The day has finally come. On Wednesday morning, Donald Trump departed the White House for the final time as president, and in an unexpected twist he left something behind: a note for incoming president Joe Biden. In the days leading up to Biden's inauguration many speculated that Trump ...
Just five weeks ago, on July 8, President Biden stood in the East Room of the White House and insisted that a Taliban takeover of Afghanistan was not inevitable because, while their willingness to do so might be in doubt, “the Afghan government and leadership… clearly have the capacity t...
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I published a lengthy piece back in September just before Carter turned 100, by far the longest lived US President in history. (Funnily, I actually first wrote it back in 2023 sometime, thinking it would be as a nice obituary tribute to run somewhere, but old Jimmy just kept on going!
During the run-up to the 2020 election, I had this awful feeling in the pit of my stomach that it was a foregone conclusion. I wassurethat Trump would win again. And nothing could sway that, nothing could assuage my fatalist melancholy. Even when polling swung in Biden’s favour, it ...
I was honored to meet with@Tsihanouskayaat the White House this morning. The United States stands with the people of Belarus in their quest for democracy and universal human rights.pic.twitter.com/SdR6w4IBNZ — President Biden (@POTUS)July 28, 2021 ...
It is sickening to see Secretary of State Antony Blinken shuffling ineffectually back and forth, mouthing pieties about Israel’s right to self-defense and gently tapping Netanyahu’s wrist for various atrocities. It is sickening to see the elderly President Biden refusing to modify his support ...
President Joe Biden is scheduled to meet with the families of Brittney Griner, left, and Paul Whelan at the White House on September 16, marking his first time personally meeting with them since their loved ones were detained in Russia. ...
Amanda Gorman, in this poet’s heart, offered the highlight of the inauguration ceremony recently, as our President Biden and VP Kamala Harris took oaths of office. The bravery of a poet is to offer a heart laid bare. Words are our soul’s breath, the exchange of atmosphere in us for...
Budget troubles. Climate let-downs. Rising inflation. Diminished expectations. These are the inflection points of an increasingly negative Biden administration narrative. Plenty of people even within his own party seem ready to write off the president and his agenda. But I am not among them. So,...