De vraag is of de Biden-stemmers hier uiteindelijk blij mee zijn. Ik denk van niet.

President Biden verliest zijn eerste rechtszaak:

Dit is een belangrijke, dat er nog maar velen mogen volgen.

Report: Sen. Patrick Leahy Taken to Hospital
Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT), who is scheduled to preside over the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, was taken to a hospital in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, the lawmaker’s office said.

“This evening, Senator Leahy was in his Capitol office and was not feeling well,” a spokesperson for Leahy said in a statement. “Out of an abundance of caution, the Attending Physician recommended that he be taken to a local hospital for observation, where he is now, and where he is being evaluated.”

The 80-year-old Leahy serves as the Senate’s the president pro tempore.

The development comes after the House of Representatives send an article of impeachment, which accuses Trump of inciting the U.S. Capitol riots, to the Senate on Monday. Five people died during the January 6 riot, including a Capitol Police officer.

Amerika gaat van het ene uiterste naar het andere. Nu wordt vol ingezet op politieke correctheid en 'groen'.

Nog steeds geen oorlog met Iran, valt me mee van Sleepy Joe.

Minister Janet Yellen heeft al een vlekje:

The number of executive orders issued by President Biden in the first week – who once decried the legislative move as undemocratic and used by “dictators” – is more double the amount of the past seven presidents combined.
In just seven days, President Biden issued 42 executive actions.

That’s ten times as many as Donald Trump and over eight times as many as Barack Obama. It is a whopping 22 times greater than Bill Clinton, and 42 more than Presidents Reagan and Bush.

As the left liked to say of Donald Trump: this is not normal.

Joe Biden even recognized this on the run up to the Presidential election, calling the unilateral use of executive actions the hallmark of a “dictator.”

Speaking at an October 15th, 2020 town hall with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos, then-candidate Biden insisted that presidents who rule by executive order are undemocratic:

I have this strange notion. We are a democracy. Some of my Republican friends and some of my Democratic friends even say: well if you can’t get the votes, by executive order you’re going to do something, things you can’t do by executive order unless you’re a dictator.

“We’re a democracy. We need consensus,” the President who’s relied on executive orders to pass his agenda added.

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combined.
In just seven days, President Biden issued 42 executive actions.

Maakt niet uit, het is een vrouw en het is belangrijk dat er een vrouw op die positie zit.

Of het is een toonbeeld van wat er gecorrigeerd moest worden van de afgelopen 4 jaar

Dat iets werk verschaft wil niet zeggen dat het dus daarom ook maar zinvol is. Of niet schadelijk.

Zucht

Ik neem aan dat de volgende stap het afbreken van die muur is en de boel recyclen naar windmolentjes?

Naaste medewerker president Biden neemt ontslag na bedreiging journalist

Een woordvoerder van het Witte Huis heeft ontslag genomen nadat hij een journalist van website Politico had bedreigd. TJ Ducklo, die dicht bij president Biden stond, was al geschorst. Hij zou in een telefoongesprek hebben gedreigd de vrouw "kapot te maken" omdat ze vragen stelde over zijn privéleven.

Politico-journalist Tara Palmeri had onlangs onderzoek gedaan naar de liefdesrelatie van Ducklo met een verslaggever van nieuwssite Axios, Alexi McCammond. Zij deed voor Axios verslag van de verkiezingscampagne van president Biden. Om de schijn van belangenverstrengeling te voorkomen stopte McCammond in november als verslaggever Witte Huis.

Toen Palmeri Ducklo benaderde over de relatie ontstond er naar zijn zeggen "een verhitte discussie over zijn privéleven". Ducklo werd daarvoor bestraft met een week onbetaald verlof, maar kiest enkele dagen later alsnog voor ontslag.

Spijt

In een verklaring zegt Ducklo spijt te hebben van zijn daden. "Ik gebruikte taal die geen enkele vrouw ooit van iemand zou mogen horen, vooral niet in een situatie waarin ze gewoon haar werk probeerde te doen. Het was weerzinwekkend, respectloos en onaanvaardbaar", schrijft hij.

Het Witte Huis heeft Ducklo's ontslag geaccepteerd. Het vertrek was pijnlijk voor president Biden, omdat hij in tegenstelling tot zijn voorganger Trump juist een goede relatie met de pers wil kweken. Biden zei op zijn eerste dag als president dat hij medewerkers die collega's niet met respect behandelen, direct worden ontslagen.

Het vertrek was pijnlijk voor president Biden, omdat hij in tegenstelling tot zijn voorganger Trump juist een goede relatie met de pers wil kweken.

Die Biden toch.. Geweldige toekomst...

Ze zijn deze vergeten

Oja, ik zie het ja. Ik had alleen het filmpje gezien

Maakt niet uit, dat Biden in woord en daad een racist is, kan niet vaak genoeg gezegd worden.

Presidente Harris binnenkort

Regen, drup

President Joe Biden declared a major disaster for 77 Texas counties, the White House said Saturday morning, two days after Gov. Greg Abbott had asked for a declaration that covered all 254 counties

Eerste overwinning Biden: Huis stemt in met 1,9 biljoen dollar crisissteun
27 februari 2021 09:52
Laatste update: 30 minuten geleden

Het Amerikaanse Huis van Afgevaardigden is akkoord met de 1,9 biljoen dollar (twaalf nullen), omgerekend een krappe 1,6 biljoen euro, aan extra coronanoodsteun. De goedkeuring in het lagerhuis betekende voor de Democratische president Joe Biden zijn eerste wetgevende overwinning. Nu is het aan de Senaat, waar de Democraten een meerderheid hebben, om nog akkoord te gaan.

Biden en de zijnen proberen de noodsteun zonder hulp van de Republikeinen door het Congres te loodsen. Met het Amerikaanse reddingsplan zouden vaccins en medische voorraden moeten worden betaald. Ook wordt het geld gebruikt voor een nieuwe ronde van financiële noodhulp aan huishoudens, kleine bedrijven en nationale en lokale overheden.

Volgens de Democratische Partij van Biden is het pakket nodig om een pandemie te bestrijden die al aan meer dan 500.000 Amerikanen het leven heeft gekost en miljoenen mensen werkloos heeft gemaakt. "Het Amerikaanse volk moet weten dat hun regering er voor hen is", zei de Democratische parlementsvoorzitter Nancy Pelosi tijdens het debat in het lagerhuis.

Republikeinen, die eerdere uitgaven in het kader van de coronacrisis in grote lijnen hebben gesteund, zeiden dat veel van het huidige pakket niet nodig was. Slechts 9 procent van alle miljarden zou direct naar de bestrijding van het virus gaan. Volgens de Republikeinse leider in het Huis van Afgevaardigden Kevin McCarthy wordt geld weggegooid zonder dat daarvoor verantwoording wordt afgelegd.

De belangrijkste onderdelen van het wetsvoorstel zijn onder meer directe uitkeringen van 1.400 dollar aan individuen, een federale werkloosheidsuitkering van 400 dollar per week tot eind augustus en hulp voor mensen die tijdens de pandemie problemen hebben met het betalen van huur en hypotheek.

Het voorstel gaat nu naar de Senaat, waar de Democratische vicepresident Kamala Harris mogelijk een beslissende stem zal moeten uitbrengen. In de Senaat hebben zowel de Republikeinen als de Democraten namelijk 50 zetels. De Democraten willen dat Biden het wetsvoorstel voor half maart ondertekent, wanneer de verhoogde werkloosheidsuitkeringen en andere steunmaatregelen komen te vervallen.

Wel moeten mogelijk nog aanpassingen worden gedaan omtrent de voorgestelde verhoging van het minimumloon van 7,25 naar 15 dollar per uur, waarbij naar verluidt bedrijven die de lonen niet verhogen beboet worden. Dit voorstel moet mogelijk worden geschrapt vanwege de ingewikkelde regels die voor de Senaat gelden. Ook zouden niet alle Democratische senatoren de verhoging zien zitten.

Door: NU.nl/ANP
Beeld: ANP

Wat een ongekend bedrag zeg! 1,9 biljoen, dat is 1,9 miljoen miljoen En dat geld wordt gewoon vanuit het niets bijgedrukt neem ik aan? Hoe moeten ze er anders aan komen?

(CNN)The US military on Thursday struck a site in Syria used by two Iranian-backed militia groups in response to rocket attacks on American forces in the region in the past two weeks, generating concern among lawmakers who said Biden had not asked for the necessary congressional authorization.

"Up to a handful" of militants were killed in the strikes, a US official told CNN.
The strikes, which mark the US military's first known action under President Joe Biden, swiftly drew criticism from Democratic lawmakers. The site was not specifically tied to the rocket attacks, but Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said he was "confident" it was used by the same Iranian-backed Shia militias targeting US and coalition forces in Iraq with rocket attacks.

Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said the strikes took place "at President Biden's direction" and were authorized not just to respond to the recent attacks against American and coalition forces but also to deal with "ongoing threats to those personnel."

"Specifically, the strikes destroyed multiple facilities located at a border control point used by a number of Iranian-backed militant groups, including Kata'ib Hezbollah and Kata'ib Sayyid al Shuhada," Kirby said. "The operation sends an unambiguous message; President Biden will act to protect American coalition personnel. At the same time, we have acted in a deliberate manner that aims to de-escalate the overall situation in both Eastern Syria and Iraq."

'Necessary'
Almost a day later, Iran's foreign ministry condemned the strikes. Ministry spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh called the airstrikes a "continuation of constant Zionist regime raids on Syrian soil," a reference to Israeli aerial attacks on Syria. Khatibzadeh also said the US troop presence in Syria was illegal and accused the country of training "terrorists."

The White House said Friday the strikes were backed by Article II of the Constitution as well as the UN charter.

"The President acted pursuant to inherent self-defense powers enshrined in our Constitution and the UN Charter," an NSC spokesperson said. "We had a rigorous process to include legal review of the strikes conducted."

The spokesperson said Biden used "his Article II authority to defend US personnel ... and to deter the risk of additional attacks over the coming weeks."

"The strikes were necessary to address the threat and proportionate to the prior attacks," the spokesman said.

The strike drew praise from one Republican and quick criticism and concern from Democrats who bristled at the White House failure to brief them.

Pennsylvania Republican Sen. Pat Toomey said Biden "is right to respond to recent Iranian-backed attacks on Americans with this airstrike."

Some Democrats complained that Biden did not respect Congress' prerogative and brief the relevant committees beforehand. While House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer had not commented on the strikes as of Friday morning, others made their views clear.

Criticism
Sen. Tim Kaine, a Virginia Democrat, said in a statement that "offensive military action without congressional approval is not constitutional absent extraordinary circumstances. Congress must be fully briefed on this matter expeditiously."

Sen. Chris Murphy, a Connecticut Democrat, said he has "inherent trust" in Biden's national security decision-making and that the militia strikes on Iraqi bases hosting US troops are "unacceptable." But retaliatory strikes require congressional authorization, he said. "Congress should hold this administration to the same standard it did prior administrations, and require clear legal justifications for military action, especially inside theaters like Syria, where Congress has not explicitly authorized any American military action," said Murphy.
Rep. Ro Khanna, a California Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, told CNN, "there is absolutely no justification for a president to authorize a military strike that is not in self-defense against an imminent threat without congressional authorization. We need to extricate from the Middle East, not escalate."

"The President should not be taking these actions without seeking explicit authorization," said Khanna, who noted that Biden is now "the fifth consecutive US president to order strikes in the Middle East."
"I spoke against endless war with Trump, and I will speak out against it when we have a Democratic President," Khanna added.

The site the US struck is believed to be part of a weapons smuggling operation by the militias, according to a US official. The strikes were conducted to degrade the groups' ability to carry out attacks and to send a message about the recent attacks, the official said.

The site was used by Iraqi Hezbollah militias near al-Hurri village right on the Syrian-Iraqi borders inside Syria, a resident in Albu Kamal city told CNN under the condition of anonymity for security reasons.
Kata'ib Hezbollah claimed in a brief statement Friday that one of its fighters had been killed. It statement said the killed fighter "was stationed on the Iraqi-Syrian border to protect the land of Iraq and its people from ISIS criminal gangs."

The US military's original plan was to strike two sites near the Syrian city of Albu Kemal, but at the last minute, the second location was scratched because of concerns that civilians might be in the area, a US defense official tells CNN.

Decision made from the 'top down'
The decision to target the site in Syria was made from the "top down," a defense official said. Austin told reporters that Biden had authorized the strike on Thursday morning, after he had recommended the President take action.

"We're confident in the target we went after," Austin said on a flight back to Washington from San Diego on Thursday. "We know what we hit. We allowed and encouraged the Iraqis to investigate and develop intelligence, and that was very helpful to us in refining the target."
Kirby said Biden authorized the strikes after consulting with US allies, including coalition partners, and that they had taken place at about 6 p.m. ET. The Russian military was given a warning about the upcoming airstrike "four or five minutes" before it was delivered, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Friday, according to the Russian state news agency TASS.

The airstrikes were conducted by two F15s dropping Joint Direct Attack Munitions. A JDAM is a precision weapon with GPS navigation capabilities.

A US strike against Kata'ib Hezbollah in Iraq on December 29, 2019, triggered complaints from the Iraqi government about violations of its sovereignty. Days later, members of the group and other Iran-backed militias marched on the US Embassy in Iraq, damaging property and setting outer buildings on fire.

While the US had not before Thursday blamed any specific group for the rocket attacks or attributed them to any Iranian proxies in the region, the administration has made clear where it places the ultimate blame.

"We have stated before that we will hold Iran responsible for the actions of its proxies that attack Americans," State Department spokesman Ned Price said on Monday, noting that "many of these attacks have used Iranian-made, Iranian-supplied weapons."
Earlier this week, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki had said the US holds Iran accountable for the actions of its proxies.

A February 15 rocket attack on coalition forces near the Erbil International Airport in Iraqi Kurdistan killed a civilian contractor and injured nine others, including four American contractors and one member of the US military who went through concussion protocol. That day, about 14 rockets were fired toward US and coalition forces in Erbil, in northern Iraq. At the time, Psaki said Biden and his administration "reserve the right to respond in a manner and at a time of our choosing."

She warned that "we will respond in a way that's calculated on our timetable, and using a mix of tools, seen and unseen."

"What we will not do, and what we've seen in the past, is lash out and risk an escalation that plays into the hands of Iran by further destabilizing Iraq, and that is our priority," Psaki added.

That attack was the first of three that came in rapid succession.
Over the weekend, at least four rockets struck Balad Air Base north of Baghdad, where a US defense company works on Iraqi combat aircraft.
Then on Monday, two rockets landed in Bahgdad's international zone, where many foreign embassies are located. There were no reports of injuries or damage.

The US strikes come as Washington and Tehran position themselves for negotiations about Iran's nuclear program, potentially complicating an already fragile process.

Iran Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh denied any ties to the February 15 attack in Erbil, and Iran has not claimed responsibility for any of the other strikes. "While these rumors are strongly rejected, the dubious attempt to attribute it to Iran is also strongly condemned," Khatibzadeh said, according to a February 16 report by Iran's state official news agency Mehr.

This story has been updated with more details and background.

CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story misstated the committee Rep. Ro Khanna serves on. He is a member of the House Armed Services Committee.

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