Joe Biden Administration

The Summit for Democracy intends to focus on matters that impact or lead to the disintegration of democracy. The leaders also aim to discuss how to protect the freedom and rights of citizens in their home countries and abroad. The virtual summit is lined up right after the impending December 6 meet between PM Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin in New Delhi.

"In terms of where we are, I have said already we have 90 percent of the bill agreed to and written. We just have some of the last decisions to be made," Xinhua news agency quoted Pelosi as saying on CNN on Sunday night. When asked if Democrats will have a deal by the time Biden leaves for Europe at the end of the week, Pelosi said that "I think we're pretty much there now".

"Not only are Republicans refusing to do their job, they're threatening to use the power -- their power to prevent us from doing our job: saving the economy from a catastrophic event," Biden said in a speech at the White House State Dining Room. "I think, quite frankly, it's hypocritical, dangerous, and disgraceful," Xinhua news agency quoted him as saying.

The order directs the Justice Department and other federal agencies to review documents and release declassified information over the next six months. "We must never forget the enduring pain of the families and loved ones of the 2,977 innocent people who were killed during the worst terrorist attack on America in our history," Biden said in a statement.

Caught off guard in faraway Kabul, Joe Biden is also facing fire in Washington with several Senators calling for a detailed investigation into the botched withdrawal and evacuation plan. Joe Biden had warned Taliban that any attack on the US forces or disruption of their operations at the Kabul airport will be met with a swift and forceful response.

As thousands of American soldiers were ordered back to Kabul to evacuate the Embassy staff amid a rapid advance by the Taliban, McConnell said the US is "careening toward a massive, predictable, and preventable disaster", The Guardian reported. The remark came as officials confirmed on Friday that the Taliban had captured Afghanistan's second biggest city, Kandahar, as well as Lashkar Gah in the south.

"Soon, in the sense that I do not tell any scientists what they should do. I do not interfere. So, they are doing the examinations now, the testing now, and making the decision now," he said, adding that scientists will make a decision "when they are ready" and have "done all the science that needs to be done" to determine the appropriate vaccination for different age groups.

US President Joe Biden said on Thursday the US is only sending marines to bolster security at its embassy in Haiti but the idea of sending American troops into the Caribbean country was "not on the agenda". "The idea of sending American forces to Haiti is not on the agenda," Biden said.

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said on Monday during a daily briefing that Haiti's interim government's request of sending US troops to the country is still under review.The White House has said that it is still reviewing Haiti's request for US military support to stabilize the country after the assassination of President Jovenel Moise.

The meeting held in the Roosevelt Room on MOnday was Attorney General Merrick Garland, with whom Biden said he had spent "a long time" on curbing gun-related violence.US President Joe Biden held a meeting with a group of mayors and police chiefs from across the country at the White House, where they discussed actions that could be taken to tackle the surging gun violence crimes.