Biden to meet with Mohammed bin Salman in July visit to Saudi Arabia

Biden to meet with Mohammed bin Salman in July visit to Saudi Arabia

The United States and Saudi Arabia will announce on Tuesday that President Joe Biden will visit the Gulf state next month for bilateral talks and will meet with the country’s de facto leader Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, three sources said planning NBC News with. The sources said the two-day trip is scheduled for July … Read more

Americans Are Unusually Lukewarm About A Second Biden Term

Americans Are Unusually Lukewarm About A Second Biden Term

PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY FIVETHIRTYEIGHT / GETTY IMAGES Welcome to Pollapalooza, our weekly poll roundup. President Biden says he will stand for re-election in 2024. But some Americans don’t believe him — and many don’t want him throwing his hat in the ring for a second term either. Already before Biden was elected in 2020, There … Read more

Will Biden Keep His Word and Pardon Federal Cannabis Offenders?

Will Biden Keep His Word and Pardon Federal Cannabis Offenders?

Daniel Muessig, a former Pittsburgh attorney, is to be sentenced to five years in prison for selling marijuana. In this still from an ad for his former law firm, he insists that “laws are arbitrary.” (Grustle Merch on YouTube) Subscribe to something The nation Subscribe now for only $2 a month! Thank you for signing … Read more

Why Is Biden Letting States Like Missouri Defund Planned Parenthood?

Why Is Biden Letting States Like Missouri Defund Planned Parenthood?

Pro-choice supporters with Planned Parenthood staff rally outside the Planned Parenthood Reproductive Health Services Center in St Louis, Mo. (Michael Thomas/Getty Images) Subscribe to the nation Subscribe now for as little as $2 a month! Thank you for signing up for the nation‘s weekly newsletter. Thank you for signing up. For more from the nationcheck … Read more

Yes, Black Voters Feel Let Down by Biden

Yes, Black Voters Feel Let Down by Biden

(Aimee Dilger / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images) Subscribe to the nation Subscribe now for as little as $2 a month! Thank you for signing up for the nation‘s weekly newsletter. Thank you for signing up. For more from the nationcheck out our latest issue. Subscribe to the nation Subscribe now for as … Read more

Politics Podcast: Unity From Biden, Disunity In Texas

Politics Podcast: Adam Schiff Is Worried About American Democracy

It was a night of firsts: the first midterm primary of the year, in Texas, and President Biden’s first official State of the Union address. The FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast crew discussed the key takeaways in Biden’s optimistic speech and analyzed the outcomes of the Texas primaries as results came in. You can listen to the … Read more

Exclusive: Rashida Tlaib Wants Biden to Finish Building Back Better

Exclusive: Rashida Tlaib Wants Biden to Finish Building Back Better

US Representative Rashida Tlaib, Democrat of Michigan, speaks during a press conference in May 2019. (Saul Loeb / AFP via Getty Images) In his State of the Union address, President Joe Biden will touch on the issues of the moment as he discusses Ukraine, inflation, and the nomination of the first Black woman to sit … Read more

Biden Has Chosen Ketanji Brown Jackson for a Reason

Biden Has Chosen Ketanji Brown Jackson for a Reason

Ketanji Brown Jackson during her hearing to become a US Circuit judge for the District of Columbia Circuit, April 28, 2021, in Washington, DC (Kevin Lamarque-Pool / Getty Images) Subscribe to the nation Subscribe now for as little as $2 a month! Thank you for signing up for the nation‘s weekly newsletter. Thank you for … Read more