Joe Biden

Biden, Trump to meet at White House for transition talks after Harris defeat

Biden and Trump have sharply criticized each other for years, and their respective teams hold vastly different positions on policies from climate change to Russia to trade

Biden, Trump to meet at White House ahead of historic return

This type of meeting between the outgoing and incoming presidents was considered customary, but Trump did not invite Biden for one after making unsubstantiated election fraud claims that culminated in the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot.

Biden to address Americans after Trump storms back

The White House said Biden spoke with Trump on Wednesday

Biden to make farewell trip to Germany as Ukraine war rages

Biden was originally due in Germany last week for a multi-day visit that would have included a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Biden warns Israel against Iran oil strikes as war fears mount

Biden added that the Israelis "have not concluded how they're, what they're going to do" in retaliation for a huge ballistic missile attack by Iran on Israel on Tuesday.

Biden bids farewell to UN, in shadow of Trump

Viewing his presidency as a return from the brink after Republican Trump's four years in the Oval Office, Biden will be trying to make sure his achievements are, in the words of one advisor, "irreversible."

Biden to use rest of term putting Ukraine in 'best position': advisor

The announcement of the upcoming Biden-Zelensky meeting came after Moscow and Kyiv earlier Saturday swapped 103 prisoners of war each in a UAE-brokered deal, and as Russian forces continue to gain ground in their grinding offensive in east Ukraine.

Biden, Modi discuss situation in Bangladesh

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today spoke to US President Joe Biden over the phone to discuss the situation in Bangladesh

Biden says 'I gave my best' as he passes torch to Harris

Harris joined him on stage after the speech and the pair embraced, as the crowd gave Biden a rapturous reception following his stunning decision less than a month ago to drop out of the 2024 White House race.

January 24, 2023
January 24, 2023

Biden nominates first human rights envoy for N Korea since 2017

The White House on Tuesday nominated a special envoy for human rights in North Korea, moving to fill a post that has been empty since 2017 amid debate over how rights issues fit with efforts to counter Pyongyang's nuclear weapons programme..President Joe Biden nominated Julie Turner, a lon

July 17, 2022
July 17, 2022

Biden fails to secure commitments to Middle East security axis, oil output rise

President Joe Biden told Arab leaders on Saturday that the United States would remain an active partner in the Middle East, but he failed to secure commitments to a regional security axis that would include Israel or an immediate oil output rise.

May 27, 2022
May 27, 2022

Biden to host K-pop stars BTS, discuss anti-Asian hate crimes

K-pop superstars BTS will head to the White House next week to address hate crimes targeting Asians and people of Asian descent with U.S. President Joe Biden, the White House said in a statement on Thursday.

May 26, 2022
May 26, 2022

Shooting tragedy shows the fault lines of US gun policy

Stricter gun law is the only solution to such violence

April 4, 2022
April 4, 2022

Dhaka-Washington ties will flourish further in next 50 years, Biden writes to Hasina

US President Joe Biden has expressed optimism that Dhaka-Washington partnership would flourish further in the next 50 years and beyond.

March 18, 2020
March 18, 2020

Biden wins Washington primary, capturing 5 out of 6 states

Joe Biden has been declared the winner of last week’s Democratic presidential primary in Washington state, giving him victories in five out of six states that voted March 10.

March 4, 2020
March 4, 2020

Biden scores early wins over Sanders on Super Tuesday

Joe Biden has notched up startling wins over leftist rival Bernie Sanders in the Democrats' Super Tuesday contest to challenge President Donald Trump, with a torrent of projected victories showing his surprising muscle after what had appeared to be a failing campaign.

January 3, 2020
January 3, 2020

Democrats call US killing of Iranian general ‘reckless’

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden says that President Donald Trump has “tossed a stick of dynamite into a tinderbox” with the targeted killing of Iran’s top general in an airstrike at Baghdad’s international airport.

April 25, 2019
April 25, 2019

Former US VP Biden announces 2020 run for White House

Former US vice president Joe Biden jumps into the race for the White House, becoming the frontrunner in a crowded field challenging Donald Trump in 2020 -- and hoping to be the oldest leader in American history.

June 25, 2015
June 25, 2015

First funerals to be held for Charleston victims

The first of the funerals for victims of the Charleston church shooting will be held on Thursday in the South Carolina city.