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Biden silent on decision to name special counsel in Hunter Biden probe

President Joe Biden is keeping mum about Attorney General Merrick Garland's decision to name a special counsel in the investigation of his son Hunter Biden. Speaking at a news conference Friday at the conclusion of his Camp David summit with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Biden demurred when asked about the latest twist in his son's legal issues. The comments were Biden's first on the matter since Garland announced last week he was naming a special counsel into the probe of Hunter Biden's financial dealings. I have no comment on any investigation that's going on, said Biden. That's up to the Justice Department and that's all I have to say. Garland noted the extraordinary circumstances of the matter when he named David Weiss, the U.S. attorney in Delaware who had already been probing Hunter Biden's financial dealings, as special counsel after a plea deal over tax evasion and a gun charge collapsed last month. The sudden turn of events

Trump cancels scheduled press conference on election fraud claims

Former President Donald Trump now says he won't be holding a news conference next week to unveil what he claims is new evidence of fraud in Georgia's 2020 presidential election even though no fraud has ever been substantiated citing the advice of lawyers as he prepares to face trial in two criminal cases that stem from his election lies. No compelling evidence of the wide-scale fraud Trump alleges has emerged in the two-and-a-half years since the election in Georgia or elsewhere, despite Trump's baseless claims. Republican officials in the state have long said he lost fairly and three recounts there confirmed President Joe Biden's win. Rather than releasing the Report on the Rigged & Stolen Georgia 2020 Presidential Election on Monday, my lawyers would prefer putting this, I believe, Irrefutable & Overwhelming evidence of Election Fraud & Irregularities in formal Legal Filings as we fight to dismiss this disgraceful Indictment," Trump wrote on his social media site ...

Biden to host trilateral summit with Japan, S Korea amid challenges

US President Joe Biden is using the presidential retreat at 'Camp David' by hosting the first-ever trilateral summit with Japan and South Korea in the face of shared security challenges, CNN reported.President Joe Biden is using the presidential retreat at Camp David to help with a diplomatic mission - hosting the first-ever trilateral summit with Japan and South Korea, two countries that are putting aside a fraught history in the face of shared security challenges.Biden's summit with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is meant to serve as a show of force as the countries grapple with persistent provocative behaviour from North Korea.It also comes as President Biden has sought to deepen ties with allies in the Indo-Pacific amid concerns about a rising China.On Friday, Biden will host the leaders at the secluded getaway in the Catoctin Mountains in Maryland where they are set to deepen defence, technology and economic cooperation between the .

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Biden's approval rating stagnates despite slowing inflation: Polls

President Joe Biden has devoted the past several weeks to promoting the positive impacts of his policies but his efforts have yet to meaningfully register with the public. Only 36 per cent of U.S. adults approve of Biden's handling of the economy, slightly lower than the 42 per cent who approve of his overall performance, according to the new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Both figures are close to where Biden's approval numbers have stood for about the past year and a half, including just two months ago. Signs of an improving economic outlook have done little to sway how people feel about the Democratic president as he gears up for a 2024 reelection campaign that could pit him against his predecessor and 2020 opponent, Republican Donald Trump. Job growth has stayed solid with the unemployment rate at 3.5 per cent, while the pace of inflation has slowed sharply over the past year to the annual rate of 3.2 per cent. Both Biden and Trump have

Joe Biden, First Lady to visit wildfire-hit Hawaii to review recovery work

"The President and First Lady will travel to Maui on Monday, August 21 to meet with first responders, survivors, as well as federal, state, and local officials, in the wake of deadly wildfires

Biden, first lady to survey Maui damage as soon as they can, announces prez

Follow live updates about wildfires that have devastated parts of Maui in Hawaii, killing dozens of people and destroying the historic town of Lahaina. The wildfires are the deadliest in the US in more than a century. The cause was under investigation. Even where the fires have retreated, authorities have warned that toxic byproducts may remain, including in drinking water, after the flames spewed poisonous fumes. BIDEN SAYS HE AND FIRST LADY WILL VISIT HAWAII SOON President Joe Biden says he and first lady Jill Biden will visit Hawaii as soon as we can to survey the Maui wildfire damage. He said he doesn't want his presence to interrupt recovery and cleanup efforts. My wife Jill and I are going to travel to Hawaii as soon as we can, Biden said Tuesday in Milwaukee at a White House event held to highlight his economic agenda. I don't want to get in the way, the president said, adding that recovery work being carried about by emergency responders and search and rescue teams is ...

Biden, House Democrats hope to make 'junk fees' curb winning issue in 2024

Congressional Democrats are teaming up with the Biden administration and a progressive advocacy group to turn policy efforts to curb junk fees into a political rallying cry, betting that a small but potentially potent kitchen table issue will resonate with voters. President Joe Biden promised in this year's State of the Union address to target unexpected fees tacked on to things like plane and concert tickets, hotel rooms, hospital and cellphone bills and housing transactions. He's since worked with major businesses to see that pricing is more transparent about all fees. More than a dozen House Democrats around the country plan to hold events organised with help from the Progressive Change Institute to promote the administration's effort to curb junk fees. Events have already happened in suburban Detroit, Philadelphia, central New Jersey and Albuquerque, New Mexico. Similar efforts are planned in coming weeks in Pittsburgh, New York and Las Vegas, as well as in Wisconsin, Ohio and .

Biden describes China as 'ticking time bomb' over its economic problems

First came word that China's economy had slowed substantially in the spring, extinguishing hopes of a robust expansion after the lifting of extreme Covid restrictions

Biden issues order restricting US investments in Chinese technology

In a sign of growing strains between the world's two biggest powers, President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Wednesday that would block and regulate high-tech US-based investments going toward China. It covers advanced computer chips, micro electronics, quantum information technologies and artificial intelligence. Senior administration officials said that the effort stemmed from national security goals, rather than economic interests and that the categories it covered were narrow in scope. The order seeks to blunt China's ability to use US investments in its technology companies to upgrade its military while also preserving broader levels of trade that are vital for both nations' economies. The United States and China appear to be increasingly locked in a geopolitical competition, along with their deep trade relationship as the world's two largest economies. Biden administration officials have insisted that they have no interest in decoupling from China, yet the US has ...

Uncovered! A plot laid out for Donald Trump to overturn Biden's win

Trump may be on trial in 2024 in three or four separate criminal cases, but so far the indictments appear not to have affected his standing with Republican voters

War in Ukraine would be among top topics at G20 summit in Delhi: US

The ongoing war in Ukraine would be one of the top topics of discussion during the G-20 Summit in New Delhi next month, according to a senior official of the United States. Leaders of G-20 nations, including US President Joe Biden, are scheduled to attend the G-20 summit in New Delhi in the first half of September. In all of our conversations with allies and partners around the world, we continue to discuss the war in Ukraine. It is always one of the top topics that comes up in all of our conversations, and I have no doubt that'll be true at the G20, State Department's Spokesperson Matthew Miller told reporters at his daily news conference on Tuesday.

US Independence Day: Envoy Garcetti raises toast to US-India Dosti

The US ambassador to India recalled his visit to Ahmedabad and said that it is still the best visit he ever had since he came to India

Donald Trump seeks recusal of judge, change of venue in January 6 case

He slammed the Biden administration claiming that in the city of Washington DC, murders have shattered "all-time records" and tourists have fled, and called out for a federal takeover

Testimony of Hunter Biden's associate provides info on financial dealings

Focusing on the Bidens rather than Donald Trump's federal court appearance, House Republicans released a transcript Thursday of their interview with Hunter Biden's former business associate detailing overseas financial dealings by the president's son. The more than five-hour closed-door interview with Devon Archer by the House Oversight Committee, released hours before Trump's appearance to face a third list of charges, provides fresh insight into how President Joe Biden's youngest son used his relationship with his father, who was then vice president, to court foreign investors. Archer said Hunter Biden was using the illusion of access in Washington. Republicans on the panel hope to use their work to prod impeachment proceedings against the president. However, though pressed repeatedly, Archer offered no tangible evidence that Joe Biden's role in his son's work was more than saying hello during their daily family calls. You know, Hunter spoke to his dad every day, right?" Archer s

Biden's inaction as Middle East violence surges is weak: Palestine minister

The Palestinian foreign minister on Thursday attacked the Biden administration as weak and passive in the Middle East, as violence between Israel and the Palestinians surges to its highest levels in nearly two decades. The comments by Riad Malki reflected the Palestinian frustration with US. President Joe Biden, who initially won plaudits from the Palestinians when he rejected the Trump administration's unabashedly pro-Israel stance. But Biden so far has done little to follow through on that vision I'm frustrated, Malki told members of the Foreign Press Association, an organisation representing international media outlets in Israel and the Palestinian territories. It seemed that (Biden) wanted to change all policies Trump has taken, but not when it comes to Palestine. Pressured by Israel's far-right government, increasingly isolated in the Arab world and running out of money, the Palestinian Authority is confronting what analysts say could be its greatest threat to its ...

Joe Biden, Donald Trump neck-and-neck in possible rematch, finds poll

Biden appears to have escaped the political danger zone he resided in last year, when nearly two-thirds of his party wanted a different nominee

Nikki Haley to Vivek Ramaswamy, 3 Indian-Americans in US presidential race

There are now three Indian candidates in the race for 2024, each hoping to leave their imprint and advance the cause of 'making America great again'

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US President Joe Biden announces military aid package of $345 mn for Taiwan

Using a Presidential Drawdown Authority (PDA) that Congress granted last year, Biden authorised the shipment of weapons to Taiwan