White House
03 Mar 2021
Neera Tanden withdraws her nomination as White House Budget Chief
Indian-American Neera Tanden on Tuesday withdrew her nomination as Director of the White House Office of Management and Budget after the ruling party failed to muster enough votes in the Senate to secure her confirmation.
15 Feb 2021
White House wants Harris's niece to stop using her name
Meena Harris, the niece of United States Vice-President Kamala Harris, has sparked worries among White House officials. The reason? Many in the current US administration believe she could be leveraging her aunt's name to build her personal brand.
13 Feb 2021
Biden will try to close Guantanamo after robust review
President Joe Biden will seek to close the prison on the US base at Guantanamo Bay following a review process, resuming a project that began under Obama's administration, the White House said.
02 Feb 2021
US concerned by China's ongoing attempts to intimidate neighbors
In its first response to the China-India border standoff, the Biden administration has voiced concern over Beijing's ongoing attempts to intimidate its neighbors and said it was closely monitoring the situation.
29 Jan 2021
NewsBytes Briefing: GameStop controversy attracts government scrutiny, and more
The battle between working class Americans and Wall Street billionaires has garnered bipartisan support from both sides of the US Senate.
25 Jan 2021
Biden to drop Trump's military transgender ban: Source
US President Joe Biden is set to issue an executive order to reverse a Pentagon policy that bars transgenders from joining the military, dumping a ban ordered by former President Donald Trump during his first year in office, a person briefed on the decision told The Associated Press.
23 Jan 2021
Even after leaving White House, Trump gets these government-funded perks
Donald Trump formally left the White House on January 20, when Joe Biden took office as the 46th President of the United States.
21 Jan 2021
As Biden assumes office, China sanctions Pompeo, other Trump officials
China on Wednesday said it was levying sanctions on over two dozen officials of the Donald Trump administration for violating the sovereignty of the nation with "crazy" policy moves.
20 Jan 2021
Before Trump's exit, daughter Tiffany gets engaged at White House
Tiffany Trump, the younger daughter of United States President Donald Trump, announced on Tuesday that she got engaged to her boyfriend Michael Boulos.
20 Jan 2021
In farewell message, Trump remembers his accomplishments, doesn't mention Biden
On Tuesday, the White House released United States President Donald Trump's pre-recorded farewell message, wherein he wished the best to the next administration but fell short of mentioning his successor Joe Biden's name.
19 Jan 2021
On Biden's Inauguration Day, Trump to hold farewell for himself
United States President Donald Trump is planning to hold an early morning sendoff ceremony for himself on Wednesday, the day President-elect Joe Biden will take the oath of office.
17 Jan 2021
Macaulay Culkin approves netizens' demand for Trump-less 'Home Alone 2'
Macaulay Culkin, the child-star from the Home Alone franchise, has taken a dig at an unexpected co-actor.
11 Jan 2021
Pelosi says House will impeach Trump, builds pressure on Pence
Democrats in the United States House of Representatives are pressurizing Vice President Mike Pence to remove outgoing President Donald Trump from the Oval Office. If he doesn't, Speaker Nancy Pelosi said, the House will move to impeach Trump, his second impeachment during the term.
10 Jan 2021
Donald Trump to pardon 'Tha Carter IV' rapper Lil Wayne?
Outgoing US President Donald Trump has finally conceded defeat and has agreed on a peaceful transition of power after the shocking Capitol riots.
09 Jan 2021
White House warns of possible fast-spreading 'USA strain' of coronavirus
The White House Coronavirus Task Force has warned of the possibility of a new, more transmissible mutated variant of COVID-19 evolved in the United States.
09 Jan 2021
Democrats want to impeach Trump, again, but Biden is non-committal
Following the shameful violence at the United States Capitol, Democrats have been laying the groundwork to impeach outgoing President Donald Trump, again, but his successor Joe Biden refused to endorse the idea.
08 Jan 2021
Day after Capitol violence, Trump concedes, talks of 'healing,' 'reconciliation'
After peddling misinformation since November, claiming that Democrats stole the election, and approaching courts, United States President Donald Trump came the closest to conceding on Thursday (local time), a day after the violence at Capitol shamed his country and shocked the globe.
07 Jan 2021
Capitol chaos: Resignations hit White House, Melania Trump's aide quits
As the violence in the United States Capitol on Wednesday went on to become one of the defining moments of the tumultuous tenure of outgoing President Donald Trump, the White House was jolted by a spate of resignations, including that of the chief of staff of First Lady Melania Trump.
04 Jan 2021
Trump calls Georgia's top official, demands to overturn election results
Outgoing United States President Donald Trump directed the top election official in Georgia to "find enough votes" to change the poll outcome in an extraordinary phone call on Saturday, excerpts of which were released by the Washington Post on Sunday.
24 Dec 2020
Trump pardons 26 people, including father of son-in-law Jared Kushner
Outgoing United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday pardoned 26 of his allies, including the father of his son-in-law Jared Kushner, the manager of the 2016 campaign Paul Manafort, and his longtime aide Roger Stone.
22 Dec 2020
US President Trump presents Legion of Merit to PM Modi
US President Donald Trump on Monday presented the Legion of Merit to PM Narendra Modi for his leadership in elevating the strategic partnership of the two countries and the emergence of India as a global power.
18 Dec 2020
United States has approved Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine, says Trump
Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine has been approved in the United States, outgoing President Donald Trump announced ahead of the nation's drug regulator.
15 Dec 2020
US, where over 300,000 died of coronavirus, starts vaccination drive
The biggest ever vaccination drive in the United States started on Monday, as health workers were given the first doses of the coronavirus vaccine.
02 Dec 2020
#ComicBytes: The time when a group of pets defeated Thanos!
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26 Nov 2020
Adviser, who pleaded guilty in Russia probe, pardoned by Trump
Outgoing US President Donald Trump on Wednesday pardoned his former National Security Adviser, Michael Flynn, who admitted twice that he lied to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in connection to the probe pertaining to Russian meddling in the 2016 elections.
25 Nov 2020
Joe Biden says Trump administration making 'sincere' efforts for transition
United States President-elect Joe Biden said that the outgoing President Trump's administration has started reaching out to his transition team.
24 Nov 2020
Biden fills key posts, India's "friend" named Secretary of State
Weeks after winning US elections, President-elect Joe Biden filled key positions in the cabinet, naming Antony Blinken as his Secretary of State.
24 Nov 2020
Trump clears way for Biden's transition, but still not conceding
Outgoing US President Donald Trump finally agreed to make his successor Joe Biden's transition into the White House smooth, as he asked the General Services Administration to "do what needs to be done."
18 Nov 2020
Trump fires official who rejected conspiracy theories about election fraud
In his quest to convince everyone that Joe Biden won United States Presidential Elections only because of fraud, incumbent President Donald Trump on Tuesday fired an official, whom he had appointed.
15 Nov 2020
Trump supporters, protesters clash at 'Million MAGA March' in Washington
Anti-Trump protesters and Trump supporters clashed on Saturday evening in Washington DC, United States.
14 Nov 2020
Days after upsetting results, Trump comes close to conceding defeat
Refusing to concede defeat for days now, US President Donald Trump came closest ever to accepting his fate on Friday, by blurting that "time will tell" if he remains at the helm of the most powerful nation or not.
13 Nov 2020
Rahul lacks "aptitude" to master a subject: Obama in memoir
Former US President Barack Obama, in his new memoir A Promised Land, mentioned Congress ex-President Rahul Gandhi, writing that he seemed "eager to impress" but lacked the "aptitude or passion" to master a subject.
10 Nov 2020
How Trump administration is making Joe Biden's transition difficult?
US President Donald Trump's ouster from the White House will be far from seamless, as his tweets on the election results have confirmed.
08 Nov 2020
What happens if Trump refuses to leave the White House?
Democrat Joe Biden has won the 2020 United States Presidential elections, denying rival Donald Trump a re-election. The President-elect is set to take oath in January 2021.
07 Nov 2020
#USAElections2020: Counting continues; Biden, on road to presidency, addresses country
Over three days after election night, the counting of votes continued in the United States of America making it clearer that Democrat Joe Biden will unseat the incumbent President Donald Trump.
06 Nov 2020
#USAElections2020: Biden leads in traditionally red state Georgia; Trump suffers
In what comes as a huge setback for incumbent US President Donald Trump, his opponent Joe Biden has taken a narrow lead in the state of Georgia, which has remained a GOP bastion for years. If the Democratic challenger wins Georgia, the White House will be stone's throw away for him.
06 Nov 2020
Republicans move away from Trump's claims, his sons are furious
As US President Donald Trump steered farther away from the second term in the White House, his sons lashed out at his party for not "having a backbone."
06 Nov 2020
Trump makes baseless claims, broadcast networks cut away from speech
The first public appearance of US President Donald Trump after the election day was cut short as major television networks broke away from his speech. The reason? The incumbent commander-in-chief was making baseless accusations without providing substantial evidence.
06 Nov 2020
#USAElections2020: White House hopeful Joe Biden moves closer to 270-mark
Democrat Joe Biden is inching closer to the 270-mark, which is the number of electoral votes needed to be sworn in as the President of the United States of America, as tense counting continued in two states, Pennsylvania and Georgia.
03 Nov 2020
It's election day: Voting begins in US, first ballots cast
The race for White House culminated today in the United States with voting beginning in New Hampshire, a Northeastern state. The first ballots were cast in Dixville Notch and Millsfield to choose the next US President between Joe Biden and Donald Trump.
