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Joe Biden is set to 'undo the Trump years' with civil rights makeover

Biden will seek to return the division to its original purpose, focusing on anti-discrimination laws that protect millions of people in minority groups that were mostly ignored in the Trump years

US elections: Trump campaign seeks hand recount in Georgia, could get it

Republicans are making more demands of Georgia's chief elections officer as they seek to overturn Democrat Joe Biden's 12,000-vote lead in the state's presidential race

Big, early shifts on immigration expected under US President-elect Biden

Joe Biden will likely use executive orders to reverse some of President Donald Trump's most controversial actions, rolling back moves that were a central feature of his administration

Trump's US elections fraud claims aimed at keeping supporters on his side

Trump aides and allies also acknowledged privately the legal fights would - at best - forestall the inevitable

Trump's White House chief of staff tests positive for coronavirus

White House chief of staff Mark Meadows has tested positive for Covid-19, becoming the latest Trump administration official to contract the disease, which has killed over 236,000 Americans

US judge blocks Donald Trump's key immigration rule on public benefits

A federal judge in Chicago struck down a key immigration rule that would deny green cards to immigrants who use food stamps or other public benefits, a blow to Trump on the eve of the election

US will 'vigorously defend' TikTok executive order despite ruling

Trump administration contends that TikTok poses national security concerns as personal data collected on 100 million Americans who use the app could be obtained by China's government

Trump admin proposes to scrap computerised lottery to select H-1B visas

The Trump administration has proposed to scrap the computerised lottery system to grant H-1B work visas to foreign technology professionals and replace it with a wage-level-based selection process

Trump advisor reaffirms 2,500 troops plan in Afghanistan by early 2021

US President Donald Trump's National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien reaffirmed that US troops in Afghanistan would be reduced to 2,500 level by early 2021

Trump admin to consider adding China's Ant Group to trade blacklist: Report

It was not immediately clear when the U.S. government agencies that decide whether to add a company to the so-called Entity List would review the matter

Trump admin 'greatest failure' of any administration in US history: Harris

Kamala Harris has said that the Trump administration has been the "greatest failure" of any presidential administration in the US history as she condemned Trump for "failing" to handle Covid crisis

Trump does a surgical strike on H-1B: What it means for Indian techies

H-1B visa is a popular work visa that helps Indian tech professionals to fulfil their American dreams

US judge blocks Trump's H-1B visa ban, says Prez exceeded his authority

A federal judge has blocked the enforcement of the H-1B visa ban issued by President Donald Trump in June this year, saying the president exceeded his constitutional authority

Slower US job gains anticipated; permanent unemployment in focus

Republican President Donald Trump is likely to see the fifth straight month of job gains as a sign of progress for an economy that plunged into recession in February

US proposes $1.5 trillion stimulus, $20 billion aid extension for airlines

The Trump administration has proposed including a $20 bn extension in aid for the battered airline industry in a new stimulus proposal to House Democrats worth over $1.5 trn

Relief for TikTok: US judge blocks Trump administration's app store ban

US District Judge Carl Nichols said in a brief order he was issuing a preliminary injunction to prevent the TikTok app store ban from taking effect

US judge orders Donald Trump admin to defend or postpone ban on TikTok

A US federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to postpone its ban on downloads of TikTok or defend itself in a court hearing this weekend

TikTok drags US govt to court over President Trump's threat of ban

Trump exceeded his authority when he moved to ban the app, and did so for political reasons rather than to stop an "unusual and extraordinary threat", said the complaint

World Coronavirus Dispatch: US expels 8,800 unaccompanied migrant children

Japan to relax curbs for events, UK labs stressed as Johnson pledges millions of tests,watchmakers reboot to suit Chinese and other pandemic-related news across the globe

Trump administration to deny pending retroactive US biofuel waivers: Report

The waivers have been a battleground for the influential oil and corn lobbies, both major constituencies for Trump as he seeks re-election in November