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Biden also repeatedly said he was in excellent health and would have no problems getting the job done as president. Biden expressed disappointment in Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Graham, saying Graham’s actions on behalf of the Trump administration would make him “go down in a way that I think he’s going to regret his whole life.” “They have him under their thumb right now,” Biden continued. “They know he knows that if he comes out against Trump, he’s got a real tough road for reelection....

Vice President Mike Pence made his case against Biden on Wednesday, claiming people would not be safe in America under his leadership. His comments pile on to prior attacks, with RNC speakers bemoaning the alleged socialist slant of the Democratic party while also looking to reiterate President Donald Trump’s law and order pledges to win over voters. But despite this condemnation, more than 100 staff who previously worked for late senator and former Republican presidential candidate John McCain on Thursday issued a letter detailing support for Biden....

Court filings released Monday show that Judge Robert R. Summerhays said he would sign an order directing the White House to keep Title 42 border restrictions active for now. The ruling is a setback for President Joe Biden, who has faced pressure to repeal the restrictions from critics saying they’ve been a cover for former President Donald Trump’s hardline immigration stance and are unnecessary as the coronavirus pandemic recedes....

The new coronavirus pandemic is at the top of Biden’s priority list and within 24 hours of taking office, he signed multiple executive orders that targeted the outbreak. Biden could meet with congressional leaders as soon as today to discuss his plan for the next round of stimulus and Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans to bring the legislation to the floor when the House returns in February. Majority Whip Dick Durbin told CNN’s Newsroom on Friday Biden’s COVID relief package is “really important,” in part because of the money he’s allocated for the logistics of administering vaccines....

The president’s motorcade was flashed by the naked man as he stood in a house’s front window as the procession drove past, according to a White House media pool report. “At one point when we were still on smaller country roads, a large, naked Scottish man stood in his front window taking a picture of the motorcade with his phone,” the report said. The location of the incident and Biden’s reaction to the unusual sight have not yet been reported....

Once upon a time, commodities such as salt and gold were essential for an economy to function. More recently, oil has kept the wheels of commerce turning. In the 21st century, the green future that is being mapped out for the West will not be able to function without another precious substance: lithium. This industrial metal is light, it is an excellent conductor and it is essential for building electric car batteries....

UNRWA, under the cover of providing social services to Palestinians, is in effect giving political cover to the dream of undoing Israel by nurturing and legitimizing the demand to settle millions of Palestinians inside Israel, within its pre-1967 lines, in the name of “return.” Unless the Administration is keen to extend the Palestinian conflict with Israel, in the hope that one day Israel shall cease to exist as the sovereign state of the Jewish People, it is unclear why it has made such a disastrous policy choice....

Quinnipiac University released its latest polling from Florida on Thursday, showing Biden backed by a slim majority (51 percent) of Florida voters. Trump was backed by just 38 percent – giving his Democratic rival a lead of 13 points. That’s a significant change since Quinnipiac conducted a similar poll in April, when Biden was supported by just 46 percent of respondents compared to 42 percent who backed the incumbent Republican president....

Yet, as of an October poll by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, just 35 percent of Americans approved of the president’s handling of the border. Republicans have criticized him for not doing enough on border security, with the U.S. seeing a historic 1.78 million encounters at the southwest border, and Democrats have condemned him for not doing enough to undo the restrictive policies of Trump. Notably, Biden had left in place the Trump-era Title 42 public health order that bars a large number of individuals from seeking asylum at the border....

That foreign policy isn’t higher on this list is both a tribute to the Trump foreign policy team, led by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and a frustration to Washington’s old guard, most of whom foretold of chaos and war under Trump’s presidency—and most of whom are lining up to work for Biden, should he win in November. So, how does former Vice President Joe Biden’s foreign policy compare to President Trump’s?...

The New York Times cites Biden allies who call his immigration policies “a humane response to four years of President Donald J. Trump’s assault on immigrants.” An article in Politico claims Trump “attacked immigration in all its forms.” Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) says Biden’s immigration actions are part of the Democrats’ “mandate” to fix “our immigration system, which is a cornerstone of Trump’s hateful horror show.” Here’s a tip, Democrats: Trump was all talk, no action....

During an interview with CNN on Tuesday, David Axelrod, who previously served as a strategist for Obama’s presidential campaigns, was asked about a recent poll that found that 75 percent of Democrats and Democratic-leaning voters said they do not want Biden to run again in 2024. In response, Axelrod said that a “time will come when these numbers have to be accounted for, and he’s going to have to make a decision” on if he will run for the presidency again in 2024....

Line 5 pipeline could be under threat due to the White House exploring the potential impact of closing it on fuel prices in the region, according to a recent Politico report, amid a drive to reduce the U.S.’s dependence on fossil fuels. The line, which delivers Canadian crude oil and natural gas from Alberta to Ontario through Wisconsin, the Great Lakes and Michigan, has operated since 1953 and currently transports about 540,000 barrels per day....

News of the massive hack broke last Sunday, after hackers gained access to SolarWinds’ software as far back as March. The hackers managed to install malware in an update of the company’s Orion software which was then downloaded by thousands of clients—compromising top federal agencies as well as hundreds of private companies. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) under the Department of Homeland Security warned on Thursday that the cyberattack poses a “grave risk” to the U....

A video of the exchange, which took place at Milwaukee’s Laborfest, was posted to Twitter by a user named Acyn and has garnered over 44,000 views and hundreds of comments. “As I said last week, we remain in the battle for the soul of America,” Biden told the crowd before being interrupted by the heckler. The audience booed the heckler, but Biden told them to “let [the heckler] go.”...

“I’m calling on private insurance companies: Don’t hide behind the fine print and technicality. Pay what you owe your customers, cover temporary housing costs in national disasters and help those in need. That’s what we should all be doing now,” Biden said in remarks he delivered in LaPlace, Louisiana on Friday afternoon. Earlier in his speech, Biden said that some insurance companies may deny coverage and limit assistance unless homeowners were under a mandatory evacuation order issued by local or state governments....

The event was the first Biden fundraiser to feature Obama, who had formally endorsed his former running mate in April. The campaign said 120,000 people had logged on for the fundraiser, which was viewable after donors contributed any amount. “There are over 175,000 grassroots supporters that have contributed to tonight’s event, which makes it the largest fundraiser certainly we have had on the campaign and really highlights the power of the grassroots movement behind VP Biden to take on Donald Trump,” Jen O’Malley Dillon, Biden’s campaign manager, said in a statement....

Amid an apparent easing of tensions in the region that has emerged over the past week, South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s government sees an opportunity to work with the United States to rekindle efforts for peace before he leaves office early next year. The sudden shift in atmosphere between North Korea, officially the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), and South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), came about as both sides announced on July 27 that contact had been reestablished across the Demilitarized Zone that separates them, ending 14 months of silence along these cross-border communication lines....

Bielsa arrived at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy in July but has failed to inspire Lille in their opening 13 matches, with Les Dogues winning just three times. Two of those victories came against Saint-Etienne and bottom-club Metz recently, but they were back on the receiving end on Monday as Amiens triumphed 3-0. Bielsa has previously rejected calls for his resignation but he looks unlikely to be on the bench this weekend against Montpellier after Lille announced his reprimand....

As a walking metaphor for the terrible twos, this little big boy should provide parents plenty of exasperated chuckles. But “Honey’s” primary appeal will be to kids. Like “Honey, I Shrunk the Kids,” the sequel has modest satirical aspirations and bland, suburbanized characterizations: it’s a descendant of the Disney “Absent-Minded Professor” movies of the early ’60s. Director Randal (“Grease”) Kleiser and screenwriters Thom Eberhardt, Peter Elbling and Garry Goodrow see to it that this potentially nightmarish situation stays benign by making Adam himself cheerfully oblivious to his altered stature....