Joe Biden

Biden names prominent allies as inaugural chairs

10:51 pm December 7, 2020

Washington: President-elect Joe Biden is naming some of his most prominent allies to be the co-chairs for his upcoming Inauguration. Biden named Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.) as the chairman for the January 20 swearing-in. Clyburn, the House Majority Whip, was arguably Biden’s most important proponent: it was Clyburn’s endorsement that helped swing the South Carolina primary and began Biden’s remarkable comeback in […]

Biden wants Census Bureau to ensure everyone is counted accurately

11:57 pm December 1, 2020

Washington: US President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday said the Census Bureau must ensure that every American is counted accurately in the ongoing nationwide population counts. Biden said that he hoped the US Supreme Court rejects a plan by President Donald Trump’s administration to exclude from the census the immigrants living illegally in the country. The apex court heard a case on Tuesday regarding […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

NATO mulls Afghan dilemma as US draws down, attacks mount

11:52 pm November 30, 2020

Washington: NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Monday that the military alliance is grappling with a dilemma over its future in Afghanistan, as the United States starts pulling troops out while attacks by the Taliban and extremist groups mount. More than 17 years after taking the lead on international security efforts in Afghanistan, NATO now has around 11,000 […]

Biden names Janet Yellen as Treasury Secretary, Neera Tanden as head of OMB

10:54 pm November 30, 2020

Washington: US President-elect Joe Biden on Monday named Janet Yellen as his Treasury Secretary and Indian-American Neera Tanden as Director of Office of Management and Budget, as he announced key members of his economic team. If confirmed by the US Senate, Yellen, 74, will be the first woman to lead the Treasury Department in its 231-year history, and the first person to […]

Faith takes the forefront as Georgia Senate runoffs heat up

7:37 pm November 29, 2020

Atlanta: Bishop Reginald Jackson stepped to the microphone at a drive-in rally outside a church in southwest Atlanta as his voice carried over a loudspeaker and the radio to people gathered in, around and on top of cars that filled the parking lot. “Let’s keep Georgia blue,” Jackson said. “Let’s elect Jon Ossoff, Raphael Warnock to the United States Senate.” The presiding […]