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Biden to host Colombian President Petro on April 20 -White House

U.S. President Joe Biden will host a bilateral meeting with Colombian President Gustavo Petro, White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement on Friday.

Reuters · Apr 14, 2023

DeSantis signs 6-week abortion ban in closed-door ceremony

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a bill to ban abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, giving the Republican a major conservative policy victory as he prepares to launch an expected presidential candidacy

The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2023

Biden is too old and not especially popular, but he is the Trump-slayer. That’s why he is right to run in 2024

Other Democrats are younger and nimbler, but Biden could be Trump’s nemesis again, says Guardian US columnist Margaret Sullivan

The Guardian - UK · Apr 14, 2023

Florida has a new abortion ban after 6 weeks, but it can't go into effect yet

The ban gives Gov. DeSantis a key political victory among Republican primary voters as he prepares to launch a presidential candidacy built on his national brand as a conservative standard bearer.

WEKU · Apr 14, 2023

Top 2024 hopefuls to address NRA convention after shootings

For the second year in a row, the National Rifle Association is holding its annual convention within days of mass shootings that shook the nation

The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2023

White House building more bridges as most recent investment tour concludes

Vice President Kamala Harris headlined the final day of the White House’s three-week “Investing in America” tour touting infrastructure and technology projects across the country with a visit to a span of the 14th Street bridge in Washington, D.C.

Tribune News Service · Apr 14, 2023

Joe Biden appoints Lady Gaga to co-chair of revived presidential committee

President Joe Biden has appointed Lady Gaga as the co-chair of a revived White House Committee on the Arts and the Humanities.

Tribune News Service · Apr 14, 2023

Biden taps Gaga, Clooney, Garner, others for arts committee

The White House has announced a star-studded slate of members for the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, a panel of artists, museum professionals, academics and philanthropists that serves as an advisory board to President Joe Biden on culture issues

The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2023

Hunter Biden steps out of shadows as scandal-hit son joins US President on historic visit

Hunter Biden has faced a myriad of controveries and allegations over the years - whether it's his business dealings in China and Ukraine or history of substance abuse which has seen Joe Biden's only surviving son in and out of rehab

Daily Mirror · Apr 13, 2023

Who were the Black and Tans? Joe Biden makes gaffe in Ireland

The US president is criticised for a ‘cringeworthy’ error in an Irish pub on the first day of his visit to the Emerald Isle

Evening Standard · Apr 13, 2023