WASHINGTON (US) -The White House has indicated that it plans to ignore Donald Trump’s speech on Sunday to a conservative conference in Florida, where he is slated to go on the offensive against his successor. “Our focus is certainly not on what President Trump is saying” at
WASHINGTON (US) – In what is seen as a first legislative victory for President Joe Biden, the House of Representatives passed his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package early on Saturday. This came as Democrats faced challenges to their hopes of using the legislation to raise the minimum wage. Democrats who control the chamber passed the […]
WASHINGTON (US) – President Joe Biden will sign an executive order on Wednesday, which intends to address a global semiconductor chip shortage that has prompted US automakers and other manufacturers to bring down production and alarmed the White House and members of Congress, administration officials said. The scarcity triggered by the pandemic, will be the […]
NEW YORK (US) – The United States on Monday surpassed the milestone of 500,000 COVID-19 deaths just over a year after it had its first known victim out of coronavirus in Santa Clara County, California. In a proclamation, which honoured the dead, President Joe Biden gave orders for the US flag to be flown at […]
WASHINGTON (US) – Former US President Donald Trump will be looking forward to come back to the political spotlight, through the means of an address to a major meeting of conservatives, said a source familiar with his plans said on Saturday. Trump aims to speak to the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida, […]
HOUSTON (US) – A major disaster declaration for Texas was given the nod by President Joe Biden on Saturday. The state is reeling from the fallout of a winter storm that has left at least two dozen dead and caused rampant blackouts and water shortage. In the biggest oil and gas producing state, millions of […]
LONDON (UK) – US President Joe Biden will attend his first meeting with Group of Seven leaders on Friday to talk about plans to tackle the coronavirus, reopen the bruised world economy and confront challenges put forth by China. White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said on Thursday that Biden “will focus on the global response […]
MILWAUKEE (US) – President Joe Biden warned on Tuesday that China will have to pay a price for its violation of human rights. He was speaking while responding to queries during a televised event on how Beijing handles its Muslim minorities in Xinjiang. President Xi Jinping of China has invited global ire for sending ethnic […]
WASHINGTON (US) – US President Joe Biden will travel to Wisconsin on Tuesday to push his case for a $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill in the political battleground state, which helped safeguard his victory in last year’s presidential election. White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said, “That’s an opportunity to hear directly from people about how […]
WASHINGTON (US) – President Joe Biden will hold his first event with other leaders from the Group of Seven nations in a virtual meeting on Friday to discuss the coronavirus pandemic, the world economy and dealing with China, the White House said on Sunday. The meeting is the first by top leaders from the G7 […]