Joe Biden

On this day: US, Britain strike Afghanistan over September 11 attacks, kickstart War on Terror

The bombing targeted Taliban and al-Qaeda forces, and was the launch of Operation Enduring Freedom, which would span over a decade until December 31, 2014.

A US F-14 fighter takes off from the main deck of the USS Enterprise early 09 October 2001 as a second wave US-led air attacks on Afghanistan was launched with residents of Kabul reporting bombs hitting targets on the outskirts of the city.
Coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa at the U.S. National Security Council Brett McGurk speaks at the IISS Manama Dialogue in Manama, Bahrain, November 18, 2023.

Biden aide McGurk says Washington had no warning of Oct. 7, reveals how war shook White House

 Military Vehicle patroling. Border Police are stationed and patroling at the Harif Mountain area, at the border between Israel and Egypt.

US waives human rights conditions on $320 million in military aid to Egypt over Iran war role

A member of the Iraqi security forces, flashes the victory sign during a military parade marking the withdrawal of the US-led coalition from Iraq, in Baghdad on September 30, 2026.

Joy mixed with fear as US forces leave Iraq amid potential security vacuum


‘Uncommitted’ founder Alawieh who pushed Democrats to vote against Biden over Gaza wins primary

Alawieh rose to national prominence as a key architect of the campaign to withhold votes from Biden during Michigan’s presidential primary in 2024.

Abbas Alawieh, Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud and Layla Elabed, campaign manager for Listen to Michigan, speak to the press one day after the Michigan presidential primary, at Haraz Coffee House in Dearborn, Michigan, on February 28, 2024.

Trump’s angry words for Netanyahu reveal the strength of the US-Israel bond - opinion

Trump’s clashes with Netanyahu echo decades of US-Israel tensions that have tested, but never broken, the alliance.

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a press conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, US, December 29, 2025.

US Senate confirms Trump's nominee Clayton as Director of National Intelligence, nation's top spy

Clayton's hearing earlier this month at times erupted into shouting, as Clayton insisted to several Democratic senators that he was not an election denier.

Jay Clayton, US President Donald Trump's nominee to be Director of National Intelligence, testifies during a Senate Intelligence Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Biden warned Trump that Israel 'won't miss chance' to escalate Gaza war to Iran strikes - report

In an all-encompassing New Yorker report, several Biden administration officials alleged that they blame US President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu for allowing the Gaza war to spread to Iran.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a security assessment at the Kirya in Tel Aviv with Defense Minister Israel Katz and IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir on April 3, 2026.

How Israel kept Biden backing a Gaza war his administration wanted to end - report

Former Biden admin. officials believe that their unconditional support of Israel emboldened Prime Minister Netanyahu to expand the war in Gaza to Lebanon and Iran, sources told The New Yorker.

US Vice President Joe Biden (L) shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as they deliver joint statements during their meeting in Jerusalem March 9, 2016

Israeli officials warn US-Saudi deal could lead to nuclear weapons, discourage Israel normalization

Critics are concerned that the deal, through which US companies would help Saudi Arabia build civilian nuclear energy plants, could allow Saudi Arabia to eventually develop nuclear weapons.

U.S. President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed Bin Salman attend a bilateral meeting at the Royal Court in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 13, 2025.

Trump spy nominee Jay Clayton faces tense hearing after refusing to say Joe Biden won in 2020

Clayton said only that Biden had been "certified" as president, while also insisting, "I am not an election denier."

Jay Clayton, US President Donald Trump's nominee to be Director of National Intelligence, testifies during a Senate Intelligence Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Saudi Arabia explores IMEC route through Syria, sidestepping Israel, sources tell 'Post'

The war in Gaza and the collapse of momentum toward Israeli-Saudi normalization have forced Riyadh to reassess the route of the project.

 Saudi Arabia's national flag is seen at the Khoba frontline border with Yemen

Ukraine benefits from strategic distance - opinion

It is no coincidence that this new, aggressive strategy of Ukraine’s long-distance strikes deep into Russia’s heartland happened right when the United States was doing its best to make itself neutral

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. September 19, 2023

NGOs, committee memo disputes House claims Biden admin directly funded judicial reform

The Committee had previously argued that the NGO Blue and White Future (BWF), which backed protest headquarters Hofshi B’Artzenu, may have been a "downstream recipient" of US grants.

(Illustrative) Former US President Joe Biden speaks during a visit to Vernon Electric Cooperative in Westby, Wisconsin, US, September 5, 2024.