Articles by Daniel Lippman

Government & Politics

Biden expected to visit NYC’s 9/11 memorial site for 20th anniversary of attacks The president will mark two decades since that grim day and the full drawdown of troops in Afghanistan.

July 27, 2021 and   

(Politico) President Joe Biden is expected to attend the 9/11 memorial in New York City to mark the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks, four sources with knowledge of his plans told POLITICO. The White House recently indicated to officials in New […]

Government & Politics

Deleted Biden video sets off a crisis at Voice of America The taxpayer-funded outlet is grappling with the fallout from a video post deemed too favorable to the former vice president, setting off recriminations and suspicion amid a shakeup.

July 30, 2020   

(Politico) Voice of America is weighing a suspension of four contractors who were involved in publishing a story and video that was deemed too favorable to Joe Biden’s presidential campaign, according to two people familiar with the matter. On July 22, VOA’s […]

Government & Politics

Border stops for people of Iranian descent spark outrage The reaction to the detentions at a Canadian crossing and a New York airport came after the U.S. killing of an Iranian military commander.

January 5, 2020 , and   

(Politico) Reports of Iranians and Iranian-Americans being detained for questioning upon entering the U.S. kicked off a furor on Sunday from Washington state to Washington, D.C., marking a new domestic blowback to the Trump administration’s targeted killing of a key Iranian leader. […]