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White House didn't offer ransom advice to Colonial; may change policy

White House declined to weigh on whether companies that are hacked like Colonial Pipeline should pay ransom to their attackers, but a national security official said it may offer some advice in future

US President Joe Biden to make formal announcements on ambassadors soon

US President Joe Biden is expected to soon make formal announcements on several ambassadorial positions, the White House has said.

US to deliver aid worth $100 mn to India, first flight to land on Thursday

The United States will be delivering Covid-19 relief materials worth over $100 million to India in the coming days, the White House said

Joe Biden wants to send Covid vaccines to India, but gives no timeline

White House 'no comment' on Serum appeal to lift ban on vaccine ingredients

Serum Institute says Biden administration is blocking exports of raw materials that it needs to make Covid-19 vaccines.

After outcry, White House says President Biden will lift refugee cap in May

The White House faced swift blowback from allies and aid groups

After outcry, White House says Biden will lift refugee cap in May

Facing swift blowback from allies and aid groups, the White House on Friday said President Joe Biden plans to lift in the next month his predecessor's historically low cap on refugees

Biden to nominate former space shuttle commander for Nasa's number 2 spot

US President Joe Biden is set to nominate eight leaders to key administration posts, including former space shuttle commander Pamela Melroy for the post of Deputy Administrator in NASA

White House's secret weapon on US infrastructure: Small businesses

White House officials have held a spate of private briefings with small business leaders to explain Biden's more than $2 trillion-dollar plan

Intel on Russia putting 'bounties' on US troops shaky, says White House

Assessment revealed as the US announces a host of new sanctions on the Russian government

US approaching China from position of patience, not in hurry: White House

The Biden administration is approaching China from the position of patience and is not in a hurry, the White House has said

US: Police chiefs throw support behind Joe Biden's civil rights pick

Dozens of police chiefs who ran some of America's largest police forces are lending their support to Kristen Clarke, who has been nominated to run the Justice Department's civil rights division

US White House announces fresh actions to curb anti-Asian violence

The White House announced new actions including additional funding and a cross-agency initiative to curb the alarming rise in violence and discrimination against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

White House says Joe Biden eager to fix 'broken' immigration system

President Joe Biden is keen that the US Congress should quickly fix America's "broken immigration system, for which he has already sent in a legislation, the White House has said. In February, the Biden administration introduced an ambitious immigration bill in Congress which among other things proposes to eliminate the per-country cap for employment-based green cards. The US Citizenship Act of 2021 proposes a pathway to citizenship to 11 million undocumented workers, elimination of per country quota for employment-based green cards and work authorisation for dependents of H-1B foreign workers. The president...believes that there should be faster processing, that our immigration system is broken at many levels and of the system and that he is eager for Congress to move forward with action there, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters on Wednesday at her daily news conference. She was responding to a question on the recent protest by Indian-American doctors who are ...

President Joe Biden eager to fix broken' immigration system: White House

US President Joe Biden is eager for Congress to move forward to fix the broken immigration system, for which he has already sent in a legislation, the White House said on Wednesday

White House expects China dialogue to be frank, plans to raise many issues

The US wants its first face-to-face meeting with China under Biden to be frank and plans to cover difficult areas like Beijing's anti-democratic action in Hong Kong, its human rights violations

No question Trump's Covid rhetoric fed anti-Asian bias, says White House

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said former President Trump's rhetoric around the coronavirus pandemic -- calling it the "ChinaVirus" -- has contributed to discrimination against Asian Americans

White House task force met to discuss Microsoft software weaknesses

The group, which met on Monday, "included private sector members for the first time" who were invited "based on their specific insights to this incident," she said

White House confirms Biden administration reached out to North Korea

The White House confirmed that the administration of President Joe Biden had recently reached out to North Korea but has not yet received a response from Pyongyang

Joe Biden declines to call for Andrew Cuomo to resign, awaits probe

Biden passed up an opportunity to join other Democrats calling for the resignation of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who is under investigation after multiple allegations of sexual harassment