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Joe Biden nominates Pakistani-American as Federal Trade Commissioner

US President Joe Biden on Wednesday nominated a Pakistani-American associate professor of law to be a Federal Trade commissioner.

President Joe Biden eager to fix broken' immigration system: White House

US President Joe Biden is eager for Congress to move forward to fix the broken immigration system, for which he has already sent in a legislation, the White House said on Wednesday

Biden taps Harris to lead diplomatic effort to stem US immigrant flow

Biden has entrusted his VP Harris with the task of leading the diplomatic effort and working with neighbouring Mexico and Northern Triangle nations to stem flow of immigrants to the southern border

Joe Biden taps VP Harris to lead response to border challenges

President Joe Biden has tapped Vice President Kamala Harris to lead the White House effort to tackle the migration challenge at the US southern border. Biden made the announcement as he and Harris met at the White House on Wednesday with Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandra Mayorkas and other immigration advisers to discuss the increase in young migrants arriving at the border in recent weeks. In delegating the matter to Harris, Biden is seeking to replicate a dynamic that played out when he served as President Barack Obama's vice president. Obama turned to Biden early in his first term to lead the White House effort to draw down U.S. troops in the intractable war in Iraq. With the move, Biden hopes to show Americans he's taking the border situation seriously after facing stiff criticism from Republicans as the flow of migrants has increased since he took office in January. But the high-profile assignment for Harris, who ran for

Biden administration weighing corporate tax increase: Janet Yellen

Biden is considering an increase in the corporate income tax rate, as one of the tax proposals to offset the cost of the upcoming long-term investment plans, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said

Joe Biden's administration to outline 2022 budget priorities next week

The Biden administration will next week release its proposed discretionary budget for fiscal 2022, providing insight into the president's top priorities and laying down a marker for Congress

US President Biden expands 'Obamacare' by cutting health insurance costs

Biden has pledged that his $1.9 trillion rescue package would build on the promise of the Affordable Care Act, the hallmark legislation of Barack Obama's presidency that became a law 11 years ago

US Senate vote to confirm Indian-American Murthy as Biden's surgeon general

The Senate voted to confirm Indian-American Dr Vivek Murthy to be US President Biden's surgeon general, handing the administration one of its top public health officials amid the coronavirus pandemic

Biden administration weighs $4 trillion in fresh economic spending

The price range does not include separate proposals to make child tax credits and other benefits to lower-income Americans

US President Biden's Cabinet near complete but hundreds of jobs still open

Biden's Cabinet is nearly complete with the confirmation of Labour Secretary Marty Walsh. But he has hundreds of key presidential appointments to make to fill out the federal government

Joe Biden eyes $3 trillion package for infrastructure, schools, families

Fresh off passage of the COVID-19 relief bill, President Joe Biden is assembling the next big White House priority, a sweeping $3 trillion package of investments on infrastructure and domestic needs

India envoy urges corporates to help realise full potential of ties with US

India's top diplomat in the US urged the corporate sector to help realise the full potential of the India-US relationship that, he said, has witnessed the strength of bipartisan support under Biden

Biden admin urges US court to certify India's request to extradite Tahawwur

The Biden administration has urged a federal court to certify India's request to extradite Pakistani-origin businessman Tahawwur Rana, who is sought for his involvement in 2008 Mumbai terror attack

'Border is closed': Biden administration pushes back amid mounting crisis

Homeland Security Secretary said the administration's message to would-be border-crossers was simple: "Now is not the time to come. Do not come. The journey is dangerous"

US President Biden says US 'must change laws that enable discrimination'

US President Joe Biden says American laws need to be changed in order to root out racial discrimination

Elevating US-India defence partnership a priority of Biden admin: Austin

US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said as he described the relationship between the two countries as a "stronghold" of a free and open Indo-Pacific

Biden stumbles while boarding Air Force One; WH says he is '100% fine'

US President Joe Biden is doing "100% fine" after he tripped multiple times while jogging up the stairs to board Air Force One on Friday, according to a senior White House official

Biden, Harris meet Asian American leaders in Atlanta after deadly shootings

US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday met Asian American leaders in Atlanta after the deadly shootings that claimed the lives of eight people, including six Asian women

US says it has had 'serious discussions' with China despite 'theatrics'

"We know that sometimes these diplomatic presentations can be exaggerated, or maybe even aimed at a domestic audience," State Department spokeswoman Jalina Porter told a news briefing

Biden urged to rescind Trump-era ban on H-1B and other foreign work visas

Five powerful Democratic senators urged Biden to rescind Trump's ban on some non-immigrant visas, including the H-1B visa which is popular among Indian IT professionals