Washington: President Joe Biden intends to nominate Surgeon General Vivek Murthy to be the US representative on the World Health Organization's executive board, administration officials told Reuters. Murthy has served as the top US doctor under Biden and under former President Barack Obama. He will continue
Moscow: US President Joe Biden is "obliged" to answer if Washington is behind three reported gas leaks on the Nord Stream pipelines from Russia to Europe, Moscow s foreign ministry said Wednesday. "On February 7, 2022, Joe Biden said that Nord Stream would be finished if
Washington: President Joe Biden met with family members of WNBA star Brittney Griner and another American detained in Russia, Paul Whelan, the first face-to-face encounter that the president has had with the relatives. In a statement after the meetings, which were held separately, White House press
Washington: The United States announced that it would transfer $3.5 billion in Afghan central bank assets into a new Swiss-based trust fund that will be shielded from the Taliban and used to help stabilize Afghanistan's collapsed economy. The Afghan Fund, managed by a board of trustees,
Washington: President Joe Biden on Thursday will address a White House conference on "hate-motivated violence" in his latest bid to call out what he sees as a dangerous tide of extremism across the country, officials said. The event, dubbed "the United We Stand Summit," will highlight
Philadelphia: US President Joe Biden charged Republican allies of Donald Trump with undermining the country's democracy and urged voters to reject extremism ahead of November's midterm elections. Biden accused lawmakers and others devoted to the Make America Great Again (MAGA) agenda led by former US President
Washington: President Joe Biden ordered air strikes in eastern Syria targeting “facilities used by Iranian-backed militias”, a US military spokesman said. The strikes in oil-rich Deir Ezzor province “targeted infrastructure facilities used by groups affiliated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps”, Central Command (Centcom) spokesman Colonel
Washington: The White House is ramping up efforts to tout the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill and the effort to refurbish roads, bridges and airports and reduce emissions. U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg will go on a four-day, six-state tour starting Tuesday, visiting Florida, Oklahoma, Minnesota,
Washington: President Joe Biden signed Democrats’ landmark climate change and health care bill into law, delivering what he has called the “final piece” of his pared-down domestic agenda, as he aims to boost his party’s standing with voters less than three months before the midterm
Washington: President Joe Biden signed US ratification of bids by Finland and Sweden to enter NATO, taking expansion of the Western alliance in response to Russia s Ukraine invasion one step closer. Biden said the two northern European countries would become "strong, reliable highly capable new