Page 8 - Latest Updates on Joe Biden
US has broad support for expanding legal immigration, says Neera Tanden
Tanden has been serving as director of the United States Domestic Policy Council since 2023
FBI must be independent, above partisan fray, says outgoing director Wray
Wray announced his intent to resign ahead of Trump's inauguration on Jan 20, roughly three years short of the 10-year tenure given to FBI directors
Zuckerberg reveals US govt made Facebook censor content on Covid vaccine
Referring to the investigation and committee set up to look into the government censorship, Mark Zuckerberg said, 'We produced all these documents and it's all in the public domain'
US Prez Biden to deliver farewell address on January 15 from Oval Office
US President Biden will reflect on his decades of public service, presidential achievements, and vision for America's future during his farewell address on January 15
Last-minute sanctions imposed on Russia to help Ukraine, says Biden
Ten days before passing on the baton to Donald Trump, the Biden Administration on Friday slapped sanctions on scores of companies and entities that were helping Russia in its export of energy
Biden protects 900K immigrants with deportation relief before Trump's term
US President Joe Biden renews Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 900,000 immigrants, delaying possible reversals by Donald Trump
Biden lets 800,000 stay 18 months as Trump readies immigration crackdown
The decisions mark the Biden administration's latest in support of Temporary Protected Status, which he has sharply expanded to cover about 1 million people
I would have beaten Trump in the polls, says outgoing US President Biden
Bide decided to withdraw from the US Presidential race against Trump after his disastrous performance at the presidential debate in Atlanta in June, after which Harris was nominated
Wildfires show need to take science seriously: Biden's climate adviser
As the unfolding disaster in California demonstrates, these challenges from extreme weather events that are induced by climate change are just getting worse and worse, Podesta said
US SC seems likely to uphold federal law to shut down TikTok on Jan 19
If left in place, the law passed by bipartisan majorities in Congress and signed by President Joe Biden in April will require TikTok to go dark on January 19
Nvidia criticises Biden's plan to impose restrictions on AI chip exports
Nvidia's Finkle said the reported policy was disguised as an anti-China move
Federal govt to cover six months of California wildfire costs: Biden
Biden also spoke about the deployment of extensive federal resources, including firefighters, aircraft, and military personnel, to assist in combating the fires
Biden administration gives additional $500 mn in military aid to Ukraine
The package was announced by US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin during his final trip as Pentagon chief to Ramstein Air Base in Germany, where he met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky
Judge junks Biden's Title IX rules, upturns protections for LGBTQ+ students
Trump previously promised to end the rules on day one and made anti-transgender themes a centrepiece of his campaign
Biden administration wages battle over plea for accused 9/11 mastermind
Biden administration urged a federal appeals panel to block Mohammed's guilty plea from going forward as scheduled Friday at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
Biden cancels his Italy trip to focus on response to Los Angeles wildfires
President Biden decided to cancel his upcoming trip to Italy to remain focused on directing the full federal response in the days ahead, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said
Outgoing Prez Biden to further limit Nvidia's AI chip exports in final push
The result would be an expansion of semiconductor trade restrictions to most of the world - an attempt to control the spread of AI technology at a time of soaring demand
US VP Harris calls foreign leaders before her last trip abroad next week
Harris, who would hand over the vice presidency to SeNator J D Vance from Ohio on January 20, will travel to Singapore, Bahrain, and Germany from January 13 to January 17
Antony Blinken rejects a Trump Greenland grab as 'not going to happen'
In a free-form news conference in Florida on Tuesday, Trump called for the US to absorb Canada and declined to rule out using military force to seize the Panama Canal and Greenland
Biden admin rushes to finish cybersecurity order after China hacks
Among the measures, it directs the government to implement "strong identity authentication and encryption" across communications, according to an undated draft
