Mideast crisis will test whether Biden can make experience an asset
CNN — The escalating confrontation between Israel and Hamas is offering President Joe Biden a crucial opportunity to begin flipping the script on one of his most glaring vulnerabilities in…
Biden leaving war planning to Israelis but asked ‘hard questions’ about ground invasion strategy this week, US official says
CNN — The US is allowing Israel to make its own calls on timing and strategy in its war with Hamas, but US President Joe Biden did weigh in on…
State Department official resigns over Biden administration’s handling of Israel-Hamas conflict
CNN — A State Department official has resigned from the agency over the Biden administration’s approach to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, the official announced on LinkedIn Wednesday.…
Biden, in Israel, says hospital blast appears to be done by ‘the other team’
CNN — President Joe Biden arrived in Israel Wednesday for one of the most complicated diplomatic trips of his presidency, an extraordinary high-stakes trip to a region gripped by violence,…
President Joe Biden will visit Israel, US Secretary of State Blinken says
CNN — US President Joe Biden will visit Israel on Wednesday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced in the early hours of Tuesday from Tel Aviv. Biden had been…
Israel and US discussing possible Biden visit after Netanyahu extends invitation
Washington CNN — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has invited President Joe Biden to visit Israel soon, and both countries are discussing the possibility, a source familiar with the matter…
Biden maintains his domestic focus, even as Middle East crisis consumes his time
CNN — The vast majority of President Joe Biden’s time at the White House this week has been spent confronting the crisis in Israel, including four phone calls with his…
Biden to announce new actions slashing junk fees
CNN — President Joe Biden is expected to unveil new efforts to crack down on junk fees during an event at the White House Wednesday, while announcing $2 billion in…
11 US citizens dead in Israel conflict, Biden says
Washington CNN — Eleven US citizens have died in the conflict in Israel, President Joe Biden said Monday, and an unknown number remain missing. “As we continue to account for…
Why this Israel-Gaza conflict is so complicated for Biden
CNN — President Joe Biden and his top aides are absorbing the explosion of violence in Israel on Saturday and contending with a complicated diplomatic situation unlike any previous conflict…