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Joe Biden says ‘Maga forces’ threaten US democracy

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden charged Republican allies of Donald Trump with undermining the country's democracy and urged voters to reject extremism ahead of November's midterm elections. Biden…

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Biden approval rises to 41%, highest since early June, Reuters/Ipsos finds

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's public approval rating rose this week to its highest level since early June, following a series of legislative wins for his Democratic Party,…

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Flush with wins, finally COVID-free, Biden to hit the road ahead of U.S. midterms

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C., (Reuters) - President Joe Biden plans to travel across the United States in the coming weeks to tout a series of legislative wins on climate change, gun…

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Biden advisers push early launch of his 2024 presidential campaign

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C., (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden should announce his candidacy for re-election sooner than usual following November's congressional race in a bid to squash speculation about the…

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Biden approval rises to 40%, highest in two months, Reuters/Ipsos shows

U.S. President Joe Biden's public approval rose this week to its highest level since early June following a string of legislative victories, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll. The two-day…

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White House says former asthma sufferer Biden has cough, but not COVID

WASHINGTON, Aug 9 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden continues to test negative for COVID-19 but is suffering its lingering effects, the White House press office said, after he coughed repeatedly through…

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Biden tests negative for COVID, White House physician says

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden has tested negative for COVID-19 after testing positive with a breakthrough case for days, the White House physician said on Saturday. The Democratic president…

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Blinken commits U.S. to defending Philippines against armed attacks

MANILA, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Secretary of State Antony Blinken assured the Philippines on Saturday that the United States would come to its defence if attacked in the South China Sea, seeking…

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White House: Biden to remain in isolation until he tests negative for COVID

Aug 4 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will remain in isolation until he tests negative for COVID-19, White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said. She also said it would be up to Biden's…

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Biden still testing positive for COVID

U.S. President Joe Biden tested positive again for COVID-19 on Wednesday, his physician Kevin O'Connor said in a memo released by the White House, adding that the test was taken…

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Biden again tests positive for COVID-19, says he feels fine

WASHINGTON, July 30 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 again on Saturday in what the White House doctor described as a "rebound" case seen in a small percentage…

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Don’t ‘play with fire’ over Taiwan, China’s Xi warns in call with Biden

WASHINGTON/BEIJING, (Reuters) - Chinese leader Xi Jinping warned against playing with fire over Taiwan in a call with U.S. President Joe Biden, highlighting Beijing's concerns about a possible visit to the Chinese-claimed…

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U.S. says Biden-Xi call expected to cover Taiwan tension, Ukraine

WASHINGTON, July 26 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden and China's leader Xi Jinping are expected to talk on Thursday, a source familiar with the planning said, amid new tensions…

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Biden’s health improving, no close contacts tested positive for COVID

WASHINGTON, July 24 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's health has improved considerably and his predominant symptom now is a sore throat, his physician said on Sunday. Biden's cough and body aches…

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Biden has sore throat and body aches, but COVID symptoms improving -physician

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's COVID-19 symptoms continue to improve and now include "less troublesome" sore throat, runny nose, loose cough and body aches, his physician, Dr. Kevin O'Connor,…

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Vigorous but coughing, COVID-postive Biden appears virtually at White House meeting

U.S. President Joe Biden appeared virtually at a White House meeting of economic advisers on Friday to highlight his good health a day after testing positive for COVID-19. Speaking remotely at the…

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White House COVID response chief says Biden’s risk of serious illness is low

President Joe Biden's risk of serious illness is dramatically lowered since he is double boosted and vaccinated, White House COVID-19 response chief Ashish Jha said. Biden, the oldest person ever…

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Biden says he is ‘doing well,’ working after testing positive for COVID

WASHINGTON, July 21 (Reuters) - Joe Biden, the oldest person ever to serve as president of the United States, has tested positive for COVID-19, is experiencing mild symptoms and will continue working…

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Biden plans talks with China’s Xi soon, casts doubt on Pelosi Taiwan trip

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md.(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden plans to speak with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, by the end of the month at a moment of simmering tensions between the…

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Biden approval rating falls to 36%, matching record low-Reuters/Ipsos

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's public approval rating fell to 36% this week to tie the lowest rating of his 19 months in the White House as inflation takes its…

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U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders slams Biden over Saudi visit

WASHINGTON, July 17 (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders on Sunday criticized President Joe Biden's visit to Saudi Arabia, saying it rewarded a dictatorship and should have never taken place given its…

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Biden disputes Saudi account of Khashoggi murder discussion

July 17 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday differed with Saudi Arabia in their account of discussions at a bilateral summit about the 2018 murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi,…

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Biden hopes for Israeli integration at Arab summit in Saudi

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, July 16 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will discuss regional missile and defence capabilities on Saturday when he meets Arab leaders in Saudi Arabia, where he will be…

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UPDATED: Saudi prince told Biden that U.S. has made mistakes too

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told U.S. President Joe Biden that Saudi Arabia had acted to prevent mistakes like the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi but that the United States…

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FACTBOX-Biden set to tackle oil, Israel, Yemen, Iran on Saudi trip

DUBAI, July 15 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will visit the United State's most important Arab ally Saudi Arabia on July 15-16 after two years of strained ties over the killing of…

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UPDATED: Biden heads to Saudi Arabia amid tension on oil, Khashoggi killing

JERUSALEM/JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, July 15 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will discuss energy supply, human rights, and security cooperation in Saudi Arabia on Friday on a trip designed to reset the U.S.…

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UPDATED: Biden lands in Israel at start of high-stakes Middle East visit

TEL AVIV, July 13 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden arrived in Israel on Wednesday, kicking off a high-stakes trip to the Middle East dominated by efforts to persuade Gulf allies to pump…

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Israel says Biden visit may augur common Mideast market, with Saudis

TEL AVIV, July 11 (Reuters) - Israeli Finance Minister Avigdor Lieberman said on Monday he hoped a regional visit by U.S. President Joe Biden this week will lead to a common Middle…

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U.S. weighs possible resumption of offensive arms sales to Saudis

WASHINGTON/RIYADH, July 11 (Reuters) - The Biden administration is discussing the possible lifting of its ban on U.S. sales of offensive weapons to Saudi Arabia, but any final decision is expected to…

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Biden defends decision to visit Saudi Arabia, says rights are on his agenda

President Joe Biden defended his decision to travel to Saudi Arabia saying human rights would be on his agenda as he gave a preview of a trip on which he…

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Biden signs executive order on abortion, declares Supreme Court ‘out of control’

WASHINGTON, July 8 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said the Supreme Court decision overturning the right to an abortion was an exercise in "raw political power" and signed an executive order on…

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Biden says U.S.-U.K. ties ‘strong,’ does not mention Johnson

U.S. President Joe Biden looks forward to further close cooperation with the British government, he said without mentioning Prime Minister Boris Johnson who resigned in the face of scandal. "The…

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Women travelling for abortions will be protected – Biden

US president Joe Biden has said that women travelling for abortions will be protected by the federal government. Millions of women in the US lost the constitutional right to abortion…

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Biden says Americans will have to stomach high gas prices for “as long as it takes” to beat Putin

U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday he would not directly press Saudi Arabia to increase oil output to curb soaring crude prices when he sees the Saudi king and…

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UPDATED: Citing Russia threat, Biden to ramp up U.S. forces in Europe

MADRID, June 29 (Reuters) - The United States will create a new permanent army headquarters in Poland and deploy additional land, air and sea forces across the length and breadth of Europe in response…

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Biden says G7 must stick together as gold sanctions target Putin’s ‘war machine’

SCHLOSS ELMAU, Germany, June 26 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden told allies "we have to stay together" against Russia, as world leaders met on Sunday at a G7 summit in the…

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Biden says ‘Enough!’ on gun violence, demands action from Congress

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) - Declaring "Enough, enough!" U.S. President Joe Biden called on Congress to ban assault weapons, expand background checks and implement other gun control measures to address a string of mass…

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Biden administration plans to cancel $10,000 in student debt per borrower -report

WASHINGTON, May 27 (Reuters) - The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden is planning to cancel $10,000 in student debt per borrower, The Washington Post reported on Friday, citing three people with…

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UPDATED: Biden says he would be willing to use force to defend Taiwan

TOKYO, May 23 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Monday he would be willing to use force to defend Taiwan, in a series of critical comments about China he made…

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Biden says ‘everybody’ should be concerned about monkeypox outbreak

SEOUL, May 22 (Reuters) - The monkeypox outbreak is something "everybody should be concerned about," U.S. President Joe Biden said on Sunday, adding that U.S. health officials are looking into possible treatments…

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Biden says U.S., S.Korea alliance works to deter N.Korea, keep Indo-Pacific free

SEOUL, May 21 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden said on Saturday the 70-year alliance between the United States and South Korea was built on opposition to changing borders by force, and working…

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Biden considers executive orders, new funds for abortion

WASHINGTON, May 11 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden is considering executive orders and other measures to increase access and funding for women if the U.S. Supreme Court votes to overturn the Roe…

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White House press dinner returns after two years

U.S. President Joe Biden praised journalists covering the Russian invasion of Ukraine as he resumed a Washington tradition of speaking at the White House Correspondents Association dinner on Saturday night.…

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Biden plans to visit Israel in the coming months – Israeli PM’s office

JERUSALEM, April 24 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden has accepted an invitation from Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett to visit Israel and intends to make the trip in the coming months,…

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Biden to speak on Ukraine war amid expectation of new military aid, US starts training of some Ukrainian troops

WASHINGTON, April 21 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will deliver an update on the Russian invasion of Ukraine on Thursday as he works to complete a new arms package for its military.…

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Zelensky says US President Biden should come to Ukraine

DPA / CNN Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday says he wants President Joe Biden to visit Ukraine as the country continues to fight back against Russia. During an interview on…

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Zelenskiy proposes swapping pro-Russian politician for prisoners, Biden stands by ‘genocide’ remark

April 13 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday proposed swapping senior pro-Russian politician Viktor Medvedchuk for male and female prisoners of war being held by Moscow's forces. In…

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Biden says Russia committing genocide in Ukraine, Concern over unconfirmed use of chemical weapons

LVIV, Ukraine, April 13 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said for the first time that Moscow's invasion of Ukraine amounts to genocide, as President Vladimir Putin said Russia would "rhythmically and…

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U.S. imposes sanctions on Russian banks, Putin’s daughters, EU fails to approve sanctions amid questions over coal ban

LVIV, Ukraine, April 7 (Reuters) - Ukraine wants sanctions that are economically destructive enough for Russia to end its war after accusing some countries of still prioritising money over punishment for civilian…

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Biden launches U.S. plan to help Americans struggling with long COVID

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) - President Joe Biden tasked the U.S. health department with developing a national action plan to tackle the looming health crisis of long COVID, a complex, multi-symptom condition that leaves…

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UPDATED: EU will put more sanctions on Russia – Commission head

BRUSSELS, April 6 (Reuters) - The European Union will put more sanctions against Russia on top of the latest package announced on Tuesday, likely including measures against imports of Russian oil, the…

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Biden gets second booster shot, pushes for more COVID funding

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden rolled up his sleeve for a second COVID-19 booster shot on Wednesday as his administration rolled out efforts to help Americans live with the coronavirus,…

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Missiles strike Ukraine’s Lviv as Biden says Putin ‘cannot remain in power’

WARSAW/LVIV, Ukraine, March 27 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden called Russian leader Vladimir Putin a butcher who "cannot remain in power" after meeting Ukrainian refugees in Poland, as Kremlin forces stepped…

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Biden says Putin ‘cannot remain in power’ in fiery speech on Ukraine war – Kremlin says it’s not for Biden to say if Putin stays in power

LONDON, March 26 (Reuters) - The Kremlin dismissed a remark by U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday that Vladimir Putin "cannot remain in power," saying it was up to Russians to choose…

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