Posts Tagged: biden

Lloyd Austin

Lloyd Austin Confirmed As Secretary of Defense

The Senate has confirmed President Biden’s pick for Secretary of Defense, retired Gen. Lloyd Austin.  Austin’s nomination was confirmed by an overwhelming 93-2 margin, making him the first black Defense Secretary in U.S. history.  Austin commanded U.S. forces in the Middle East before retiring in 2016.  He was granted a special Congressional waiver that allows him… Read more »

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Another Stimulus Payment Could Be Coming Soon

Stimulus payments of $1,400 could soon be on the way for most Americans — if Joe Biden gets his way.  The President-elect on Thursday outlined his $1.9 trillion “American Rescue Plan” on Thursday, which includes a third relief payment for most U.S. citizens. The plan also includes increasing unemployment benefits to $400 a week through… Read more »

Joe Biden

Joe Biden, Kamala Harris Named Time Magazine’s Person of the Year

Time magazine has named Joe Biden and Kamala Harris 2020’s Person of the Year.  The duo is set to be sworn-in as President and Vice President in January.  Time‘s editor-in-chief described why the pair was picked: “For changing the American story, for showing that the forces of empathy are greater than the furies of division, for sharing a vision… Read more »