President Joe Biden declined yesterday to call on New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to resign over sexual misconduct allegations, saying he wanted to await the outcome of an investigation into the matter. Asked on returning from Delaware if Cuomo, a fellow Democrat, should step down, Biden told reporters: “I think […]
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Joe Biden says China to face repercussions on human rights
China will pay a price for its human rights abuses, US President Joe Biden warned yesterday, responding to queries at a televised event on the Asian nation’s handling of Muslim minorities in its far western region of Xinjiang. Chinese President Xi Jinping has drawn global criticism for holding the minority […]
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US Senate confirms Kathleen Hicks as Biden’s Deputy Defence secy
The US Senate on Monday (local time) confirmed Kathleen Hicks as Deputy Defense Secretary, making her the first woman to be confirmed by the Senate to the post. According to The Hill, Senators confirmed Kathleen Hicks in a voice vote, giving US President Joe Biden his second Senate-confirmed Defence Department official about a week after her confirmation hearing. Hicks, who […]
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Afghanistan Study Group advocates Biden to delay US withdrawal
The Afghanistan Study Group, a US congressionally mandated panel on Wednesday advocated the Biden administration to extend the impending deadline of a full US withdrawal from Afghanistan by May, reported The Hill. As per the Group, the Taliban has not met conditions that would warrant a full US withdrawal from Kabul and recommended Biden administration […]
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Biden pays respects to policeman killed in Capitol attack
US President Joe Biden paid his respects yesterday at a solemn memorial in the Capitol to the policeman who died of injuries he suffered there last month in an attack by Donald Trump’s supporters. With the First Lady at his side, Biden bowed his head and rested his hand on […]
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US may re-impose sanctions on Myanmar following coup: Biden
US President Joe Biden said on Monday the United States may re-impose sanctions on Myanmar in connection with the most recent coup there. In a statement dated Monday, Biden said that Washington will “stand up for democracy wherever it is under attack.” “The military’s seizure of power in Burma, the detention of Aung San Suu Kyi and […]
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Biden orders expanded aid to address growing hunger crisis
President Joe Biden is ordering an expansion of government benefits for hungry Americans, after the coronavirus pandemic ignited the worst hunger crisis the United States has seen in modern times. The decree, one of two executive orders the White House said he will sign today, is modest and far short […]
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Pope urges US reconciliation as bishops call out Biden on abortion
Pope Francis told President Joe Biden today that he was praying that God would guide his efforts to bring reconciliation in the United States, while the head of the nation’s Catholic bishops condemned Biden’s pro-choice stand on abortion. In a message sent shortly after the second Catholic US president was […]
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US inaugurations: High drama and sore losers
Outgoing US President Donald Trump will be far from the first to boycott his successor Joe Biden’s inauguration tomorrow ― but his absence will be the first since 1869. In fact, many past inaugurations were conducted in a febrile atmosphere, with some turning to high drama: The boycotters Presidential bad […]
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Biden plans swift action but Trump trial threatens unity
Joe Biden has promised quick action to address the coronavirus pandemic and boost the ailing US economy once he takes office on Wednesday, but his goal of uniting the divided country could be undermined by the Senate impeachment trial of Donald Trump. The president-elect has promised to immediately reverse some […]
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FBI warns of plans for nationwide armed protests in US ahead of Biden’s inaguration
The FBI issued at least one other bulletin — they go out to law enforcement nationwide on the topic — before the riots last week. On Dec 29, it warned of the potential for armed demonstrators targeting legislatures, the second official said. “While our standard practice is to not comment […]
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Joe Biden, Kamala Harris named Time ‘Person of the Year’
US President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris have been chosen as Time magazine’s 2020 “Person of the Year,” the publication announced Thursday. The Democratic pair were chosen ahead of three other finalists: frontline health care workers and Anthony Fauci, the racial justice movement, and President Donald Trump who […]
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Kim Jong Un likely to let his missiles do the talking with Joe Biden
North Korea has greeted the last two US presidents with tests of missiles or nuclear bombs within weeks of taking office. And experts see the same happening with Joe Biden, whom the regime has called “a rabid dog.” Kim Jong Un is one of the few world leaders who has […]
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Joe Biden, Donald Trump campaigns targeted by foreign hackers: Google
Campaign staffs for both President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden have been targeted recently by foreign hackers, Google researchers said Thursday, highlighting persistent data security concerns ahead of the November US election. A tweet from Google’s threat analysis chief Shane Huntley said the internet giant warned the Biden […]
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Biden aims to move left without abandoning centrist roots
Joe Biden worked out deals with Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell. He defended Vice President Mike Pence as a “decent guy” and eulogized Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain’s “fairness, honesty, dignity, respect.” When he launched his presidential campaign, such overtures to Republicans were central to Biden’s promise to “unify the […]