insert_link World Biden continues to cancel more student debt US President, Joseph Biden has cancelled another $1.2 billion in student debt for tens of thousands of borrowers who work in the public service. His administration has now waived almost $170 billion in debt for roughly 4.8 million Americans. As Benji Hyer reports. todayJuly 19, 2024 22
insert_link World Prominent U.S Democrat Schiff joins those calling for Biden to stand aside Another high-profile Democrat is calling for US President, Joseph Biden not to run in the race to be leader again. Representative, Adam Schiff from California says he needs to "pass the torch". Caroline Malone reports. todayJuly 18, 2024 23
insert_link World Biden back on campaign trail after Trump shooting US President, Joseph Biden is back on the campaign trail for the first time since the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. Mr Biden is in Las Vegas today, reaching out to minority groups and touting his economic policies — whilst Trump, his rival for the White House, is still basking amongst his most ardent supporters at the Republican National Convention, where he's officially accepted the party's nomination. Benji […] todayJuly 17, 2024 14
insert_link South Africa US president congratulates president Cyril Ramaphosa on his re-election and the successful formation of the government US president, Joseph Biden has congratulated president Cyril Ramaphosa on his re-election and the successful formation of the government of national unity. The two leaders had a telephone conversation on Tuesday evening. Ramaphosa’s spokesperson, Vincent Magwenya, says Biden has pledged that America will work closely with the seventh administration government on key areas such as economic growth, job creation, social development and climate change: todayJuly 3, 2024 50
insert_link World NYTimes Editorial Board joins calls on Biden to abandon re-election quest US President, Joseph Biden says he is staying in the country's presidential race, despite growing pressure on him to drop out following Thursday's lackluster performance in a television debate with former President Donald Trump. A growing number of Biden supporters are urging him to stand down, and Republicans in Congress say they believe Vice President Kamala Harris and members of the President's Cabinet should exercise the 25th Amendment to the […] todayJuly 1, 2024 20
insert_link World More aid for Israel from the U.S. despite recent concern over Israel’s operation in Rafah Washington is moving forward with another 1 billion dollars in military aid for Israel, despite U.S. President Joseph Biden only recently withholding weapons due to concerns about the impact on civilians. Israel continues a limited operation in Rafah despite warnings over the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip being catastrophic. Caroline Malone has more for us. todayMay 16, 2024 20
insert_link World Biden and Trump set for election rematch US President Joe Biden and his predecessor Donald Trump have both passed the delegate thresholds to clinch their parties' nominations for the election in November. According to the BBC, four states, one American territory and Democrats living abroad held their primaries on Tuesday. The result means US voters face a rematch of the 2020 presidential election in eight months' time. todayMarch 13, 2024 29
insert_link World Biden approves funding to prevent govt shutdown US President Joseph Biden has signed a bill that prevents a partial government shutdown taking effect on Saturday. The House and Senate both passed a measure on Thursday which extends the deadlines, with the aim of getting longer-term deals done in the coming weeks. Nick Harper reports from Washington. todayMarch 4, 2024 19
insert_link World Poll shows 53% of Americans think Biden received special treatment in classified documents probe Just over half of Americans think US President Joseph Biden received special treatment when he was not charged by federal prosecutors investigating whether he has mishandled classified documents - according to a new poll. 53% of respondents, including 29% of Democrats in the Reuters Ipsos poll agreed with a statement that "Biden received special treatment because he is the U.S. president." Kate Fisher reports from Washington. todayFebruary 14, 2024 7