Joe Biden Administration
Joe Biden urges Congress to pass hate crime legislation
"I urge Congress to swiftly pass the Covid-19 Hate Crimes Act, which would expedite the federal government's response to the rise of hate crimes exacerbated during the pandemic, support state and local governments to improve hate crimes reporting, and ensure that hate crimes information is more accessible to Asian American communities," the president said in a statement released by the White House on Friday.
As border crisis intensifies, Biden says, 'Don't come over'
"Don't come over," Biden said on Tuesday, repeating a plea by officials to people from Central America converging along the border with Mexico. US border security personnel caught more than 97,000 people illegally crossing into the US.
Biden admin gives 4-point strategy to govt in Kabul
As per the four-point strategy, Washington has proposed a UN-sponsored meeting of foreign ministers of Iran, China, Russia, Pakistan and India to discuss what it called "unified approach" for the Afghan peace. Zalmay Khalilzad has been instructed to ensure that the US' proposal is shared both with the Afghan administration and the Taliban.
Joe Biden appoints 2 Indian-Americans as policy advisors
The White House on Friday released the announcement by Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris appointing Chiraag Bains and Pronita Gupta on the Domestic Policy Council. Both of them had served in the administration of former President Barack Obama, when Biden was the Vice President.
Indian-American Naureen Hassan named 1st VP, COO of NY Fed
Indian-American Naureen Hassan, a 25-year veteran of the financial services industry, has been named as the First Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
China is a threat to the world order: US
The Biden administration in its vision document said that in many areas, China's leaders seek unfair advantages, behave aggressively and coercively, and undermine the rules and values at the heart of an open and stable international system.
Ties with India 'global strategic partnership,' not 'zero-sum game' with Pakistan: US
"United States has important relationships with India, as I said, but also with Pakistan. These relationships stand on their own in our view. They are not a zero-sum proposition when it comes to US foreign policy," State Department Spokesperson Ned Price said while replying to a question at his daily briefing on Washington's relations with the two neighbours.
Neera Tanden withdraws nomination in first defeat for Biden pick
"Unfortunately, it now seems clear that there is no path forward to gain confirmation, and I do not want continued consideration of my nomination to be a distraction from your other priorities," Tanden wrote in a letter to Biden, which was released by the White House.
Biden administration to allow migrant families separated at US-Mexico border to reunite
"We are hoping to reunite the families either here or in their country of origin. We hope to be in a position to give them the election and if in fact they seek to reunite here in the United States, we will explore lawful pathways for them to remain in the United States and to address the family needs," Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas said in a White House briefing on Monday.
H1B on backburner as Biden focuses on 470,000 pending US immigrant visa cases
On February 24, the Biden administration issued a proclamation revoking the Trump ban that blocked individuals from entering the United States on immigrant visas but did not lift the freeze on H-1B, J-1, and L-1 visas, which remain in effect and are set to expire on March 31.
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