Simon Ateba is Chief White House Correspondent for Today News Africa. Simon covers President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, the U.S. government, the United Nations, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and other financial and international institutions in Washington D.C. and New York City.
U.S. President Joseph R. Biden Jr. on Tuesday delivered perhaps the most consequential speech of his presidency in defense of democracy and the right to vote as Republicans across the country pass laws that will make it harder for poorer people to vote, especially people of color.
