Joe Biden

The aid package includes $415 billion to support the rollout of Covid-19 vaccines, around $1 trillion in direct relief to households, and roughly $440 billion for small businesses and communities particularly hard hit by the pandemic.Biden campaigned last year on a promise to take the pandemic more seriously than President Donald Trump.

Making the announcement about Verma and other additions to her staff, President-elect Joe Biden' wife Jill Biden said, "Together, we will work to open the White House in new, inclusive and innovative ways, reflecting more fully the distinct beauty of all our communities, cultures and traditions."

In the wake of the deadly January 6 riots staged by supporters of outgoing President Donald Trump at the Capitol building in Washington D.C., the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a warning about plans of armed protests from January 16 through January 20 at all the 50 state capitols, and from January 17 through January 20, the day of the inauguration, at the Capitol in Washington D.C.

The transition team's announcement announcement comes in the wake of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's warning about plans of armed protests from January 16 through January 20 at all the 50 state capitols, and from January 17 through January 20 at the US Capitol in Washington D.C.

The new rule is going to be published in the federal register on January 14 and it is the second attempt by the Donald Trump administration that is meant to hike the wages for foreign workers that include the H-1B or PERM labour certification program.

Kurt Campbell is a former top Pentagon official and has served as an assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific Affairs during the Obama administration. "I can confirm Kurt will be Coordinator for the Indo-Pacific at the NSC," said a spokeswoman for Biden's transition.

Taking to Twitter, he said: "Folks, I just received the second dose of my Covid-19 vaccine and just like the first dose, it was safe, quick, and painless. I urge everyone to get vaccinated once it's your turn. Because only together can we save lives and beat this virus.

This resignation comes less than a week after he pledged to remain in office and the fact that his department is holding charge of security on Inauguration day further perplexes the situation. Wolf cited a legal challenge to his leadership as a reason for his resignation, but that had surfaced months ago.

Amid the threats of violence from the supporters of outgoing President Donald Trump, the National Guard is going to send around 15,000 troops to Washington D.C. and meanwhile, until 24 January, tourists are barred from visiting the Washington Monument.

"As I've said before, the bipartisan Covid relief package passed in December is an important step, but just a downpayment," Biden said in a speech on Friday in Wilmington, Delaware, referring to the $900 billion relief plan recently approved by Congress. "Next week, I will be laying out the groundwork for the next Covid economic relief package that meets this critical moment for our economy and country," the President-elect added.