Showing posts with label Joe Biden. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Joe Biden. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 15, 2024

Biden moving ahead with $1B arms package for Israel


President Biden is planning to send another $1 billion worth of arms to Israel, according to a congressional source, moving ahead with weapons support for the nation in the war against Hamas — even as he is holding up high-payload bombs over concerns about their use in Gaza.

The latest package for Israel is expected to include tank rounds, tactical vehicles and artillery rounds (to be used primarily against innocent, unarmed civilians).


Sunday, May 12, 2024

Saturday, May 11, 2024

Sunday Shows Preview: Biden’s threat to halt weapons to Israel sparks GOP outrage


President Biden’s declaration this week, warning Israel that if it invades Rafah the United States will not supply it with weapons, sparked outrage with the Republican Party, which will likely be the focus of this week’s Sunday talk shows.....Read More

Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Biden says he’ll stop sending offensive weapons to Israel if it invades Rafah


President Biden on Wednesday warned he would stop supplying Israel with offensive weapons like bombs and artillery shells if Israeli forces launch an invasion of Rafah, laying down a clear line amid outcry over the conflict in Gaza.....Read More

Thursday, May 2, 2024

TELL BIDEN TO STOP THE Genocide!

E-Mail WHITEHOUSE AND TELL BIDEN TO STOP THE Genocide!

"I don’t think there’s any doubt that what Netanyahu is doing now — displacing 80% of the population in Gaza — is ethnic cleansing. That’s what it is. Pushing out huge numbers of people." Sen. Bernie Sanders 

Biden denounces campus protests, says they haven't changed his mind on war in Gaza


President Joe Biden made unscheduled remarks from the White House on Thursday morning to denounce pro-Palestinian protests that have popped up at college campuses across the country and led to more than 1,700 arrests in two weeks, including dozens more on Wednesday evening and early Thursday morning.

The protests, Biden said as he left the podium following his brief remarks, have not changed his mind on how he will continue to handle U.S. foreign policy when it comes to supporting Israel in the war in Gaza.




Saturday, March 30, 2024

U.S. signs off on more bombs, warplanes for Israel


The Biden administration in recent days quietly authorized the transfer of billions of dollars in bombs and fighter jets to Israel despite Washington’s concerns about an anticipated military offensive in southern Gaza that could threaten the lives of hundreds of thousands of Palestinian civilians.....Read More

Saturday, March 16, 2024

Joe Biden backs Chuck Schumer after his call for new Israeli elections


President Joe Biden expressed support Friday for Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer after the Senator called for new elections in Israel, the latest sign that the U.S. relationship with its closest Middle East ally is careening toward fracture over the war in Gaza.....Read More

Sunday, March 10, 2024

Florida Democrat: Marginalized communities won’t ‘survive’ a second Trump term

Greg Nash

Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) argued that communities of color are “incredibly critical” in helping reelect President Biden in November and said he thinks marginalized communities “won’t survive” another term with former President Trump.....Read More

Wednesday, February 21, 2024

Biden faces growing pressure to back Gaza cease-fire


President Biden is facing growing pressure to back a cease-fire in Gaza, with fresh criticism mounting after the United States vetoed another United Nations resolution calling for Israel to implement one.

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Monday, February 19, 2024

Advocates call on Biden to meet with congressional leaders on racial justice initiatives


A host of racial justice organizations is teaming up with Democrats in sending an open letter to President Biden demanding the White House help advance racial equity bills.....Read More

Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Biden opens up lead on Trump amid growing gender gap: Quinnipiac poll


President Biden has opened up a 6 point lead in a hypothetical head-to-head match-up with former President Trump, new polling shows, amid signs of a growing gender gap in support for the two party front-runners. 

A new Quinnipiac University national poll found Biden with 50 percent support among registered voters, ahead of Trump’s 44 percent.

Biden also scored majority support among independents in the latest findings, with 52 percent support to Trump’s 40 percent.


Sunday, January 28, 2024

Joe Biden is trying to balance Gaza protests and free speech rights as demonstrators disrupt his events


It was President Joe Biden’s first big campaign rally of the year, a chance to spotlight the issue of protecting abortion rights. Instead, at least a dozen times during Biden’s 22-minute speech, demonstrators scattered throughout the audience rose to shout out demands for a cease-fire in Gaza.....Read More

Sunday, January 7, 2024

Biden Admin BYPASSES Congress To Approve Arms Sale To Israel


The U.S. state department invoked a provision that bypasses congressional review process for "national security" purposes in MASSIVE military equipment sale to Netanyahu. Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian discuss on The Young Turks.

Saturday, December 30, 2023

Biden Continues Feud With Rick Scott After The Florida Senator Challenged Him On Twitter To A Debate


Biden administration again bypasses Congress on emergency weapons sale to Israel


For the second time this month the Biden administration is bypassing Congress to approve an emergency weapons sale to Israel as Israel continues to prosecute its war against Hamas in Gaza under increasing international criticism.

The State Department said Friday that Secretary of State Antony Blinken had told Congress that he had made a second emergency determination covering a $147.5 million sale for equipment, including fuses, charges and primers, that is needed to make the 155 mm shells that Israel has already purchased function.

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Sunday, December 10, 2023

Biden admin uses emergency authority to approve tank shells sale to Israel


The Biden administration has authorized the sale of almost 14,000 tank shells to Israel, bypassing congressional rules, the Pentagon announced Saturday.

The Department of Defense used an emergency declaration from the Arms Export Control Act to sell 13,981 tank cartridges, worth $106.5 million, immediately to Israel as the country continues its ongoing war against the militant group Hamas.


Wednesday, October 18, 2023

Poll finds support for exploring alternatives to democracy, using violence to stop opponents


A University of Virginia Center for Politics survey found that American voters have a mutual mistrust of the other side and are open to exploring alternatives to democracy, and that a share of both Democrat and Republican voters believe it is acceptable to use violence to stop the opposing party from achieving its goals.....Read MORE