[36][37], Biden's inaugural speech laid out his vision to unite the nation, prefaced by the various impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic strife, climate change, political polarization, and racial injustice. [439][440] The announcement came after inflation in the US rose to a 40-year high. The incident increased tensions between the U.S. and China. According to Washington Post journalist Steven Levingston, "Obama listened to military leaders who advised him that withdrawal would be a mistake. [83] On January 21, the administration released a 200-page document titled "National Strategy for the COVID-19 Response and Pandemic Preparedness". [268][271], Biden appointed Bill Nelson, an astronaut and former U.S. He announced new sanctions against Russia. "[158], Biden advocated more domestic production to lower inflation, but at the same time, he designed stringent import stops for Russian energy. Biden has been interviewed for several news outlets and appeared on several late-night talk shows throughout his presidency. In foreign policy, Biden completed the withdrawal of U.S. military forces from Afghanistan, declaring an end to nation-building efforts and shifting U.S. foreign policy toward strategic competition with China and, to a lesser extent, Russia. [101] On 7 May, French president Emmanuel Macron called on the U.S. "to put an end to export bans not only on vaccines but on vaccine ingredients, which prevent production. [419] The attacks prompted condemnation from many Democratic members of Congress. "[422], On March 5, 2021, Biden imposed sanctions on Myanmar's Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Defence and certain junta conglomerates. [90] In order to meet his vaccination goal of a hundred million shots in his first 100 days in office, Biden signed an executive order increasing needed supplies. 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Of the first 29 weekends of his presidency, Biden spent just six at the White House. Political analysts fear that such posturing on Russian energy and international sanctions would only lead to a wider conflict. [441] The Russian invasion of Ukraine also had an impact on the oil and gas prices in the US. [262] The following week, he again called on Congress to pass an assault weapons and high-capacity magazine ban, as well as red flag laws and other legislation. [393] The New York Times reported that the United States provided real-time battlefield targeting intelligence to Ukraine that helped Ukrainian forces kill Russian generals and sink the Russian warship Moskva. [4], In response to what Biden describes as the growing influence of special interests and gerrymandering in elections, he has pledged to seek electoral and government ethics reforms. [176], In May 2021, the EPA rolled back a Trump administration rule that prohibited the EPA from using certain studies. [54] Throughout December and January, Biden continued to select cabinet members, including Marty Walsh, the then current mayor of Boston, as his Secretary of Labor. President Joe Biden decamped to Wilmington on Friday, escaping the White House he's likened to a "gilded cage" for a weekend at his Delaware home. [120], On January 14, 2021, Biden revealed a $1.9 trillion stimulus bill, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. WASHINGTON President Joe Biden took his oath of office more than three months ago, after a violent attack on the U.S. Capitol and the second impeachment of his predecessor and during a. [189][190], In May 2022 the White House Council on Environmental Quality released a report in which it describes how Biden's administration followed the around 200 recommendations of the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council. [367][368][369] On March 2, 2021, the U.S. and European Union imposed coordinated additional sanctions on Russian officials, as well as the FSB and GRU, over Navalny's poisoning and imprisonment. [399][400][b], On February 20, 2023, four days before the one-year anniversary of the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Biden visited Kyiv and met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska. Biden was inaugurated alongside Kamala Harris, the first woman, first African American, and first Asian American vice president. [105], Despite months of vaccine availability and incentives, by September many Americans continued to resist vaccination amid rising cases in several states, hampering prospects towards herd immunity. [278][276], Austin has said his number one priority is to assist COVID-19 relief efforts, pledging he would "quickly review the Department's contributions to COVID-19 relief efforts, ensuring that we're doing everything that we can to help distribute vaccines across the country and to vaccinate our troops and preserve readiness. [231], The number of migrant families and unaccompanied children entering the U.S. from across the Southwest border steeply declined in August, September, and October 2021. September 19, 2022. When asked by The Irish Times in March 2021 about comments made by Irish foreign minister Simon Coveney that the UK "cannot be trusted" on the Northern Ireland protocol, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said that "President Biden has been unequivocal about his support for the Good Friday Agreement." All the major economies agreed to pass national laws that would require corporations to pay at least 15% income tax in the countries they operate. [7] He appointed Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Courtthe first Black woman to serve on the court. Inset, former President Donald Trump leaves Trump Tower to meet with New . [123][122][86] In addition, the plan would launch a national campaign to educate Americans about the vaccine and COVID-19, targeting misinformation related to the pandemic. [448] Following the meeting with Saudi officials, Biden announced that the Kingdom committed to extend the truce in Yemen. [113] This move was criticized by health experts who worry that without rapid testing, COVID-positive people may unknowingly spread COVID-19 in workplaces under the recommended CDC guidelines. [356], In March 2021, Biden held a virtual meeting with leaders of Japan, India and Australia, an alliance of countries known as the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, or the Quad, that work together to address China's expansionism in the Indo-Pacific region. Later, Biden would go on to say that he could tell by Obama's 'body language' that he agreed with that assessment even though he ultimately rejected it. All Rights Reserved. [417][418], On February 25, 2021, President Biden ordered retaliatory airstrikes on buildings in Syria that the Department of Defense said were used by Iranian-backed militias to carry out rocket attacks on U.S. targets in Iraq. Psaki announced, and has held, daily press briefings for White House reporters. [464][465], During a July 2022 visit to Israel, Biden stressed the importance of keeping the two-state vision alive. The reported 5,858 encounters in January to 9,457 in February constituted the largest one-month percentage increase in encounters with unaccompanied children since U.S. Customs and Border Protection began recording data in 2010. [404] While there, Biden affirmed more military aid to Ukraine and denounced the war. In the early years those interactions were only partly "on the record," as specified . [35], On January 20, 2021, Biden was sworn in by U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts as the 46th president of the United States, completing the oath of office at 11:49 AM EST, eleven minutes before the legal start of his term. [325] Biden addressed the withdrawal, stating that: "The likelihood theres going to be the Taliban overrunning everything and owning the whole country is highly unlikely. Theres no place like home. The changes come in light of both de-escalating tensions withIranand the administration changing its focus on counteringChina. [138], In March 2021, in her first interview since taking office, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai told The Wall Street Journal the U.S. would not lift tariffs on Chinese imports in the near future, despite lobbying efforts from "free traders" including former U.S. Secretary of Treasury Hank Paulson and the Business Roundtable, a big-business group in the U.S., that pressed for tariff repeal. The pipeline was heavily criticized by environmental and Native American activists and groups. [346] During the summit, the administration announced $800 million in new deals with Cisco Systems and Cybastion to combat cyberthreats targeting Africa, a bid to blunt the dominance of the Chinese firm Huawei in Africa. [299], In December 2021, a coalition of Jewish organizations, including the American Jewish Committee and the Rabbinical Assembly, issued an open letter to Biden urging additional action in response to the Uyghur genocide. [332] He has been criticized over the manner of the American withdrawal. Independents caucusing with the Democratic Party (Senators. He responded to the Russian invasion of Ukraine by imposing sanctions on Russia as well as providing Ukraine with over $100 billion in combined military, economic, and humanitarian aid. Biden has visited three dozen states and spent all or part of nearly 200 days of his presidency in his home state of Delaware. The report also recommended an increase in the bond rates that drilling companies are required to pay for future cleanup efforts before beginning extraction at new sites, and recommended that leases be focused on sites with "moderate to high potential" for production in proximity to existing fossil-fuel infrastructure. [396][397], In February 2022, amid rising tensions between Ukraine and Russia, the Biden administration faced questions for its year-long failure to nominate an ambassador to Ukraine. [472] Polls for the election cycle were the most accurate since 1998, though Republican-aligned pollsters such as the Trafalgar Group had a notable polling miss. The worst pandemic in more than a century had already taken 415,750 lives by Bidens inauguration. [333][334] Biden partly attributed the lack of early evacuation of Afghan civilians to the Afghan government's opposition of a "mass exodus" which they thought would cause a "crisis of confidence". [428], On February 4, 2021, the Biden administration announced that the U.S. was ending its support for the Saudi-led bombing campaign in Yemen. newsletter for analysis you wont find anywhereelse. Beyond the weekend trips, hes also popped in for quick trips for funerals, policy events and to cast his ballot in a Democratic primary. ", "U.S. looks to assist war crimes prosecutions targeting Russian leaders", "Puzzle in Ukraine Crisis: Where's the U.S. For the 12 months ending Sept. 30, 2022, U.S. Customs and Border Protection reported it stopped migrants at the U.S. border nearly 2.4 million times, a record surge driven by sharp increases in Venezuelans, Cubans and Nicaraguans making the trek. The president spent all or part of 197 days in his home state of Delaware, traveling most weekends to either his home near Wilmington or his vacation home at Rehoboth Beach, according to an AP tally. Biden repeatedly appealed to the Saudis to increase oil production, but the Kingdom turned down such requests. A comprehensive guide to what Biden has and hasn't accomplished President Biden is running for a second term. Biden, meanwhile, was the top administration official arguing for a much more limited role for American forces in Afghanistan. That's more than have died in all of World War II. [386] On February 25, the White House announced the US would personally sanction Putin and foreign minister Sergey Lavrov. [346] The meeting was the first such summit since 2014. delivered 100 million jabs . [216] The union representing ICE agents signaled that its agents would not accept reversals of Trump policies. In a video released April 25, Biden announced his official re-election . [326] According to Princeton professor Julian E. Zelizer, Biden "clearly learned a great deal from his time in the Obama presidency", and demonstrated that "he is a politician capable of learning and evolving, contrary to some of the skeptics in the primaries who thought he didn't understand how politics had changed." [125] While debates and negotiations over the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 were ongoing, some Republicans, including House minority leader Kevin McCarthy, Donald Trump Jr., and Rep. Madison Cawthorn, focused instead on the decision by the Dr. Seuss estate to stop publishing what many viewed as a racially-offensive Dr. Seuss book and the re-branding of the "Mr. [139], In 2021, the U.S. suspended its diplomatic trade engagement with Myanmar following an escalation in violence perpetrated by the Burmese military against anti-coup protesters. [432][433] The Biden administration was pressed on potential oil deals with Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, and Iran that would have them increase their oil production. [29][30] President-elect Biden had supported and campaigned for both candidates prior to the runoff elections on January 5. 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[476], After speculation Biden would not seek re-election due to his advanced age and poor job approval,[477] Biden officially announced his re-election campaign on April 25, 2023. 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[298], In October 2021, Biden said he is concerned about Chinese hypersonic missiles, days after China tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile that circled the globe before speeding towards its target. [108] Throughout the surge, the Biden administration has been criticized for a lack of COVID-19 tests, exacerbating the spread of the Omicron variant. The result has been a collapse in the popularity of Biden's COVID-19 strategy. to end use of private prisons", "Biden Moves to End Justice Contracts with Private Prisons", "Biden Signs Law Making Juneteenth a Federal Holiday", "Joe Biden signs anti-lynching bill in historic first", "Biden pardoning all prior federal offenses of simple marijuana possession", "Congress sends first weed bill to Biden", "FDA eliminates key restriction on abortion pill as Supreme Court weighs case that challenges Roe v. Wade", "Remarks by President Biden on the Supreme Court Decision to Overturn Roe v. 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[349] The administration also signed a memorandum of understanding in support of the African Continental Free Trade Area to reduce trade barriers in Africa,[349] and committed $55 billion to Africa over the next three years, focused on preexisting U.S. initiatives,[349][346] such as the trade-focused Prosper Africa and Africa Growth and Opportunity Act, as well as the Power Africa initiative, which aims to increase connections of Africans to the electric grid). President Biden in his first visit to the State Department as president said "this war has to end" and that the conflict has created "a humanitarian and strategic catastrophe. Biden signed the Act into law on November 15, 2021. [355] Dozens of families of Americans who are detained abroad say President Biden has failed to adequately address the crisis. [348] The summit was part of a broader effort by the U.S. to rebuilt U.S.-African relations and counter Chinese influence on the continent. "[496], In June 2022, Biden appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! When he took office as the 46th US president, Joe Biden declared that his ascension was the "triumph not of a candidate, but of a cause - the cause of democracy". Biden called for the expansion of NATO with the addition of Finland and Sweden, and rallied NATO allies in support of Ukraine. Around 16 million of these were given during the Trump administration,. The administration also expressed support for the Abraham Accords while wanting to expand on them, although it shied away from using that name, instead referring to it simply as "the normalization process". Biden even managed to squeeze in the anecdote during a celebration this week for the 2022 NBA champion Golden State Warriors. [122][123][121] The plan additionally includes $440 billion in community support, providing $350 billion of community support to first responders while the rest goes to grants for small businesses and transit agencies; $400 billion for a national vaccination plan and school reopenings; and $10 billion for information technology, modernizing federal cybersecurity infrastructure. [46] Biden chose Jen Psaki, deputy White House press secretary and U.S. Department of State spokesperson during the presidency of Barack Obama, as his White House press secretary. ", "The newly-resurfaced debate on Biden's age and mental fitness", "One Year From Election, Trump Trails Biden but Leads Warren in Battlegrounds", "Biden wins White House, vowing new direction for divided US", "Biden Transition Team Calls on Federal Agency to Declare Winner", "Biden campaign pushes GSA chief to approve transition", "THE TRUMP APPOINTEE BLOCKING BIDEN'S TRANSITION IS REPORTEDLY TRYING TO LINE UP A NEW JOB FOR 2021", "In Unprecedented Move, Key Federal Agency Hesitates On Declaring Biden Winner", "Joe Biden is right that more than 60 of Trump's election lawsuits lacked merit", "Trump's Legal Blitz Isn't Contesting Enough Votes to Win", "US election 2020: What legal challenges is Trump planning? [83], On January 21, 2021, the Biden administration issued a 60-day ban on oil and gas leases and permits on federal land and waters. [238] This reversed a memorandum imposed by Trump. "[208], On January 21, 2021, Biden proposed a bill that, if passed, would replace the word alien with noncitizen in U.S. immigration law.
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