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Sanders riles Schumer for watering down Biden's Inflation Reduction Act

Sen. Bernie Sanders, Independent from Vermont, riled Democrats' surprise energy, healthcare, and tax deal as a "Vote-a-Rama" as the Senate prepped up a scenario of passing by a simple majority

President Biden to sign executive order to protect travel for abortion

US President Joe Biden on Wednesday will sign an executive order aimed in part at making it easier for women seeking abortions to travel between states to obtain access to the procedure. More specifically, one of the directives Biden will issue will allow states that have not outlawed abortion to apply for specific Medicaid waivers that would, in effect, help them treat women who have travelled from out of state. The order will also call on health care providers to comply with federal nondiscrimination laws and streamline the collection of key data and information on maternal health at the National Institutes of Health and the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. The details were described by senior administration officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the executive order ahead of a formal announcement. Biden, who continues to isolate in the White House residence after a rebound case of COVID-19, will sign the executive order as he helps launch a federa

Nancy Pelosi starts Asian tour with speculation over Taiwan visit

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi held talks with officials in Singapore on Monday at the start of her Asian tour, as questions swirled over a possible stop in Taiwan that has fueled tension with Beijing. While there have been no official announcements, local media in Taiwan reported that Pelosi will arrive Tuesday night, becoming the highest-ranking elected US official to visit in more than 25 years. The United Daily News, Liberty Times and China Times Taiwan's three largest national newspapers cited unidentified sources as saying she would arrive in Taipei after visiting Malaysia and spend the night. Such a visit will spark fury in Beijing, which regards Taiwan as its own territory and has repeatedly warned of serious consequences" if the reported trip goes ahead. If Pelosi insists on visiting Taiwan, China will take resolute and strong measures to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said in Beijing, without giving ...

Xi Jinping, Joe Biden agree to make preparations for first in-person summit

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Joe Biden plan to hold their first in-person meeting at the G20 summit in November, American officials said on Friday amid Pelosi's Taiwan visit

US military making plans in case Nancy Pelosi travels to Taiwan

US officials say they have little fear that China would attack Nancy Pelosi's plane if she flies to Taiwan. The US House speaker would be entering one of the world's hottest spots, posing as a risk

Pakistan seeks to plug health sector shortcomings during dialogue with US

In order to identify the shortcomings of the health ministry and bolster collaborative work, a delegation led by Pakistani Health Minister Qadir Patel has reached the US for a health dialogue.

Biden to announce climate actions at ex-coal plant in Massachussetts

President Joe Biden will announce new actions on climate change that he can take on his own just days after an influential Democratic senator quashed hopes for a sweeping legislative package

Biden disputes Saudi Arabia's account of Khashoggi murder discussion

Biden disputed the Saudi foreign minister's account that he did not hear Biden blame Mohammed bin Salman for the killing of the Washington Post columnist

Biden's realism approach under liberal pressure in abortion issue

On restoring access to abortion, President Joe Biden says his hands are tied without more Democratic senators. Declaring a public health emergency on the matter has downsides, his aides say

Trump escapes impeachment but Speaker orders independent 9/11 style probe

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has announced her plans to establish a 9/11 style independent commission outside the Congress to probe the January 6, 2021 Capitol Hills insurrection

Judge in Twitter vs Elon Musk makes rare ruling, ordering deal to close

The judge overseeing Twitter Inc's $44 billion lawsuit against Elon Musk has a no-nonsense reputation as well as the distinction of being one of the few jurists to close a US corporate merger.

UAE's investment in India can raise its food yields 3-fold in 5 yrs: Biden

US President Joe Biden on Thursday said the UAE's USD 2 billion investment to develop a series of integrated agricultural parks across India with the support of the American and Israel

In Israel, Biden says US won't wait 'forever' for Iran on nuclear deal

President Joe Biden said Thursday that the United States is not going to wait forever for Iran to rejoin a dormant nuclear deal, a day after saying he'd using force against Tehran as a last resort

Twitter shares rise over 6% after Hindenburg takes long position

Twitter has sued Musk for violating his $44-bn deal and asked a Delaware court to order him to complete the merger at the agreed $54.20 per Twitter share

Joe Biden defends pending visit to Saudi Arabia in opinion piece

President Joe Biden, preparing for a trip to Saudi Arabia amid criticism of its poor human rights record, defended his decision in a newspaper piece, insisting that he had long supported reforms

Biden signs executive order on abortion rights challenging state laws

US President Joe Biden signed off on an executive order to protect abortion rights throughout the United States to safeguard access to reproductive healthcare services

Google offers to split ad-tech biz to avoid anti-trust lawsuit: Report

According to the Wall Street Journal, the deal was part of multiple concessions the tech giant offered the US Department of Justice to avoid lawsuits alleging anti-competitive practices.

Biden close to rollback of Chinese tariffs to fight inflation: Report

It would mark US President's first major policy step on trade ties between the world's two biggest economic powers

From one July Fourth to the next, a steep slide for Biden ahead of midterms

Last Fourth of July, President Joe Biden gathered hundreds of people outside the White House for an event that would have been unthinkable for many Americans the previous year. With the coronavirus in retreat, they ate hamburgers and watched fireworks over the National Mall. Although the pandemic wasn't over yet, Biden said, we're closer than ever to declaring our independence from a deadly virus. Across the country, indoor masking requirements were falling as the number of infections and deaths plummeted. Within weeks, even some of the president's allies privately admitted that the speech had been premature. Soon the administration would learn that the delta variant could be transmitted by people who had already been vaccinated. Masks went back on, then came polarising vaccination mandates. The even-more-contagious omicron variant would arrive months later, infecting millions and causing chaos during the holiday season. We were hoping to be free of the virus, and the virus had

US President Biden says he supports changing Senate filibuster rules

US President Joe Biden on Thursday said the Supreme Court's decision ending a constitutional right to abortion is destabilising and that he supports changing Senate rules to codify abortion protection