Joe Biden
Rising fuel costs are a massive problem for business and consumers — Here’s why they’re so high
A sign displays gas prices at a gas station on May 10, 2022 in San Mateo County, California. Liu Guanguan | China News Service | Getty Images The surge in gasoline prices is impossible to miss and at the top of consumers’ minds as large billboards announce that gas now costs $4, or $5, and […]
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Biden says Sweden and Finland have the ‘full backing’ of the United States to join NATO
US President Joe Biden, Swedens Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson and Finlands President Sauli Niinistö arrive to speak in the Rose Garden following a meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, on May 19, 2022. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Thursday that the United States fully supports Sweden and […]
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U.S. faces unnecessary Covid deaths if Congress fails to pass funding bill, top health official warns
Top U.S. health officials on Wednesday reiterated their calls for Congress to pass funding for the nation’s fight against Covid-19, warning that failure to act now would result in an unnecessary loss of life in the fall and winter. Their warning comes as new infections and hospitalizations are on the rise as the more transmissible […]
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Just 2% of the richest Americans had their taxes audited in 2019, down from 16% in 2010
The Internal Revenue Service headquarters in Washington, D.C. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images The wealthiest Americans are getting their taxes audited at a far lower rate than they were over a decade ago, due in large part to staff and funding shortages at the Internal Revenue Service, according to a new report. The […]
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Elon Musk blasts Joe Biden, says he has failed to get much done
Elon Musk arrives for the 2022 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2022, in New York. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images Tesla CEO Elon Musk blasted Joe Biden during an interview this week, saying the president is someone who just reads off a teleprompter and that his administration […]
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Biden travels to Buffalo to grieve shooting victims, condemn racial violence
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the annual National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, May 15, 2022. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters President Joe Biden is in Buffalo, New York, on Tuesday to console the families of victims of a mass shooting this weekend where a lone white gunman targeted […]
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Trump-backed candidates Dr. Oz, Madison Cawthorn face major GOP primaries in Pennsylvania and North Carolina. Here’s what to watch
Pennsylvania U.S. Senate candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz speaks during a Republican leadership forum at Newtown Athletic Club on May 11, 2022 in Newtown, Pennsylvania. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Two of former President Donald Trump’s highest-profile endorsements hope to emerge victorious from no-holds-barred Republican primary races in Pennsylvania and North Carolina as the pivotal […]
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Inflation is the ‘top problem’ facing America, with no other issue coming close, survey shows
A worker stocks items inside a grocery store in San Francisco, California, May 2, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Meanwhile, President Joe Biden also has faced blowback over continued inflation and plans to address the issue. A Twitter exchange between Biden and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos began on Friday when the […]
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White House hits back at Amazon’s Bezos after Biden inflation spat
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos speaks during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, November 2, 2021. Paul Ellis | Reuters The White House on Monday hit back at Amazon founder Jeff Bezos after he took a swipe at President Joe Biden in a series of tweets over the weekend for his comments […]
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Amazon’s Bezos again blasts Biden administration on inflation, says it’s most hurtful to the poor
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos arrives for his meeting with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson at the UK diplomatic residence on September 20, 2021 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images News | Getty Images Amazon founder Jeff Bezos tweeted on Sunday that inflation is most hurtful to the least affluent in the […]
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