Joe Biden

President travels to Wisconsin to tout infrastructure bill, as Republicans support him over Russia but criticize domestic plans.

I’m afraid that he realises this is going to be a disastrous midterm election, and he just doesn’t know how to turn the ship around.” He pointed to progress against the pandemic since last year, with a dramatic reduction in cases, readily available vaccines and tests, and new therapeutics soon becoming more accessible. “The disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal did more than cost American lives; it betrayed our allies and emboldened our enemies.” Lauren Boebert, a far right Republican congresswoman, heckled: “You put them in: 13 of them!” – a reference to 13 service personnel killed during the Afghan evacuation. The national opinion poll, conducted from 28 February to 1 March, found that 43% of adults approve of Biden’s performance in office while 54% disapprove and the rest were not sure. Ukraine was inevitably the opening topic, drawing rare bipartisan support, but ultimately made up less than a fifth of Biden’s remarks.

Facing the worst challenge to freedom since World War II, Joe Biden could have turned the address into a defining moment for his presidency.

He said of Putin: “He thought he could roll into Ukraine and the world would roll over. Yet, Biden made no mention of China or its threat to democracy other than to reiterate his familiar theme that the US must outcompete China on the economic front. There is no formula that requires State of the Union addresses to be long-winded laundry lists. He did talk that achievement up a bit, but early reactions indicated that Biden was less than inspirational, and his speech probably did little to alter his low approval ratings. Instead, he met a wall of strength he never imagined. Biden also missed a chance to announce any new defiance of Putin’s outrage apart from banning Russian flights into the US – before he turned again to minimising the pain to American wallets. And some even did; even Republicans in Congress delivered a bipartisan ovation on several occasions, especially when it came to Ukraine. To wit: Putin, and all he stands for, is why the United States is seeking to strengthen its democracy at home, and why it’s imperative to overcome domestic divisions. Biden thus delivered his first State of the Union to what might have been an unprecedentedly huge audience – not just domestic, but global. Biden didn’t do badly in his first State of the Union address, but given the stakes, he could have done much better. In other words, no sacrifices are necessary, and there is certainly no rendezvous with destiny on the horizon. He failed to seize the occasion.Michael Hirsh

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The cleanup of legacy pollution in the river from old sawmills, a steel mill and other industry is expected to be completed by 2030. One of the most notable trips was made by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, who rarely makes appearances with political undertones. He also said a top priority is to get control of the recent surge in inflation that’s left many families struggling with higher costs. Prior to Biden’s speech, Minnesota GOP U.S. House Rep. Pete Stauber accused the president of being responsible for high inflation. She was joined by Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, one of several Cabinet officials who were traveling Wednesday. Both states have already pledged to use some of that money to replace the 61-year-old Blatnik Bridge, which connects Duluth and Superior.

In his first State of the Union address Tuesday night, the Democratic president embraced Republican calls to strengthen the nation's southern border and barely ...

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