In a statement, white House Press Secretary Karine Jean Pierre said the White House will provide regular updates on his status as he continues to carry Out the full duties of the office while in isolation. In the hours before testing positive, Mr Biden was on the Campaign Trail inside a restaurant, shaking hands and speaking with voters. Following his diagnosis, the president was seen withOut a mask as he exited his motorcade and climbed the steps of Air Force one to return to delaware. This all comes at a perilous time for the president , with his re Election Bid continuing to lose support from Allies. On wednesday, one of the most influential democrats in congress, Adam Schiff, called on biden to end his re Election Bid. Congressman schiff said that while he believes President Biden has been one of the most consequential President S in us history, he said it was time for the president to pass the torch. Mr schiffjoins 17 other House Democrats who have directly called on President Bid
Now on bbc news, hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. And today im on the shores of Italys Lake Como at the Ambrosetti Forum an annual opportunity for politicians on both sides of the atlantic to gather and talk geopolitics. And this year there is one dominant issue the us Led Pull out from afghanistan. Now that its done, how does america see itself and its global role . Well, my guess is influential american senator lindsey graham, a close confidant of Donald Trump. Is america first now a bipartisan consensus . Senator lindsey graham, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. America is sacrificing no more Blood And Treasure in afghanistan, isnt that a source of profound relief to The American people . Er, no. I think most americans are upset that we left our afghan allies behind. I think most americans are upset that we have american citizens behind enemy lines, i think a lot of americans wanted to wash their hands of afghanistan. Its been 20 years. Thats what the polls say. The p
Now on bbc news, hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. Today i am on the shores of Italys Lake Como at an annual opportunity for politicians on both sides of the atlantic to gather and talk geopolitics. And this year there is one dominant issue, the us led pull out from afghanistan. Now that its done, how does america see itself . And its global role . Well, my guess is influential american senator lindsey graham, a close confidant of Donald Trump. Is america first now a bipartisan consensus . Senator lindsey graham, welcome. Thank you. America is sacrificing no more Blood And Treasure in afghanistan, isnt that a source of profound relief to the american people . Er, no. I think most americans are upset that we left our afghan allies behind. I think most americans are upset that we left american citizens behind enemy lines, i think a lot of americans wanted to wash their hands of afghanistan. It has been 20 years. That is what the polls say, the american public had had enou
Peaceful transfer of power. We will have the latest. An explosion at a Chemical Plant in Western Germany kills at least one person was stop several otHers are miller singh. And Simone Biles withdraws from the team gymnastics at the Tokyo Olympics. She said she suffered an injury to Her pride after stumbling that a. She comes in with pressure from so many directions. She comes in bearing The Mantle of, you know, americas sweetheart, the big olympic star. Seven months ago, on the 6th Of January, hundreds of Donald Trump supporters launched an attack on the Us Capitol. Now the first full congressional investigation into what exactly happened that day, has begun. The first witnesses to be called were four men who had been on duty that day. Two Capitol Hill officers and two Washington Dc Police officers gave evidence about the Violence And Hatred they experienced. Heres what the very first witness had to say. Sadly as a result of that day, we lost some good officers. But we held our line to
Of its Oversight Board. This we start with the future of work as we emerge from the Pandemic, because some of the uks biggest employers have told the bbc they dont plan to bring staff back to the office full time. 43 out of 50 firms told us they would embrace a mix of Home And Office working, with staff encouraged to work from home two to three days a week. Another four said theyre keeping the idea of Hybrid Working under review. What will it all mean forworkers, companies, and cities . Ben thompson reports. Backin back in the office after 1a months at home. I took on my role in march of 2020. It was a baptism by Pandemic. For monica. Baptism by Pandemic. For monica, who baptism by Pandemic. For monica, who started her newjob just as the crisis began, getting back to her desk is a welcome change from the now familiar distractions of home. Homeschooling for a 12 year old with a husband who was an architect and works full time at home also is certainly causing some challenges for us. Now