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The Latest Breaking News from Joe Biden

WASHINGTON — Among President Joe Biden's most valuable political skills has been a knack for planting himself firmly at the ideological center of the Democratic Party, a trait that helped him win elections amid shifting winds over five decades in public life. In office, that strategy enabled him to cobble…

Los Angeles Times

The not-surprising, very bad defeat of Biden’s attempt to protect voting

The reason it failed is simple: 50 Republicans didn’t support the proposals and two Democrats opposed changing the filibuster

The Guardian - US

Biden, Europe sanctions caution cast doubt on Russia response

President Joe Biden’s comment that Russia may opt for a smaller-scale incursion into Ukraine, combined with the European Union’s reluctance to discuss specific penalties for Moscow, risks deepening concern about how firmly the West would respond to a lesser provocation.

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Biden warns Russia will ‘pay a heavy price’ if Putin launches Ukraine invasion – as it happened

President seeks to clarify comments from Wednesday on Ukraine-Russia crisis amid escalating tension on border – follow all the day’s politics news

The Guardian - US

Biden Takes Credit for Things He Shouldn't at Marathon Wednesday Press Conference

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Reason

Kamala Harris insists US will respond aggressively on Ukraine after Biden flub

Vice-president warns of ‘severe costs’ for any Russian incursion after president’s press conference raised doubts.

The Guardian - US

Signs of life in Bidenland, at last

Biden finally comes out swinging, with a mix of humor, empathy and surprising naiveté. But is it too late?

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Why getting Congress to fund help for US children in poverty is so hard to do

The Build Back Better bill, the centerpiece of the Biden administration’s domestic policy, cleared the House of Representatives by a slender margin largely along party lines in November 2021.

The Conversation

The Electoral Count Act of 1887 is showing its age – here's how to help Congress certify a presidential election with more certainty

Concerned about potential problems during the next election when Congress counts presidential votes, some legislators are interested in reforming the federal law that governs that process, the Electoral Count Act.

The Conversation

A year of President Joe Biden: Join our expert panel as they discuss Biden’s first 12 months in office

The Independent UK

Any sanctions would impose 'asymmetric' costs on Russia - White House

Any sanctions imposed on Russia over its aggression toward Ukraine would not particularly expose the U.S. economy, although the Biden administration is focused on any possible impact on oil, the White House's top economic official said on Thursday.

Reuters

Blinken to reassert Ukraine sovereignty in Berlin speech

Diplomat to clarify Biden remarks and tell Russian people US is not seeking to threaten their security

The Guardian - UK

Why would Russia invade Ukraine?

US president Joe Biden predicts Vladimir Putin will ‘move in’ on Ukraine

The Independent UK

Looking back at year one of the Biden Administration

Welcome to the Thursday, January 20, Brew.

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The Independent UK

Top US, European diplomats hold talks on Ukraine crisis

Top American and European diplomats are meeting in Berlin as the allies seek to project a united front to Russia over concerns that it may be planning an invasion of Ukraine

Axios

Biden stock market gets Trumped

U.S. stocks performed worse during the first year of Biden's presidency than during the first year of Trump's.

Evening Standard

White House corrects Joe Biden gaffe after he says West may not act on ‘minor Russian incursion’ into Ukraine

The White House scrambled to correct one of President Joe Biden’s gaffes on Wednesday after he suggested Russia would not face sanctions over a “minor incursion” into Ukraine.

Axios

How Biden's Year One turnover compares to his predecessors

It's one positive measure for Biden in a sea of bad news.

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Salon

Trump's foreign policy continues: Why?

Biden promised a new era of diplomacy, stability and American leadership — but has doubled down on Trump's failures

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: One year into his presidency, Biden’s accomplishments have been short-changed

For four years, the phrase “infrastructure week” was a punchline. A metaphor for the abysmal failure that was supposed to be Donald Trump’s signature legislative achievement.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Lynn Schmidt: A Herculean burden awaits Biden's response. He's not stepping up

The Hydra is an ancient Greek mythical beast, mentioned in the tales of Hercules, that was said to have the body of a dragon with many heads, two arms and legs with knifelike claws, sharp spikes, and a long serpent tail. If the heads were cut off, two heads would…

Reuters

Ukraine sees no deviation from U.S. policy in Biden 'incursion' remark

Ukraine sees no deviation from U.S. policy in a remark by President Joe Biden that Russia could bear a lower cost for an "incursion" rather than for an "invasion" of Ukraine, a senior Ukrainian adviser said on Thursday.

France 24

What can Joe Biden do to tackle record inflation in the US?

During a press conference to mark his first year in office, US President Joe Biden cited high prices as one of the biggest problems facing the United States. Inflation hit a 40-year high of 7 percent in December. Our correspondents report from Washington on how a higher cost of living…

Tribune News Service

Carl P. Leubsdorf: Know what will happen in 2024? Of course not

Just hours after the news broke that Mitch Landrieu would manage the administration’s new infrastructure program, the first 2024 presidential speculation emerged about the former New Orleans mayor.

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: How President Biden can repair America’s global leadership

As President Joe Biden marks his one-year anniversary in office, America’s ability to project U.S. power, policies and moral leadership abroad has been steadily undermined by a slow-motion coup at home that threatens to undo U.S. democracy.

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