For the first time, President Joe Biden called the actions of Vladimir Putin’s army in Ukraine “genocide.” Speaking in Iowa on gas prices, the president said: “Your family budget, your ability to fill your tank – none of this should depend on whether a dictator declares war and commits genocide half the world. away”. Mr Biden has used the term “war crimes” in the past, but the government has so far moved away from the term “genocide” when it comes to Russian troops on the ground in Ukraine. The White House is managing the effects of new data showing that consumer prices rose last year with the fastest clip since 1981, eliminating many of the wage hikes Americans received during the post-Covid recovery. The numbers come at a time when a new poll shows that Biden’s already low acceptance rate is sinking to new heights. His overall score is now in the low 40s, having sunk below the threshold of about 50 points at the time of his departure from Afghanistan. The electorate obviously appreciates him even less when it comes to dealing with specific issues such as crime and immigration.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court to hear ballot arguments
The Wisconsin Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments Wednesday in a case that is likely to determine how widely the ballot box can be used in the upcoming midterm elections, where the Democratic state governor and the Republican senator are both senators. The race is being closely watched as Republicans push for restricted access to ballots absent following President Joe Biden’s narrow victory in Wisconsin over Donald Trump in 2020 by just 21,000 votes.
Wisconsin Supreme Court to hear ballot arguments
The Wisconsin Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments in a case that is likely to determine how widely absent ballot boxes can be used in the upcoming midterm elections where the Democratic governor of the battlefield state and the Republican U.S. Stuti Mishra 13 April 2022 07:33 1649829756
Saudi television is making fun of Biden and Harris
A state television channel in Saudi Arabia mocked Joe Biden and Kamala Harris with a Saturday Night Live-style sketch showing the president as an ignorant old man falling asleep on the podium. The video clip comes from “Studio 22”, which was broadcast by the Saudi state television group MBC and shows two actors impersonating President Biden and Kamala Harris. While Mr. Biden appears to be struggling to make a statement about Russia as he fools around and falls asleep, Ms. Harris often appears to correct the president, wake him up, and bring him back when he leaves the scene. Stuti Mishra 13 April 2022 07:02 1649827829
Bird seems to be hurting Joe Biden in Iowa
President Joe Biden’s day in Iowa took a colorful turn when a bird fell on him as he spoke to a crowd in a barn about his plan to help Americans struggling with rising inflation. Stuti Mishra 13 April 2022 06:30 1649826016
Biden may meet families of North Koreans abducted in Japan
The Japanese government will work to hold a meeting between US President Joe Biden and the families of those abducted from North Korea during a scheduled visit to Japan, Hirokazu’s chief secretary of state Hirokazu said on Wednesday. Mr Biden is scheduled to visit Japan sometime this year for a scheduled meeting of the so-called Quad security group, which includes Australia, India, Japan and the United States, but no specific date has been announced for the meeting. He referred to the possible timing of the visit when he told Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi this week that he was looking forward to seeing him in Japan “around May 24”. Earlier, family members of those abducted from North Korea decades ago met with former presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump. Stuti Mishra 13 April 2022 06:00 1649824200
Biden reinforces rhetoric, Putin says commits ‘genocide’ in Ukraine
Mr Biden spoke in Iowa about the continuing effects of inflation, which the White House described as a result of Mr Putin’s invasion, and said American consumers should not pay the price for the actions of a “dictator” who proclaims war against a sovereign country and its people. “Your family budget, your ability to fill your tank, none of this should depend on whether a dictator declares war and commits genocide half a world away,” the president said on Tuesday. “Yes, I called it genocide,” he told reporters. “It is becoming increasingly clear that Putin is simply trying to dispel the idea of even being Ukrainian.” John Bowden has the latest: Stuti Mishra 13 April 2022 05:30 1649821544
Biden talks about shootings in the New York subway
In Iowa, President Joe Biden commented on the shooting this morning in the New York subway in Brooklyn. Jill and I – my wife and I pray for those who have been injured to all those who have been injured. We are grateful for all the first to respond to the action, including the civilians. Civilians who did not hesitate to help their fellow passengers and tried to shield them. My team has been in contact with the New York Police Commissioner and the Department of Justice is working with the NYPD on the ground. They will continue to stay in touch with the New York authorities as we learn more about the situation in the coming hours and days. The perpetrator of the attack remains free. Here is our latest coverage of the incident: Oliver O’Connell13 April 2022 04:45 1649818844
White House Condemns Oklahoma ‘Concerned’ Abortion Ban
An Oklahoma law criminalizing abortion care as a felony with 10 years in prison and $ 100,000 fines for health care providers marks an “unconstitutional attack” on women’s health, a White House spokeswoman told the White House. Oliver O’Connell13 April 2022 04:00 1649816144
The Deputy Governor of New York was arrested for a bribery conspiracy
New York’s second-highest-ranking official, Vice President Brian Benjamin, has been arrested on charges of misappropriating state funds to a Haarlem real estate investor in exchange for pushing thousands of dollars from his ill-fated political contributions into a heresy. Oliver O’Connell13 April 2022 03:15 1649813444
Is Joe Biden the new Jimmy Carter?
The fact that inflation has been at its highest level since late 1981 already draws comparisons between Joe Biden and Jimmy Carter’s Democratic predecessor, who presided over a period of economic turmoil that changed under Ronald Reagan. But even if the comparison is accurate, it does not necessarily mean that everything is bad news for the Democrats … Oliver O’Connell13 April 2022 02:30 1649810744
ICYMI: Consumer price inflation in the US at four decades high
The news is out: US inflation soared to 8.5 percent last year, a figure not seen by the deep economic woes that persisted in 1981. Costs for food, gasoline, housing and other goods all increased, which means that the wage increases people received during the post-Covid economic recovery prevailed. Oliver O’Connell13 April 2022 01:45
