Joe Biden

Biden becomes first US presidential candidate to win over 80 million votes

8:17 pm November 25, 2020

Washington: Joe Biden has become the US first presidential candidate to win over 80 million votes, with his record-breaking number of popular votes still likely to increase as ballots continue to be counted across the nation, according to a media report on Wednesday. President-elect Biden won more than 80,011,000 votes as of Tuesday, while President […]

Head of little-known US government agency ascertains Biden as winner, lets transition begin

6:35 pm November 24, 2020

Washington: Head of a previously little-known US government agency, under pressure to let the transition proceed, has finally ascertained Joe Biden as the apparent winner of the November 3 election, more than two weeks after the Democrat triumphed over President Donald Trump. The much-awaited decision by Emily Murphy, Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA), will now enable the incoming Biden team […]

Biden plans to nominate topmost economist Janet Yallen as Treasury Secretary: Reports

2:30 pm November 24, 2020

Washington: US President-elect Joe Biden is planning to nominate former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yallen as his Treasury Secretary to lead his economic response to the raging coronavirus pandemic, which has wreaked havoc on the world’s biggest economy and led millions of Americans to lose their jobs. A formal announcement on 74-year-old Yellen would be […]

Biden admin rolls back Trump-era citizenship test, reverts to 2008 version

Trump finally agrees to Biden transition; vows to keep fighting election outcome

12:07 pm November 24, 2020

Washington: US President Donald Trump has finally given a go-ahead to begin the transition process for president-elect Joe Biden after the state of Michigan certified the Democratic leader’s victory in the November 3 presidential election, paving the way for a smooth handover of power after weeks of delay. President Trump,Trump finally agrees to Biden transition; vows to keep fighting election outcome a Republican, […]

Wisconsin presidential recount in 4th day, with few changes

11:49 pm November 23, 2020

Madison: Wisconsin’s partial presidential recount entered its fourth day Monday, with very few changes in vote totals as President Donald Trump’s attorneys appeared to be focused on a legal challenge seeking to toss tens of thousands of ballots, including the one cast by an attorney for the campaign. Democrat Joe Biden won the state by about 20,600 votes and […]