"[102], On May 26, 2021, BidenorderedU.S. intelligence agenciesto increase their investigations into theorigin of the virus, following reports that researchers at theWuhan Institute of Virologybecame ill a month before the pandemic began. [168] On January 27, 2021, Biden signed a number of executive orders aimed at combating climate change,[169] one of them setting climate change as a key consideration for U.S. national security and foreign policy. No Republican in Congress voted for the American Rescue Plan. [51], Biden selected Antony Blinken to be secretary of state, Linda Thomas-Greenfield as ambassador to the United Nations, and Jake Sullivan as national security advisor. "[327], Soon after the withdrawal of U.S. troops started, the Taliban launched an offensive against the Afghan government, quickly advancing in front of a collapsing Afghan Armed Forces. Timeline of the Joe Biden presidency (2021 Q1) - Wikipedia Obama participated in during their. FDR signed 30 in his first month. U.S. presidential administration from 2021 to present. In August 2022, Biden announced that the Department of Education would cancel certain federally owned student debt. [460][461][462], On 13 May 2021, in the aftermath of the Al-Aqsa mosque conflict, the Biden administration was accused of being indifferent towards the violent conflict between Israeli statehood and the Palestinian minority there. The UAE was seen escaping its blunder-filled history of relations with the US, despite Biden's repetitive criticism against the Emirates' human rights violations and its attempts of infiltrating the US politics. The federal debt stood at $27.6 trillion when Biden took office. Status Of Biden's Promises After 100 Days In Office : NPR She is also tasked with leading the negotiations with Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador. [333][334] Biden partly attributed the lack of early evacuation of Afghan civilians to the Afghan government's opposition of a "mass exodus" which they thought would cause a "crisis of confidence". [173][174], On March 27, 2021, Biden invited more than forty world leaders for a climate summit. [419] The attacks prompted condemnation from many Democratic members of Congress. [54] Throughout December and January, Biden continued to select cabinet members, including Marty Walsh, the then current mayor of Boston, as his Secretary of Labor. [55][56], Biden altered his cabinet structure, elevating the chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, and ambassador to the United Nations as cabinet-level positions. In December 2021, Biden appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon where they discussed "his Build Back Better Plan, the importance of his bipartisan friendship with the late Sen. Bob Dole, rejecting extremism and getting Americans vaccinated against COVID-19. The president spent all or part of 197 days in his home state of Delaware, traveling most weekends to either his home near Wilmington or his vacation home at Rehoboth Beach, according to an AP tally. After entering into the agreement, the Australian government canceled an agreement that it had made with France for the provision of French conventionally powered submarines. [202], On January 20, 2021, Biden halted the construction of the U.S.Mexico barrier[83] and ended a related national emergency declared by Trump in February 2018. All but one of those were phone or video calls. Joe Biden Has Governed From Delaware As Much As He Can Joe Biden has been the commander in chief for 21 months, and to date, has traveled to his home state of Delaware 55 times,. [176], In May 2021, the EPA rolled back a Trump administration rule that prohibited the EPA from using certain studies. U.S. President Joe Biden walks from Marine One toward the Oval Office on the South Lawn of the White House January 4, 2023. [414][415] Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the U.S. would be interested in re-entering the agreement so long as Iran shows "strict compliance". The mobile, advanced rocket systems have been a gamechanger for Ukrainian forces, allowing them to fire at Russian targets from dozens of miles away and quickly drive away before Russian artillery can target their position. [389] On April 12, he called the war a "genocide". Barack Obama. What's Biden's Next Big Move? Biden's Numbers - FactCheck.org It marked the first federal gun safety law to have been enacted in 30 years. In a video released April 25, Biden announced his official re-election . [170] In an attempt to encourage U.S. membership to the Kigali Amendment, an international agreement aimed to reduce the production of hydrofluorocarbons, Biden's executive order directed the U.S. Department of State to submit the Kigali Amendment to the Senate. It is widely expected not to pass both houses of Congress without significant revision. [344], On July 31, 2022, Al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in Kabul by an American drone strike approved by Biden. They alleged he acted as an unregistered foreign lobbyist for the United Arab Emirates. The administration has also proposed another round of gas and oil lease sales in 2022, in Colorado, Montana, Wyoming, and other western states. [388] On March 29, 2022, Biden appeared to heighten his condemnation concerning Putin made at the end of his NATO trip to Europe, stating that he makes "no apologies" for previously stating that "Putin cannot remain in power". US reaches out to oil states as prices rise", "Mohammed bin Salman Has Leverage on Bidenand Is Using It", "Saudi, UAE leaders declined calls with Biden amid Ukraine conflict: report", "White House stops asking Saudi Arabia to pump more oil to offset Biden's Russian-energy ban, report says, as US-Gulf relations hit new low", "Candidate Biden Called Saudi Arabia a 'Pariah.' Biden held fewer solo or joint news conferences than his three most recent predecessors at the same point in their presidencies. [342][343], In February 2022, Biden signed an executive order that seeks to unfreeze approximately $3.5 billion of Afghan assets in the U.S. for the purpose of humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan. [439][443] However, human rights activists and Democratic lawmakers warned Biden that the visit could send signals to Saudi that their horrific human rights violations could be exempted. [452], The U.S. authorities indicted Thomas J. Barrack Jr., an outside adviser to Donald Trump during and after the 2016 United States presidential election campaign. Then what happens if every American has one test? In addition, the State Department also approved the potential sale of 96 Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system interceptors and support equipment to the UAE. [4] On his second day, he issued a series of executive orders to reduce the impact of COVID-19, including invoking the Defense Production Act of 1950, and set an early goal of achieving one hundred million COVID-19 vaccinations in the United States in his first 100 days.[5]. According to Biden, the US will be playing a key role to rebuild damaged infrastructure in the Gaza alongside the Palestinian authority. President Joe Biden was inaugurated two weeks after a violent insurrection at the Capitol and at the height of a pandemic that had already claimed over 400,000 American lives and dealt serious. The reversal of that progress will necessitate an immediate review of our sanction laws and authorities, followed by appropriate action. Unitl April 23, according to figures compiled by FiveThirtyEight, Biden's approval rating stood at 42.3 percent, a slight improvement from the sub-40 percent level reached in the summer of 2022, but still well below the peak of 53 percent when he began his presidency in January 2021.[495]. The two presidents discussed a number of topics, including stable policy on climate change, nuclear proliferation, and cybersecurity. [186][187], In November 2021, Biden promised to end and reverse deforestation and land degradation by 2030,[188] joining more than 100 other global leaders in the COP26 climate summit's first major agreement. [50] Jen O'Malley Dillon, who had served as campaign manager for Biden's successful presidential campaign, was named as deputy chief of staff. Spicemas Launch 28th April, 2023 - Facebook [346][347] The leaders of every African nation in good standing with the African Union (AU), (except Eritrea) were invited to the summit. [267] The Biden administration renewed the National Space Council, chaired by Vice President Harris,[268] "to assist the president in generating national space policies, strategies, and synchronizing America's space activities. [313] The resolution was adopted for the 29th time with 184 votes in favor, three abstentions, and two no votes: the U.S. and Israel. Biden said to those who wished harm upon the US that "we will hunt you down and make you pay. Here's what's in it", "Micron Pledges Up to $100 Billion for Semiconductor Factory in New York", "Biden Team Promises New Look in Trade Policy", "Biden's Commerce Pick Vows to Combat China and Climate Change", "New Trade Representative Says U.S. Biden also created the position of U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, appointing former Secretary of State John Kerry. [181], In January 2021, Biden had issued a 60-day ban on oil and gas leases and permits on federal land and waters. [8][9][10] However, during the withdrawal, the Afghan government collapsed and the Taliban seized control, leading to Biden receiving bipartisan criticism. [469] This was largely attributed to a backlash against the Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization,[470] as well as the perceived extremeness of certain Republican candidates in competitive races. [448] Following the meeting with Saudi officials, Biden announced that the Kingdom committed to extend the truce in Yemen. On September 9, Biden stated, "Weve been patient. [351], During the 2022 summit, Biden and senior administration officials also met privately with six African leaders facing elections in 2023, pushing them to ensure free and fair elections in their nations. [122] In Biden's plan, he would issue a national testing strategy that attempts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 by increasing laboratory capacity and expanding testing. Biden was inaugurated alongside Kamala Harris, the first woman, first African American, and first Asian American vice president. "[496], In June 2022, Biden appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Washington Post Fact-Checker Gives Up on Recording Biden's Lies [274] The administration estimated that about 43 million borrowers would be covered by the plan, including about 20 million individuals whose student debt would be completely forgiven. [384][385], On February 24, 2022, Biden condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine, saying Putin "chose this war" and calling him "the aggressor". "[383] The U.S. and NATO have rejected Putin's demands. As part of the agreement, the U.S. agreed to provide nuclear-powered submarines to Australia. [272], In April 2021, as part of his first annual budget request, Biden proposed a $24.8 billion budget for NASA in 2022, a $1.5 billion increase on what Congress allocated to 2021. It's yet another weekend away from Washington. [339][340][341], After the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, the Biden administration froze about $9 billion in assets belonging to the Afghan central bank, blocking the Taliban from accessing these billions of dollars in reserves held in U.S. bank accounts. [221][222] On August 24, 2021, the Supreme Court ruled that the Biden administration must comply with the lower court's ruling to reinstate the policy. [356], In March 2021, Biden held a virtual meeting with leaders of Japan, India and Australia, an alliance of countries known as the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, or the Quad, that work together to address China's expansionism in the Indo-Pacific region. Biden said Xi asked him to define America and he responded with one word: Possibilities. [280] In remarks to service members alongside Vice President Kamala Harris and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Biden announced a U.S. Department of Defense-led China task force "to provide a baseline assessment of department policies, programs and processes in regard to the challenge China poses. [331], On August 16, Biden addressed the "messy" situation, taking responsibility for it ("the buck stops with me"), and admitting that the situation "unfolded more quickly than we had anticipated". U.S. President Joe Biden departs for travel from Joint Base Andrews, to view storm-damaged areas of California's central coast, Maryland, U.S., January 19, 2023. Biden served 36 years as a U.S. senator from Delaware and went on to serve as. They spoke to Asian American and Pacific Islander advocates and leaders and condemned sexism, and racism against Asian Americans. Barack Obama didnt take any clemency action in his first two years. [249], Biden made Juneteenth (June 19) a federal holiday in 2021, celebrating the end of slavery in the U.S.[250] In March 2022, Biden signed the Emmett Till Antilynching Act into law. President Biden is taking heat for spending 40% of his days in office "on vacation" after he was away from the White House for two-thirds of August. 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The report also recommended an increase in the bond rates that drilling companies are required to pay for future cleanup efforts before beginning extraction at new sites, and recommended that leases be focused on sites with "moderate to high potential" for production in proximity to existing fossil-fuel infrastructure. The number of bridges in the U.S. rated as poor and needing repair, according to the White House. [406], President Biden promised to repair "strained" relationships with European allies in contrast to his predecessor Trump. [148], Finance officials from 130 countries agreed on July 1, 2021, to plans for a new international taxation policy. Retired army four-star general Lloyd Austin was confirmed by the Senate in a 932 vote that same day, making Austin the first African-American Defense Secretary. "[296], In May 2021, the administration removed Chinese mobile manufacturer Xiaomi from the Chinese military blacklist, reversing the previous administration's decision.