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Biden to nominate former space shuttle commander for Nasa's number 2 spot

US President Joe Biden is set to nominate eight leaders to key administration posts, including former space shuttle commander Pamela Melroy for the post of Deputy Administrator in NASA

White House's secret weapon on US infrastructure: Small businesses

White House officials have held a spate of private briefings with small business leaders to explain Biden's more than $2 trillion-dollar plan

Intel on Russia putting 'bounties' on US troops shaky, says White House

Assessment revealed as the US announces a host of new sanctions on the Russian government

US approaching China from position of patience, not in hurry: White House

The Biden administration is approaching China from the position of patience and is not in a hurry, the White House has said

US: Police chiefs throw support behind Joe Biden's civil rights pick

Dozens of police chiefs who ran some of America's largest police forces are lending their support to Kristen Clarke, who has been nominated to run the Justice Department's civil rights division

US White House announces fresh actions to curb anti-Asian violence

The White House announced new actions including additional funding and a cross-agency initiative to curb the alarming rise in violence and discrimination against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

White House says Joe Biden eager to fix 'broken' immigration system

President Joe Biden is keen that the US Congress should quickly fix America's "broken immigration system, for which he has already sent in a legislation, the White House has said. In February, the Biden administration introduced an ambitious immigration bill in Congress which among other things proposes to eliminate the per-country cap for employment-based green cards. The US Citizenship Act of 2021 proposes a pathway to citizenship to 11 million undocumented workers, elimination of per country quota for employment-based green cards and work authorisation for dependents of H-1B foreign workers. The president...believes that there should be faster processing, that our immigration system is broken at many levels and of the system and that he is eager for Congress to move forward with action there, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters on Wednesday at her daily news conference. She was responding to a question on the recent protest by Indian-American doctors who are ...

President Joe Biden eager to fix broken' immigration system: White House

US President Joe Biden is eager for Congress to move forward to fix the broken immigration system, for which he has already sent in a legislation, the White House said on Wednesday

White House expects China dialogue to be frank, plans to raise many issues

The US wants its first face-to-face meeting with China under Biden to be frank and plans to cover difficult areas like Beijing's anti-democratic action in Hong Kong, its human rights violations

No question Trump's Covid rhetoric fed anti-Asian bias, says White House

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said former President Trump's rhetoric around the coronavirus pandemic -- calling it the "ChinaVirus" -- has contributed to discrimination against Asian Americans

White House task force met to discuss Microsoft software weaknesses

The group, which met on Monday, "included private sector members for the first time" who were invited "based on their specific insights to this incident," she said

White House confirms Biden administration reached out to North Korea

The White House confirmed that the administration of President Joe Biden had recently reached out to North Korea but has not yet received a response from Pyongyang

Joe Biden declines to call for Andrew Cuomo to resign, awaits probe

Biden passed up an opportunity to join other Democrats calling for the resignation of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who is under investigation after multiple allegations of sexual harassment

No export prohibitions on Covid-19 vaccines, says Biden administration

The Biden administration on Thursday ruled out that it has imposed any kind of restrictions on export of Covid-19 vaccines

Biden spokesperson defends statement Indians Americans 'taking over US'

US President Joe Biden's spokesperson has defended his assertion that Indian Americans are "taking over the country" against criticism that it could play into the hands of racists

White House announces "Help is Here Tour" to promote Covid relief plan

Biden and other top officials will promote the coronavirus relief package next week by hitting the road on what the White House called as "Help is Here Tour"

Range of global issues to be discussed at QUAD summit: White House

The maiden QUAD summit, involving leaders from Australia, India, Japan and the US, will discuss a variety of global issues ranging from Covid-19, economic crisis and climate change, White House said

White House appoints Indian-American Maju Varghese as WHMO Director

Indian-American Maju Varghese, who previously served as a key member of the Biden campaign and the inaugural committee, was on Tuesday formally appointed as Director of the White House Military Office

US President Joe Biden targets gender inequality in latest orders

The council will include a staff of four, three of whom will hold the title of special assistant to the president

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