Biden overturns ban on transgender people serving in the US military

US President Joe Biden overturned a controversial ban by his predecessor on transgender individuals serving in the US military, a move that fulfills a campaign promise and will be cheered by LGBTQ advocates.
25 January 2021, 17:46 PM

Viral Bernie meme turned to sweatshirt for charity, all sold out

US politician Bernie Sanders recently became a social media sensation as meme on the Vermont senator’s photo at US President Joe Biden’s inauguration -- huddled in a chair, wearing mittens, with arms folded and also sporting an average-guy winter coat -- went viral.
24 January 2021, 14:43 PM

US plans to reverse Trump administration's immigration policies, Biden tells Mexican president

US President Joe Biden discussed plans to reverse the Trump administration’s immigration policies with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Friday, according to a readout of a phone call released by the White House today.
23 January 2021, 16:11 PM

Trump impeachment: Senate trial delayed until next month

Opening arguments in the Senate impeachment trial for Donald Trump over the Capitol riot will begin the week of February 8, the first time a former president will face such charges after leaving office.
23 January 2021, 05:16 AM

Bangladesh welcomes US re-entering the Paris Climate Agreement

Bangladesh has welcomed new US President Joe Biden’s announcement yesterday to re-enter the Paris Climate Agreement.
21 January 2021, 14:10 PM

Biden says Trump wrote him a very generous letter

US President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that former President Donald Trump wrote a very generous letter to him.
21 January 2021, 06:57 AM

'America is back': global leaders react to Biden's inauguration

Here is how world leaders are reacting to US President Joe Biden’s inauguration on Wednesday, replacing Donald Trump.
21 January 2021, 06:07 AM

Biden rolls back Trump policies on wall, climate, health, Muslims

US President Joe Biden signed 15 executive actions shortly after being sworn on Wednesday, undoing policies put in place by his Republican predecessor, Donald Trump, and making his first moves on the pandemic and climate change.
21 January 2021, 04:55 AM

Taking helm of divided nation, US President Biden calls for end to 'uncivil war'

Democrat Joe Biden was sworn in as president of the United States on Wednesday, vowing to end the 'uncivil war' in a deeply divided country reeling from a battered economy and a raging coronavirus pandemic that has killed more than 400,000 Americans.
20 January 2021, 18:44 PM

Lady Gaga, Garth Brooks bring star power to emotional Biden swearing-in ceremony

An emotional Lady Gaga performed a dramatic version of the U.S. national anthem while Garth Brooks sang a cappella at the inauguration of President Joe Biden on Wednesday, a ceremony that was aimed at promoting unity after a divisive election.
20 January 2021, 17:53 PM

Facing crush of crises, Biden will take helm as president

Joe Biden swears the oath of office at noon Wednesday to become the 46th president of the United States, taking the helm of a deeply divided nation and inheriting a confluence of crises arguably greater than any faced by his predecessors.
20 January 2021, 15:43 PM

Trump leaves White House

Republican President Donald Trump left Washington on Wednesday ahead of Joe Biden's swearing in as the 46th president of the United States, with the Democrat assuming the helm of a country beset by deep political divides and battered by a raging coronavirus pandemic.
20 January 2021, 13:50 PM

In farewell address, Trump wishes luck to next administration without mentioning Biden

US President Donald Trump, in a farewell address released on Tuesday, touted his legacy and wished luck to the new administration of President-elect Joe Biden but without acknowledging his successor by name.
20 January 2021, 11:47 AM

What Biden and Harris' first day in White House will look like

President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris' transition team announced that their first-day agenda will include the signing of executive orders, reports CNN.
20 January 2021, 08:16 AM

Trump pardons ex-strategist Steve Bannon, dozens of others

US President Donald Trump pardoned former chief strategist Steve Bannon as part of a flurry of clemency action in the final hours of his White House term that benefited more than 140 people, including rap performers, ex-members of Congress and other allies of him and his family.
20 January 2021, 07:24 AM

In one of his final acts, Trump declassifies documents on FBI's Russia probe

US President Donald Trump, hours before leaving office, ordered the declassification of a binder of documents related to the FBI’s Russia probe that led to a long investigation of his 2016 presidential campaign.
20 January 2021, 03:59 AM

12 US Guard troops pulled from inauguration after far-right probe

Twelve US National Guard troops have been pulled from duty protecting the presidential inauguration of Joe Biden, partly due to an investigation of extremist sympathies in the ranks, the Pentagon said Tuesday.
20 January 2021, 03:47 AM

Biden to block Trump's plan to lift Covid-19 European travel restrictions

US President-elect Joe Biden plans to quickly extend travel restrictions barring travel by most people who have recently been in much of Europe and Brazil soon after President Donald Trump lifted those requirements effective January 26, a spokeswoman for Biden said.
19 January 2021, 12:03 PM

Biden to propose 8-year citizenship path for immigrants

US President-elect Joe Biden plans to unveil a sweeping immigration bill on Day One of his administration, hoping to provide an eight-year path to citizenship for an estimated 11 million people living in the US without legal status, a massive reversal from the Trump administration’s harsh immigration policies.
19 January 2021, 04:37 AM

'It was a non-event': Pro-Trump protests quiet amid massive police presence across US

Law enforcement officers far outnumbered protesters at state capitol grounds on Sunday, as few Trump supporters who believe the president’s false claim that he won the 2020 election turned out for what authorities feared could be violent demonstrations.
18 January 2021, 11:58 AM