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No intention of imposing new shutdowns: White House amid Omicron surge

The Biden Administration has clarified that it has no intention of imposing new shutdowns amid a surge in Omicron variant across the US.White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said that President Joe Biden will "issue a stark warning and make clear unvaccinated individuals will continue to drive hospitalizations and deaths" in his COVID-19 address on Tuesday."This is not a speech about locking the country down," Psaki said. "This is a speech outlining and being direct and clear with the American people about the benefits of being vaccinated, the steps we're going to take to increase access and to increase testing, and the risks posed to unvaccinated individuals."The highly transmissible Omicron variant was first detected in the U.S. on December 2 and has since spread to 47 states.A wave of the variant has already hit New York and New Jersey, where it accounted for approximately 13 per cent of cases last week.

US President Joe Biden adds new puppy 'Commander' to the White House

US President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden welcomed a new puppy to the White House on Monday

Surging Coronavirus cases bring a distinctly 2020 feel to the end of 2021

US officials intensified calls Friday for unvaccinated Americans to get inoculated in the face of the new omicron variant that contributed to a record number of infections in New Yor.

Joe Biden acknowledges $2 trillion bill stalled, but vows it will pass

President Joe Biden on Thursday all but acknowledged negotiations over his sweeping domestic policy package will likely push into the new year.

White House pushes GOP to end blockade of ambassador picks

President Joe Biden unveiled two more ambassador nominees Wednesday

Currently available boosters enough to fight Omicron variant: Fauci

White House Chief Medical advisor Antony Fauci on Wednesday said that the currently available booster shots work against the Omicron variant of Covid-19 .

Joe Biden nominates Caroline Kennedy, Michelle Kwan for ambassadors

Biden announced Wednesday he's nominating Caroline Kennedy, daughter of President John F Kennedy who served as ambassador to Japan during the Obama administration, to serve as ambassador to Australia.

House votes to hold Mark Meadows in contempt of Congress in Jan 6 probe

The House voted Tuesday to hold former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows in contempt of Congress after he ceased to cooperate with the Jan 6 Committee investigating the Capitol insurrection.

Texts show top Donald Trump defenders' private alarm on January 6

They have since joined some of the top Republicans in downplaying Trump's role in the attack part of a larger effort to rewrite the history of Jan 6.

US will not release Afghanistan's assets for three reasons: White House

The US on Monday (local time) denied releasing over USD 9.5 billion of Afghanistan's frozen fund

Indian-American Gautam Raghavan elevated to a new White House post

US President Joe Biden on Friday elevated Indian American Gautam Raghavan to a new position making him head of the White House Office of Presidential Personnel

Biden sounds alarm at virtual summit about global democracy

Biden called it a critical moment for fellow leaders to redouble efforts on bolstering democracies

President Biden to decry democracy 'recession' at White House summit

The Biden administration says the virtual gathering is a critical meeting at a moment when a profound diminishment of freedoms is trending around the globe

Capitol riots panel threatens contempt vote after Mark Meadows withdraws

The leaders of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection are threatening to hold former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows in contempt of Congress

US announces diplomatic boycott of 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing

The Biden administration has decided not to send an official US delegation to the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, said White House press secretary Jen Psaki

China's Communist Party bashes US democracy before Joe Biden summit

China's Communist Party took American democracy to task on Saturday, sharply criticising a global democracy summit being hosted by President Joe Biden next week .

China, US tussle over President Joe Biden's 'Summit for Democracy'

China and the US are tussling over President Joe Biden's upcoming democracy summit, which the ruling Communist Party sees as a challenge to its authoritarian ways.

White House: 92% of federal workers under mandate are vaccinated

The Biden administration's vaccine mandate for millions of federal workers seems to be working, with no apparent disruption to law enforcement, intelligence-gathering or holiday travel.

Joe Biden nominates Shalanda Young to lead White House budget office

Coloretti would join the administration from the Urban Institute think tank, where she is a senior vice president

US to release 50 mn barrels of oil from emergency reserve: White House

India will release 5 million barrels of oil from its strategic reserves in coordination with other buyers including US, others