The Latest Breaking News from Joe Biden

Nippon, US Steel Say They Have Completed Partnership Deal

Nippon Steel and US Steel announced Wednesday they have completed a partnership deal in which the US government will essentially have veto power over significant decisions affecting US jobs.

International Business Times · Jun 18, 2025

‘I’ve lost hope of overturning Uganda’s brutal anti-LGBT+ law thanks to Trump’s aid cuts’

IN FOCUS: Without US funding as leverage, one of Uganda’s most prominent LGBT+ activists Steven Kabuye tells Rachel Schraer, there are few ways to push the country towards change

The Independent UK · Jun 18, 2025

Nippon Steel finalizes $15B takeover of US Steel after sealing national security agreement

Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel say they've finalized their “historic partnership,” a year-and-a-half after the Japanese company first proposed its deal to buy the iconic American steelmaker for nearly $15 billion

The Independent UK · Jun 18, 2025

John Eastman's downfall continues

California bar proceedings deliver another blow to election denialism

Salon · Jun 18, 2025

US intelligence told senators Iran not building nuclear weapon despite Trump claim, top Democrat says – as it happened

Mark Warner, committee vice-chair, says officials backed up Tulsi Gabbard testimony that Iran not trying to make nuclear weapons

The Guardian - US · Jun 18, 2025

Man charged with killing prominent lawmaker could face a rarity for Minnesota: the death penalty

The man charged with killing a prominent Minnesota lawmaker and wounding another could face the death penalty, something that is a rarity for Minnesota but could become more common under the Trump administration

The Independent UK · Jun 18, 2025

EPA will revisit Biden-era ban on the last type of asbestos used in US

The Environmental Protection Agency will reconsider a Biden administration ban on the last type of asbestos used in the United States

The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2025

Jake Tapper gets scolded by C-SPAN caller over Biden book: ‘I really don’t like you’

‘I think you’re doing a disservice to Joe and also to the American people,’ the caller told CNN anchor Jake Tapper

The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2025

As Luxon heads to China, his government’s pivot toward the US is a stumbling block

Ahead of his first visit to China, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has been at pains to present meetings with Chinese premier Xi Jinping and other leaders as advancing New Zealand’s best interests.

The Conversation · Jun 17, 2025

Cancer-causing asbestos has been regulated for decades and removed from buildings. Trump could allow one form to return

Exposure to any type of asbestos is known to cause cancer and it is linked to tens of thousands of deaths in the U.S. each year

The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2025