
If there is one thing that is quite clear in the early days of the Joe Biden presidency, it is the administration is more than willing to spend taxpayers’ dollars, and their children’s dollars, and their grandkids’ … you get the idea. However, when it comes to providing for the common defense, a constitutionally mandated…Frederico Bartels -
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Here’s How Biden Could Redeem His Discarded Call for National Unity
President Joe Biden began his presidency with an inaugural call for national unity. Since that time, his greatest legislative achievement is a COVID-19 relief package that passed without a single Republican vote. Given the disagreement and disarray among Republicans today, it’s amazing Biden could come up with something Republicans would agree unanimously to oppose. The…Neil Patel -
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Dissecting Biden’s ‘Radical’ Policies at Border
Three current or former government officials joined a recent Heritage Foundation online discussion of how to stop what they called a humanitarian crisis at the southern border as thousands of migrants seek to enter the United States. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, one of the featured speakers, expressed concern over a potential increase in COVID-19…Steven Hall -
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Filibuster Flip-Flop: Sen. Biden vs. President Biden
When President Joe Biden addressed the filibuster during his first press conference on March 25, most of what he said was either factually wrong or seriously misleading. Both the Senate and House must end debate on a bill before it can vote on passage. In the House, the same number of votes—a simple majority—can do…Thomas Jipping