Joe Biden

Biden: 'Nobody Can Reverse' US Progress on Clean Energy

US President Joe Biden on Sunday touted his administration's "clean energy revolution" during a visit to the Amazon in Brazil, adding, in reference to President-elect Donald Trump, that "nobody can reverse it." "It's true—some may seek to deny or delay the clean energy revolution that's underway in America. But nobody—nobody—can reverse ...

Xi, Biden Attend Asia-Pacific Summit, Prepare to Meet

US President Joe Biden and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping will attend the first day of an Asia-Pacific leaders' summit Friday ahead of a face-to-face meeting under a cloud of diplomatic uncertainty cast by Donald Trump's election victory. Biden and Xi are due to hold talks Saturday, in what a US administration official said will probably be the ...

China's Xi Arrives in Peru for APEC Summit, Biden Meeting

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Peru Thursday for an Asia-Pacific summit where he will meet US counterpart Joe Biden under the shadow of a looming trade war with the incoming Donald Trump administration. Xi arrived at an air base outside the capital Lima hours before the expected touchdown of Biden on the eve of a two-day heads-of-state ...

Trump, Biden Vow Smooth Power Transfer at White House Meeting

President-elect Donald Trump and President Joe Biden met on Wednesday for the first time since Trump won the US Presidential election last week, with both leaders promising a smooth transfer of power in January. The meeting concluded after approximately two hours, White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre reported. "It was a substantive ...

Biden and Xi Set to Meet in Peru on Saturday

US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet Saturday at the APEC summit in Peru, in what will likely be their last encounter before Donald Trump returns to the White House, US officials said. The meeting will be the third between the leaders of the world's two biggest economies and their second since a major ice-breaking set ...

Biden and Trump to Meet at White House on Wednesday

Joe Biden will meet with President-elect Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday after the US leader pledged an orderly transfer of power following the Republican's decisive election victory. Biden and Trump will meet at the Oval Office at 11:00 am (16:00 GMT), the White House said Saturday, with the clock ticking down to the ex-president's ...

Biden Urges Americans to 'Bring Down Temperature' after Trump Win

President Joe Biden urged Americans Thursday to lower the political temperature after Donald Trump's crushing election win over Kamala Harris, saying in a conciliatory address to the nation that he would ensure a peaceful transition of power. In a solemn speech from the White House, Biden also said the result should "lay to rest" ...

Biden Prepares for Transition as Trump Returns to Power

US President Joe Biden will make a painful address to the nation Thursday, vowing a peaceful transfer of power to Donald Trump after his political nemesis scored a crushing election win over Kamala Harris. In what promises to be an agonizing moment for Biden, he will speak in the Rose Garden of the White House at 11am (16:00 GMT) to "discuss the ...

Biden and Netanyahu Discuss Israeli Operations in Lebanon During Phone Call

United States President Joe Biden held talks over the phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday, during which they discussed Israel’s military operations in Lebanon and its potential military response to the Iranian missile attack.  “Today’s phone call between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US ...

US to Limit Sale of Personal Data to Foreign Adversaries

US President Joe Biden is poised to enact an executive order with the goal of restricting the transfer of sensitive personal data of Americans overseas, citing apprehensions about potential misuse by countries like China. US President Joe Biden is set to issue an executive order Wednesday aimed at limiting the flow of sensitive US personal data ...