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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We Need a Book on the Scandal of Biden’s Decline
CNN host Jake Tapper announced that he and Axios reporter (and CNN analyst) Alex Thompson have a book coming out in May titled “Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again.” They promise “an unflinching and explosive reckoning.” Conservative reaction was fierce. CNN was part of the cover-up. You…Tim Graham -
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Turns Out Top Execs of Org Picked for Billions by Biden EPA Are Big-Time Democrat Donors
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Top executives of a green organization that the Biden administration’s Environmental Protection Agency selected to receive billions in public funds have collectively made hundreds of thousands of dollars in personal political donations to Democratic candidates and organizations in recent years, a Daily Caller News Foundation review of Federal Election Commission data found….Nick Pope -
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EXCLUSIVE: Trump’s Education Department Investigates Civil Rights Violations Ignored by Biden
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Trump Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights has hit the ground running by initiating investigations into antisemitism, threats to women’s sports and private spaces, and other violations ignored by the Biden administration. The Office for Civil Rights is a subagency of the Department of Education dedicated to addressing discrimination complaints….Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Historic Plummet in Illegal Border Crossings Reveals the Root Cause of the Biden Border Crisis
The massive flood of illegal aliens across the southern border has become a trickle, disappearing almost as swiftly as it first emerged four years ago. The Daily Signal’s Fred Lucas reported on Tuesday that, according to the White House and U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the number of border apprehensions in January fell to the lowest point…Jarrett Stepman -
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Republicans Look to Redirect Global AIDS Relief Funding Diverted by Biden to Support Abortion Promotion
The President’s Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief is supposed to be a major lifesaving program from the United States to the world. Under then-President Joe Biden, however, it was used to promote abortion abroad. Now, Republicans in Congress are seeking to remove the PEPFAR’s promotion of abortion through its sponsorship of organizations that support the…Jacob Adams -
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What Biden Gets Wrong About ‘Oligarchs’
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos. The word “oligarchs” is in the news lately. I think all of you may have heard or tuned in to Joe Biden’s farewell address, where…Victor Davis Hanson -
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‘Pardongate’: Biden’s Pardons of Fauci, Milley, J6 Committee, Family Spark Questions, Outrage
President Joe Biden issued preemptive pardons to family members, as well as Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley, and members of the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, protest. “Baseless and politically motivated investigations wreak havoc on the lives, safety, and financial security of targeted individuals and their families,” Biden announced Monday…Fred Lucas -
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Biden Responsible for Single Greatest Disaster in Foreign Policy in a Century
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos. Joe Biden is on his way out of office and as a farewell to all of us, he reviewed the state of affairs abroad to…Victor Davis Hanson -
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‘Restore Law and Order’: Cotton Responds to Additional Biden Commutations
In the twilight of his tenure in office, President Joe Biden declared on Friday that he was commuting the sentences of 2,500 inmates incarcerated on drug offenses. This is in addition to the 1,500 commutations he gave out last month. The president noted that his most recent use of the pardon powers given to him by…Jacob Adams -
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Biden’s Bizarro World of Foreign Policy ‘Achievements’
Departing President Joe Biden offered a farewell brag this week to his State Department about how his tenure had improved America’s stature abroad. In his now accustomed weird mix of whispering and fiery shouting, Biden apparently felt he had to lie or mislead about almost every one of his “achievements.” Yet to the extent that…Victor Davis Hanson -
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‘I’ve Never Seen an Outgoing President [Show] Such Contempt for the Voters,’ Ted Cruz Says of Joe Biden
This is a lightly edited transcript of Tony Kinnett’s interview with Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas. Tony Kinnett: Welcome back to “The Tony Kinnett Cast” here on The Daily Signal, nationally syndicated first on 93 WYBC. It’s a pleasure to be joined again by Sen. Ted Cruz, this time, not on the phone dashing from one…Tony Kinnett -
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Fact-Checking 3 Claims in Biden’s Farewell Address
President Joe Biden delivered his farewell address to the nation on Wednesday night. In his speech, Biden touted his record on the economy and his support for “democracy.” “The Statue of Liberty, a gift from France after our Civil War, like the very idea of America, it was built not by one person, but by…Jarrett Stepman -
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The Buck Never Stopped With Joe Biden
When Donald Trump is sworn in next week, America will have a president for the first time in four years. The Joe Biden era hasn’t been a presidency but an interregnum, with seemingly no one in charge in Washington. The sign on Harry Truman’s desk used to say, “The buck stops here.” Where did it…Daniel McCarthy -
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Special Counsel: ‘Well-Educated’ Hunter Biden Aware of Crimes
Hunter Biden knew exactly what he was doing when he committed felonies related to gun possession and not paying his taxes, special counsel David Weiss argued in his final report of outgoing President Joe Biden’s son. After a sweeping pardon in December, the president sought to cast his son in a sympathetic light. Weiss—who led…Fred Lucas -
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POLITICAL RECKLESSNESS: How Biden Is Burning Down the Democratic Party on His Way Out
President Joe Biden seems not to care about how his words and actions will impact his own party as he leaves the Oval Office. As Jan. 20 approaches, Biden has taken drastic actions that will likely harm the Democrats long-term. He has suggested that he was wrong to drop out of the 2024 presidential race,…Tyler O’Neil -
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GOP Pushes to Hold Migrant Criminals Accountable After Biden Vetoes Bill to Add Judges
An overburdened judicial system was denied relief on Jan. 3 when outgoing President Joe Biden vetoed the JUDGES Act of 2024, which would have expanded the number of permanent federal district judges across three presidential administrations. The bipartisan bill would have created 66 new judgeships. Their creation would have been staggered such that President-elect Donald…Jacob Adams -
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‘HUGE WIN’: District Court Blocks Biden’s Title IX Rule
A federal district court in Kentucky issued a decision Thursday blocking the Biden administration’s attempt to change the meaning of “sex” in Title IX to include “gender identity.” The Department of Education under the Biden-Harris administration issued new rules reinterpreting Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, a law that bars discrimination on the…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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US Steel Sale and Future in Limbo After Biden Block
BRADDOCK, Pennsylvania—The fate of the Edgar Thomson Works, a massive steel plant that has hugged the same spot along the Monongahela River since 1875, became even more uncertain Friday morning when President Joe Biden announced he would block the sale of United States Steel to Nippon Steel as one of his last acts as president….Salena Zito -
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Biden Enacts Last-Minute Offshore Drilling Ban Across Vast Swaths of US Waters
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—The Biden administration announced Monday that it is banning future offshore oil and gas activity across 625 million acres of the Outer Continental Shelf—an area larger than the amount of land included in the Louisiana Purchase of 1803—in its waning days. The action will shut down future drilling along the East Coast, the eastern…Nick Pope -
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Here’s Why Joe Biden Gave the Presidential Medal of Freedom to George Soros
President Joe Biden rewarded one of the Left’s most influential and notorious donors Saturday, giving the Presidential Medal of Freedom to George Soros. The White House announced the honor in a list of 19 recipients, including former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and LGBTQ megadonor Tim Gill. Biden framed Soros’ funding as philanthropy in service…Tyler O’Neil