Page 61 - Latest Updates on Joe Biden
Prez Joe Biden invites Ukrainian president to White House this summer
President Joe Biden has invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for a White House visit this summer
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VP Kamala Harris targets corruption, immigration on Latin America trip
With Harris visiting Guatemala and Mexico, Biden administration is expected to announce new measures to fight smuggling and trafficking, and hopes to announce additional anti-corruption efforts
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Seal a tax deal
Minimum global corporate tax rate solves many problems
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Joe Biden turns to Barack Obama to help boost health care enrollment
Joe Biden turned to his old boss, Barack Obama, to help him encourage Americans to sign up for Obamacare health care coverage during an expanded special enrollment period in the pandemic
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US President Biden says jobs report bolsters case for government spending
President Joe Biden portrayed the May jobs report as a jumping off point for more spending on infrastructure and education to keep growth going essentially an argument for his agenda
US lawmakers urge Biden to ensure equitable Covid vaccination globally
Over 40 American lawmakers on Friday wrote to President Joe Biden, urging him to take all the necessary measures to ensure equitable administration of Covid-19 vaccines across the world
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Wall Street: Investors eye Washington talks after big rally in infra shares
Expectations of spending from Washington on bridges, roads, and tunnels bolstered so-called value stocks, especially the industrials and materials sectors
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Biden rejects new Republican offer, to continue infra talks next week
US President Joe Biden on Friday rejected a new Republican infrastructure counteroffer, but will continue talks with Republicans next week
US lawmakers hail move to send Covid vaccines to India, other countries
Top American lawmakers on Friday applauded the Biden Administration for its decision to distribute 25 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines to India and other countries
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Biden administration aims to restore species protections weakened by Trump
The Biden administration said Friday it is cancelling or reviewing a host of actions by the Trump administration to roll back protections for endangered or threatened species
Biden blocks 59 Chinese companies including Huawei in amended Trump order
Biden's position on Trump's order has been closely watched by Wall Street and Capitol Hill.
Best of BS Opinion: Structural weakness, the mirage of self-reliance & more
Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Friday
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Joe Biden to amend Trump's China blacklist, target key industries
Order takes aim at China's defence, surveillance tech sectors
'Get a shot and have a beer': President Joe Biden to Americans
Biden said his administration will continue encouraging people to get vaccinated with incentives and fun rewards.
Biden to begin Covid-19 vaccine donations abroad as variant threat looms
The White House, which has faced pressure from a range of countries to share its vaccines, has settled on its plan and an announcement is imminent, according to the people, who discussed the matter
Looking closely at retaliation over ransomware attack: Prez Joe Biden
US President Joe Biden said that his administration was "looking closely" at whether to retaliate against Russia for a recent ransomware attack
US President Biden suspends oil leases in Alaska's Arctic refuge
This reverses a drilling program approved by the Trump administration
'Democracy itself is in peril', says Biden, commemorates America's war dead
US President Joe Biden said that Democracy itself was in peril in the US and around the world
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Trace origin of Covid-19 or face 'Covid-26', 'Covid-32' : US experts
On Wednesday, President Joe Biden called for a renewed investigation into the virus's emergence and ordered the agencies to "redouble their efforts" and report to him again in 90 days.
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Tracing Covid-19's origin: Five ways US is pressing China to solve mystery
In the past few weeks, the United States has pressed China on tracing the origin of the virus.
