Biden plans to 'recalibrate' Saudi relations, will call Netanyahu soon - White House

US President Joe Biden plans to recalibrate US relations with Saudi Arabia and will communicate through Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz rather than Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said yesterday.
16 February 2021, 19:08 PM

Acquitted again by Senate, Trump still a powerful force in Republican politics

It is still Donald Trump’s Republican Party - at least for now.
14 February 2021, 11:39 AM

White House aide resigns after threatening reporter

White House deputy press secretary TJ Ducklo has resigned, the day after he was suspended for issuing a sexist and profane threat to a journalist seeking to cover his relationship with another reporter.
14 February 2021, 05:26 AM

US Senate acquits Trump as Republicans save him in impeachment again

The US Senate acquitted Donald Trump on Saturday in his second impeachment trial in a year, with fellow Republicans blocking conviction over the former president’s role in the deadly assault by his supporters on the US Capitol.
14 February 2021, 03:15 AM

CDC: Strong evidence in-person schooling can be done safely

US top public health agency said Friday that in-person schooling can resume safely with masks, social distancing and other strategies, and vaccination of teachers, while important, is not a prerequisite for reopening.
13 February 2021, 05:12 AM

Biden wants to close prison at Guantanamo Bay: White House

US President Joe Biden wants to close the Guantanamo Bay prison for terror suspects before the end of his term, the White House said Friday, echoing an unfulfilled campaign promise from Barack Obama's administration.
13 February 2021, 04:49 AM

6 killed in Texas accident involving 130 vehicles

A massive crash involving more than 130 vehicles on an icy Texas interstate left six people dead and dozens injured Thursday amid a winter storm that dropped freezing rain, sleet and snow on parts of the US.
12 February 2021, 07:50 AM

China will ‘eat our lunch,’ Biden warns after clashing with Xi on most fronts

US President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping held their first telephone call as leaders and appeared at odds on most issues, even as Xi warned that confrontation would be a “disaster” for both nations.
11 February 2021, 19:51 PM

Trump is off platform for good, even if he runs again: Twitter

Twitter will not allow former president Donald Trump back on the platform even if he runs for office again, the company's chief financial officer said Wednesday.
11 February 2021, 09:02 AM

In chilling video, Democrats focus Trump trial on mob's threat to his fellow Republicans

House Democrats prosecuting Donald Trump’s impeachment trial for inciting the deadly siege of the Capitol played chilling security video on Wednesday showing members of the pro-Trump mob searching the building for his vice president, chanting: “Hang Mike Pence!”
11 February 2021, 04:57 AM

1 dead, 4 injured in shooting at Minnesota health clinic

A 67-year-old man unhappy with the health care he’d received opened fire at a clinic Tuesday, killing one person and wounding four others, and bomb technicians were investigating a suspicious device left there and others at a motel where he was staying, authorities said.
10 February 2021, 04:43 AM

Biden administration moves to rejoin UN Human Rights Council

US President Joe Biden’s administration will reengage with the United Nations Human Rights Council, three years after former President Donald Trump withdrew over what his administration called bias against Israel and a lack of reform.
8 February 2021, 06:13 AM

Biden foresees ‘extreme competition’ with China, not ‘conflict’

US President Joe Biden anticipates the US rivalry with China will take the form of “extreme competition” rather than conflict between the two world powers.
8 February 2021, 04:58 AM

House impeachment managers ask Trump to testify under oath next week

US House of Representatives impeachment managers asked former President Donald Trump yesterday to provide testimony under oath about his conduct before the violent breach of the Capitol in rioting on Jan. 6.
4 February 2021, 19:10 PM

Family members won’t weigh in on any government decisions: US President Biden

United States’ President Joe Biden has promised that no one in his extended family will weigh in on government decisions in an interview with People magazine published Wednesday, reports CNN.
3 February 2021, 18:26 PM

Biden signs immigration orders as Congress awaits more

US President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed a second spate of orders to undo his predecessor’s immigration policies, demonstrating the powers of the White House and its limitations without support from Congress.
3 February 2021, 06:42 AM

‘He invited us’: Accused Capitol rioters blame Trump in novel legal defense

Emanuel Jackson, a 20-year-old Washington area man, was caught on video using a metal bat to strike the protective shields wielded by police officers as they tried to fend off rioters storming the US Capitol on January 6.
2 February 2021, 19:45 PM

'He invited us': Accused Capitol rioters blame Trump in novel legal defense

Emanuel Jackson, a 20-year-old Washington area man, was caught on video using a metal bat to strike the protective shields wielded by police officers as they tried to fend off rioters storming the US Capitol on Jan. 6.
2 February 2021, 15:50 PM

Trump parts with impeachment lawyers a week before trial

Former President Donald Trump has parted ways with his lead impeachment lawyers just over a week before his Senate trial is set to begin, two people familiar with the situation said Saturday.
31 January 2021, 05:53 AM

House Democrats deliver Trump impeachment charge to Senate

The US House of Representatives delivered to the Senate on Monday a charge that former President Donald Trump incited insurrection in a speech to supporters before the deadly attack on the Capitol, setting in motion his second impeachment trial.
26 January 2021, 06:25 AM