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Mine OK'd in Trump's last days may boost Biden energy plan
One of the keys to President Joe Biden’s $2 trillion clean energy plan could be a mineral that lies in a salt flat above a prehistoric volcano just south of the Oregon-Nevada line.
Democrats start reining in expectations for immigration bill
It's taken only days for Democrats gauging how far President Joe Biden's bold immigration proposal can go in Congress to acknowledge that if anything emerges, it will likely be significantly more modest.
At 78 and the oldest president, Biden sees a world changed
When Joe Biden took the oath of office as the 46th president, he became not only the oldest newly inaugurated U.S. chief executive in history but also the oldest sitting president ever.
Time, transparency needed as Biden inherits frazzled census
Battered by criticism that the 2020 census was dangerously politicized by the Trump administration, the U.S. Census Bureau under a new Biden administration has the tall task of restoring confidence in the numbers that will be used to determine funding and political power.
Bangladesh welcome US return to the Paris climate accord
Bangladesh has welcomed US President Joe Biden’s decision to rejoin the 2015 Paris agreement.
Analysis: Biden faces a more confident China after US chaos
As a new U.S. president takes office, he faces a determined Chinese leadership that could be further emboldened by America’s troubles at home.
Biden puts forth virus strategy, requires mask use to travel
As the U.S. enters “what may well be the toughest and deadliest period of the virus,” President Joe Biden is putting forth a national COVID-19 strategy to ramp up vaccinations and testing, reopen schools and businesses and increase the use of masks — including a requirement that they be worn for travel.
PM Hasina greets new US President Joe Biden
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has congratulated Joe Biden, the 46th president of the US.
Biden’s COVID-19 plan: Masks, testing, more vaccine supplies
A day after being sworn in, President Joe Biden is rolling out a national strategy to fight COVID-19, reopen the nation’s schools and restart the U.S. economy. His plan calls for an expansion of coronavirus testing, accelerated vaccine distribution and new action to prepare for future biological threats. The plan is tied to a $1.9 trillion plan that Biden unveiled last week to combat the pandemic.
Senate confirms Biden 1st Cabinet pick as Democrats control
Three new senators were sworn into office Wednesday after President Joe Biden's inauguration, securing the majority for Democrats in the Senate and across a unified government to tackle the new president's agenda at a time of unprecedented national challenges.