Biden's | Voter.org

Biden’s pick for OPM deputy director addresses concerns about federal hiring, retirement processing

October 5, 2022 federal, retirement, pick, Addresses, concerns, hiring, Biden's, deputy, processing, about, director0 comment

President Joe Biden’s nominee for second-in-command at the Office of Personnel Management, Rob Shriver, shared his priorities for the federal workforce with the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. During a Sept. 29 nomination hearing, the committee raised concerns about the future of telework, the federal hiring process and delays in retirement processing — all of which are involved in OPM’s mission. Telework was a prominent issue for a few of the committee members. Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) asked Shriver about the governmentwide telework policy for agencies, saying that…

Biden’s claims on inflation, jobs and pandemic in ’60 Minutes’ interview draw scrutiny

September 19, 2022 Scrutiny, interview, Minutes, Draw, Biden's, Pandemic, Inflation, Jobs, Claims0 comment

President Biden came under fire Monday for downplaying decades-high inflation and other problems during a “60 Minutes” interview, with critics accusing the president of being out of touch with economic reality. The Washington Times stories: White House

Biden’s ‘semi-fascism’ rhetoric causing more Republicans to fly below polling radar

September 15, 2022 more, Rhetoric, Biden's, Causing, polling, 'semifascism', below, radar, Republicans0 comment

Robert Cahaly of the Trafalgar Group polling firm, which gained prominence after accurately predicting former President Donald Trump’s 2016 surge, says judging the political landscape ahead of the midterms has just become harder. The Washington Times stories: White House

Reporters assail White House for shielding Biden’s doctor from questions after COVID test

July 21, 2022 Test, White, questions, reporters, doctor, Assail, Biden's, 'shielding', after, Covid, House, from0 comment

Reporters slammed the White House Thursday for not making President Biden’s doctor available to answer media questions about his positive COVID-19 test, with one journalist saying it was “the least transparency” of any White House in 50 years. The Washington Times stories: White House

Hawley demands investigation into Biden’s reserve oil funnel to China

July 13, 2022 China, Investigation, Biden's, Hawley, Reserve, funnel, Demands, into0 comment

Sen. Josh Hawley is calling for an immediate investigation into President Biden’s release of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to foreign countries including China. The Washington Times stories: White House

Now at 9.1%, Biden’s Inflation Keeps Getting Worse

July 13, 2022 Getting, Keeps, worse, Biden's, Inflation, 9.1%0 comment

The June inflation numbers are a disaster, coming in at a 40-year high of 9.1%. After the Biden administration’s repeated victory laps crowing about “the fastest-growing economy in the world” and how we’re “stronger economically” than ever, the downward spiral is feeding a growing consensus that President Joe Biden and his Democrats in Congress are actively making things worse. According to official numbers, prices rose 1.3% on the month, which translates to an annualized pace of nearly 17%. Controlling for manipulated housing statistics, the numbers are even worse: 1.7% on…