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Joe Biden

Also known as: Democratic President Joe Biden · President Joe Biden · former President Joe Biden · former US President Joe Biden · former Democratic president Joe Biden

2026-05-012026-07-30

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  1. May 2026
  2. Joy Online

    The case, originally brought by the DOJ under the administration of former US President Joe Biden, accused Adani of bribing officials to secure solar energy contracts at the expense of US investors.

    US drops fraud charges after billionaire Adani pledges $10bn investment
  3. Joy Online

    The lawsuit was filed last week to prevent parts of the ​2023 law from taking effect, after a federal appeals court in April overturned an earlier ​injunction issued during Democratic President Joe Biden’s administration that had prevented the Republican-backed measure known as S

    US judge blocks key parts of Texas migrant arrest law
  4. Joy Online

    He also said inflation was less than during his predecessor Joe Biden’s term. The measure peaked at 9.1% under the Democratic president in June 2022.

    US inflation jumps to 3.8% as energy costs surge from Iran war
  5. Joy Online

    When Joe Biden succeeded Trump in 2021 he kept up the pressure on Beijing. His administration chose not to lift Trump’s tariffs on China, sharing a belief that the US needed to keep a lid on its rival’s growth in sectors like technology, Leng said.

    Trump’s China visit set to test fragile truce
  6. Joy Online

    After the 2020 presidential election, Giuliani and other advisers travelled across the country making false claims about the results, accusing Trump’s opponent Joe Biden of attempting to steal the election.

    Giuliani recovering from pneumonia and ‘now breathing on his own’
  7. Joy Online

    After the 2020 presidential election, Giuliani and other advisers travelled across the country, accusing Trump’s opponent, former President Joe Biden, of attempting to steal the election and making false claims about the results.

    Rudy Giuliani in critical condition in hospital
  8. Joy Online

    In 2020, a proposal to move 12,000 US troops from Germany either to other Nato countries in Europe or back to the US was blocked by Congress and then reversed by President Joe Biden.

    US to cut troop levels in Germany by 5,000 amid Trump spat with Merz
  9. Joy Online

    Kobick, who was appointed by Democratic President Joe Biden, concluded the plaintiffs were likely to succeed ‌in proving ⁠that the policy ran afoul of the Immigration and Nationality Act’s bar against nationality-based discrimination.

    US judge rejects Trump administration’s halt on immigration applications
World & Region

Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment over 100 times at Senate hearing

The News

Former US health official Anthony Fauci refused to answer questions at a Senate hearing on Covid-19 origins, invoking the Fifth Amendment more than 100 times and citing concerns that Republicans might use his testimony to prosecute him for perjury. Fauci has previously denied Republican accusations that he concealed pandemic information and lied about its dangers, calling the allegations "simply preposterous."

16 hours ago · Joy Online

Today

  1. Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment over 100 times at Senate hearing

    Former US health official Anthony Fauci refused to answer questions at a Senate hearing on Covid-19 origins, invoking the Fifth Amendment more than 100 times and citing concerns that Republicans might use his testimony to prosecute him for perjury. Fauci has previously denied Republican accusations that he concealed pandemic information and lied about its dangers, calling the allegations "simply preposterous."

    16 hours ago · Joy Online

Yesterday

  1. Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment at Senate Covid origins hearing

    Former US health official Anthony Fauci refused to answer questions at a US Senate hearing about Covid-19's origins, invoking the Fifth Amendment to protect against potential perjury prosecution. Fauci cited advice from his attorneys and expressed concern that Republican Senator Rand Paul intended to use his testimony against him.

    29 July 2026 · Joy Online

  2. Jay Clayton confirmed as US director of national intelligence

    The US Senate voted 51 to 47 to confirm Jay Clayton as director of national intelligence, replacing acting DNI Bill Pulte, whose original appointment faced backlash for his lack of intelligence experience. Clayton, a former US attorney for the Southern District of New York and securities regulator, succeeds Tulsi Gabbard.

    29 July 2026 · Joy Online

Friday 24 July

  1. Supreme Court lawyer Goldstein sentenced for tax crimes

    Prominent Washington appellate attorney Thomas Goldstein faces sentencing for concealing millions in poker winnings and lying on mortgage documents. Prosecutors sought over eight years in prison and $3.1 million in restitution for unpaid taxes; a jury convicted him in February after he pleaded not guilty.

    24 July 2026 · Joy Online

Wednesday 22 July

  1. US and China plan AI talks for September

    The United States and China will hold talks over artificial intelligence in September to address risks from each other's increasingly powerful frontier models, five sources told Reuters. The talks, an outcome of the Trump-Xi summit in May, are expected to take place before Chinese President Xi Jinping's planned September 24 visit to the U.S., and will likely be led by U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

    22 July 2026 · Joy Online

Tuesday 21 July

  1. Software error registered 6,600 non-citizens to vote in New Jersey

    A software error at New Jersey's Department of Motor Vehicles caused around 6,600 non-US citizens to be registered to vote between June 2023 and June 2024; fewer than 400 of them cast ballots. Governor Mikie Sherrill said the error occurred when residents applying for driver's licenses answered "no" to a citizenship question on a keypad but were registered anyway.

    21 July 2026 · Joy Online

Saturday 11 July

  1. Dr. Dave Bishop appointed Executive Chairman of educational complex

    Prince De Henry Educational Complex has appointed Dr. Dave Bishop as Executive Chairman & Co-Director of Strategic Development and Institutional Partnerships. The collaboration aims to link sport, education and community development through initiatives including a boxing gym, IT centre, and scholarship programmes.

    11 July 2026 · Joy Online

Sunday 5 July

  1. United States celebrates 250th anniversary amid heat wave

    The United States marked its 250th birthday on July 4th with fireworks, flyovers, and celebrations across the country, though much of the nation has endured intense heat. President Trump spoke at a rally on the National Mall before what was reported as the largest fireworks display in US history.

    5 July 2026 · Joy Online

Wednesday 1 July

  1. Trump earned over $1bn from crypto in 2025, disclosure shows

    US President Donald Trump reported more than $1bn in cryptocurrency earnings in 2025, including $635m in royalties from a Trump meme coin and over $500m from World Liberty Financial, a cryptocurrency firm founded by his sons and children of his special envoy. The White House denied any conflict of interest.

    1 July 2026 · Joy Online

  2. Trump earned over $1bn from crypto in 2025, financial report shows

    US President Donald Trump reported more than $1bn in cryptocurrency income for 2025, including $635m in royalties from a Trump meme coin and over $500m from World Liberty Financial, a crypto firm founded by his sons. The White House denied any conflict of interest.

    1 July 2026 · Joy Online

Monday 29 June

  1. US judge orders DOJ to justify dropping Adani charges

    A U.S. District Judge ordered the Justice Department to justify its decision to drop criminal charges against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani for securities and wire fraud stemming from an alleged bribery scheme, saying prosecutors' explanation was insufficient.

    29 June 2026 · Joy Online

Friday 26 June

  1. Supreme Court allows Trump to strip migrant protected status

    The US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that the Trump administration can terminate Temporary Protected Status for 350,000 Haitian and 6,100 Syrian migrants, overturning lower court blocks. The ruling also determined that migrants are not entitled to apply for asylum until they reach US soil.

    26 June 2026 · Joy Online

Thursday 25 June

  1. Supreme Court backs Trump asylum restrictions at US-Mexico border

    The US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that migrants arriving at the US-Mexico border are not entitled to apply for asylum until they enter the country, allowing President Trump to revive a policy that restricts asylum applications. In a separate ruling, the court found that the Trump administration can strip temporary protections from over 356,000 Syrian and Haitian immigrants.

    25 June 2026 · Joy Online

Monday 22 June

  1. African lawmakers pledge to restrict LGBT rights after Ghana conference

    Lawmakers from more than a dozen African countries pledged to push new bills restricting LGBT rights after an African Inter-Parliamentary Conference on Family Values and Sovereignty in Accra on June 3–6, a week after Ghana's parliament passed one of the continent's toughest anti-LGBT measures criminalising LGBT promotion.

    22 June 2026 · Joy Online

Friday 19 June

  1. Obama visibly moved during wife Michelle's speech at presidential center

    Former US President Barack Obama appeared to wipe away tears as his wife Michelle saluted his achievements during the opening of the new Obama Presidential Center in Chicago. The centre, on the South Side in Jackson Park, is a monument to their time in the White House and opened a decade after Obama left office.

    19 June 2026 · Joy Online

Wednesday 17 June

  1. Death rate in U.S. immigration detention more than doubles under Trump

    A Reuters analysis of ICE data found that the death rate in U.S. immigration detention facilities has more than doubled since President Trump took office in January 2025, rising from one death per 3,848 detainees annually (2009–2024) to one death per 1,630 detainees based on preliminary data through early June; 50 people have died in immigration detention since the mass deportation campaign began.

    17 June 2026 · Joy Online

Wednesday 10 June

  1. Trump says he loves inflation as US prices rise fastest in three years

    US prices rose 4.2% year-on-year in May, the fastest rate in three years, driven by rising energy costs following the US-Israel war in Iran. President Trump said he "loves the inflation" but promised prices would "come down like a rock" when the conflict ends.

    10 June 2026 · Joy Online

Wednesday 3 June

  1. Senate Republicans remove $1bn for Trump's White House ballroom

    The US Senate voted to advance an immigration spending bill after Republicans removed $1bn in funding for President Trump's new White House ballroom, which was intended for Secret Service security upgrades. The $72bn reconciliation bill will now fund immigration agencies including ICE and Border Patrol, and heads to the House before final approval.

    3 June 2026 · Joy Online

Tuesday 2 June

  1. U.S. court allows Texas to enforce migrant arrest law

    A federal appeals court on Friday cleared the way for Texas authorities to enforce key parts of a law allowing state officials to arrest and deport people suspected of illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, lifting an injunction a federal judge had issued in May. Civil rights groups said they will continue fighting the law.

    2 June 2026 · Joy Online

Wednesday 20 May

  1. Capitol police officers sue to block Trump's $1.8 billion fund

    Two Capitol and Metropolitan police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, filed a lawsuit seeking to halt President Trump's $1.8 billion fund created by the Justice Department to compensate victims of political "weaponisation" following Trump's tax-return lawsuit settlement with the IRS.

    20 May 2026 · Joy Online

Tuesday 19 May

  1. US drops fraud charges against billionaire Adani after $10bn pledge

    The US Department of Justice has moved to dismiss criminal fraud charges against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, who was accused of bribing Indian officials for as much as $265m to secure contracts and misrepresenting facts to US investors. The charges were dropped after Adani pledged a $10bn investment in the US, pending judicial approval.

    19 May 2026 · Joy Online

Friday 15 May

  1. Federal judge blocks Texas migrant arrest law enforcement

    A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction blocking Texas authorities from enforcing key parts of a 2023 law that would allow state officials to arrest and deport people suspected of illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, ruling the state law was preempted by federal immigration authority.

    15 May 2026 · Joy Online

Tuesday 12 May

  1. US inflation hits 3.8% amid energy costs and Iran war

    US consumer prices rose at their fastest rate since May 2023, with April's consumer price index reaching 3.8%, driven by surging energy costs following the impact of the US-Israel war in Iran and disruption to the Strait of Hormuz shipping lane. The rise makes interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve less likely this year.

    12 May 2026 · Joy Online

Monday 11 May

  1. Trump to visit China this week amid fragile trade truce

    US President Donald Trump will travel to China from 13–15 May to meet Xi Jinping, the first visit by a US president to China in nearly a decade. The visit comes as a key test of the trade truce between Washington and Beijing following a tit-for-tat tariff war that saw tariffs top 100%.

    11 May 2026 · Joy Online

Monday 4 May

  1. Former NYC mayor Giuliani recovering from pneumonia in hospital

    Rudy Giuliani, 81, is recovering from pneumonia and "is now breathing on his own" after mechanical ventilation, according to his spokesman. Giuliani remains in hospital in critical but stable condition; his pneumonia was complicated by restrictive airway disease stemming from 9/11 exposure.

    4 May 2026 · Joy Online

  2. Rudy Giuliani hospitalized in stable but critical condition

    Rudy Giuliani, former New York City Mayor and longtime Trump adviser, is in stable but critical condition in hospital, according to his spokesman. Giuliani was injured in a car accident late last year.

    4 May 2026 · Joy Online

Friday 1 May

  1. US to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany over Iran dispute

    The US Department of Defence plans to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany following a dispute between President Trump and German Chancellor Merz over the war with Iran. The withdrawal, to be completed within six to twelve months, comes after Trump criticized Merz and suggested pulling troops from other Nato allies including Italy and Spain.

    1 May 2026 · Joy Online

  2. US judge blocks immigration ban on Trump travel list nations

    A federal judge in Boston ruled that policies halting immigration applications from people in countries on Trump's travel ban list are discriminatory and unlawful, issuing a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit by around 200 people from 20 countries including Iran, Haiti, Venezuela and Syria.

    1 May 2026 · Joy Online

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