Joe Biden

The two months of cramming-for-the-final action show that Biden remains a complex and somewhat tragic figure — capable of greatness, yet ultimately falling short. Photo: Bloomberg
Panorama

Biden’s last-minute orders won’t save his legacy

The outgoing president’s record should be seen in two parts: the bold, bipartisan moves of his early presidency and the disappointing sluggishness of the last two years

A combination of file photos shows (L-R) US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley, US Representative Adam Schiff, Dr Anthony Fauci, and US Representative Liz Cheney (R). Photo: AFP
World+Biz

Biden issues pardons to protect Milley, Fauci, Cheney from Trump retaliation

President Joe Biden pauses during a photo opportunity with Medal of Valor recipients in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Jan. 3, 2025. Photo: Susan Walsh/AP via UNB
USA

Biden warns US faces oligarchy as Trump looms over legacy

US President Joe Biden speaks on the phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in this White House handout image taken in the Oval Office in Washington, US, April 4, 2024. Photo: The White House/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
USA

Biden bids farewell from Oval Office as Trump looms over his legacy

Joe Biden (Left) and Donald Trump (Right). Picture: Collected
Hamas-Israel war

Biden says Gaza deal based on his framework while Trump claims credit

US President Joe Biden delivers remarks on securing 235 judicial confirmations, at the White House in Washington, US, January 2, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
USA

Biden administration finalizes US crackdown on Chinese vehicles

A view of Cuban and US flags beside the US Embassy in Havana, Cuba, May 13, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini/File Photo
USA

Biden looks to relax Cuba sanctions in final days before Trump

File Photo: US President Joe Biden attends a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as he visits Israel amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, October 18, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
USA

Biden calls for immediate ceasefire in call with Netanyahu, White House says

US President Joe Biden speaks at a media briefing in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, US, January 10, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
USA

As China hacking threat builds, Biden to order tougher cybersecurity standards

With the US Capitol in the distance, flags fly at half-staff at the Washington Monument on the National Mall following the death of former US President Jimmy Carter, in Washington, US, December 30, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
USA

Trump complains that US flags will be half-staff on his inauguration day

US President Joe Biden delivers remarks on securing 235 judicial confirmations, at the White House in Washington, US, January 2, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
USA

Biden to ban new oil drilling over vast areas of US Atlantic, Pacific waters: Bloomberg

A United Steelworkers sign is seen outside the Great Lakes Works United States Steel plant in River Rouge, Michigan US, September 16, 2024. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo
USA

Biden blocks takeover of US Steel by Japan's Nippon Steel

Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

President Carter was true friend of Bangladesh: CA Yunus