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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

US lines up big money on Covid jabs, to produce a billion doses every year

The investment is the first step in a new plan for the government to partner with industry to address immediate vaccine needs overseas and domestically

White House spurns Intel plan to boost chip production in China

The situation underscores the challenges of the chip shortage, which has hobbled the tech and auto industries

House January 6 panel subpoenas 10 former White House aides

It is so far unclear if the Jan 6 panel will subpoena Trump, though the committee's leaders have said they haven't ruled anything out

Covid: White House sets Jan 4 shots-or-tests deadline for US workers

Biden was elected in part on a pledge to quell the pandemic-views vaccination as the fastest path to reopening society

Biden administration rolls out new plan to combat gun suicides in US

The Biden administration is rolling out a new initiative aimed at reducing suicides by gun and combating the significant increases in suicides by members of the military and veterans.

US to lift travel restrictions for incoming foreign nationals from Nov 8

The US will lift all travel restrictions for incoming non-citizen, non-immigrant travellers from November 8, with only limited exceptions

Majority of Americans view Trump abused his presidency: White House

A majority of Americans view that former US president Donald Trump abused his presidency, the White House has said

White House plans to address economic risk of climate change

The actions being recommended by the Biden administration reflect a significant shift in the broader discussion about climate change

G20 leaders discuss Afghanistan and counterterrorism efforts: White House

Leaders of the G-20 countries on Tuesday discussed the situation in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, including the critical need to maintain a laser-focus on counterterrorism efforts

White House backs release of Trump records to January 6 committee

The White House said on Friday that it will not assert executive privilege to hold former President Donald Trump-era documents from a House committee probing the January 6 Capitol riot

Biden wants to address delays in Green Card processing system: White House

US President Joe Biden wants to address the delays in the Green Card processing system, the White House has said. The inordinate delay in the procession of hundreds and thousands of talented Indian technology professionals, at times running into several decades, is one of the major issues of concern among the Indian-Americans and their dependent children living here. "The president absolutely wants to address the delays in the green card processing system as well," White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters at her daily news conference on Friday. She was responding to a question on the waste of some 80,000 unused employment-based Green Card numbers, which is officially called Legal Permanent Residency on October 1, as the US Citizenship and Immigration Services are unable to allocate them to several millions waiting in line for green card. Indian technology professionals, for thousands of whom the wait is running into decades, had urged the Biden Administration and the US

US looking for responsible competition with China, White House says

The United States is looking for a competition with China in a responsible way, the White House has said, a day after the two countries agreed to have a virtual leadership summit before year-end

President Biden and Xi set to hold virtual summit this year: White House

The US and China have agreed in principle that President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping will hold a virtual summit before the end of the year, a senior White House official said

White House warns of a global financial crisis on debt default: Report

The potential for global recession could be worse than the 2008 GFC : Report

Facebook whistleblower to say former employer an 'urgent threat' to US

Haugen, a former product manager on Facebook's civic misinformation team, says the social media giant keeps its algorithms and operations a secret

Nancy Pelosi gives warring Democrats month to pass spending deal

A 30-day funding extension for federal highway programs will expire at the end of October

US NSA Jake Sullivan meets French Ambassador at White House

US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan on Thursday (local time) met French Ambassador Philippe Etienne at the White House following the envoy's return to Washington.

White House defends Biden's remarks Indian media is 'better behaved'

President Biden during his first in-person bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House on Friday praised the Indian press, calling it "better behaved" than the US media

Bipartisan group of US lawmakers welcome first in-person Quad summit

A bipartisan group of American lawmakers on Friday welcomed the first-ever in-person Quad summit hosted by US President Joe Biden