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Will Jared Kushner return to White House if Trump wins 2024 presidential race?
Jared Kushner declared on Tuesday that he “wouldn’t accept the offer” to work under Donald Trump administration if the ex-US President gets re-elected.
Published on Feb 14, 2024 06:26 PM IST
Shweta Kukreti
The contrasting fate of GOP’s two Indian-American presidential candidates
Nikki Haley remains in the race as the non-Trump candidate and banks on his failure; Ramaswamy’s rides on Donald Trump bandwagon
Updated on Jan 17, 2024 09:21 AM IST
Prashant Jha, Washington
John Kerry leaves White House to propel Joe Biden's 2024 re-election campaign
John Kerry, climate envoy and key architect of the Paris Climate Deal, makes a move from the Biden administration to boost the president's chance in 2024' bid.
Published on Jan 14, 2024 07:08 AM IST
Former CNN host says he is ‘open’ to voting for Donald Trump over Joe Biden
Chris Cuomo believes America would survive another Donald Trump presidency.
Published on Dec 01, 2023 06:02 AM IST
Donald Trump is back in reckoning
A fresh indictment is only likely to boost Trump. Biden’s team believes his candidacy is good news, but other Democrats aren’t as sure
Published on Aug 15, 2023 09:12 PM IST
Trump's govt forced deported parents to leave kids behind: Report
Trump issued an executive order halting the practice of family separations in June 2018, days before a federal judge's ruling that did the same and demanded that separated families be reunited.
Published on May 25, 2021 12:11 AM IST
AP | , Washington
US, Iraq to hold talks over American troop presence next month
The talks, which began in June under the Trump administration, would be the first under Biden, who assumed office in January.
Published on Mar 24, 2021 02:58 AM IST
AP | , Washington
US lawmakers say Trump administration giving few details on hack
US Representative Stephen Lynch said it appeared US “cybersecurity experts don’t have a real sense yet in terms of the breadth of the intrusion itself.”
Updated on Dec 18, 2020 10:46 PM IST
Washington | Reuters | Posted by Kunal Gaurav
Hope to have serious discussions on trade issues with Biden administration: Jaishankar
Participating in an interactive session at the annual general meeting of industry body FICCI, Jaishankar said the US economy was largely a “complementary” one and that there was “no fundamental clash of interests” between the two sides though there are some areas of overlap.
Published on Dec 12, 2020 11:43 PM IST
New Delhi | Press Trust of India | Posted by Kanishka Sarkar
Joe Biden vows 100 million Covid-19 vaccinations in first 100 days of administration
Announcing his national health team, Biden asked the Trump administration to act now to purchase the doses it has negotiated with Pfizer and Moderna and to work swiftly to scale manufacturing for the US population and the world.
Updated on Dec 09, 2020 10:50 AM IST
Washington | Press Trust of India | Posted by Kanishka Sarkar
Donald Trump’s H-1B visa rule that hurt Indians scrapped by US judge
US district judge Jeffrey S. White of the Northern District of California ruled that the changes were introduced in a hurry and did not abide by the usual transparency obligations
Updated on Dec 02, 2020 01:28 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Washington, DC | Yashwant Raj
In latest China jab, US drafts list of 89 firms with military ties
US President Donald Trump has stepped up his actions in recent months against China. Ten days ago, he unveiled an executive order prohibiting US investments in Chinese companies that Washington says are owned or controlled by the Chinese military.
Published on Nov 23, 2020 10:05 AM IST
Reuters | Reuters | Posted by Kanishka Sarkar
Biden team held Covid-19 talks with Operation Warp Speed drugmakers before election
Biden’s advisers met with companies that have Covid-19 vaccines or therapies in late-stage clinical trials in September and October.
Published on Nov 09, 2020 07:27 AM IST
Reuters | Reuters | Posted by Kanishka Sarkar
US approves Taiwan drone purchase as arms sales escalate
The Trump administration has notified Congress that it has approved the sale of $600 million in armed drones to Taiwan, the latest in a series of arms transfers for the island.
Updated on Nov 04, 2020 04:52 AM IST
Washington | Associated Press | Posted by Niyati Singh
The Delhi-DC strategic dance | HT Editorial
Defence ties are on a firm footing. Now expand tech and economic cooperation
Updated on Oct 27, 2020 08:19 PM IST
Hindustan Times | HT Correspondent
Treaty banning nukes ratified but US, major powers not on board
As of Friday, the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, known as the TPNW, had 49 signatories, and UN officials said the 50th ratification from Honduras had been received.
Updated on Oct 26, 2020 04:02 AM IST
United Nations | Associated Press| Posted by Susmita Pakrasi, United Nations
Parents of 545 children separated by US border policy still untraceable: Report
According to NBC News,the children whose mothers and fathers have yet to be located were separated under a 2017 pilot program ahead of the zero tolerance policy and were deported
Published on Oct 21, 2020 10:33 AM IST
Washington, DC | Agence France-Presse| Posted by Ayshee Bhaduri
Lawsuit challenges Trump administration’s new H-1B visa rules
The interim final rule announced by the Department of Homeland Security will narrow the definition of “speciality occupation” as Congress intended by closing the overbroad definition that allowed companies to game the system.
Published on Oct 20, 2020 02:29 PM IST
Washington | Press Trust of India| Posted by Susmita Pakrasi
US to carry out first federal execution of a woman in seven decades
The Trump administration ended an informal 17-year-hiatus in federal executions in July, after announcing last year that the Bureau of Prisons was switching to a new single-drug protocol for lethal injections, from a three-drug combination it last used in 2003.
Updated on Oct 17, 2020 10:49 AM IST
Washington | Reuters | Posted by Kanishka Sarkar
Trump admin orders better pays, higher qualifications for H-1Bs
The new rule is expected to cut the number of H-1B petitions filed every year — around 200,000 — by a third, according to a senior official.
Updated on Oct 07, 2020 06:33 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Washington | Yashwant Raj
US judge blocks fee hike for H-1B, L-1 visas, Green Cards
The fee for H-1B petitions filed by US employers was set to go up from $460 to $555 and for L visas from $460 to $805.
Updated on Oct 01, 2020 09:31 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Washington | Yashwant Raj
US proposes rule to cut stay for foreign students, journalists
The proposed rule, published by the department of homeland security, will be open for comments for 30 days. But it was not clear when it will go into effect.
Published on Sep 25, 2020 11:30 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Washington | Yashwant Raj
Trump administration set to make it tough for US cos to hire H-1B visa holders
The US is planning to narrow the definition of “speciality” occupations and raise minimum wages for employees hired under the visa programme used largely by Indian tech workers.
Updated on Sep 22, 2020 11:20 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Washington | Yashwant Raj
Trump administration reverses Covid-19 testing guidance again, says those exposed without symptoms need tests
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) sparked widespread outcry among state public health officials and experts in late August when it said that people who do not have symptoms may not need to get tested.
Published on Sep 19, 2020 07:07 AM IST
Washington | Reuters | Posted by Arpan Rai
In reference to China, India and US discuss ‘destabilising actions’ in region
At an intersessional meeting under the 2+2 dialogue format, the two sides discussed efforts to counteract ‘recent destabilising actions in South Asia’ and Indo-Pacific region, a possible reference to Chinese actions in South Asia and South China Sea.
Updated on Sep 11, 2020 11:28 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Washington | Yashwant Raj
Trump administration considering fast-tracking UK Covid-19 vaccine before election: Report
One option being explored would involve the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) awarding “emergency use authorization” in October to the potential vaccine, which was developed by Oxford and licensed to AstraZeneca.
Updated on Aug 23, 2020 11:37 PM IST
Reuters | Reuters
TikTok plans to file suit against Donald Trump’s order to ban app
Trump made the TikTok ban order under a 1977 law that lets the US president declare a national emergency in response to an “unusual and extraordinary threat,” allowing him to block transactions and seize assets.
Updated on Aug 23, 2020 06:15 AM IST
Bloomberg | Posted by Kanishka Sarkar
Kamala Harris calls birther attacks ‘lies’
President Donald Trump has refused to reject a theory floated by the right wing that falsely says Harris is not qualified to run for vice-president, claiming she is not a natural-born citizen as required by US Constitution.
Updated on Aug 17, 2020 11:43 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Washington | HT Correspondent
Mike Pompeo rejects Congress’ subpoenas for IG, Biden probe info
In letters sent to the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Pompeo and the State Department’s acting legislative affairs chief said they had no intention of complying with the subpoenas. They said the subpoenas were politically motivated, without merit, and unnecessary as the information and testimony could be otherwise obtained.
Updated on Aug 08, 2020 06:05 AM IST
Washington | Associated Press | Posted by Kanishka Sarkar
Donald Trump says US ‘may be banning’ China-owned video app TikTok
There have been reports of US tech giants and financial firms being interested in buying or investing in TikTok as the Trump administration sets its sights on the app.
Updated on Aug 01, 2020 06:22 AM IST
New York | Associated Press | Posted by Kanishka Sarkar