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Both Democrats, Republicans responsible for US spending crisis: Nikki Haley

Ahead of the annual budgetary proposals by President Joe Biden later this week, Indian-American presidential candidate Nikki Haley on Tuesday blamed both the Democrats and Republicans for America's spending crisis and the massive debt that it has now accumulated over its head. Asserting that the US needs to stop America sliding towards bankruptcy, Haley in an op-ed in the USA Today pledged that as president, she would veto spending bills that don't put America on track to reach pre-pandemic spending levels. "It's time someone in Washington stood up for taxpayers and stopped America's slide toward bankruptcy," she wrote as she acknowledged that her move would upset the stakeholders in both the Republican and Democratic party. "These fights will inevitably pit me against Republicans as well as Democrats, but I'm used to it. As the governor of South Carolina, I took on both parties to stop wasteful spending and to put every spending vote on the record, a fundamental measure of ...

In Eric Garcetti, the Biden admin may finally get an ambassador to India

US President Joe Biden nominated Eric Garcetti for the post of ambassador to India in July 2021, but the Senate has held up his confirmation

Biden administration sues to block JetBlue from buying Spirit Airlines

The Biden administration sued on Tuesday to block JetBlue Airways' $3.8 billion purchase of Spirit Airlines, saying the deal would reduce competition and drive up air fares for consumers. The Justice Department said the tie-up would especially hurt cost-conscious travellers who depend on Spirit to find cheaper options than they can find on JetBlue and other airlines. Attorney General Merrick Garland was scheduled to hold a news conference to announce the lawsuit a sign of the importance that the administration places on stopping further consolidation in the airline industry. JetBlue and Spirit have anticipated the government challenge for weeks. The government had previously requested additional documents and depositions about JetBlue's proposal to buy Spirit, the nation's biggest budget airline. Negotiations over a possible settlement failed. The Justice Department said in the lawsuit, filed in federal district court in Boston, that the deal would end direct competition between .

Joe Biden's reelection bid now faces resistance from some Democrats

Steve Shurtleff was at Joe Biden's side in 2019 when he filed papers in the New Hampshire State House to run for president. He repeatedly trekked across the state with Biden to court primary voters. And when Biden ultimately won the presidency, it was Shurtleff, then the Democratic state House speaker, who proudly sealed the envelope that carried New Hampshire's four electoral votes including his own name to the U.S. Senate. But on the eve of a new election season, Shurtleff, like a majority of Democrats across the country, feels that one term is enough. In my heart of hearts, no, Shurtleff said when asked if he wants Biden to run again. I think a lot of people just don't want to say it. Democrats across New Hampshire are upset with the Democratic president for trying to end the state's status as home to the first-in-the-nation presidential primary. But their concerns about Biden run much deeper, in line with a majority of Democratic voters nationwide, who question the 80-year-ol

Biden Admin framing new rules to stop US investments in Chinese tech firms

People aware of the developments have said that the programme is likely to cover private equity and venture capital investments in advanced semiconductors, quantum computing, among others

US, Germany in 'lockstep' on Russia Ukraine war: Joe Biden and Olaf Scholz

US President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz met privately in the Oval Office for more than an hour on Friday after declaring themselves in "lockstep" on maintaining pressure on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. Even their top advisers were left out of the conversation. When the meeting ended, Biden and Scholz walked across the hall to the Roosevelt Room, where the American and German officials had been mingling. Biden joked that the two leaders had solved all the world's problems by themselves, according to a senior administration official, who requested anonymity to describe the closed-door discussions. If any agreements were reached or plans made, the White House was not saying. The official readout of the meeting provided little additional detail, except to say the two leaders discussed the war and "exchanged perspectives on other global issues". The conversation came at a delicate moment in the conflict. Ukraine and Russia are preparing for spring offensives, ...

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Joe Biden, German Chancellor Scholz to huddle on Ukraine war at White House

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is visiting the White House on Friday for a private meeting with President Joe Biden as both allies become increasingly vocal about their concerns that China may step off the sidelines and supply weapons to Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. Such a step could dramatically change the war's trajectory by allowing Moscow to replenish its depleted stockpiles. China is Germany's top trading partner, and European nations have generally been more cautious than the United States in taking a hard line with Beijing. However, there are signs that may be shifting as global rivalries grow more tense. In a speech to the German parliament on Thursday, Scholz called on China to use your influence in Moscow to press for the withdrawal of Russian troops, and do not supply weapons to the aggressor Russia. The US and Germany have worked closely together to supply Ukraine with military and humanitarian assistance. But there has also been friction over issues such as ...

US expands crackdown on China with export restrictions on Inspur, BGI

The Commerce Department added a number of companies to the so-called Entity List for acquiring and attempting to acquire US-origin items in support of China's military modernization efforts

World Bank nominee Ajay Banga is a 'big believer' in climate science

Banga added that he's preparing to embark on a three-week trip to both creditor and borrower nations to shore up support for his nomination

Joe Biden's pick to lead FAA faces stormy confirmation hearing

President Joe Biden's pick to run the Federal Aviation Administration finally got a hearing Wednesday on his nomination, with Democrats praising him as a skilled leader of large transportation bureaucracies while Republicans called him unqualified because of his relatively thin aviation experience. If confirmed by the Senate, Phillip Washington would take over an agency dealing with safety concerns including several recent close calls between planes, understaffing that has contributed to flight delays, and the breakdown of a pilot-alert system that briefly stopped flights nationwide in January. Washington told the Senate Commerce Committee that safety will be his top priority, and he will leave the FAA better than I found it. Washington is a longtime transit official in Los Angeles and Denver who has served as CEO of Denver International Airport the third-busiest in the world since July 2021. Committee Chair Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., called him an experienced, mission-driven leade

Renjen, Subramaniam to be members of US President's Export Council

Two Indian Americans Punit Renjen, Rajesh Subramaniam will be members of US President Joe Biden's Export Council

US President Biden faces dilemma in fight over large Alaska oil project

The Biden administration is weighing approval of a major oil project on Alaska's petroleum-rich North Slope that supporters say represents an economic lifeline for Indigenous communities in the region but environmentalists say is counter to President Joe Biden's climate goals. A decision on ConocoPhillips Alaska's Willow project, in a federal oil reserve roughly the size of Indiana, could come by early March. Q: What is the Willow project? A: The project could produce up to 180,000 barrels of oil a day, according to the company about 1.5 per cent of total US oil production. But in Alaska, Willow represents the biggest oil field in decades. Alaska Republican US Sen. Dan Sullivan said the development could be one of the biggest, most important resource development projects in our state's history". On average, about 499,700 barrels of oil a day flow through the trans-Alaska pipeline, well below the late-1980s peak of 2.1 million barrels. ConocoPhillips Alaska had proposed five dril

US attaches childcare strings to $52-billion subsidy for chip makers

The condition marks an unusual use of the federal government's powers. Officials said the rule was intended to address a worker shortage

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After Ohio train wreck, President Joe Biden orders door-to-door checks

President Joe Biden has directed federal agencies to go door-to-door in East Palestine, Ohio, to check on families affected by the toxic train derailment that has morphed into a heated political controversy. Under Biden's order, teams from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Environmental Protection Agency and Federal Emergency Management Agency will visit homes beginning Saturday. Workers will ask how residents are doing, see what they need and connect them with appropriate resources from government and nonprofit organisations, the White House said. The walk teams are modelled on similar teams following hurricanes and other natural disasters. Biden directed employees to get to as many homes as possible by Monday. Officials said the immediate goal was to visit at least 400. The president said he currently has no plans to personally visit Ohio. Meanwhile, the controversy spread far beyond the little Ohio town. Officials in Texas and Michigan expressed concern about ...

No evidence that China will side with Russia in war with Ukraine: Biden

There is no evidence that China would side with Russia in its war against Ukraine, US President Joe Biden has said. There's no evidence of that so far, Biden told reporters on Friday when asked if he is worried that China will side with Russia in the ongoing war. Biden said that he had a long conversation with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping about this in the summer. There's no evidence he's done it yet, said the US President. The Pentagon told reporters that it has not seen China supplying lethal aid to Russia. Pentagon's Press Secretary Air Force Brigadier General Pat Ryder said that China, which clearly has advanced capabilities, munitions, has publicly declared its neutrality, to now take a side and essentially say "we want to be in the camp that's looking to extinguish Ukraine as a nation. US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield told MSNBC in an interview that the Biden Administration has made it clear to the Chinese that it should not get involved in

Biden unveils new Ukraine weapons package, Russia sanctions as war rages

The Biden administration declared its solidarity with Ukraine with fresh action as well as strong words on Friday, piling sweeping new sanctions on Moscow and approving a new USD 2 billion weapons package to re-arm Kyiv a year after Russia's invasion. Despite the US and allies' continued ambitious efforts to bolster the Ukrainians, there are no signs of an endgame in the war, which seems destined to enter an even more complicated phase in the months ahead. On the somber anniversary, Biden and fellow leaders from the Group of Seven allies that have been at the forefront of backing Ukraine stayed focused on a unified front. Our solidarity will never waver in standing with Ukraine, in supporting countries and people in need, and in upholding the international order based on the rule of law," the G-7 leaders said in a joint statement after a virtual meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. As Ukraine mourned its war dead and vowed it would ultimately emerge victorious, the

Who is Ajay Banga, nominated by Joe Biden to be next World Bank president?

Announcing Banga's nomination, Biden said that Banga is "uniquely equipped to lead" the World Bank

Activists blast Biden's pick of Wall St insider Banga for World Bank prez

The World Bank needs a leader who will prioritize the urgency of the climate crisis, not another big business executive, said Collin Rees, US program co-manager at Oil Change International