Joe Biden

Son of Thiruvalla natives to head White House Military Office

March 03, 2021

Son of Thiruvalla natives to head White House Military Office

The WHMO provides military support for events at the White House.

March 03, 2021
Neera Tanden withdraws her nomination as White House budget chief

Tanden, 50, had been facing a tough time for the confirmation of her nomination over her past Twitter outbursts against several lawmakers, including those from her own Democratic Party.
March 02, 2021
H1B on backburner as Biden focuses on 470,000 pending US immigrant visa cases

On February 24, the Biden administration revoked the Trump ban that blocked individuals from entering the United States on immigrant visas but did not lift the freeze on H-1B visas, which remain in effect and are set to expire on March 31.
March 01, 2021
Trump defends Climate Accord pullout as Biden undoes predecessor's action

On February 19, the US officially returned to the historic Paris climate accord, 107 days after it left at the behest of former President Trump.
February 25, 2021
Biden revokes Trump ban on many green card applicants

Trump had deemed immigrants a risk to the US labour market and blocked their entry to the United States in issuing Proclamation 10014 and Proclamation 10052.
February 24, 2021
US seeks to return to UN human rights body

Under former President Donald Trump, the United States quit the council in June 2018 but the Biden government returned as an observer earlier this month.
February 23, 2021
US COVID-19 deaths cross 5 lakh-mark, matching the toll of three wars

Average daily deaths and cases have plummeted in the past few weeks. Virus deaths have fallen from more than 4,000 reported on some days in January to an average of fewer than 1,900 per day.

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