Tag: Joe Biden

• Tuesday, January 19th 2021 - 09:15 UTC

  Biden will re impose travel restrictions despite Trump lifting some of the restrictions

  

  The Joe Biden administration plans to quickly re impose 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 Jan. 26, a spokeswoman for Biden said.

• Friday, January 15th 2021 - 09:30 UTC

  Biden plans a US$ 1,9 trillion economic rescue package to spur the economy and fight the pandemic

  

  United States president-elect Joe Biden laid out his plan for another US$ 1.9 trillion economic rescue package on Thursday, seeking to combat the economic and health crises stemming from the pandemic.

• Friday, January 15th 2021 - 09:24 UTC

  Pence running the show vows to ensure a safe transition of power to president elect Joe Biden

  

  REUTERS – United States Vice-President Mike Pence on Thursday vowed to uphold American history and ensure a safe transition of power to President-elect Joe Biden, eight days after supporters of US president Donald Trump stormed the US Capitol.

• Thursday, January 14th 2021 - 09:56 UTC

  Trump impeached for a second time, but the objective is to bar him from running for office in 2024

  

  US President Donald Trump was impeached Wednesday for an unprecedented second time, facing blame for inciting an insurrection over his election loss that culminated in a deadly riot in the Capitol last week.

• Thursday, January 14th 2021 - 08:45 UTC

  Opinion polls blame Trump for the violence, while his approval ratings drop to historic lows

  

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) – With the Congress in the process to impeach him for the second time, outgoing President Donald Trump on Wednesday urged his supporters to shun violence as the National Guard prepared to deploy thousands of troops in Washington for the Jan. 20 swearing-in of his successor Joe Biden.

• Tuesday, January 12th 2021 - 19:03 UTC

  Biden's agenda, Covid-19 and economic aid, cabinet nominations and Trump's impeachment

  

  President-elect Joe Biden anticipates three main issues of his starting time in office, cabinet nominations, Trump's impeachment proceedings, and coronavirus and economic aid.

• Tuesday, January 12th 2021 - 09:31 UTC

  Secretary of State Pompeo re-designates Cuba as a “state sponsor of terrorism”

  

  The outgoing president Donald Trump administration has re-designated Cuba as a “state sponsor of terrorism” in a move that hits the Castro dynasty island with new sanctions shortly before President-elect Joe Biden takes office.

• Tuesday, January 12th 2021 - 08:40 UTC

  Experienced diplomat appointed by Biden as next CIA chief

  

  President-elect Joe Biden on Monday announced William Burns as his pick to lead the Central Intelligence Agency, tapping a retired veteran diplomat who helped lead secret talks with Iran.

• Monday, January 11th 2021 - 09:56 UTC

  Biden honored to have vice-president Pence attend the inauguration ceremony

  

  US Vice-President Mike Pence will attend the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris, breaking ranks with President Donald Trump, who said that he wouldn't attend.

• Saturday, January 9th 2021 - 09:50 UTC

  Trump announced he would not attend president elect Joe Biden's inauguration

  

  President Donald Trump, who begrudgingly recognized his defeat less than two weeks before he was due to leave office, announced on Friday on Twitter that he would not be attending President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration on Jan 20.