The number of High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, known as HIMARS, that the administration has committed to send to Ukraine. The foundation further estimates that 90% of those are wrongly detained by foreign governments hostile to the U.S., including Venezuela, Russia, China, Iran, and others. [204][205], On January 20, 2021, the Biden administration issued a moratorium on deportations from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for the first 100 days of his presidency. withdrew from the deal in 2018, resulting in swift backlash from international community. 27K likes, 662 comments - Breitbart (@wearebreitbart) on Instagram on February 11, 2021: "Amazon has made a "thinly veiled attempt to kill its small business competitors," the @jobcre . [344], On July 31, 2022, Al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in Kabul by an American drone strike approved by Biden. [231], The number of migrant families and unaccompanied children entering the U.S. from across the Southwest border steeply declined in August, September, and October 2021. Joe Biden Has Governed From Delaware As Much As He Can Joe Biden has been the commander in chief for 21 months, and to date, has traveled to his home state of Delaware 55 times,. [421], On February 1, 2021, Biden condemned the Myanmar coup d'tat and called for the release of detained officials. [110] The Biden administration responded by promising an increased supply of at-home tests later in 2022. [275] On August 9, 2022, Biden signed the CHIPS and Science Act, which supports STEM education with funding. By Tommy Christopher Oct 6th, 2021, 1:36 pm. On most of these visits he has been to his Wilmington residence. The changes come in light of both de-escalating tensions withIranand the administration changing its focus on counteringChina. [35], On January 20, 2021, Biden was sworn in by U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts as the 46th president of the United States, completing the oath of office at 11:49 AM EST, eleven minutes before the legal start of his term. [142], This final version included approximately $1.2trillion in spending, with $550billion being newly authorized spending on top of what Congress was planning to authorize regularly. [126][127] Biden signed the Plan into law on March 11, 2021. [218], On June 1, 2021, theDHS officially terminated theTrump-era "Remain in Mexico" policy, which mandated that allasylum seekersfromCentral Americawere to wait inMexicopending their court cases; however, a health order from March 2020 allowed the border authorities to send migrants back for the duration of theCOVID-19 pandemichave remained in place. In August 2022, Biden announced that the Department of Education would cancel certain federally owned student debt. [463], On 21 May 2021, a ceasefire was brokered between Israel and Hamas after eleven days of clashes. Of the first 29 weekends of his presidency, Biden spent just six at the White House. [459], Early in the Biden administration, the White House confirmed that the U.S. Embassy would remain in Jerusalem, which would remain recognized as the Capital. He previously represented Delaware in the U.S. Senate (1973-2009). How much does that cost and what happens after that?,[109] causing backlash. [408], U.S. relations with France deteriorated in September 2021 due to fallout from the AUKUS security pact between the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia, which aimed to counter Chinese power in the Indo-Pacific region. [491][493] The July 2022 Gallup survey saw Biden's sixth quarter approval rating of 40%, the lowest sixth quarter rating of any president in modern history dating back to Dwight Eisenhower. ', "Congress passes first gun control bill in decades", "Emboldened Biden, Dems push ban on so-called assault weapons", "White House to realign responsibilities for space policy oversight", "Harris to announce Biden administration's first meeting of the National Space Council", "SCOOP: Biden to renew National Space Council", "Senate confirms former Florida Sen. Bill Nelson to lead NASA", "Biden proposes $24.7 billion NASA budget in 2022 to support moon exploration and more", "Biden is canceling up to $10K in student loans, $20K for Pell Grant recipients", "Who qualifies for Biden's plan to cancel $10,000 in student debt? On January 22, 2021, Biden signed his first bill,[276] H.R. [298], In October 2021, Biden said he is concerned about Chinese hypersonic missiles, days after China tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile that circled the globe before speeding towards its target. [104] He also criticized the prevalence of COVID-19 misinformation on social media, saying it was "killing people". Associated Press. The story of the first half of Biden's. [259], In a national address in March 2021, following mass shootings in the Atlanta area and Boulder, Colorado, Biden advocated for further gun regulations, such as a restored ban on assault weapons and a high-capacity magazine ban, as well as reinforcing preexisting background checks. Biden has spread his travel across the country to promote his agenda, but still needs to cross off Arkansas, Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming. [457] Moreover, the Biden administration also permitted the arms sales of $23 billion to the UAE, which was initiated by Donald Trump and involved a transfer of sophisticated weaponry like the F-35 fighter jets. With Nina Feldman and . Biden served 36 years as a U.S. senator from Delaware and went on to serve as. [173][174], On March 27, 2021, Biden invited more than forty world leaders for a climate summit. [377] Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov welcomed the move as "a chance for a gradual transition toward the normalisation of our bilateral ties. [311][312], In June 2021, the Biden administration continued America's tradition of voting against an annual United Nations General Assembly resolution calling for an end to the U.S. economic embargo against Cuba. Retired army four-star general Lloyd Austin was confirmed by the Senate in a 932 vote that same day, making Austin the first African-American Defense Secretary. sarah ( Sarah Frostenson, politics editor): We're closing in on the first 100 days of Joe Biden's presidency (Wednesday marks Day 92). The story of the first half of Bidens term at least by the numbers is a mixed bag. [106] Many Republicans asserted Biden's order was an unconstitutional overreach of federal authority, and some Republican governors said they would sue to block it. Here's what's in it", "Micron Pledges Up to $100 Billion for Semiconductor Factory in New York", "Biden Team Promises New Look in Trade Policy", "Biden's Commerce Pick Vows to Combat China and Climate Change", "New Trade Representative Says U.S. He has traveled to his homes in Rehoboth Beach and Wilmington, Delaware, 55 times for a grand total of 174. [60], While administering the oath of office to hundreds of White House officials through video conferencing, Biden called for more civility in politics, saying: "If you ever work with me and I hear you treat another colleague with disrespect, talk down to someone, I promise you I will fire you on the spot. [81], On January 20, 2021, his first day as president, Biden implemented a federal mask mandate, requiring the use of masks and social distancing in all federal buildings, on federal lands, and by federal employees and contractors. It is the first time the former commander-in-chief, who has ancestral links to the Scottish Western Isles, has visited the UK since 2019. [411] In a conciliatory call a few days later, Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron agreed to reduce bilateral tensions, and the White House acknowledged the crisis could have been averted if there had been open consultations between allies. [315] The Biden administration sanctioned a key Cuban official and a government special forces unit known as the Boinas Negras for human rights abuses in the wake of historic protests on the island. [184] The report stopped short of banning the leasing program, which generates billions of dollars for the federal government, but reformed its terms to be less favorable for industry; environmental groups praised the reforms, but also said they were insufficient to address the U.S. contribution to the climate crisis. "[255][256] In addition, he attacked the Court saying "With this decision, the conservative majority of the Supreme Court shows how extreme it is" and "They have made the United States an outlier among developed nations in the world. A group of Republican state attorneys general successfully obtained a decision in federal court to lift the moratorium. [399][400][b], On February 20, 2023, four days before the one-year anniversary of the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Biden visited Kyiv and met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska. 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Theres been a more than massive swath of COVID-19 vaccinations, but also nearly 680,000 more people killed by the disease. The Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act of 2022 raised the threshold for objections to electoral votes, clarified that the vice president cannot decertify electoral votes, and modified the process for which electors are certified. [206] On January 22, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the Biden administration for violating Biden's written pledge to cooperatively work with the state of Texas. [480] Around the end of his first hundred days in office, Biden's approval rating was higher than Trump's but was the third worst since the presidency of Harry Truman; only Trump and Gerald Ford scored lower. "[318] President Biden has also ordered government specialists to develop ideas for the U.S. to unilaterally extend internet access on the island, and he has promised to enhance backing for Cuban dissidents. [263][264] As a result of the shooting, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act was eventually passed by Congress and signed into law. [399] The aid includes 500 Excalibur precision-guided 155mm artillery rounds, 2000 155mm remote anti-armor mine systems, more than 1,300 anti-armor weapons, more than 2.75 million rounds of small arms ammunition, more HIMARS rockets, 125 Humvees, and four satellite communications antennas for Ukraine's command and control systems, as well as training for operation of the NASAMS units. The result has been a collapse in the popularity of Biden's COVID-19 strategy. [299], In December 2021, a coalition of Jewish organizations, including the American Jewish Committee and the Rabbinical Assembly, issued an open letter to Biden urging additional action in response to the Uyghur genocide. The new system was promoted by the Biden Administration and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Even many Democrat-controlled states and cities are starting to drop vaccine card requirements and mask mandates. Political analysts fear that such posturing on Russian energy and international sanctions would only lead to a wider conflict. The NY Times. [312], In January 2022, Biden again sanctioned Cuba officials, this time placing travel restrictions on eight members of the Cuban government. At age 78, Biden is the oldest U.S. president in history. ", "01/20/21: Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki", "The COVID-19 Relief Bill Passed. [257], The Biden administration rescinded a Trump administration policy that curtailed the use of consent decrees that had been used by previous administrations in their investigations of misconduct in police departments. President Biden in his first visit to the State Department as president said "this war has to end" and that the conflict has created "a humanitarian and strategic catastrophe. Left: [498], Biden has also been interviewed by Drew Barrymore, Jake Tapper, Jonathan Capehart, Yonit Levi, George Stephanopoulos, David Muir, Scott Pelley, Lester Holt, and Norah O'Donnell, for The Drew Barrymore Show,[499] CNN,[500] MSNBC,[501] Channel 12 in Israel,[502] ABC News,[503][504] 60 Minutes,[505] NBC,[506] and CBS News,[507] as well as a solo interview by Heather Cox Richardson[508] and Brian Tyler Cohen. Some 21 months into his term, Biden has made 55 visits to Delaware, totaling some or all of 174 days as of Sunday, according to a CNN analysis of presidential schedules and a tally kept by. "[102], On May 26, 2021, BidenorderedU.S. intelligence agenciesto increase their investigations into theorigin of the virus, following reports that researchers at theWuhan Institute of Virologybecame ill a month before the pandemic began. In addition, the State Department also approved the potential sale of 96 Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system interceptors and support equipment to the UAE. [367][368][369] On March 2, 2021, the U.S. and European Union imposed coordinated additional sanctions on Russian officials, as well as the FSB and GRU, over Navalny's poisoning and imprisonment. The federal debt stood at $27.6 trillion when Biden took office. [7] He appointed Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Courtthe first Black woman to serve on the court. The president has granted nine pardons and 80 commutations, far more than any of his recent predecessors at this point in their presidencies.Donald Trump had granted 11 at this point, and George W. Bush seven. Wade. Biden called for the expansion of NATO with the addition of Finland and Sweden, and rallied NATO allies in support of Ukraine. "[422], On March 5, 2021, Biden imposed sanctions on Myanmar's Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Defence and certain junta conglomerates. "[43] Near the conclusion of his speech, Biden held a moment of silence for those who died in the COVID-19 pandemic. [491][492] Gallup further noted that there was greater political polarization in Biden's approval ratings than any other first-year president in modern history, with 91% of Democrats supporting Biden while just 8% of Republicans supported him, resulting in a party gap of 83%. [238] This reversed a memorandum imposed by Trump. [90] In order to meet his vaccination goal of a hundred million shots in his first 100 days in office, Biden signed an executive order increasing needed supplies. [302] The balloon's first reported sighting was on February 1, 2023, when a commercial airliner reported flying in close proximity to it. Lapid, however, expressed that only military threat would deter Iran from pursuing a nuclear program. [406], President Biden promised to repair "strained" relationships with European allies in contrast to his predecessor Trump. [473][474], The results drew praise from the Democratic Party,[475] and Biden celebrated the results as a strong day for democracy. The suit claims Biden's executive order exceeded his authority. [466], On February 4, 2021, Biden issued a presidential memorandum for expanding protection of LGBT rights worldwide, which includes the possibility to impose financial sanctions.[468]. Biden won Senate confirmation for 97 of his picks to the federal bench, including Supreme Court Justice Kentanji Brown Jackson, during the first two years of his presidency. The two presidents discussed a number of topics, including stable policy on climate change, nuclear proliferation, and cybersecurity. [86] The federal government would identify communities that have been hit hardest by COVID-19, and ensure the vaccine does not reach them at an unfair pace. "[337][338] Biden received increasingly harsh criticism from both Republicans and Democrats in the US Congress, with Republicans calling for his resignation or for his impeachment. Nov 17, 2021. [322], On May 20, 2022, the Biden administration added Cuba to a small list of countries that the US accuses of "not cooperating fully" in the battle against terrorism. [162], On January 20, 2021, Biden signed an executive order rejoining the U.S. to the Paris Agreement. Since taking office one year ago, Biden has taken 42 personal trips totalling 126 days. [464][465], During a July 2022 visit to Israel, Biden stressed the importance of keeping the two-state vision alive. "[149], During Biden's first year in office, inflation rose to 7.5%, the highest rate in forty years. Hosted by Michael Barbaro. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan defended the IPEF by highlighting the diverse nature of the grouping's membership. The US president, who promised to rebuild trust and transparency after Donald Trump's adversarial tenure, is facing criticism as Sunday marks 116 days since his last press interview. Heres a look at some revealing data points at the two-year mark for the 46th president: Annual inflation remains stubbornly high but is slowly falling after reaching a four-decade high of 9.1% in June. Motorists were paying a $2.39 per gallon average the week Biden took office. [103], In July 2021, amid a slowing of the COVID-19 vaccination rate in the country and the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant, Biden said that the U.S. has "a pandemic for those who havent gotten the vaccination" and that it was therefore "gigantically important" for Americans to be vaccinated, touting the vaccines' effectiveness against hospitalizations and deaths from COVID-19. "[281], On June 18, 2021, the administrationremoved eightMIM-104 Patriot anti-missile batteriesfromSaudi Arabia,Jordan,Kuwait, andIraq, removed theTHAADanti-missile defense system from Saudi Arabia, and announced that most jet squadrons and hundreds ofAmerican troopswould be withdrawn from the region. "[496], In June 2022, Biden appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! [8][9][10] However, during the withdrawal, the Afghan government collapsed and the Taliban seized control, leading to Biden receiving bipartisan criticism. The project is the country's second large-scale offshore wind project (after a similar wind-power development in Massachusetts). [271][273] The proposal includes funding for the Artemis program for a new crewed Moon landing mission. [195] However, the rules change failed when two Democratic senators joined Senate Republicans in opposing it. Following the Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank in 2023, Biden expressed opposition to a bailout that was borne by taxpayers. Biden signed AUKUS, an international security alliance, together with Australia and the United Kingdom. [398], The Russian invasion of Ukraine instigated significant and substantial support to Ukraine during the Biden presidency including two dozen military aid packages to assist them against the invasion. Twenty million had received the jab before Biden took office. ", "As Biden faces ongoing surge of migrant children, Republicans criticize White House for border crisis", "Number of children held in Border Patrol facilities drops 84% since peak last month", "Biden is giving Kamala Harris the thorniest issue to oversee as VP: immigration", CBP: Far fewer migrant families, unaccompanied children came across the border in October, Border crossings decline again in October, with drop in families, children, "Joe Biden will be the second Catholic president. The Trump campaign launched at least 63 lawsuits against the results,[22] especially in the battleground states of Pennsylvania, Arizona, Georgia, Wisconsin, Nevada and Michigan, raising unevidenced claims of widespread voter fraud that were subsequently dismissed by courts. [39][41][42] Biden pledged that the U.S. would "engage with the world once again", "repair our alliances", and act as a "trusted partner for peace and security. [25][26] On November 23, after Michigan certified its results, Murphy issued the letter of ascertainment, granting the Biden transition team access to federal funds and resources for an orderly transition. U.S. President Joe Biden walks from Marine One toward the Oval Office on the South Lawn of the White House January 4, 2023. The report recommended increasing the 12.5% federal royalty rate for oil and gas drilling, which had not been raised by a century, and was significantly lower than rates charged for leasing on state and private land. ", "Aukus: UK, US and Australia launch pact to counter China", "Macron, Biden agree to soothe tensions after submarine row", "Biden tells French President the US was 'clumsy' in handling nuclear submarine deal", "UN chief 'deeply concerned' by US decision to exit Iran nuclear deal", "World reacts to US withdrawal from Iran nuclear deal", "Biden attempt to resurrect Iran nuke deal off to bumpy start", "Backing 'every' option against Iran, Blinken appears to nod at military action", "Blinken Declines to Rule Out Military Option Should Iran Nuclear Talks Fail", "Biden orders strikes in Syria, retaliating against Iran-backed groups", "Syria Airstrikes Resurface Lawmakers' Questions Over Presidential Authority", "Tensions over Iran nuclear deal disrupt Biden's kumbaya moment in Israel", "Biden administration designates Myanmar military takeover as a coup", "U.S. blocks Myanmar ministries, military businesses from certain trade", "US and allies sanction Myanmar's military for violent repression of protesters", "Biden 'unequivocal' about Belfast Agreement support as Dublin and London row over NI protocol", "Jeddah Security and Development Summit/ HRH Crown Prince receives President of United States of America The official Saudi Press Agency", "Biden administration halts arms sales to UAE and Saudi Arabia", "Biden administration 'to declassify report' into Khashoggi murder", "Biden ending US support for Saudi-led offensive in Yemen", "Months After Biden Promised to End Support for Yemen War, Congress Still Has No Details", "Top White House aide discussed oil prices with Saudi Arabia", "Energy crunch: How high will oil prices climb? The vaccine was not approved until late in Donald Trumps presidency. Biden entered office amid the COVID-19 pandemic, an economic crisis, and increased political polarization. He met with Palestinian National Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and announced a new aid package to the Palestinians. September 19, 2022. [225] The number of migrants arriving in the U.S. from Central America had been rising since April 2020 due to ongoing violence, natural disasters, food insecurity, and poverty in the region. Borrowers who received a Pell Grant while attending college could qualify for up to an additional $10,000 in loan forgiveness, for a total of $20,000. [31][32], On January 6, a mob of thousands of Trump supporters violently broke into the Capitol in the hope of overturning Biden's election, forcing Congress to evacuate during the counting of the Electoral College votes. [189][190], In May 2022 the White House Council on Environmental Quality released a report in which it describes how Biden's administration followed the around 200 recommendations of the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council. The administration also expressed support for the Abraham Accords while wanting to expand on them, although it shied away from using that name, instead referring to it simply as "the normalization process".
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