Graphs are temporarily unavailable due to technical issues. [491][493] The July 2022 Gallup survey saw Biden's sixth quarter approval rating of 40%, the lowest sixth quarter rating of any president in modern history dating back to Dwight Eisenhower. 400,000. U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said the administration wants a "worker-centered trade policy. Subscribe to Here's the Deal, our politics newsletter. [76], The Biden administration rescinded work requirements for Medicaid recipients. [302] The balloon's first reported sighting was on February 1, 2023, when a commercial airliner reported flying in close proximity to it. (AP Photo/Andrew . [242] Press secretary Psaki said it was important that U.S. money and notes reflect the "history and diversity" of the country and that putting Tubman on the twenty-dollar bill would do so. [412] A month later, Biden met Macron, telling him his administration was "clumsy" and that he was "under the impression that France had been informed long before" that France's deal with Australia was "not going through". The US president, who promised to rebuild trust and transparency after Donald Trump's adversarial tenure, is facing criticism as Sunday marks 116 days since his last press interview. [202], On January 20, 2021, Biden halted the construction of the U.S.Mexico barrier[83] and ended a related national emergency declared by Trump in February 2018. [206] On January 22, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the Biden administration for violating Biden's written pledge to cooperatively work with the state of Texas. [111], In the midst of an all-time high of new COVID-19 cases,[112] the Centers for Disease Control revised their guidelines, recommending five days of quarantine rather than ten without requiring a negative COVID-19 test. Political analysts fear that such posturing on Russian energy and international sanctions would only lead to a wider conflict. The worst pandemic in more than a century had already taken 415,750 lives by Bidens inauguration. As of 16 November 2022 the NASAMS had a 100% kill rate against their targets. [235] This has raised the question of whether his public office might allow him to influence the outcomes of current debates with the Church concerning abortion. [278][276], Austin has said his number one priority is to assist COVID-19 relief efforts, pledging he would "quickly review the Department's contributions to COVID-19 relief efforts, ensuring that we're doing everything that we can to help distribute vaccines across the country and to vaccinate our troops and preserve readiness. The summit was significantly shorter than expected, only lasting three and a half of the predicted five hours. 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[379][380], In November 2021, Putin stated that an expansion of NATO's presence in Ukraine, especially the deployment of any long-range missiles capable of striking Russian cities or missile defense systems similar to those in Romania and Poland, would be a "red line" issue for Russia. [196], Known for his generally bipartisan tone, Biden avoided directly referring to his predecessor during his first year in office. The recorded death toll from the coronavirus pandemic during Bidens term. [138], In March 2021, in her first interview since taking office, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai told The Wall Street Journal the U.S. would not lift tariffs on Chinese imports in the near future, despite lobbying efforts from "free traders" including former U.S. Secretary of Treasury Hank Paulson and the Business Roundtable, a big-business group in the U.S., that pressed for tariff repeal. "[61], Biden strongly campaigned for the presidency on the public option, a policy that, if enacted into law, would have offered Americans a choice between maintaining their private healthcare insurance or buying into Medicare. [321], In May 2022, the Biden administration lifted some sanctions on Cuba, with policy changes such as expansion of flights to Cuba and resumption of a family reunification program. Much can be accomplished during a president's first 100 days, which is why. [309], On 18 September 2022, it was reported by Reuters that "Joe Biden said U.S forces would defend Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion, his most explicit statement on the issue, drawing an angry response from China that said it sent the wrong signal to those seeking an independent Taiwan." [36][37], Biden's inaugural speech laid out his vision to unite the nation, prefaced by the various impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic strife, climate change, political polarization, and racial injustice. "[255][256] In addition, he attacked the Court saying "With this decision, the conservative majority of the Supreme Court shows how extreme it is" and "They have made the United States an outlier among developed nations in the world. Biden has spent more than one-fourth of his time in office in Delaware [11][12] Biden also approved a raid which led to the death of Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi, the leader of the Islamic State, and approved a drone strike which killed Ayman Al Zawahiri, leader of Al-Qaeda. The amount of U.S. security assistance committed to Ukraine since the Russian invasion nearly 11 months ago. Secretary-General Mathias Cormann of the OECD said: "This historic package will ensure that large multinational companies pay their fair share of tax everywhere. The intent is heightened investigations and audits by the Department of Justice as well as more detailed follow-up inquiries with government contractors, with an emphasis on combatting pay discrimination. [419] The attacks prompted condemnation from many Democratic members of Congress. Delaware Is Biden's Getaway Of Choice. Here's How Often He's Gone - NPR Presidential News Conferences | The American Presidency Project Russia's activities regarding Ukraine, Alexei Navalny, Belarus, and nationals jailed in each other's countries. [3], On the first day of his presidency, Biden made an effort to revert President Trump's energy policy by restoring U.S. participation in the Paris Agreement and revoking the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline. [126][127] Biden signed the Plan into law on March 11, 2021. [54] Throughout December and January, Biden continued to select cabinet members, including Marty Walsh, the then current mayor of Boston, as his Secretary of Labor. All Rights Reserved. Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA) claimed that "the Administration should have sought Congressional authorization. [6] He signed the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; a ten-year plan brokered by Biden alongside Democrats and Republicans in Congress, to invest in American roads, bridges, public transit, ports and broadband access. He has traveled to his homes in Rehoboth Beach and Wilmington, Delaware, 55 times for a grand total of 174. [86] Vaccines would also be freely available to all citizens regardless of immigration status. [50] Jen O'Malley Dillon, who had served as campaign manager for Biden's successful presidential campaign, was named as deputy chief of staff. [459], Early in the Biden administration, the White House confirmed that the U.S. Embassy would remain in Jerusalem, which would remain recognized as the Capital. The Biden campaign described the public option as a "plan to protect and build on ObamaCare. [207] A federal judge in Texas subsequently issued a temporary restraining order barring the Biden administration from enforcing its moratorium, citing the lack of "any concrete, reasonable justification for a 100-day pause on deportations. [372][373] The Biden administration said intelligence community has only "low to moderate" confidence in reports due to the fact that the bounty reports originated from "detainee reporting and because of the difficult operating environment in Afghanistan. [171][172], In March 2021, 21 Republican state attorneys general of 21 states sued the Biden administration for revoking the Keystone XL pipeline permit. The average price per gallon that American motorists are paying at the pump has fallen since peaking at $5.02 per gallon in June. [478], Very early in Biden's presidency, opinion polls found that Biden's approval ratings were steadier than Trump's, with an average approval rating of 55% and an average disapproval rate of 39%. Others criticize the CDC for implementing this change following lobbying by Delta Airlines, leading to social media backlash against the federal government. Nov 17, 2021. Politico Reports President Biden Has Played Golf 10 Times in First 9 Months Which is 54 Fewer Than Trump. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/bidens-first-2-years-in-office-by-the-numbers, Biden says theres no there there amid scrutiny over documents found at residence, WATCH: Biden gives remarks during tour of California storm damage, recovery effort, As government nears debt limit, Biden and House Republicans prepare for face off, U.S. hits borrowing limit as Congress debates raising debt ceiling. "By sheer volume, Biden is . 01:54. He was in Wilmington, Del., for 14 of those weekends, and Camp David, the presidential retreat in Maryland,. "[497], In July 2022, comedian and host of The Late Late Show, James Corden, visited the White House and spoke with Biden, Jen Psaki, and White House custodian staff. Now, the Post says it will give up on cataloguing Biden's lies after his first 100 days in office. Despite Biden's low approvals, a red wave did not occur during the president's first midterm as many had anticipated. [192] Biden supported the For the People Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Act. Then what happens if every American has one test? The latest Labor Department figures show more than 10 million job vacancies in the U.S., nearly 1.8 jobs for every unemployed person, down from a peak of 2 but still historically very high. [356], In March 2021, Biden held a virtual meeting with leaders of Japan, India and Australia, an alliance of countries known as the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, or the Quad, that work together to address China's expansionism in the Indo-Pacific region. Of those, 73 have been spent in his Wilmington, Delaware home - spread over a total of 25 trips;. The report also recommended an increase in the bond rates that drilling companies are required to pay for future cleanup efforts before beginning extraction at new sites, and recommended that leases be focused on sites with "moderate to high potential" for production in proximity to existing fossil-fuel infrastructure.