Israeli troops advanced toward Gaza City, President Joe Biden visited a Minnesota farm and legendary basketball coach Bob Knight has died at 83. Ellen Folska has today’s News in :90.
News in :90 – Nov. 2, 2023
Biden wraps up his visit to Israel with a warning against being ‘consumed’ by rage
President Biden swept into Israel for a 7 1/2-hour visit Wednesday that produced vocal support, a deal to get limited humanitarian aid into Gaza from Egypt, and a plea for Israelis not to allow rage over the deadly Hamas attack to consume them.
Biden denounces Hamas for ‘sheer evil’ in attack on Israel; UST President Vischer condemns attacks
President Joe Biden condemned the militant group Hamas for “sheer evil” for its shocking multipronged attack on Israel launched from the Gaza Strip that has killed hundreds of civilians, including at least 14 American citizens.
Biden urges striking auto workers to ‘stick with it’ in picket line visit unparalleled in history
President Joe Biden grabbed a bullhorn on the picket line Tuesday and urged striking auto workers to “stick with it” in an unparalleled show of support for organized labor by a modern president. Donning a union ballcap and exchanging fist bumps, Biden told United Auto Workers strikers that “you deserve the significant raise you need.”
News in :90 – Sept. 26, 2023
A potential government shutdown looms, President Biden will join striking auto workers, a link between modern humans and extinct Neanderthals has been found and a gas station explosion killed at least 20 people in Nagorno-Karabakh. Liam Wallace has today’s News in :90.
Biden announces 2024 reelection bid: ‘Let’s finish this job’
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday formally announced that he is running for reelection in 2024, asking voters to give him more time to “finish this job” and extend the run of America’s oldest president for another four years.
Biden homes in on policy as Trump indictment gets attention
FRIDLEY, Minn. (AP) — President Joe Biden ventured to suburban Minneapolis on Monday to talk about factory jobs and contrast his agenda with “the last guy who had this job.” The “last guy,” as Biden calls Donald Trump, was simultaneously touching down in New York to become the first former president to be arrested.
Transgender Day of Visibility rallies held amid backlash
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Thousands of people rallied across the country Friday as part of a Transgender Day of Visibility in support of the rights of transgender people and their resilience amid what many denounced as an increasingly hostile environment.
News in :90 – March 13, 2023
The Biden administration is approving the controversial major Willow oil project on Alaska’s petroleum-rich North Slope. U.S. regulators closed the Silicon Valley Bank on Friday after it experienced a traditional bank run, where depositors rushed to withdraw their funds all at once. Mackenna Meyers has today’s News in :90.
News in :90 – Feb. 28., 2023
The Supreme Court has begun hearing arguments in a partisan legal fight over President Joe Biden’s plan to wipe away or reduce student loans. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday ordered officials to tighten control of the border with Ukraine after a spate of drone attacks. Heavy snow bookended the United States on Tuesday, with a late-season storm bringing a messy morning commute to the Northeast.
Biden declares ‘Kyiv stands’ in surprise visit to Ukraine
President Joe Biden paid an unannounced visit to Ukraine on Monday to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a defiant display of Western solidarity with a country still fighting what he called “a brutal and unjust war” days before the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion.
News in :90 – Feb. 8, 2023
President Biden urges Congress to work with him to “finish the job” in his State of the Union address. Ukranian President Zelensky pushed for fighter jets to ensure his country’s victory over Russia in a speech before the U.K. Parliement. The confirmed death toll of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria rose to 11,000, making it the deadliest quake in a decade. LeBron James became the NBA’s top scorer Tuesday night.
Biden in State of Union exhorts Congress: ‘Finish the job’
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden exhorted Congress Tuesday night to work with him to “finish the job” of rebuilding the economy and uniting the nation as he delivered a State of the Union address aimed at reassuring a country beset by pessimism and fraught political divisions.
News in :90 – Nov. 7, 2022
An election year that unfolded against the backdrop of economic turmoil, the elimination of federal abortion rights and broad concerns about the future of democracy is concluding with a final full day of campaigning in which leaders of both parties will issue urgent appeals to their supporters. With more than 41 million ballots already cast, …
News in :90 – May 12, 2022
President Biden appealed to world leaders for a renewed international commitment to attacking COVID-19. Minnesota suffered record amounts of heavy rainfall and live tornadoes during a Wednesday night storm. The University of St. Thomas’ Dougherty Family College has a new dean, Buffy Smith. John Martinez has today’s News in :90.