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‘Republicans cool on Trump, Democrats cooler on Biden’

February 16, 2023

In this file photo dated Jan 20, 2021, President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden exit the east steps of the US Capitol following the inauguration in Washington. (PHOTO / AP) Democratic US voters express less support for President Joe Biden running for a second term 2024 than Republicans...

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Biden, Lula project unity on democratic values, climate change

February 11, 2023

US President Joe Biden crosses his fingers as he meets with Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in the Oval Office of the White House, Feb 10, 2023, in Washington. (PHOTO / AP) WASHINGTON – US President Joe Biden met on Friday with Brazilian leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula...

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State of the Union: Biden pledges to work with Republicans

February 8, 2023

US Vice-President Kamala Harris (back left) and US Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy listen as US President Joe Biden (front) delivers the State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on Feb 7, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP) WASHINGTON - President Joe...

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Mexico opposes restart of US ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy

February 7, 2023

Haitian migrants who hope to apply for asylum in the US wait to register their names on a list made by a religious organization in Reynosa, Mexico, Dec 21, 2022, on the other side of the border with McAllen, Texas. (PHOTO / AP) MEXICO CITY - The Mexican government said on...

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Security, migration trump energy dispute at Biden Mexico summit

January 12, 2023

(From left) President Joe Biden, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau participate in a news conference at the 10th North American Leaders' Summit at the National Palace in Mexico City on Jan 10, 2023. (ANDREW HARNIK / AP) MEXICO CITY - US President Joe...

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Biden visits US-Mexico border as immigration issue heats up

January 9, 2023

President Joe Biden talks with US Border Patrol agents as they walk along a stretch of the US-Mexico border in El Paso Texas, Jan 8, 2023. (ANDREW HARNIK / AP) EL PASO, Texas - President Joe Biden visited the US-Mexico border on Sunday for the first time since taking office,...

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Biden steps up migrant expulsions amid pressure

January 6, 2023

Haitian migrants who hope to apply for asylum in the US wait to register their names on a list made by a religious organization in Reynosa, Mexico, Dec 21, 2022, on the other side of the border with McAllen, Texas. (FERNANDO LLANO / AP) WASHINGTON - The United States will...

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Biden signs $1.66 trillion FY 2023 government funding bill

December 30, 2022

US President Joe Biden delivers a Christmas address from the Cross Hall of the White House in Washington, DC, on Dec 22, 2022. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / AFP) CHRISTIANSTED, St. Croix - President Joe Biden on Thursday signed a $1.66 trillion bill funding the US government for fiscal year 2023, the...

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Biden under pressure over expected easing of asylum rules

December 19, 2022

US President Joe Biden holds a press conference on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Nusa Dua on the Indonesian resort island of Bali, Nov 14, 2022. (SAUL LOEB / AFP) WASHINGTON - US lawmakers, both Republicans and Democrats, on Sunday pressed Democratic President Joe Biden to take action...

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US, France agreed to ‘fix’ US subsidies issues, says Macron

December 5, 2022

President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron depart after eating dinner at Fiola Mare in Washington on Nov 30, 2022. (ANDREW HARNIK / AP) President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron agreed during a state visit earlier to "fix" issues arising from US legislation that includes subsidies for...

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US Inflation Reduction Act ‘super aggressive,’ Macron tells lawmakers

December 1, 2022

President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron depart after eating dinner at Fiola Mare in Washington on Nov 30, 2022. (ANDREW HARNIK / AP)= WASHINGTON - French President Emmanuel Macron addressed US lawmakers from both political parties on Wednesday and pushed back over new American subsidies that are riling...

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US House to vote to block rail strike despite labor objections

November 30, 2022

US President Joe Biden meets with congressional leaders including House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell at the White House in Washington, US, Nov 29, 2022. (KEVIN LAMARQUE / TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY /...

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As Biden turns 80, Americans ask ‘What’s too old?’

November 21, 2022

US President Joe Biden speaks during a visit at the Central Intelligence Agency headquarters to congratulate the Agency and staff on the 75th anniversary of its founding in Langley, Virginia on July 8, 2022. (SAMUEL CORUM / AFP) WASHINGTON - Joe Biden turns 80 on Sunday, making him the first...

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Biden predicts not enough votes to codify abortion rights

November 15, 2022

US President Joe Biden holds a press conference on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Nusa Dua on the Indonesian resort island of Bali, Nov 14, 2022. (SAUL LOEB / AFP) WASHINGTON - US President Joe Biden admitted on Monday that he did not expect Democrats to have enough...

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Biden resists change despite voter concerns

November 11, 2022

No need to alter course, president says, as US left hanging on Congress makeup US President Joe Biden says during a post-election news conference Wednesday at the White House that he intends to run a second term "regardless of what the outcome of this election was". (ZHAO HUANXIN / CHINA...

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US midterms: Biden warns of threats, Trump hints at running

November 7, 2022

US President Joe Biden and former President Barack Obama attend a campaign for Democratic US senatorial candidate John Fetterman and Democratic nominee for Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US Nov 5, 2022. (KEVIN LAMARQUE / REUTERS) YONKERS, New York – President Joe Biden warned that a Republican win...

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Midterm: Biden warns of threats, Trump hints at another run

November 7, 2022

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Biden, Trump push Senate candidates before midterms

November 6, 2022

resident Joe Biden arrives to speak at a campaign rally for Pennsylvania's Democratic gubernatorial candidate Josh Shapiro (left), Democratic Senate candidate Lt. Gov. John Fetterman (right) and former President Barack Obama, Nov 5, 2022, in Philadelphia. (PATRICK SEMANSKY / AP) PHILADELPHIA / LATROBE, Pennsylvania - US President Joe Biden told...

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Biden pardons federal offenses of simple marijuana possession

October 7, 2022

US President Joe Biden speaks from the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington on Sept 30, 2022. (SUSAN WALSH / AP) WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden took steps to overhaul US policy on marijuana on Thursday by pardoning thousands of people with federal offenses for simple marijuana possession...

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Biden, doctors say new abortion laws have chilling impact

October 5, 2022

US President Joe Biden delivers remarks during the second meeting of the Task Force on Reproductive Healthcare Access in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC on Oct 4, 2022. (SAUL LOEB / AFP) WASHINGTON - US President Joe Biden and top White House officials announced...