All posts tagged "Gouvernement"

Milwaukee (AFP) - As criminal charges against Donald Trump mount, his rival for the White House President Joe Biden is determined to avoid commenting on the Republican's legal troubles.  A day after Trump was indicted for the fourth time, for alleged racketeering and election interference in Georgia, Biden delivered a public speech in another key swing state, Wisconsin, focused on wind power and job creation. In a factory busy with new orders for wind turbines, the Democrat boasted of new jobs and investments linked, in his view, to the major energy and infrastructure policies he has enacted d......

Washington (AFP) - If he had it to do over, he would probably choose another name: A year on, Joe Biden is struggling to sell Americans on the benefits of the Inflation Reduction Act. The hugely ambitious project is aimed at speeding America's transition to clean energy, rebuilding its industrial might and increasing social justice. On August 16, 2022, when the US president signed the $750 billion plan into law, the country was in the midst of a dramatic surge in prices that was battering the Democratic leader's popularity.  So "the Inflation Reduction Act" seemed a logical name, even though t......

New York (AFP) - Consulted by policymakers and able to nudge his peers into action, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon played a key role in a bank rescue effort this week -- a situation sparking reminders of 2008. Following the swift collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, there have been fears that regional lender First Republic Bank could be the next domino to fall -- despite moves by agencies like the Treasury Department and Federal Reserve to assure SVB and Signature's depositors. While First Republic is not yet out of the woods, it was given a lifeline on Thursday as 11 major US b......

Washington (AFP) - Elton John on Friday sang at the White House at the invitation of President Joe Biden, after declining invitations from his predecessor Donald Trump.  Dressed in a glittering black suit and wearing orange glasses, the 75-year-old pop icon sat down at the piano on the South Lawn of the White House, with the US presidential residence lit up in the background. "I don't know what to say, what a dump," John joked as he took the stage to perform his 1970 hit "Your Song."  "I've played in some beautiful places before, but this is probably the icing on the cake."  About 2,000 guests......