News from The Hill: Biden won't attend Netanyahu speech

News from The Hill Biden won't attend Netanyahu speech By Scott Wong Vice President Biden will not attend Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address to a joint session of Congress. Biden’s office confirmed Friday the vice president is expected to be traveling abroad on March 3, when Netanyahu is expected to deliver his widely anticipated speech. “We are not ready to announce details of his trip yet, and normally our office wouldn't announce this early, but the planning process has been underway for a while,” Biden’s office said in an email. The address has infuriated the White House and congressional Democrats since Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) had arranged the speech with the prime minister without informing Obama administration officials. Read more here.