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December 3, 2024 9:16 AM

White House defends Biden’s Hunter pardon as criticism mounts

The White House said on Monday that President Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter in part to protect him from future persecution from political opponents, but his move drew fierce criticism, with some Democrats saying it undermined public trust in the rule of law. Biden, a Democrat whose term ends on Jan. 20 when Republican President-elect Donald Trump takes office, signed an unconditional pardon for Hunter Biden on Sunday and said he believed his son had been selectively prosecuted and targeted ...

November 7, 2024 7:36 PM

With Trump win, Democrats ask anxious questions about their neighbors, country, party leadership

In anxious conversations across the U.S. on Wednesday, many Democrats were struggling to understand what led their neighbors to vote Republican Donald Trump back into the White House. Some feared that Tuesday's presidential election showed that their values – left-leaning, socially liberal – were now firmly a minority among Americans in a divisive campaign. Others were frustrated with the Democratic Party's leadership, who they said had lost touch with much of the electorate who wanted help...

November 6, 2024 6:14 PM

Trump victory to reverberate through global economy

Donald Trump's victory in the race to become the next U.S. president will have economic consequences for the rest of the world that are likely to be deep and quite immediate. If Trump enacts just a fraction of his pledges - from higher trade tariffs to deregulation, more oil drilling and more demands on America's NATO partners - the strain on government finances, inflation, economic growth and interest rates will be felt in every corner of the world. Trump recaptured the White House on Wednesd...

September 19, 2024 9:06 AM

US President looking forward to welcome Quad leaders including PM Modi: White House

US President Joe Biden is looking forward to bringing Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to his hometown, Delaware, for the Quad Summit set to be held on September 21, White House said on Wednesday (local time). Notably, the mega summit also marks Biden's last Quad summit of his term ahead of the presidential elections in the US. While addressing a press briefing on Wednesday (local time), White House Press Secreta...

September 16, 2024 3:25 PM

US President Biden to host PM Modi, other leaders for fourth Quad Leaders Summit on Sept 21

US President Joe Biden is set to host the fourth in-person Quad leaders summit in Delaware on September 21 and is looking forward to welcoming Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as well as other leaders, the White House said on Thursday (local time). The summit will focus on bolstering strategic convergence among our countries, advancing a shared vision of free and open Indo-Pacific region. "President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. will host the fourth in-person Quad Leaders Summit in Wilmington, Delaware, o...

September 16, 2024 3:57 PM

US President Biden commends PM Modi’s Ukraine visit for his message of peace

US President Joe Biden, during his telephonic conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, commended the latter's "historic visits" to Poland and Ukraine as well as his message of peace, the White House said in a statement. The two leaders discussed PM Modi's trip to two European nations and the upcoming United Nations General Assembly meetings in September. "The President commended the Prime Minister for his historic visits to Poland and Ukraine, the first by an Indian Prime Minister in dec...

August 13, 2024 11:29 AM

US prepared for possible significant attacks in Middle East by Iran, White House says

The U.S. has prepared for what could be significant attacks by Iran or its proxies in the Middle East as soon as this week, White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said on Monday. Kirby said the U.S. had increased its regional force posture and shared Israel's concerns about a possible Iranian-backed attack after Iran and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas accused Israel of carrying out the assassination of a Hamas leader in Tehran last month. "We share the same concerns and expect...

September 16, 2024 5:22 PM

”India has dealt with both Democrats and Republicans, personal chemistry should not be a problem”: Former diplomat Sandhu on US polls

Taranjit Singh Sandhu, India's former ambassador to the United States and current BJP leader, expressed confidence in the robustness of US-India relations regardless of the outcome of the upcoming US presidential election. Sandhu emphasized India's experience in dealing with both Democratic and Republican administrations. "The good part is that we have dealt with both," Sandhu said, adding that personal chemistry between leaders should not be a problem given the maturity of both democracies. S...

September 16, 2024 5:54 PM

US President Joe Biden tests positive for COVID-19, says White House

US President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 and is showing mild symptoms, the White House said. "He (Biden) will be returning to Delaware where he will self-isolate and will continue to carry out all of his duties fully during that time," the White House said in its official release on Wednesday (local time). Biden, 81, tested Covid positive on Wednesday, a day after he attended the NAACP National Convention in Las Vegas, where he strongly criticised Donald Trump's policies and also...

September 16, 2024 5:55 PM

White House should disclose whether Russia sharing US weapons insight with China, says Congress

A bipartisan U.S. congressional committee urged the White House on Monday to disclose details on whether Russia was sharing insight with China on how to defeat U.S. weapons used on the battlefield in Ukraine. In a letter to White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan seen by Reuters, the House of Representative's select committee on China warned that Russia's battlefield adaptations that undermine certain U.S. weapon systems are "likely to proliferate" to China, including Russian electr...