Trump gives Biden access to daily intelligence briefings as transition moves forward
The incoming president getting access to the top-secret briefing is the most high-profile part of the transition and seen as key to the orderly transfer of presidential responsibilities to a new leader.
By Bloomberg | Posted by Shivani Kumar | Washington
UPDATED ON NOV 25, 2020 03:31 AM IST
President-elect Joe Biden will begin to get the nation’s most classified intelligence after the White House signed off Tuesday on providing him the Presidential Daily Briefing as the transition moves forward.
The incoming president getting access to the top-secret briefing is the most high-profile part of the transition and seen as key to the orderly transfer of presidential responsibilities to a new leader.
All government agencies are now participating in briefings a day after the President Donald Trump’s administration has formally acknowledged Biden likely won -- even as the president himself has not yet conceded, a transition official said on condition of anonymity.
An intelligence official said the Biden team would meet with current intelligence officials Monday to review further details of the transition.
Biden had been receiving intelligence briefings as a presidential candidate, as part of a longstanding tradition to ease the transition of power. But Trump’s refusal to concede the presidential race complicated Biden’s ability to receive the more sensitive presidential briefing before the General Services Administration formally acknowledged Biden as the winner Monday.
Trump’s decision to allow Biden to get the top-secret information came on the same day the president-elect formally announced key members of his national security team. They include Avril Haines, a former top CIA official who Biden will nominate to serve as the Director of National Intelligence.
'I am a MP, can go to Delhi,' says TMC's Satabdi Roy amid speculations
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Shivani
UPDATED ON JAN 15, 2021 06:26 PM IST
In a social media post on her 'Satabdi Roy Fan Club' Facebook page, Roy said the reason behind her absence in party programmes in her constituency, Birbhum, was because she is not informed about the schedules in advance.
Top EC official reviews poll preparations in Bengal, says law and order bad
PTI, Kolkata
PUBLISHED ON JAN 15, 2021 04:03 PM IST
A team led by Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora is likely to visit West Bengal later this month to review the state's preparedness for the assembly elections.
‘Mark my words…’: Rahul Gandhi says Centre will be forced to repeal farm laws
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Shankhyaneel Sarkar, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JAN 14, 2021 05:39 PM IST
- He is in Tamil Nadu to take stock of Congress’ preparation ahead of the legislative assembly elections due in April-May this year.
'My duty': Rahul Gandhi reaches Madurai to attend the Jallikattu event
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Arpan Rai
UPDATED ON JAN 14, 2021 01:03 PM IST
Gandhi will lend his moral support to farmers protesting against the new farms laws across the country by witnessing the sport, as the bull is a symbol of farmers and part of their lives, a party member said.
Bigwigs arrive in TN on Pongal as elections near
By Divya Chandrababu
UPDATED ON JAN 15, 2021 01:33 AM IST
Senior leaders of the BJP and the Congress will be in the state to join in the Pongal celebrations and initiate the process of preparing for the electoral battle
Biden inauguration: Key dates to watch for amid fears of armed protests
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Kunal Gaurav
UPDATED ON JAN 12, 2021 04:51 PM IST
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has reportedly warned of armed protests being planned at all 50 state capitols and in Washington DC in the run-up to the inauguration.
US Capitol violence: Democrats discuss Trump impeachment for a second time
By Reuters | Posted by Shankhyaneel Sarkar | Washington
UPDATED ON JAN 08, 2021 07:48 PM IST
Democrats in the House of Representatives, which holds the power to impeach the president, will hold a conference call at noon (1700 GMT) to discuss their next steps, according to two Democratic aides.\
Capitol siege raises security concerns for Joe Biden inaugural
By Associated Press | Posted by Shivani Kumar | Washington
UPDATED ON JAN 08, 2021 01:53 PM IST
Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will take the oath of office from the Capitol’s West Front, one of the very locations where a violent mob overpowered police and stormed the building.
US Congress certifies Joe Biden, Kamala Harris victory in US elections
By Associated Press | Posted by Shankhyaneel Sarkar | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JAN 07, 2021 06:22 PM IST
US Congress certifies Joe Biden, Kamala Harris victory in US elections, reports AP
Explainer: Can Trump be removed from office before his term ends on Jan. 20?
By Reuters | Posted by Shivani Kumar
UPDATED ON JAN 07, 2021 09:30 AM IST
The chaotic scenes unfolded after Republican Trump, who has refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power, addressed thousands of protesters and repeated unfounded claims that the election was stolen from him.
Top White House officials led by O’Brien consider resigning
By Bloomberg | Posted by Shivani Kumar
UPDATED ON JAN 07, 2021 09:15 AM IST
Those who are discussing stepping down include National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien and his deputy, Matt Pottinger, the people said. Also considering resigning is Chris Liddell, assistant to the president and deputy chief of staff for policy coordination, the people said.
Republicans recoil from Trump after mob violence proves too much
By Bloomberg | Posted by Shivani Kumar
UPDATED ON JAN 07, 2021 08:01 AM IST
Longtime Trump ally Tom Cotton, a senator from Arkansas, said in a statement, “It’s past time for the president to accept the results of the election, quit misleading the American people, and repudiate mob violence.”
‘Hope Mike Pence comes through’: Trump puts vice president under spotlight to overturn US election
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Kunal Gaurav | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JAN 05, 2021 10:52 PM IST
Pence was reportedly seen with Trump in the Oval Office shortly before the latter departed for Georgia.
Biden flexes Georgia muscle alongside GOP in Senate races
By Associated Press| Posted by Mallika Soni | Atlanta
PUBLISHED ON JAN 03, 2021 03:59 AM IST
Biden and his team have steered at least $18 million to help Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock try to unseat Republican Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler. Biden’s campaign manager and incoming White House deputy chief of staff, Jen O’Malley Dillon, confirmed the figures Saturday.
President-elect Joe Biden decries ‘obstruction’ in national security transition
By Bloomberg | Posted by Shivani Kumar
UPDATED ON DEC 29, 2020 03:55 AM IST
“We need to make sure nothing is lost in the hand-off between administrations,” he said after a meeting with his national security advisers as well as the teams responsible for the transition at related agencies.