President-elect Joe Biden is expected to nominate Katherine Tai as US Trade Representative, three sources familiar with the decision confirmed to CNN.
Biden administration sanctions senior Russian officials over Navalny poisoning and imprisonment
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The Biden administration has slapped sanctions on seven Russian officials in response to the poisoning and imprisonment of opposition leader Alexey Navalny. It was among a series of steps the new administration ann...
Biden must balance the horror of Covid-19 with the hope to come
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It may not feel like it right now after a horrific winter, but America has never experienced a moment this hopeful since the pandemic began. The tantalizing promise borne by the quickening rollout of new vaccines, h ...
Biden administration preparing to sanction Russia over Navalny treatment this week
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Washington The Biden administration is preparing to impose sanctions on Russia over the poisoning and jailing of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny this week, two administration officials tell CNN. The rollout ...
Biden administration resumes Taliban peace talks
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The US is sending negotiators to the Middle East to restart peace negotiations with the Taliban for the first time in the Biden administration, the State Department announced Sunday. US Special Representative for Af...
Biden administration disappointed after Iran rejects invite to discuss nuclear deal with US and other nations
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The Biden administration is disappointed after Iran rejected an offer by the European Union to partake in nuclear talks with the US and the other signatories of the nuclear deal on Sunday, but said they remain open ...
Characters from the movie ‘Frozen’ could serve as hurricane names this season
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We are three months from the start of hurricane season -- though the official start date may come earlier this year because hurricanes have occurred outside the traditional season in recent years. En, ja, those fa...
Biden doesn’t penalize crown prince despite promise to punish senior Saudi leaders
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Despite promising to punish senior Saudi leaders while on the campaign trail, President Joe Biden declined to apply sanctions to the one the US intelligence community determined is responsible for the death of journ...
Biden administration plans to open another tent facility for migrants on the Texas border
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The Biden administration is planning to open another facility in Del Rio, Texas, to expand processing capacity for children and families arriving at the US-Mexico border, a Department of Homeland Security official c...
Jill Biden gives Kelly Clarkson advice on her divorce
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Jill Biden offered Kelly Clarkson advice amid her divorce from Brandon Blackstock. The first lady appeared on "Die Kelly Clarkson Show," telling Clarkson to look forward to the future. The singer filed for divorce ...
Miscalculating Sinema and Manchin could end up costing Biden
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Washington The message emblazoned on the bright pink sweater Sen. Kyrsten Sinema wore presiding over the Senate this week may not have been intended specifically for the White House, but the words could still offer f...
Biden to nominate 3 to USPS Board of Governors
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President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced three nominees to fill most of the vacancies on the US Postal Service Board of Governors, fulfilling a promise that the administration would make the board and the agency a...
Biden administration to send 25 million masks to community health centers and food pantries
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The Biden administration said Wednesday it would send more than 25 million masks to community health centers, food pantries and soup kitchens across the country in order to reach some of the nation's most vulnerable...