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Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin purges defence boards; Trump loyalists out
Austin said the review will assess whether each board provides value and make sure its focus aligns with "our most pressing strategic priorities and the National Defense Strategy"
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US: Senate confirms Alejandro Mayorkas as Biden's homeland security chief
Mayorkas is a former federal prosecutor who previously served as a senior DHS official
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US economy to hit pre-pandemic size by the middle of this year, says CBO
The new projections from the office, which is nonpartisan and issues regular budgetary and economic forecasts, are an improvement from the office's forecasts last summer
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Top Chinese diplomat urges closer ties with US under Biden administration
The head of the ruling Communist Party''s office on foreign affairs, Yang Jiechi, said the sides will have their differences but should not allow them to derail relations
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Biden govt wants to continue to deepen defence ties with India: US official
The United States' defence ties and cooperation with India will continue to deepen under President Biden-led administration, a top ranking US official said
US: Fed policy makers, like lawmakers, split on need for more fiscal aid
The United States has been devastated by COVID-19, with more than 26 million Americans infected so far, and more than 441,000 dying in total
US: Prez Biden meets Republicans as Democrats push on for coronavirus aid
The two sides are wide apart, with Republicans focused primarily on the health care crisis, tapping into bipartisan urgency to shore up the nation's vaccine distribution
US won't make immigration arrests at coronavirus vaccination sites
The vaccination sites will be considered "sensitive locations" and generally off limits for enforcement actions, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said in a statement on Monday
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Blinken calls for China to step up and be transperent about Covid-19
Blinken said that the Chinese government's 'failure' in sharing and providing pertinent information regarding the deadly virus is something "we must address"
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US concerned by Beijing's attempts to intimidate neighbours: White House
Biden Administration said on Monday that it is closely monitoring the situation along the India-China border
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US held intensive consultations with allies on military coup in Myanmar
On the issue of whether Washington recognises the military leadership of Myanmar, she responded that the White House's statement makes clear the US's stance
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US: NASA names Indian American Bhavya Lal as acting chief of staff
Lal is an active member of the space technology and policy community, having chaired, co-chaired, or served on five high-impact National Academy of Science committees
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White House condemns desecration of Mahatma Gandhi's statue in California
"We would certainly have concerns about the desecration of monuments of (Mahatma) Gandhi. We would condemn the desecration and watch it closely," Psaki said during a briefing on Monday
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President Joe Biden threatens sanctions on Myanmar after military coup
He noted that the US had removed sanctions on Burma after its transition to democracy but that it would not hesitate to restore them
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Joe Biden invites GOP lawmakers to White House virus relief talk
President Joe Biden has invited to the White House a group of 10 Republican senators who have proposed spending about one-third of what he is seeking in coronavirus aid.
Queen Elizabeth likely to host Joe Biden at Buckingham Palace: Report
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is expected to host US President Joe Biden at Buckingham Palace ahead of the G7 summit scheduled between June 11 and 13, according to a media report on Sunday.
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Joe Biden calls for Democrats to keep Trump impeachment trial short
Biden urged his fellow members of the Democratic Party in the Senate to keep former President Donald Trump's impeachment trial in the upper chamber short and not to let it 'derail the agenda'
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Trump parts ways with his lead impeachment lawyers a week before trial
Trump has parted ways with his lead impeachment lawyers little more more than a week before his trial, two people familiar with the situation said Saturday
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Biden govt supports dialogue to find political solution to Afghanistan
National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said on Friday the Biden administration supports the previous Trump administration's decision of setting up negotiations between the stakeholders in Afghanistan
Biden admin sees Quad as foundation to build on Indo-Pacific policy
National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said at an event organised by the US Institute of Peace, a Congress-funded think-tank, on Friday that US will build on and carry forward the four-nation Quad
