# joe-biden - Wednesday 20 October, 2021
# Biden Nominee
# Biden Nominee
Cronin was nominated for the role of ambassador by Biden in June.
# joe-biden - Friday 8 October, 2021
# US Covid-19
# US Covid-19
Biden had ruled out mandates in the past but feels the action is now required as almost 70 million Americans remain unvaccinated.
# joe-biden - Thursday 7 October, 2021
# Taxing Matters
After months of negotiating, the Government is expected to sign Ireland up to a new 15% global minimum rate of corporation tax. There is considerable uncertainty about what the changes will mean for the Irish economy and public finances. But it could be 2023 or 2024 by the time the new rules are actually implemented.
# joe-biden - Monday 4 October, 2021
# Abortion
# Abortion
This comes as battles over abortion grow sharper from Texas to the US Supreme Court.
# joe-biden - Saturday 2 October, 2021
# United States
# United States
Voting on Friday appeared increasingly unlikely, throwing the president’s big domestic agenda into doubt as negotiations dragged.
# joe-biden - Friday 1 October, 2021
# Abortion
# Abortion
At least one Texas abortion provider said it stood ready to resume offering services.
# US Senate
# US Senate
Democratic Senator Joe Manchin refused to vote in favour of Biden’s plan.
# joe-biden - Thursday 30 September, 2021
# Us Shutdown
# Us Shutdown
The coming days are expected to be the most critical yet for Biden’s presidency.
# joe-biden - Monday 27 September, 2021
# Pfizer
# Pfizer
Federal regulators recommended a third dose of the Pfizer vaccine for Americans age 65 or older.
# joe-biden - Wednesday 22 September, 2021
# Submarines
# Submarines
The withdrawn French ambassador is set to return to the United States next week
# New York
# New York
President Joe Biden yesterday warned that the peace process should not be jeopardised.
# Good Friday Agreement
The US president met the UK Prime Minister in the Oval Office. Biden issued a fresh warning for the UK not to damage the peace process over the EU departure. Johnson agreed, saying: “On that point, Joe, we’re completely at one."
# joe-biden - Tuesday 21 September, 2021
# $100 Billion
# $100 Billion
The US president told the UN that the world was approaching a point of no return.
# UN
# UN
Biden’s first speech as US president to the General Assembly faces a tough reception.
# joe-biden - Monday 13 September, 2021
Good ol’ Garreth sorry I mean Garth.
# joe-biden - Thursday 9 September, 2021
# America
# America
Measures include all US-based employers with more than 100 workers will have to ensure employees are vaccinated.
# joe-biden - Monday 6 September, 2021
# Hurricane Ida
# Hurricane Ida
At least 50 people were killed in six Eastern states as record rainfall overwhelmed rivers and sewer systems.
# joe-biden - Sunday 5 September, 2021
# Itinerary
# Itinerary
Next Saturday’s anniversary falls less than two weeks after the end of the nearly two decade-long US war in Afghanistan.
# What Next?
# What Next?
The security analyst looks at the Taliban and discusses the possible future outcomes for the people of Afghanistan.
# joe-biden - Saturday 4 September, 2021
# Louisiana
# Louisiana
US President Joe Biden surveyed the damage yesterday.
# joe-biden - Friday 3 September, 2021
# 9/11
# 9/11
The order directs the Justice Department and other executive branch agencies to begin a declassification review.
# joe-biden - Tuesday 31 August, 2021
# Afghanistan
# Afghanistan
The US President said the choice was between “leaving or escalating”.
# joe-biden - Saturday 28 August, 2021
# Covid-19
# Covid-19
The US intelligence community has concluded it did not believe the virus was a bio-weapon.
# Opinion
# Opinion
Our columnist looks at the US President’s handling of Afghanistan, and what the future holds for his administration.
# joe-biden - Wednesday 25 August, 2021
# Afghanistan Rescue
# Afghanistan Rescue
The security expert says every person evacuated from Kabul by the ARW will represent a life transformed, free of Taliban persecution.
# joe-biden - Tuesday 24 August, 2021
# Afghanistan
Evacuation efforts by countries, including Ireland, are continuing ahead of the 31 August deadline. United States President Joe Biden has faced calls from all corners to extend the evacuation window. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said the Islamist group would not agree to an extension.
# Us Strategy
# Us Strategy
The US vice president said Beijing’s actions in the South China Sea amount to “coercion” and “intimidation”.
# joe-biden - Friday 20 August, 2021
# Afghanistan
# Afghanistan
The US president addressed the nation tonight amid chaotic scenes at Kabul airport following the Taliban takeover.
# joe-biden - Thursday 19 August, 2021
# Taliban
# Taliban
The US president said it was not possible to complete withdrawal from Afghanistan without “chaos”.
# joe-biden - Friday 6 August, 2021
The move comes as China and the United States are at odds over a range of foreign policy and trade issues.
# joe-biden - Monday 12 July, 2021
# Cuba
# Cuba
The protests began on the weekend with large numbers taking to the streets on Sunday.
# joe-biden - Thursday 24 June, 2021
# Miami
# Miami
Rescuers are still combing the rubble for victims.
# joe-biden - Saturday 19 June, 2021
# Abortion Views
# Abortion Views
Biden supports the landmark 1973 US Supreme Court decision affirming a woman’s right to an abortion.
# joe-biden - Friday 18 June, 2021
# Juneteenth
# Juneteenth
It is the first new federal holiday since Martin Luther King Jr Day was created in 1983.
# joe-biden - Thursday 17 June, 2021
# Obamacare
# Obamacare
US President Joe Biden called the ruling ‘a big win for the American people’.
# joe-biden - Wednesday 16 June, 2021
# Cold Peace
# Cold Peace
Tense relations between the US and Russia led ambassadors to return home earlier this year.
# joe-biden - Tuesday 15 June, 2021
# New York
# New York
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo promised fireworks across the state tonight in celebration of the progress.
# EU US Relations
# EU US Relations
Biden will stop over at EU headquarters en route to a NATO summit and meeting with President Vladimir Putin.
# joe-biden - Monday 14 June, 2021
# Global Affairs
# Global Affairs
Joe Biden is seeking to restore trust at the first summit post-Trump.
# Protocol
The US President told the UK Prime Minister he must protect the Good Friday Agreement and the peace process Taoiseach Micheál Martin said a further grace period for the Northern Ireland Protocol would be “very problematic” The DUP's new leader Edwin Poots sent a copy of the Good Friday Agreement to French President Emmanuel Macron
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