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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

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

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

Indian-American Garima Verma named digital director in Office of First Lady

Incoming First Lady Jill Biden has named Indian-American Garima Verma as her digital director and Michael LaRosa press secretary, the Biden transition team said

7,000 guards already deployed to Washington for inauguration, says General

The US National Guard already deployed about 7,000 members in order to support security during upcoming Joseph Biden and inauguration on January 20

Biden announces $1.9 trillion stimulus Covid-19 'American Rescue Plan'

US President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday announced a $1.9 trillion plan to revive the country's economy and combat the coronavirus

Xi Jinping asks Starbucks's Schultz for help mending US-China ties

Chinese leaders have often tried to utilize ties with US business leaders to improve US-China relations, and have repeatedly stressed the role of commerce as a stabilizer in bilateral ties

Social media app Parler, suspended after Capitol riots, may not return: CEO

"It could be never," he said. "We don't know yet." The app said in a legal filing it has over 12 million users

Biden era to open in Trump's shadow as agenda, impeachment trial converge

Biden has refrained from wading into the debate over punishing Trump for his role in the riot

Decoded: Donald Trump impeached, again; here's what happens next

This is the second time Trump has been impeached, a first in the history of American politics

Bitter Senate impeachment trial of Trump could bog down Biden's first days

Trump became the first president in US history to be impeached twice when the House voted 232-197 on Wednesday to charge him with inciting an insurrection

Dow, Nasdaq hit record highs as focus turns to Biden's stimulus plan

Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 116.19 points, or 0.38%, to 31,178.17, Nasdaq Composite gained 81.07 points, or 0.62 %, to 13,210.89

McConnell holds Donald Trump's fate as impeachment heads to Senate

McConnell told Republican colleagues in a letter Wednesday he would block starting an impeachment trial before Joe Biden takes office Jan. 20 and control of the Senate shifts to Democrats

World shares advance as traders await details of Joe Biden plan

Stocks advanced in most global markets Thursday as traders waited to see details of President-elect Joe Biden's plan for helping the US economy recover

President-elect Biden names former UN envoy Samantha Power as USAID chief

US President-elect Joe Biden announced he has nominated former US Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power as administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

20,000 national guard with lethal weapons being deployed in Washington DC

The Pentagon is deploying 20,000 National Guards with lethal weapons in Washington DC, a week ahead of the inauguration, to prevent any violence

Companies donated $170 million to Republicans who rejected Biden win

Corporations and industry groups have donated at least $170 million in recent years to Republicans who rejected President-elect Joe Biden's victory over President Trump, according to a new report

Trump impeached: A guide to the second impeachment of the US President

The House on Wednesday impeached President Trump for a second time, a first in American history, charging him with "incitement of insurrection" one week after he egged on a mob of supporters that stor

Defense department ensuring smooth power transition: Top Pentagon official

The US Department of Defense is ensuring a smooth transition of power, a top Indian-American official at the Pentagon said, and asserted it's fully cooperating with Biden administration in this regard