This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 5 MADRID (AP) — President Joe Biden said Thursday that the Supreme Court's decision ending a constitutional right to abortion is “destabilizing," but he maintained the ruling does not affect U.S. standing on the world stage as he took credit for modernizing the transatlantic alliance to adapt to new threats from Russia and China. Biden was speaking to reporters at the conclusion of a five-day foreign trip to huddle with NATO allies in Madrid and the leaders of the Group of Seven advanced democratic economies in the Bavarian Alps, which came as the nation was still grappling with the fallout from Friday's Supreme Court decision. “America is better positioned to lead the world than we ever have been,” Biden said. “But one thing that has been destabilizing is the outrageous behavior of the Supreme Court of United States in overruling not only Roe v. Wade, but essentially … [Read more...] about Biden: Court ruling on Roe ‘destabilizing,’ US still leading
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Conservative Japan, S. Korea Leaders Press Biden to Act on N. Korea
President Joe Biden held a trilateral meeting with the leaders of Japan and South Korea – Prime Minister Kishida Fumio and President Yoon Suk-yeol, respectively – in Spain on Wednesday in which the two conservatives pressed Biden to prioritize the threat from communist North Korea. The meeting, on the sidelines of the ongoing NATO summit in Europe, was a rare moment in which Biden was outnumbered as a leftist on the world stage. The public remarks by both Kishida and Yoon emphasized their mutual concern over rogue state neighbor North Korea and suggested anxiety about the fact that Biden has not implemented any meaningful North Korea policy since becoming president. Kishida also appeared to signal concerns over potential military belligerence on the part of communist China, North Korea’s closest ally, remarking that the conferences in Europe this week should work to ensure that no country “draws the wrong lessons” from Russia’s escalation in February of its eight-year-old … [Read more...] about Conservative Japan, S. Korea Leaders Press Biden to Act on N. Korea
President Biden Asks Congress To Approve $33 Billion In Funding To Aid Ukraine
0 Politics & Government Biden renewed calls for the full amount Thursday, saying the United States cannot let its guard down. Daily Montanan , News Partner Posted Reply Daily Montanan April 30, 2022 President Joe Biden on Thursday asked Congress to approve $33 billion more in funding to help Ukraine fight off a Russian invasion that has lasted more than two months and claimed thousands of lives. Biden also asked U.S. lawmakers to make it easier for the federal government to sell off assets seized from sanctioned Russians to help fund the Ukrainian war effort. “This so-called supplemental funding addresses the needs of the Ukrainian military during the critical weeks and months ahead,” Biden said from the Roosevelt Room in the White House. “And it begins the transition to longer-term security assistance that’s going to help Ukraine deter and continue to defend against Russian aggression.” Republicans and … [Read more...] about President Biden Asks Congress To Approve $33 Billion In Funding To Aid Ukraine
Live updates | Turkey claims win in NATO deal on Nordics
This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 32 MADRID (AP) — The Latest on the final day of the NATO summit in Madrid: Turkey’s president is hailing his country’s joint memorandum with Sweden and Finland over their NATO accession as a victory. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Thursday that all of Turkey’s “sensitivities” had been included in the 10-article agreement. The deal signed Tuesday removed Turkey’s objection to the Nordic countries’ NATO membership. But Erdogan added that if Sweden and Finland did not fulfill their promises, Turkey could still block their membership by not ratifying the deal in the Turkish parliament. Erdogan claimed after the NATO summit ended that Sweden had promised to extradite 73 “terrorists” to Turkey and crack down on … [Read more...] about Live updates | Turkey claims win in NATO deal on Nordics
NATO vows to guard ‘every inch of territory’ as Russia fumes
This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 26 MADRID (AP) — An unstable world could get even more dangerous if NATO does not remain strong and united, the head of the alliance said Thursday at the end of a summit where Western leaders labeled Russia “a direct threat” to the security of their nations. During their three-day meeting in Madrid, NATO members confronted a geopolitical landscape marked by big-power competition and myriad threats, from cyberattacks to climate change. The leaders cast their sights around the world —- drawing a rebuke after accusing China of posing “serious challenges ” to global stability. But Russia's invasion of Ukraine dominated the summit. “We live in a more dangerous world and we live in a more unpredictable world, and we live in a world where we have a hot war … [Read more...] about NATO vows to guard ‘every inch of territory’ as Russia fumes
U.S. To Accept 100,000 Ukrainian Refugees, Levy More Sanctions On Russia
0 Politics & Government Russian Economic sanctions and more aid for Ukrainians were detailed as President Joe Biden huddled with North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Daily Montanan , News Partner Posted Reply Daily Montanan March 27, 2022 The White House announced a wave of new sanctions against Russia on Thursday while pledging to send more humanitarian assistance to Ukraine and welcome up to 100,000 refugees. The new economic restrictions on Russia and billions more in aid for Ukrainians were detailed as President Joe Biden huddled with North Atlantic Treaty Organization and Group of Seven leaders at a summit in Brussels. The meeting is seen as pivotal for democracies seeking to curtail Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine and prevent him from going to war in other nations not currently within NATO, or actually attacking one of the 30 member states. “NATO leaders met today on the … [Read more...] about U.S. To Accept 100,000 Ukrainian Refugees, Levy More Sanctions On Russia