Justin Sink
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Biden tells U.S. oil refiners record profits are 'not acceptable'
President Biden told US oil refiners that unprecedented profit margins are unacceptable. → Read More
Biden says U.S. will ban Russian fuels to pressure Putin
President Joe Biden said the U.S. will ban imports of Russian fossil fuels including oil, a major escalation of Western efforts to hobble Russia’s economy that will further strain global crude markets. → Read More
Biden cranks up volume on Ukraine with public pressure on Putin
While the U.S. and Western allies watch to see if Russia follows through on an announced troop draw down near Ukraine, U.S. President Joe Biden is sticking with a remarkably public and increasingly urgent campaign to stave off a possible Russian invasion. → Read More
Biden says competition order to restore 'heart' of capitalism
President Joe Biden signed an order to expand competition across the economy and crack down on monopolistic practices, describing a misguided 40-year “experiment” in letting U.S. corporations consolidate with little regulation that he said has hurt ordinary Americans. → Read More
Biden floats 15% minimum corporate tax in infrastructure talks
President Joe Biden has pitched to Republicans the idea of a 15 per cent minimum tax on U.S. corporations, along with strengthened IRS enforcement efforts, as a way to fund a bipartisan infrastructure package. → Read More
Biden budget calls for spending surge fueled by higher taxes
President Joe Biden issued his first full budget proposal Friday, detailing his ambitions to dramatically expand the size and scope of the federal government with more than US$6 trillion in spending over the coming fiscal year. → Read More
Biden says tax hikes on rich will fund cuts for many more
President Joe Biden told voters in an Atlanta suburb that his proposed tax increases on the wealthy would finance tax cuts for many more Americans, as he took to the road to sell his plans to build infrastructure and invest in education, child care and other priorities. → Read More
Biden dares Democrats to shift tax burden to wealthy Americans
Joe Biden took the riskiest step of his presidency with a call for higher taxes on the wealthy to fund a massive investment in the nation’s social safety net, betting he could sell the American public on sweeping change following a pandemic that exacerbated economic and social divides. → Read More
Biden unveils massive family aid plan funded by taxing wealth
President Joe Biden will unveil on Wednesday a sweeping US$1.8 trillion plan to expand educational opportunities and child care for families, funded in part by the largest tax increases on wealthy Americans in decades -- the centerpiece of his first address to a joint session of Congress. → Read More
Biden says he'll send vaccines overseas once U.S. supply is sufficient
President Joe Biden said the U.S. wants to share coronavirus vaccines with other countries but won’t begin sending doses abroad until it has sufficient supply at home. → Read More
Biden warns Putin over hacking, signals Ukraine concerns in call
President Joe Biden warned Russian President Vladimir Putin that the U.S. would “act firmly in defense of its national interests” ahead of expected retaliation over the SolarWinds Corp. hack and said he was concerned about a buildup of Russian forces near Ukraine. → Read More
Biden boosts health, education in US$1.52T budget request
President Joe Biden proposed major boosts in funding to combat inequality, disease and climate change as part of a US$1.52 trillion budget request for 2022, part of his wider push to redefine the role of government in American lives. → Read More
Biden promises a new ‘paradigm’ in economic program next week
President Joe Biden said he will unveil his long-term economic rejuvenation plan next week, promising a new “paradigm” for the middle class and a major ramp-up in investment and infrastructure spending that will strengthen the U.S. position against China. → Read More
Biden says Merck to help J&J boost production of new vaccine
President Joe Biden said that Merck & Co. will help make Johnson & Johnson’s single-shot coronavirus vaccine -- a collaboration between rivals aimed at ramping up the pace of inoculations that will help provide enough supply for every adult in the U.S. by the end of May. → Read More
Biden, Trudeau hold online talks as U.S.-Canada tensions linger
President Joe Biden met virtually with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday, in what the White House is billing as the first formal bilateral meeting of Biden’s presidency. → Read More
Biden-Trudeau talks on Tuesday seek to ease strained relations
President Joe Biden will seek to repair relations with Canada that have been strained by disputes over trade and an oil pipeline as he meets virtually with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday. → Read More
Biden to ditch 'America First' in appeal for global partnership
President Joe Biden will re-introduce himself and the U.S. to world leaders at a pair of international conferences on Friday, calling on industrialized democracies to partner in confronting the pandemic and climate change in a sharp departure from his predecessor’s foreign policy. → Read More
Biden signals ditching Republicans in push for US$1.9 trillion aid
President Joe Biden’s insistence on another outsize COVID-19 relief package was bolstered on Friday with a surprisingly weak January employment report and action in the Senate to smooth the legislative path for his proposal. → Read More
Biden says climate policies will add U.S. jobs, improve health
President Joe Biden depicted his climate policies as an employment plan for the U.S., arguing that fighting warming global temperatures and carbon pollution by improving infrastructure and transportation technology will add millions of jobs. → Read More
Biden sworn in to lead nation burdened with historic challenges
Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States, taking control of a nation wracked by a deadly pandemic, persistent unemployment and burgeoning social unrest to cap the most acrimonious transfer of power in modern American history. → Read More