Biden takes hands-off approach to Trump impeachment
Joe Biden is in an unusual position given that both of Trump’s impeachments stemmed directly from the former president’s efforts against him
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New president has barely weighed in on trial of his predecessor, though it could hamper his agenda
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Washington: President Biden is trying to avoid getting drawn into the approaching Senate impeachment trial as he balances Democratic calls to punish his predecessor with his desire to move forward with his ambitious agenda.
The wary approach includes contradicting calls from some Democrats for a quick trial start and declining to say whether former President Donald Trump should be convicted, though Mr. Biden has blamed Mr. Trump for inciting the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
By: Daniel McAdams
While the saccharine continues to ooze from the mainstream media for the incoming Biden administration, the real iron fist of what will be the Biden foreign policy is starting to materialize. As if on cue, major bombings in Baghdad by ISIS…remember them? have opened the door for the Biden administration to not only cancel President Trump’s troop drawdown from Iraq but to actually begin sending troops back into Iraq.
Is this to be Iraq War 4.0? 3.7? 5.0? Anybody’s guess.
If Biden uses this sudden and convenient unrest in Iraq as a trigger to return US troops (and bombs), it should not surprise anyone. As Professor Barbara Ransby points out in this video, Biden did much more to make the disastrous 2003 attack on Iraq happen than just vote yes on the authorization to use force. As Professor Ransby reminds us, Biden used the full power of his position as chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to ensure the Senate approved George W. Bush’s lie-b
While the saccharine continues to ooze from the mainstream media for the incoming Biden administration, the real iron fist of what will be the Biden foreign policy is starting to materialize. As if on cue, major bombings in Baghdad by ISIS…remember them? have opened the door for the Biden administration to not only cancel President Trump s troop drawdown from Iraq but to actually begin sending troops back into Iraq.
Is this to be Iraq War 4.0? 3.7? 5.0? Anybody s guess.
If Biden uses this sudden and convenient unrest in Iraq as a trigger to return US troops (and bombs), it should not surprise anyone. As Professor Barbara Ransby points out in this video, Biden did much more to make the disastrous 2003 attack on Iraq happen than just vote yes on the authorization to use force. As Professor Ransby reminds us, Biden used the full power of his position as chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to ensure the Senate approved George W. Bush s lie-based war on Iraq. Biden pr
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During his 50-year political career, U.S. President Joe Biden earned a reputation as a cautious incrementalist, sticking to the political centre and slowly building support for legislation before acting. Throughout the election campaign, he pitched himself as a moderate, constructing a big-tent voting coalition unified mostly by its opposition to Donald Trump.
But since taking office Wednesday, Mr. Biden has bolted out of the gate. He has signed no fewer than 30 executive orders and actions, covering everything from climate change to food aid to COVID-19 vaccinations. He has unveiled a US$1.9-trillion economic relief bill and sweeping immigration legislation. And he has laid out a wide-rangin
The adage that once defined American politics, Democrats fall in love, Republicans fall in line, is no more. Today, rank‐and‐file Republicans aren t even sure where to stand, let alone line up. Trumpism and the politics of chaos have fractured the GOP.
But despite the mess that has overtaken the Republicans, President Joe Biden must still work across the aisle in the Senate to try and pass his ambitious agenda. He must work with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, despite the Republican leader s long record of obstructionism. Biden must bridge the divide that derailed the Obama White House agenda.