Joe Biden administration aims to close Guantanamo bay prison by end of term in office
Washinton/Sputnik: The Biden administration intends to close the Guantanamo Bay detention center by the end of President Joe Biden's term in office, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said during a press briefing on Friday.
Was on phone call with Xi Jinping for two hours: US President Joe Biden
Washington/IBNS: US President Joe Biden on Thursday said that he made his first conversation over a phone call with Chinese leader Xi Jinping since taking office.
Biden says not watching impeachment trial, focused on pandemic
Washington/Sputnik: US President Joseph Biden on Tuesday said he has his own obligations including fighting the pandemic and does not plan to watch former President Donald Trump's impeachment trial.
Biden minimum wage plan might hike unemployment by 1.4 mln, budget deficit by $54Bln: CBO
Washington/Sputnik: President Joe’s Biden plan to virtually double the US minimum wage to $15 per hour by June 2025 would raise unemployment by an estimated 1.4 million and the budget deficit by $54 billion in the decade between 2021 and 2031, the bipartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) said on Monday.
US President Joe Biden administration to remove Yemen's Houthis from US foreign terrorist list
Washington/UNI: The Biden administration has notified Congress it will remove Yemen's Houthi movement from the US list of groups designated as foreign terrorists, the Washington Post reported citing a State Department official and three congressional aides.
Senate minority leader expects Biden administration to quickly sanction Myanmar's military
Washington/Sputnik: US Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday said he talked to President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken about the need for a response to the Myanmar coup, adding that he expects the United States to immediately impose sanctions against Myanmar's military leaders.
Biden says US may re-impose sanctions on Myanmar over recent actions
Washington/Sputnik: US President Joe Biden said on Monday the United States may re-impose sanctions on Myanmar in connection with the most recent coup there.
Joe Biden expected to deliver his first major foreign policy speech Monday: Reports
Moscow/Sputnik: US President Joe Biden will give a speech presenting his foreign policy plans on Monday, the first such speech since his inauguration, NBC News reports citing a senior administration official.
Joe Biden’s commerce secretary hints to continue tough stand against Beijing
Washington: US President Joe Biden's nominee to head the country’s Commerce Department has informed the senators recently that she would use punitive tariffs and export restrictions against China.
FATF: US President Joe Biden faces Pakistan challenge soon
Islamabad/Washington: A geopolitical expert has warned that US President Joe Biden should not allow China to back Pakistan and help it in passing the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) test without much hindrance.
Joe Biden will purchase extra 200mln vaccine doses to reach 600mln by summer: White House
Washington/Sputnik: The Biden administration is working to purchase additional 200 million more doses of COVID-19 vaccines to reach 600 million doses this summer and vaccinate 300 million people, the White House said in a press release.
Biden promises 1mln vaccinations daily in 3 weeks
Washington/Sputnik: US President Joe Biden told reporters that in three weeks the country will be able to perform one million of vaccinations a day with a potential of reaching 1.5 million.
Joe Biden says US economic crisis 'deepening'
Washington/Sputnik: President Joe Biden said on Friday that the COVID-19 induced economic crisis in the United States is deepening.
US economic crisis 'deepening': Joe Biden
Washington/Sputnik/IBNS: President Joe Biden said on Friday that the COVID-19 induced economic crisis in the United States is deepening.
Joe Biden speaks to Canada's Justin Trudeau in first foreign leader call: White House
Moscow/Sputnik: US President Joe Biden spoke with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in his first call with a foreign leader, the White House said.