The Latest Breaking News from Joe Biden

Fact-check: What did Pete Hegseth say in defence confirmation hearing?

From his comments on waterboarding to claims about his military record, did Hegseth tell the truth?

Al Jazeera · Jan 15, 2025

Biden's big semiconductor law will ramp up US chip production -- but at a high cost, report finds

A sweeping 2022 law, touted by President Joe Biden as a way to revive U.S. semiconductor manufacturing and reduce reliance on foreign-made computer chips, will “sharply increase production’’ of semiconductors in the United States

The Independent UK · Jan 15, 2025

OPINION - From Greenland to Gaza, Donald Trump’s bullying pressure campaign is working

Make America Great Again (MAGA) was Ronald Reagan’s slogan before it was made “great” again by Donald Trump. The US president-elect now wants to take a leaf out of Harry Truman’s book. In 1947, the postwar Democrat gave his name to the Truman doctrine – a commitment to supporting democracies…

Evening Standard · Jan 15, 2025

Ahead of farewell address, Biden declares nation is ‘stronger, more prosperous, and more secure’

‘History is in your hands. The power is in your hands. The idea of America lies in your hands,” Biden wrote in a heartfelt letter the day before his farewell address Wednesday night

The Independent UK · Jan 15, 2025

Republican Senators Introduce Legislation Requiring Familial DNA Testing at Southern Border

Critics of the bill question its basic privacy protections and raise concerns about what happens to sensitive genetic information once it's collected

Latin Times · Jan 15, 2025

Question on ASEAN stumped Hegseth at Senate hearing. What is it and why is it important?

In a heated Senate confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth, Sen. Tammy Duckworth grilled the proposed defense secretary over the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, asking him if he could name one member and how many countries were in the bloc

The Independent UK · Jan 15, 2025

Wednesday briefing: What a Gaza ceasefire might look like

In today’s newsletter: With reports of a breakthrough in ceasefire negotiations, a look at what the detail includes – and what its obstacles are

The Guardian - UK · Jan 15, 2025

Families of Americans held by Taliban plead with Biden to ‘do the right thing’

Taliban say it is negotiating with US to swap three Americans for a former aide to Osama bin Laden

The Independent UK · Jan 15, 2025

Russia open for talks with Trump after Putin’s diplomat praises his attack on Nato

Trump has echoed Moscow’s rhetoric, which has described its ‘special military operation’ in Ukraine as a response to planned Nato membership for Kyiv

The Independent UK · Jan 15, 2025

Humza Yousaf talks indy, Gaza and Donald Trump buying Scotland in exclusive interview

Former first minister Humza Yousaf speaks out about Elon Musk, Scottish independence, Gaza, and whether Donald Trump would buy Scotland

The National (Scotland) · Jan 15, 2025