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Watch | Joe Biden caught abusing reporter at White House
The incident occurred after the event when the journalist asked President Biden on the impact of high food and consumer inflation on the mid term polls scheduled in November this year. Biden, who was possibly unaware of the microphone still switched on, replied sarcastically “It's a great asset. More inflation.” He followed this by cursing the journalist, calling him “stupid son of a bitch.”
Vladimir Putin will pay 'stiff price' if Russia invades Ukraine, warns Joe Biden
Responding to a question on the evolving situation at the Russia-Ukraine border and President Putin's intentions, Joe Biden said: “I’m not so sure he is certain what he’s going to do. My guess is he will move in… (Russia will) pay a stiff price, immediately, short-term, medium-term and long-term if they do it.” The US president made these remarks while addressing a news conference to mark his one-year anniversary in office. “What you’re going to see is that Russia will be held accountable if it invades and it depends on what it does,” Biden said.
Pelosi invites Biden to deliver State of the Union address on March 1
"Indeed, this past year has been historic: with the life-saving American Rescue Plan, once-in-a-century Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and, soon, the truly transformational Build Back Better Act," Pelosi wrote in a letter to Biden. "In that spirit, I am writing to invite you to address a Joint Session of Congress on Tuesday, March 1, to share your vision of the State of the Union," Pelosi wrote.
Some US hospitals can overrun' due to Covid, says President Joe Biden
Biden also stressed that hospitals in some places could be overrun both in terms of equipment and staff. The US President made these remarks during a virtual meeting held by the White House with several state governors and top health advisors. Earlier on Sunday, the White House also promised to quickly resolve the Covid-19 test shortage that the US is facing.
Biden signs US defense budget bill
The National Defense Authorization Act was signed into law on Monday, less than two weeks after the Senate approved it in a 89-10 vote, reports Yonhap News Agency. The House of Representatives had also approved the bill earlier this month. According to Biden, "the Act provides vital benefits and enhances access to justice for military personnel and their families, and includes critical authorities to support our country's national defense".
H-1B visa selection criteria: US withdraws Trump-era proposal, sticks to lottery-based system
The decision to change the selection criteria was taken by former president Donald Trump in January 2021, which was widely opposed by several industry bodies and companies in the US. It proposed to move away from lottery-based selection to a new system of selection based on ranking and wage levels. The proposal was challenged in the US court and the Court vacated the rule in September 2021.
US court lifts injunction on Biden's vax mandate for large firms
Friday's ruling by the US Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit in Cincinnati, Ohio, lifted a November injunction that had temporarily suspended the rule from the Labour Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), which requires companies with 100 or more employees to vaccinate their workforce or make them subject to weekly testing and compulsory masking, reports Xinhua news agency.
China claims itself to be democracy ahead of Joe Biden’s democracy summit
The position paper released on Sunday by China's State Council argued that there is no fixed model of democracy and it manifests itself in many forms. Chinese top government had titled the papers “China: Democracy That Works.” Their counterattack drives deeper as Beijing criticizes democracy in the United States and calls it flawed.
Joe Biden warns Vladimir Putin against invading Ukraine during virtual summit
The US President warned Russian President Vladimir Putin at the two-hour summit on Ukraine that Russia will face strong Western economic blowback if it tries to attack Kyiv. The Russian President also demanded that the NATO alliance keep clear of Russia.
US federal budget deficit insane, delete Joe Biden's infra bill: Elon Musk
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said that Biden's administration's ambitious $1 trillion infrastructure bill or any government subsidies should not be passed as the Americans do not need it. He made these remarks while speaking at the Wall Street Journal's CEO summit late on Monday. The billionaire's Tesla currently operates more than 3,000 charging stations with around 30,000 connectors globally.
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