after months of preparation, borisjohnson prepares to play host to world leaders flying in for this weekend s g7 summit in carbis bay in st ives in cornwall. it s the first time the leaders have met face to face in two years. presidentjoe biden has left joint airbase andrews and will arrive in cornwall this evening. tomorrow, the prime minister, borisjohnson, will hold his first bilateral meeting with president biden. the three day summit will officially begin on friday and last until sunday. so what s on the agenda? borisjohnson is keen for leaders to pledge their commitment to global covid vaccinations by the end of 2022. the post covid economic recovery is high on their agenda. and pressure is growing on the leaders of the richer nations to provide more funding to deal with climate change. it s the first overseas visit for the joe biden since his election as us president. in the run up to the summit, our north america editorjon sopel has been speaking to the us national security adv
NH Primary Source: DNC Manchester billboard updated with pro-Biden COVID-19 vaccine, jobs message Share Updated: 6:09 AM EDT Apr 26, 2021 Share Updated: 6:09 AM EDT Apr 26, 2021 (New Hampshire Primary Source is a regular feature of WMUR s political coverage.)MESSAGE UPDATED. The Democratic National Committee on Monday will update the message on a Manchester billboard first unveiled three weeks ago to now cite President Joe Biden and his administration’s work on making the COVID-19 vaccine widely available and signing the stimulus plan into law.Biden’s 100th day in office will be Friday, and the DNC declares in the new message: “In just 100 days America Is Back on Track. Thank you President Biden!!”The billboard, located at the intersection of Valley and Beech streets, also says “vaccines in arms,” “checks in hands,” “more jobs.”The DNC said the message will be displayed for one week.Backing up the ad, the DNC says that under Biden’s
President Joe Biden’s favorite tag line—“America is back”—featured prominently in his video address to the Munich Security Conference last week. It is a welcome message in Europe after Donald Trump’s presidency, but Biden is returning to a trans-Atlantic alliance marked by new uncertainty and division.
April 2, 2021 last updated 16:22 ET French President Emmanuel Macron, right, attends a videoconference meeting as U.S. President Joe Biden appears on a screen, Paris, Feb. 19, 2021 (pool photo by Benoit Tessier via AP Images).
America Comes and Goes. Trans-Atlantic Tensions Are Forever
“First thing I’m going to have to do, and I’m not joking,” candidate Joe Biden said last September in a campaign interview about America’s European allies. “If elected I’m going to … get on the phone with the heads of state and say America’s back, you can count on us.”
In the end, he delivered his franchise tag line not by phone, but in a video address to a “special edition” of the Munich Security Conference during his first round of trans-Atlantic diplomacy last week. And he added a slight twist: “America is back. The trans-Atlantic alliance is back.” .
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
This report provides a snapshot of the US Executive Branch priorities via daily schedules and the prior day’s press releases.
POTUS’ Schedule
9:45 a.m. EST – The President receives the President’s Daily Brief | Oval Office
12:05 p.m. EST – The President makes an announcement related to small businesses | South Court Auditorium
6:00 p.m. EST – The President delivers remarks on the lives lost to COVID-19 | The White House
6:15 p.m. EST – The President, The First Lady, The Vice President, and THE SECOND GENTLEMAN hold a moment of silence and candle lighting ceremony | South Portico
VPOTUS’ Schedule
6:00 p.m. EST – The Vice President will join the President when he delivers remarks on the lives lost to COVID-19 in the Cross Hall