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Joe Biden
Who is Joe Biden
Biden, 77, was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, in 1942. In 1972, at the age 29, he became one of the youngest people ever elected to the US Senate. He went on to serve as a six-term
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US Steel takeover plan has support in steelmaking areas: Nippon Steel Prez
On Monday, a US foreign investment committee referred the decision whether to approve or block the $15 billion deal to US President Joe Biden, who has 15 days to decide
 "US Steel takeover plan has support in steelmaking areas: Nippon Steel Prez")
President Biden signs bill officially making bald eagle national bird of US
The bald eagle has appeared on the Great Seal of the United States, which is used in official documents, since 1782
 "President Biden signs bill officially making bald eagle national bird of US")
News updates: Arunish Chawla elected as revenue secretary
Latest news updates: Catch all the latest news developments from across the world here
 "News updates: Arunish Chawla elected as revenue secretary")
Trump vows to pursue executions after Biden commutes most on death row
Trump criticised Biden's decision on Monday to change the sentences of 37 of the 40 condemned people to life in prison without parole
 "Trump vows to pursue executions after Biden commutes most on death row")
Nippon Steel's US Steel bid referred to President Biden for final decision
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), which reviews foreign investments in the US for national security risks
Biden signs defence bill despite objections to ban transgender health care
Biden said his administration strongly opposes the provision because it targets a group based on gender identity
 "Biden signs defence bill despite objections to ban transgender health care")
Here's how families, advocates react to Biden's death row commutations
Biden converted the sentences of 37 federal death row inmates to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole
Biden commutes 37 federal death sentences in latest use of pardon power
Of the 40 men on federal Death Row in Terre Haute, Indiana, 18 are White, 15 are Black, six are Latino and one is Asian. At least nine of the spared convicts were on death row for killing
 "Biden commutes 37 federal death sentences in latest use of pardon power")
US Prez Biden signs govt funding legislation, averts shutdown crisis
The deal funds the government at current levels through March 14 and provides $100 billion in disaster aid and $10 billion in agricultural assistance to farmers
 "US Prez Biden signs govt funding legislation, averts shutdown crisis")
US Congress passes funding bill, averting govt shutdown; Biden to sign soon
The House approved Johnson's new bill overwhelmingly, 366-34
 "US Congress passes funding bill, averting govt shutdown; Biden to sign soon")
Senate approves 235th judge of Biden's term, beating Trump's tally
Biden and Senate Democrats placed particular focus on adding women, minorities and public defenders to the judicial rank
Senators urge Biden to grant ByteDance 90-day delay from law requiring sale
The Justice Department had said that as a Chinese company, TikTok poses a national-security threat of immense depth and scale
 "Senators urge Biden to grant ByteDance 90-day delay from law requiring sale")
US attorney involved in fraud indictment of Gautam Adani to resign
He was appointed by President Joe Biden in 2021 and will leave before President-elect Donald Trump takes office January 20
 "US attorney involved in fraud indictment of Gautam Adani to resign")
US considers ban on China's TP-Link over security concerns: Report
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency said TP-Link routers had a vulnerability that could be exploited to execute remote code
 "US considers ban on China's TP-Link over security concerns: Report")
US effort to curb China, Russia's access to new chips 'inadequate': Report
Biden administration imposed export controls to limit the ability of China and Russia to access US-made chips after Russia's invasion of Ukraine nearly three years ago
 "US effort to curb China, Russia's access to new chips 'inadequate': Report")
Donald Trump attempts to kill bipartisan budget deal with Musk's help
Trump's joint statement with Vice President-elect JD Vance, which stopped the bill in its tracks, punctuated a daylong torrent of social media posts by Musk attacking the budget legislation
 "Donald Trump attempts to kill bipartisan budget deal with Musk's help")
China has taken efforts consistent with 'transnational repression': US
FBI and the US's CISA on November 13 issued a warning that the breach, initially discovered late last month, has since uncovered a wide-reaching and serious cyber espionage operation
 "China has taken efforts consistent with 'transnational repression': US")
We have close partnership with our Indian counterparts: Vedant Patel
Over the course of our time in the Biden administration, India has been a key partner in the Indo-Pacific on a number of shared issues, and we look forward to working together, he added
 "We have close partnership with our Indian counterparts: Vedant Patel")
US lawmakers urge Biden admin to stop sending military aid to Israel
Congress members called on Washington to uphold its own laws that restrict military aid to countries that commit war crimes
US Senate passes bill to raise troop pay, aims to counter China's power
The bill passed comfortably 85-14, sending it to President Joe Biden. Eleven senators who caucus with Democrats, as well as three Republicans, voted against the legislation
 "US Senate passes bill to raise troop pay, aims to counter China's power")
