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Joe Biden to prioritize legal status for millions of immigrants
Biden's decision to immediately ask Congress to offer legal status to an estimated 11 million people in the country has surprised advocates
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President-elect Biden planning decree blitz to tear up Trump work on Day 1
Rejoining Paris climate change accord on top of a big stimulus plan on cards
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Pence urges Biden admin to exercise 'eternal vigilance' against China
Outgoing US Vice President Mike Pence on Saturday urged President-elect Joe Biden's administration to exercise 'eternal vigilance', especially when it comes to US-China relations
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Kamala Harris to be sworn in as US VP by Justice Sotomayor on Jan 20
Harris, who will script history as the first female, first Black and first South Asian US vice president, will be sworn in by Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the first Hispanic justice in US Supreme Court
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Man arrested with handgun, ammunition at Washington DC checkpoint
Police have arrested a man with a handgun and 500 rounds of ammunition at a checkpoint in Washington set up ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration
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Donald Trump to fly to Florida shortly before Joe Biden's inauguration
Flying in Air Force One for the last time, the President will go to his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, where he will reportedly live his post-presidential life
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Joe Biden's coronavirus plan: 100 million vaccine shots just the start
Biden pledged to maximise the available supply of vaccines and materials needed to administer them, using a Cold War-era law called the Defense Production Act
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US President-elect Joe Biden unveils plan to speed Covid-19 vaccine rollout
According to a document released by his transition team, Biden would invoke the Defense Production Act to increase production of equipment needed to distribute the vaccines
Oil prices drop over 2% on China lockdowns, US stimulus concerns
Brent fell $1.32, or 2.3%, to settle at $55.10 a barrel
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Timing of Trump impeachment trial uncertain as Pelosi gives no clues
Pelosi said Biden's proposed $1.9 trn Covid plan to speed up vaccines and economic aid is a "matter of complete urgency," suggesting it could take precedence over Trump's historic impeachment trial
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Federal Reserve to stick to super-easy policy amid economic 'lull'
Analysts are penciling in faster economic growth now that vaccines are rolling out and with a Congress now controlled by Democrats more open to big government spending than Republicans typically are
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Joe Biden's $1.9-trillion plan offers bridge for hard-hit economy
The incoming Democratic administration's proposed package provides targeted aid that economists say delivers the most effective economic boost
Sensex, Nifty slide as Joe Biden's $2-trillion relief plan sparks worries
The dollar rose, while oil prices came off their 10-month highs as investors mounted risk-off bets
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Donald Trump to leave Washington on morning of Biden's inauguration
President Donald Trump will leave Washington next Wednesday morning, ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, according to a person familiar with the planning
The good doctor's mission: Atul Gawande sets out to reform US healthcare
Obamacare, he argues, has already provided a good starting point that can now be taken forward full-throttle with the new administration
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Wall Street opens lower after Biden's stimulus plan raises tax concerns
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 64.7 points
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US President-elect Biden picks familiar faces for top roles at FEMA, CIA
Biden has tapped former CIA deputy director David Cohen to return to the agency in the same role he served during the Obama administration
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Twitter lays out transition plan of White House accounts at inauguration
Twitter has laid out its action plan on transitioning institutional accounts from the current White House to the incoming administration of President-elect Joe Biden
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Biden promises aid to small business in Covid-19 'American rescue plan'
Aid to small businesses, extended unemployment support and food assistance are some of the key elements of the American rescue plan
National Guard secures DC for inauguration as feds eye police role in riot
Dozens of people on a terrorist watch list were found to have been in Washington on Jan. 6 for pro-Trump events that ultimately devolved into the assault on the Capitol
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