Canada’s tax on Netflix and other foreign digital services companies may be a major irritant for the U.S. tech sector, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it doesn’t seem to be much concern to President Joe Biden. In a year-end interview with The Canadian Press, Trudeau said “not once” did …
Read More »Canada’s wildfires to get more U.S. aid after Biden speaks with Trudeau
U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday directed his administration to deploy “all available federal firefighting assets” that can quickly respond to the wildfires raging across Canada. The White House said Biden made the order after speaking with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about the evolving wildfire situation, where the American president …
Read More »Biden says it was ‘irresponsible’ for Trump to keep classified documents at Mar-a-Lago
U.S. President Joe Biden says the discovery of top-secret documents at former president Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate raised concerns that sensitive data was compromised and called it “irresponsible.” Biden, who rarely does interviews, spoke to CBS program 60 Minutes in a segment that aired Sunday. He said that when he heard about …
Read More »Biden says U.S. would defend Taiwan against Chinese invasion
President Joe Biden says U.S. forces would defend Taiwan if China tries to invade the self-ruled island claimed by Beijing as part of its territory, adding to displays of official American support for the island democracy. Biden said “yes” when asked during an interview broadcast Sunday on CBS News’s 60 …
Read More »U.S. drone strike kills al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri, Biden confirms
A U.S. drone strike in Afghanistan this weekend killed Ayman al-Zawahri, who took over as al-Qaeda leader after Osama bin Laden’s death during a raid on his compound by U.S. forces in 2011, President Joe Biden confirmed Monday, less than a year after American troops left the country following a …
Read More »Biden shifts strategy as national vaccination rate continues to slow
Enlarge / US President Joe Biden speaks in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, May 4, 2021. Covid-19 Coverage View more stories By July 4—two months from today—the Biden administration wants to have 70 percent of American adults vaccinated with at least one …
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