Biden gives final speech to UN leaders as Trump campaigns in Georgia on manufacturing, tax policies
Good morning, US Politics Blog readers. Joe Biden is set to address the United Nations General Assembly in New York today at 10 a.m. ET, delivering one of his last major speeches as president. The annual gathering of world leaders is a key moment for any president, but it’s even more so for Biden because he’s set to leave the White House in January. His administration hasn’t given many hints about what he’ll say, but the speech is expected to make the case for addressing everything from climate change to the Israeli invasion of Gaza and possibly the escalating crisis in Lebanon.
Meanwhile, Donald Trump is scheduled to speak at 1pm in Savannah, Georgia, to discuss his tax and manufacturing policies. The former president’s economic policies have centered around a combination of tariffs and tax cuts, which he claims will lower prices for consumers after years of high inflation under the Biden administration. Economists aren’t so convinced, and it’s likely Trump will stray from the topic anyway. He’s been known to stray from topic throughout his speeches. It’ll be interesting to see what both men have to say.
Here’s what else is going on:
Antony Blinken may be held in contempt as a senior Biden administration official. The Republican-led House Foreign Affairs Committee has asked him to testify today, but he reportedly said he was busy with the UN General Assembly, and a sanctions resolution against him could be taken at the committee’s meeting starting at 10:15am.
A scandal is brewing outside New York City: The New York Times reported yesterday that freshman Republican Congressman Anthony D’Esposito has given part-time jobs to both his mistress and his fiancée’s daughter, a potential violation of House ethics rules.
A House vote on a short-term funding measure to prevent a government shutdown is expected Wednesday.
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Kamala Harris has no public events today but is scheduled to resume campaigning tomorrow.
She will campaign for her candidacy in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, before returning to the White House to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy along with Joe Biden on Thursday.
She is scheduled to visit Arizona on Friday, San Francisco on Saturday and campaign in Las Vegas on Sunday.
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Updated on 10.01 EDT
More than 400 economists and experts endorse Harris
Kamala Harris has been endorsed by more than 400 economists and economic policy experts, who wrote in an open letter that the vice president will “work tirelessly to build a strong, growth-oriented economy for all Americans.”
The group includes former secretaries of the Treasury, Commerce, and Labor, a former vice chair of the Federal Reserve, a Nobel Prize winner, and many other figures.
Of Donald Trump, the group wrote:
Donald Trump’s proposed policies risk rekindling inflation, threatening the United States’ international standing and domestic economic stability. Nonpartisan researchers predict that if Donald Trump’s policies are implemented successfully, GDP growth will decline and unemployment will rise.
The endorsement of Harris follows a similar open letter from more than 100 Republican foreign policy and national security officials, and more than 700 former military and national security officials.
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Updated 09.37 EDT
Biden gives final speech to UN leaders as Trump campaigns in Georgia on manufacturing, tax policies
Good morning, US Politics Blog readers. Joe Biden is set to address the United Nations General Assembly in New York today at 10 a.m. ET, delivering one of his last major speeches as president. The annual gathering of world leaders is a key moment for any president, but it’s even more so for Biden because he’s set to leave the White House in January. His administration hasn’t given many hints about what he’ll say, but the speech is expected to make the case for addressing everything from climate change to the Israeli invasion of Gaza and possibly the escalating crisis in Lebanon.
Meanwhile, Donald Trump is scheduled to speak at 1pm in Savannah, Georgia, to discuss his tax and manufacturing policies. The former president’s economic policies have centered around a combination of tariffs and tax cuts, which he claims will lower prices for consumers after years of high inflation under the Biden administration. Economists aren’t so convinced, and it’s likely Trump will stray from the topic anyway. He’s been known to stray from topic throughout his speeches. It’ll be interesting to see what both men have to say.
Here’s what else is going on:
Antony Blinken may be held in contempt as a senior Biden administration official. The Republican-led House Foreign Affairs Committee has asked him to testify today, but he reportedly said he was busy with the UN General Assembly, and a sanctions resolution against him could be taken at the committee’s meeting starting at 10:15am.
A scandal is brewing outside New York City: The New York Times reported yesterday that freshman Republican Congressman Anthony D’Esposito has given part-time jobs to both his mistress and his fiancée’s daughter, a potential violation of House ethics rules.
A House vote on a short-term funding measure to prevent a government shutdown is expected Wednesday.
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Updated 09.28 EDT
