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Trump to leave Washington on morning of Biden's inauguration
Published on Jan 16, 2021 05:26 AM IST
Trump will become only the fourth president in history to boycott his successor's inauguration. And while he has said he is now committed to a peaceful transition of power — after months of trying to delegitimize Biden's victory— he has made clear he has no interest in making a show of it.
AP |
Trump plans to depart Washington the morning of Inauguration Day: Report
Trump, who had already announced plans not to attend President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, is planning a farewell event at Joint Base Andrews, the base outside Washington where Air Force One is headquartered, the source said.
Published on Jan 15, 2021 10:44 PM IST
Reuters |
Mike Pence breaks with Donald Trump as Congress meets to certify Joe Biden’s win
The US vice-president’s refusal to comply with the president’s wishes was expected as he had conveyed his decision to him on Tuesday - that he doesn’t have the constitutional authority to reject or overturn the election
Published on Jan 07, 2021 12:39 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Washington, DC | Yashwant Raj
Georgia votes to decide who controls Senate
Democrats already control the House of Representatives. President-elect Joe Biden will have an easier time pursing his legislative agenda if his party wins these two seats in the state of Georgia
Updated on Jan 05, 2021 11:34 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Washington, DC | Yashwant Raj
A dozen Republican senators to oppose certification of Joe Biden’s win
Vice-president Mike Pence welcomed the planned attempt to overturn President Donald Trump’s election defeat
Updated on Jan 03, 2021 12:24 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Washington, DC | Yashwant Raj
Top Republican breaks with Donald Trump, congratulates Joe Biden
Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell congratulated President-elect Joe Biden and vice-president-elect Kamala Harris on their election win, a day after their victory was cemented by an electoral college vote
Updated on Dec 15, 2020 11:32 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Washington, DC | Yashwant Raj
Joe Biden slams Donald Trump after securing electoral college vote; William Barr quits
Biden formally won 306 electoral college votes as electors voted in state capitals around the country either virtually or in person, fulfilling a pro forma responsibility that wouldn’t have received so much public attention but for Trump’s refusal to acknowledge his defeat. Trump expectedly won 232
Updated on Dec 15, 2020 04:38 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Washington, DC | Yashwant Raj
Nod from California: Joe Biden now has enough electors to officially become US president
Biden now has nine more than the 270-mark that he needed to technically secure a win over President Donald Trump in the election.
Updated on Dec 06, 2020 07:18 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Washington, DC | Yashwant Raj
William Barr disputes Donald Trump’s claims of election fraud
The US attorney general is a close Trump ally and has repeated and defended all of the president’s claims and allegations in the past
Published on Dec 02, 2020 09:37 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Washington, DC | Yashwant Raj
Biden to name Indian-American Neera Tanden to Cabinet in a historic first for Democrats
US President-elect Joe Biden is expected to name Neera Tanden director of the Office of Management and Budget, which oversees the administration’s budget and federal agencies
Updated on Nov 30, 2020 08:13 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Washington, DC | Yashwant Raj
Donald Trump loses yet another legal battle, will campaign in Georgia
A US federal appeals court dismissed President Donald Trump’s lawsuit seeking to block Pennsylvania, a key battleground state, from certifying President-elect Joe Biden as the winner
Updated on Nov 28, 2020 10:36 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Washington, DC | Yashwant Raj
Joe Biden calls for unity against Covid-19; Donald Trump wants election loss overturned
The contrast between the two leaders, their priorities and their styles played out in full public view over the day on Wednesday
Updated on Nov 26, 2020 10:39 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Washington, DC | Yashwant Raj
Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulates Joe Biden on US election victory
It came as Biden introduced members of his foreign policy and national security team on Tuesday with a sharp message for the world - the US was returning to reassert its global leadership to fight terrorism, control the pandemic, and deal with issues such as climate crisis, nuclear proliferation and cyber threats
Updated on Nov 26, 2020 12:15 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Washington, DC | Yashwant Raj
Janet Yellen set to become the first woman to head US treasury department
Yellen will become the first woman to head the treasury department - she was the first woman to head the US Fed
Published on Nov 24, 2020 10:10 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Washington, DC | Yashwant Raj
Joe Biden to name Antony Blinken as US secretary of state
“We have no time to lose when it comes to our national security and foreign policy. I need a team ready on day one to help me reclaim America’s seat at the head of the table,” Biden said
Updated on Nov 24, 2020 12:33 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Washington, DC | Yashwant Raj
Joe Biden’s likely secretary of state pick Antony Blinken sees China as a ‘common challenge’ for India, US
Blinken, who served as deputy secretary of state in the Obama administration, has been a front-runner for the position. He was also the Biden campaign’s chief foreign policy official
Updated on Nov 24, 2020 12:29 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Washington, DC | Yashwant Raj
Donald Trump seeks to overturn US election outcome as Georgia recount reaffirms Joe Biden victory
The US president-elect, who turned 78 on Friday, has maintained a public posture of confidence in the election outcome
Updated on Nov 20, 2020 11:04 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Washington, DC | Yashwant Raj
Donald Trump fires his top election security official
The outgoing US president has refused to accept the election outcome, continues to falsely claim he has won, and has barred his administration from cooperating with the transition team of Biden
Updated on Nov 18, 2020 11:30 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Washington, DC | Yashwant Raj
Joe Biden fears more people may die from Covid-19 as Donald Trump delays smooth transition
Biden had run on the promise of according top priority to the battle against Covid-19 if elected, and in his first significant step since the election, he set up an advisory team to start planning his administration’s approach after his inauguration on January 20
Updated on Nov 17, 2020 10:34 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Washington, DC | Yashwant Raj
President Donald Trump drops key claim in Pennsylvania lawsuit over US election result
The campaign had in an earlier lawsuit sought to block the state from certifying its election result and asked for setting aside 682,479 ballots that it alleged had been counted “illegally, in secret” as its poll watchers were not allowed to observe the counting
Updated on Nov 16, 2020 10:48 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Washington, DC | Yashwant Raj
Donald Trump admits Joe Biden ‘won’, but insists US election was ‘rigged’
“He won because the Election was Rigged,” Trump tweeted, and went on to repeat his allegations of election fraud that have found no traction outside his support base, have failed to stand up in courts and have been debunked by top election security officials of his own administration
Updated on Nov 15, 2020 10:29 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Washington, DC | Yashwant Raj
Adah Arora: Educate to inspire, ignite and illuminate
School structures have evolved into infrastructural wonders but there is much that can be done to improve the learning experience for students.
Updated on Nov 09, 2020 05:22 PM IST
US Election 2020: Poll watchers emerge as a flashpoint in battle over ballots
Tasked this year with monitoring a record number of mail ballots, partisan poll watchers are designated by a political party or campaign to report any concerns they may have
Published on Nov 06, 2020 12:25 PM IST
Washington | Associated Press | Posted by Ayshee Bhaduri
‘Look at India, the air is filthy,’ says US President Donald Trump at final debate
US president sparked a storm on social media when he used the word “filthy” to describe the quality of air in India - language he has never used for a country he has counted among America’s friends
Updated on Oct 23, 2020 04:38 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Washington, DC | Yashwant Raj
Barack Obama hits campaign trail, slams US President Donald Trump
During a rally in Philadelphia, the former US president slammed Trump for his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, his secret bank account in China, his tweeting, and for “making things up”
Published on Oct 22, 2020 10:53 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Washington, DC | Yashwant Raj
Trump-Biden debate: Candidates’ mics to be muted at the start of each segment
The decision was announced by the US commission on presidential debates. The in-person face-off is scheduled for Friday morning, India time, at Belmont University in Nashville
Published on Oct 20, 2020 10:57 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Washington, DC | Yashwant Raj
Lock up the Bidens, lock up Hillary: Donald Trump tells supporters at Georgia rally
Donald Trump on Friday escalated his attack on Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, saying he should be “locked up” for dubious allegations of corruption. The US president was speaking at an election rally
Updated on Oct 17, 2020 11:49 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Washington, DC | Yashwant Raj
Georgia’s Republican senator mispronounces Kamala Harris’s name at a rally for Donald Trump, sparks outrage
“Kamala? Kamala? Kamala-mala-mala? I don’t know. Whatever,” David Perdue said at a campaign stop in Macon, Georgia, in a comment that is being seen by many as a deliberately racist ploy to denigrate Democratic vice-presidential candidate Kamala Harris
Updated on Oct 17, 2020 12:16 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Washington, DC | Yashwant Raj
Dr Anthony Fauci calls White House event ‘superspreader’; Donald Trump to resume campaigning
The top infectious-disease expert in the US said an event hosted by the White House on September 26 was a ‘superspreader’ as a number of attendees tested positive for Covid-19
Published on Oct 11, 2020 01:09 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Washington, DC | Yashwant Raj
VP debate: Kamala Harris, Mike Pence clash over handling of Covid-19 pandemic
Despite tensions between the two camps, both Harris and Pence debated more calmly compared to last month’s acrimonious opening debate between Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and President Donald Trump that had devolved into name-calling
Updated on Oct 10, 2020 05:39 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Washington, DC | Yashwant Raj
