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Biden looks forward to engaging with QUAD partners in Indo-Pacific soon

Biden looks forward to engaging with his counterparts in Australia, India and Japan in the Indo-Pacific region as soon as possible

Indian-Americans taking over US as they keep getting key positions: Biden

Indian-Americans are taking over the country, US President Joe Biden said on Thursday, referring to the high number of people from the community getting a place in his administration

Biden lauds NASA for landing Mars rover, giving US 'dose of confidence'

Biden congratulated the NASA team responsible for last month's successful landing of rover on Mars and for giving the country a "dose of confidence"

Will ensure that US not China sets the international agenda: White House

Biden admin has said that by restoring US credibility and reasserting forward-looking global leadership, it will ensure that America, not an authoritarian China, sets the international agenda

White House warns of military response to rocket attack on Iraq base

The White House warned that the US may consider a military response to the rocket attack on Wednesday that hit an air base in western Iraq where American and coalition troops are housed

US police warn of 'plot to breach' Capitol on March 4, security heightened

The United States officials on Wednesday (local time) alerted lawmakers about a potential threat to the Capitol on March 4 and have heightened security as a precaution

US welcomes steps taken to return J-K to economic and political normalcy

The US on Wednesday welcomed the steps taken by New Delhi to return the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir to full economic and political normalcy consistent with India's democratic values

Biden calls Texas' decision to relax Covid norms 'Neanderthal thinking'

US President Joe Biden on Wednesday (local time) called Texas and Mississippi's decision to lift the mask mandate as "Neanderthal thinking"

Biden nominates Pakistani-American as deputy head of Small Business Admin

The White House sent the nomination to the Senate later in the day. If confirmed by the Senate, he would be the highest-ranking Muslim American in the Biden administration

Democrats trim parts of Biden's Covid aid bill, Republicans threaten delay

The compromise would mean about 9 million fewer households would get direct payments than did so in the last round of stimulus

New US prez will not undo Trump's interference, Huawei CFO's lawyers say

Lawyers for CFO Meng Wanzhou want her U.S. extradition case dismissed on grounds that Trump's comments soon after her 2018 arrest meant she would not get a fair trial in the United States

Jobless aid, direct checks could get trimmed as US Senate takes up aid bill

With Republican cooperation unlikely, Democrats who narrowly control the chamber need to stick together to pass Biden's top legislative priority

President Joe Biden's pick to lead White House Economic Council confirmed

The US Senate has overwhelmingly voted to confirm President Joe Biden's nominee Cecilia Rouse

President Biden brings no relief to tensions between US and China

Biden took office promising to move quickly to restore and repair America's relations with the rest of the world

Joe Biden's Cabinet half-empty after slow start in Senate confirmations

President Joe Biden's Cabinet is taking shape at the slowest pace of any in modern history, with just over a dozen nominees for top posts confirmed more than a month into his tenure

Joe Biden's commerce secretary pick Gina Raimondo confirmed by Senate

Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo was confirmed by the Senate as the new US commerce secretary, about two months after President Joe Biden's announcement of the nomination

US to install over half million charging stations to push electric vehicles

During the meeting, McCarthy underscored President Joe Biden's commitment to investments that will strengthen domestic supply chains, bolster American manufacturing, create good-paying, union jobs

Biden's Budget nominee Neera Tanden withdraws nomination amid opposition

President Joe Biden's pick to head the Office of Management and Budget, Neera Tanden, has withdrawn her nomination after she faced opposition from senators for her controversial tweets

US will be able to vaccinate all adults by end of May, says Joe Biden

President Joe Biden said Tuesday that the US expects to take delivery of enough coronavirus vaccines for all adult Americans by the end of May, two months earlier than anticipated, as his administration announced that drugmaker Merck & Co. will help produce rival Johnson & Johnson's newly approved shot. The announcement comes as the White House looks to speed the production of the single-dose J&J vaccine and accelerate the nation's plans to reach "herd immunity" in the US and begin restoring normalcy after the pandemic. Biden noted that vaccine supply was only one bottleneck toward that goal, and that the new challenge will be injecting doses into arms as swiftly as possible. To that end, the Biden administration told governors Tuesday to prepare for their supplies of vaccine to continue to climb over the coming weeks. Additional doses are also heading toward a federally backed program to administer doses in more accessible retail pharmacies. Officials have said J&J ...

An open letter to Biden on international corporate taxation

The negotiating process has, nonetheless, reached agreement that multinationals should be considered unitary businesses