Joe Biden lo è poised to name Antony Blinken as his secretary of state martedì, a telling pick that reveals what the President-elect views as his most urgent priorities in the wake of Donald Trump’s four years in office — and the sort of people he will entrust with accomplishing those goals.
Why Biden’s vaccine goals are likely too modest and good politics
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Sondaggio della settimana: A Kaiser Family Foundation poll finds that just 29% of Americans think the federal government has done an excellent or good job distributing the Covid-19 vaccine to states so far. That's generally...
Biden’s decrees vault America back onto the global stage. A whiplashed world wonders for how long
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Within hours of taking office, US President Joe Biden set to work signing a blizzard of executive orders, memorandums and directives to agencies, ranging from steps to combat the coronavirus to beginning the process...
The radical normality of Joe Biden’s first days in office
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Have you seen Joe Biden's tweet??!?! sì, the President of the United States was up and tweeting at 7:45 venerdì mattina! And man, what a tweet! It was 30-second video clip from Biden's inaugural address on Wednesday...
Senate to vote on confirmation of Biden defense secretary pick Lloyd Austin
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The Senate will hold a confirmation vote on Friday for President Joe Biden's defense secretary pick retired Gen. Lloyd Austin. Austin, who retired in 2016 and would be the first African American to run the departmen...
Residents of Washington State town told to evacuate due to the threat of an explosion
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A fire in a Washington State town has forced residents to flee the area due to the threat of a potential explosion. Local police and fire agencies are on the scene of a commercial structure fire at Washington Potato...
Biden’s DOJ must confront what to do with outstanding cases in which it is defending Trump. The first test could come Friday.
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As the Biden administration begins to take shape, one key question President Joe Biden's Justice Department must confront is whether to continue defending Donald Trump, who relied on Department of Justice lawyers to...
Biden’s solicitor general will play critical role in early efforts to undo Trump policies
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Washington President Joe Biden will name a powerhouse lawyer, Elizabeth Prelogar, to serve as acting solicitor general, in an acknowledgment that the office charged with representing the government before the Supreme...
Almeno 8 arrested in Portland as demonstrators vandalize federal ICE building, Democratic Party state headquarters
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Demonstrators in Portland, Oregon, on Wednesday vandalized the state Democratic Party headquarters and a federal US Immigration and Customs Enforcement building, secondo la polizia. At least four demonstrations wer...
L'abito di inaugurazione di Jill Biden’ ispirato dall'unità, dice il designer
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L'abito formale e il cappotto abbinato indossati dalla first lady Jill Biden mercoledì sera per i festeggiamenti inaugurali sono stati progettati ispirandosi al messaggio di unità della nuova amministrazione, dice la designer Gabriela Hearst ...
In Biden’s Oval Office, Cesar Chavez takes his place among America’s heroes
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The Oval Office décor quickly changed after President Joe Biden's inauguration on Wednesday. Walls featuring figures such as Andrew Jackson were replaced with portraits of Founding Fathers and busts of civil rights ...
Indian state renames dragon fruit to avoid association with China
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The Indian state of Gujarat has decided to change the name of dragon fruit, claiming that the original name was associated with China, which drew derision from the country's opposition on Wednesday. "The Gujarat gove...
Inside Joe Biden’s newly decorated Oval Office
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Washington The press got its first glimpse of President Joe Biden's Oval Office on Wednesday, showing how in a matter of hours the office has visibly transformed in both dramatic and subtle ways to reflect the taste ...