President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin met on Wednesday, kicking off their long-anticipated meeting in Geneva, Switzerland. The two leaders briefly shook hands before entering the 18th-century Swiss villa for the summit. Putin and Biden spoke briefly to the press at the top of the meeting with the help of an interpreter, but the audio was very poor. “I know you’ve been on a long journey and have a lot of work,” Putin said. “Still the U.S. and Russia and U.S. relations have a lot of issues accumulated that require the highest level meeting and I hope our meeting will be productive.” “As I said outside, I think it’s always better to meet face-to-face,” Biden said, noting the importance of finding areas of “mutual interests” between the two countries. The president also spoke about the United States and Russia as “two great powers,” reports noted afterward. As reporters from both Russia and the United States struggled for position during the meeting, … [Read more...]

Hollywood actor and former WWE super star Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson announced on Sunday in a five-minute video that he’s backing Joe Biden and Kamala Harris (D-CA) in the November election. “ As a political independent & centrist, I’ve voted for both parties in the past. In this critical presidential election, I’m endorsing @JoeBiden & @KamalaHarris, ” the Black Adam and Jumanji star wrote in a tweet that linked to the interview between he, Biden, and Harris. The actor listed “compassion, heart, drive, and soul” as reasons he’s backing Biden for president. Watch below: As a political independent & centrist, I’ve voted for both parties in the past. In this critical presidential election, I’m endorsing @JoeBiden & @KamalaHarris . Progress takes courage, humanity, empathy, strength, KINDNESS & RESPECT. We must ALL VOTE: https://t.co/rZi1mxh8DC pic.twitter.com/auLbc8xDBv — Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) September 27, 2020 … [Read more...]

Approximately 200,000 people in the United States have died from complications stemming from the Chinese coronavirus before President Joe Biden’s first five months in office, more than half the coronavirus deaths seen during former President Donald Trump’s tenure in the White House. An estimated 202,401 people in the U.S. died due to complications from the coronavirus, just before Biden’s first five months in the White House. The nationwide death toll — which was at 397,611 when Biden first took office — has now surpassed 600,000 deaths, bringing that number to approximately 600,012, according to statistics provided by Johns Hopkins University. The statistics also mean that the U.S. has suffered more than half the coronavirus deaths seen under Trump in less than five months of Biden’s administration. After one month in office, the coronavirus death toll climbed from 397,611 to 497,374. By March 20, that number surpassed 500,000. By Biden’s third month in office, the nation … [Read more...]

Approximately 190,000 in the United States have died from the Chinese coronavirus in Joe Biden’s first four months in office. An estimated 190,790 people in the U.S. died due to complications from the coronavirus during Biden’s first four months in the White House. The nationwide death toll — which was at 397,611 when Biden first took office — is now 588,401, according to statistics provided by Johns Hopkins University. After one month in office, the death toll had climbed from 397,611 to 497,374. By March 20, that number surpassed 500,000. At Biden’s third month in office, the nation had suffered a total of 568,284 coronavirus-related deaths. This month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) decided to no longer count coronavirus cases among fully vaccinated people, unless the cases result in hospitalization or death, according to a report by Bloomberg. While the CDC claims that shifting its counting strategy is meant to maximize the quality of data … [Read more...]

President Joe Biden criticized the governors of Mississippi and Texas Wednesday for lifting their statewide mask mandates, describing it as “neanderthal thinking.” “I think it’s a big mistake,” Biden told reporters at the White House. Biden expressed his feelings on masks during an Oval Office meeting with Congressional Democrats on efforts to cure cancer. “The last thing, the last thing we need is Neanderthal thinking that in the meantime, everything’s fine, take off your mask, forget it,” Biden said. He again demanded that Americans and political officials “follow the science” on masks. “It’s critical, critical, critical that they follow the science,” Biden said, repeating that Americans should wash their hands, wear a mask and stay socially distanced. ” “I know you all know that,” he continued. “I wish to heck some of our elected officials knew it.” Earlier Wednesday, White House press secretary Jen Psaki also criticized American governors for lifting mask … [Read more...]

President-elect Joe Biden Joe Biden Mellman: Trump voters cling to 2020 tale FDA authorizes another batch of J&J vaccine Cotton warns of China collecting athletes' DNA at 2022 Olympics MORE ’s incoming deputy chief of staff called GOP lawmakers are “a bunch of f---ers” and said Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Addison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnell On The Money: Schumer to trigger reconciliation process on Wednesday | Four states emerge as test case for cutting off jobless benefits GOP senator: I want to make Biden a 'one-half-term president' McConnell presses for 'actual consequences' in disclosure of tax data MORE (R-Ky.) is “terrible,” but expressed optimism that the new administration could still work with Republicans to pass legislation. In a new interview with Glamour , Jen O’Malley Dillon, who also served as Biden’s campaign manager, defended Biden from criticism from the left over his insistence that Republicans would warm … [Read more...]

Former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton Progressives rave over Harrison's start at DNC Hillary Clinton backs Manhattan DA candidate in first endorsement of year NSA leaker Reality Winner released from federal prison MORE on Thursday took to Twitter to push back against Trump supporters “offended” by President-elect Joe Biden Joe Biden Mellman: Trump voters cling to 2020 tale FDA authorizes another batch of J&J vaccine Cotton warns of China collecting athletes' DNA at 2022 Olympics MORE ’s former campaign manager cursing when talking about GOP lawmakers in a recent interview. Republicans took aim at incoming deputy chief of staff Jen O’Malley Dillon after she called GOP lawmakers “a bunch of f---ers” and said Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Addison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnell On The Money: Schumer to trigger reconciliation process on Wednesday | Four states emerge as test … [Read more...]

What can we expect from the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin Hillicon Valley: Big Tech critic Lina Khan named chair of the FTC | Lawmakers urge Biden to be tough on cyber during summit with Putin | TSA working on additional security regulations following Colonial Pipeline hack Overnight Defense: Top admiral shoots back at criticism of 'woke' military | Military guns go missing | New White House strategy to battle domestic extremism Lawmakers urge Biden to be tough on cybersecurity during summit with Putin MORE and U.S. President Joe Biden Joe Biden Mellman: Trump voters cling to 2020 tale FDA authorizes another batch of J&J vaccine Cotton warns of China collecting athletes' DNA at 2022 Olympics MORE in Geneva? Unlikely for Biden to come out with a clear win, that would mean Putin would have to capitulate away from his now longstanding disdain for the West, and especially for the United … [Read more...]

Hollywood actor, former WWE superstar, and Joe Biden backer Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson said he will “consider” running for president because he has a fundamental “ambition to unite our country.” The Young Rock and Fast and Furious star said he will “consider” taking a plunge into politics if the American people want him to run for president. “I have a goal, and an interest and an ambition to unite our country,” Johnson told Sunday Today’s Willie Geist. “If this is what the people want, then I will do that.” “If the time comes where there is a good amount of people who want to see that happen, then I’m going to consider it,” the Jumanji star added. Weeks ago, Johnson star shared a screenshot of a Newsweek headline detailing a poll showing less than half of America — 46 percent — supporting the prospect of the Skyscraper star running for president. “I don’t think our Founding Fathers EVER envisioned a six-four, bald, tattooed, half-Black, half-Samoan, tequila … [Read more...]

Dwayne Johnson, a Hollywood actor, former WWE superstar, and Black Lives Matter supporter, who endorsed Joe Biden, said it is a “humbling honor” to have people ask if he is considering launching a presidential bid, telling People magazine that he is “not a politician” but adding that such support forces him to “humbly and respectfully stand up, listen, and learn.” “I love our country to my core and I’m endlessly grateful for the opportunities I’ve had here, as a half-Black, half-Samoan kid being able to work my ass off knowing tenacity opens doors,” Johnson “The Rock” Johnson told the magazine. “In a lot of ways, I’m indebted to our great country for it.” The Jumanji star said he is “not a politician nor did I ever have political passions, and quite frankly I’m not sure I even have the patience or resignation to deal with the B.S. that comes with politics and politicians.” “But when 46 percent of Americans say they’re in favor of me becoming president, that forces me to … [Read more...]