Joe Biden

Why Fox News’ settlement with Dominion Voting Systems is good news for all media outlets

It’s all over but the spinning. At the eleventh hour, after the jury was sworn in and the lawyers were ready to make their opening statements, the judge presiding over Dominion Voting Systems v. Fox News announced on April 18, 2023, t...

Jane E. Kirtley Professor of Media Ethics and Law, University of Minnesota·about 1 year ago

Whats Trending ? US citizens go the polls

Election Day in the United States is officially under way. The spotlight is on the race for the White House between President Donald Trump, who is seeking a second term, and Democrat Joe Biden. The two candidates have dominated headlines...

Phumzile Mavimbela·over 3 years ago

Trump’s legacy in Africa and what to expect from Biden

Donald Trump was propelled to the US presidency by promising to rewrite globalisation rules. This included restricting trade when it directly hurt the US, clamping down on immigration, and reducing commitments to the global order. His ad...

Francis Owusu & Padraig Carmody ·over 3 years ago

Was it a coup? No, but siege on US Capitol was the election violence of a fragile democracy

Did the United States just have a coup attempt? Supporters of President Donald Trump, following his encouragement, stormed the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6, disrupting the certification of Joe Biden’s election victory. Waving Tr...

Clayton Besaw and Matthew Frank ·over 3 years ago

What African countries can expect from Biden: and what they should ask for

US president Joe Biden makes a foreign policy speech at the State Department in Washington, DC, on 4 February. President Joe Biden delivered his first public statement on US foreign policy last week. Africa was not mentioned. Does th...

John J Stremlau ·about 3 years ago

Despite the end of Title 42, restrictions on asylum seekers are expected to continue under Biden administration

A Trump administration immigration order, Title 42, that allowed U.S. border officials to quickly expel migrants at the U.S. southern border – with no exceptions for asylum-seekers – expires May 11, 2023. But its legacy of restricting as...

Ernesto Castañeda Associate Professor of Sociology, American University·12 months ago

Debt ceiling negotiators reach a deal: 5 essential reads about the tentative accord, brinkmanship and the danger of default

President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on May 27, 2023, agreed in principle to a tentative deal that would raise the debt ceiling while capping some federal spending at current levels.

Matt Williams Senior Breaking News and International Editor·11 months ago

From Trump to Biden: American Leadership in a Covid-19 shaken Global Order

On 20 January 2021, Americans and the world over witnessed the final page of the Trump presidency and the beginning of a new administration under President Joe Biden. Former President Donald Trump’s presidency is among the most conseque...

Musa Mdunge ·over 3 years ago

Ukraine is the hot topic at the NATO summit – the most important work is all in the details happening behind the scenes

A summit is literally the highest point on the mountain. In diplomatic terms, summits like the NATO meeting, held on July 11 and 12, 2023, in Vilnius, Lithuania, mark important gatherings of world leaders.

Tara Sonenshine Edward R. Murrow Professor of Practice in Public Diplomacy, Tufts University·10 months ago