Tag Archives: US Politics

US President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address on Tuesday night was quite upbeat. It was long on domestic affairs and short on foreign policy. It skimmed through the challenges posed by Russia and China and skipped the rest of the world altogether.

L'administration Biden traverse une mauvaise passe, qui se ressent jusqu'aux plus hauts niveaux de l'Etat. L'étoile de la vice-présidente Kamala Harris pâlit. Perçue comme une succession naturelle à Joe Biden il y a un an, elle peine aujourd'hui à convaincre et suscite les critiques.

To understand what’s going on at the Capitol today as the House considers impeaching President Donald Trump for a second time, it’s helpful to look at a bit of recent history.

The Trump administration, if not the Trump book, is nearly behind us. From Bob Woodward to Barack Obama, what were the best reads of another tumultuous American year?

On global issues from climate change, to non-proliferation and human rights, the US under the Trump administration had literally gathered up its papers and pens and left the meeting room. Biden’s election victory and choice of committed internationalists to lead the foreign policy team, means that there will actually be someone sitting in what has been an empty chair.

Michigan election officials on Monday certified Joe Biden’s 154,000-vote victory in the state amid president Donald Trump’s brazen attempts to subvert the results of the election.