JOE BIDEN

Biden Targets Fossil Fuel Power Sector With Tough New Carbon Rules

US new carbon rules
Hailed by environmental groups as a "gamechanger," the regulations take effect from 2032 and will also mandate that new, high capacity gas-fired plants slash their carbon dioxide output by the same amount -- 90 percent -- a target that would require the use of carbon capture technology.
US President Joe Biden delivers remarks after signing legislation authorizing aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan at the White House on April 24, 2024

US Rushes Ammo, Key Military Supplies To Ukraine

The United States on Wednesday rushed to send ammunition, weapons and other war supplies to Ukraine, after President Joe Biden signed a much-delayed bill to support the country as it struggles to hold back Russian advances.
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The Scranton Army Ammunition Plant (SCAAP) is making steel tubes for 155 mm caliber shells, which are crucial to Kyiv's efforts to combat Russia

In Scranton, Aging US Factory Makes Shells For Ukraine

In brick buildings that are more than a century old in Joe Biden's Rust Belt hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania, dated machinery continues to churn out machinery for modern conflicts -- especially the war in Ukraine.
Former US President and 2024 presidential hopeful Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the Hyatt Regency in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on April 2, 2024

Wary Trump Says Up To States To Decide Abortion

Biden responded with a statement, saying Trump is "lying" and, if given the opportunity, would sign a national ban into law. "Trump is scrambling" to limit the political damage, Biden said. "He is -- more than anyone in America -- responsible for creating the cruelty and the chaos that has enveloped America."

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