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Twitter to Reset @POTUS Account Today Following Joe Biden’s Inauguration
Twitter is set to reset the official presidential accounts – @POTUS, @WhiteHouse, @FLOTUS, and @VP – as Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will be inaugurated as the next US President and Vice President, respectively.
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Biden Picks Indian American Vivek Murthy To Lead COVID-19 Fight
US President-elect Joe Biden has selected two former Obama administration officials for senior roles to help fight COVID-19, including the appointment of Jeff Zients as White House coronavirus coordinator, Politico reported on Thursday.
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Former Obama Officials Morell, Haines Likely Candidates For Biden Spy Jobs
Two former senior US intelligence officials - Michael Morell and Avril Haines - have emerged as leading contenders to serve as Director of National Intelligence or run the CIA in President-elect Joe Biden's administration, several current and former intelligence officials said.
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Top Indian-American Ex-Officials In Obama Rule Endorse Joe Biden
Over half a dozen Indian-American former senior Obama administration officials on Friday announced their endorsement of Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee.
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Top Obama Administration Official Predicts "Triumphant" India Visit For Trump
Donald Trump will have a triumphant visit to India, a top diplomat in the previous Obama administration has said, asserting the US President has energised the Indian-Americans as a result of which Democrats might not be able to hold on to this community as they did in the past.
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Donald Trump Is "Punishing, Imprisoning The Poor", Says United Nations
The United Nations has never been shy about attacking the United States. In recent years, UN officials accused the Obama administration of failing to address police brutality and sexual assault in the military. Also last year, the world body called President Donald Trump's attacks on the media "dangerous."
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Investor 'Terminates' Weinstein Company Assets Deal
The deal to buy assets of Harvey Weinstein's former production company collapsed Tuesday as a former official in president Barack Obama's administration said her investor group was abandoning the venture for now.
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Barack Obama Warned Donald Trump Against Michael Flynn Appointment: Ex-US Official
Former US President Barack Obama warned then-President-elect Donald Trump against giving the post of national security adviser in his administration to Michael Flynn, who was eventually fired in a controversy about ties to Russia, a former Obama aide said.
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Ex-Obama Administration Officials To Testify In Trump-Russia Probe
Two officials in former President Barack Obama's administration will testify on Monday in a Senate investigation into allegations of Russian meddling in the 2016 US election and possible collusion between President Donald Trump's campaign and Moscow.
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Two Months Out Of Office, Barack Obama Is Having A Post-Presidency Like No Other
The first cocktail party at Barack Obama's new office last month was certainly more casual than any he had hosted in recent years. The wine bore a random assortment of labels, as if assembled potluck-style. The self-serve appetizers were set out in the narrow hallway. The host, tieless, eschewed formal remarks, as a few dozen of his old administrat...
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Pentagon Delivers Draft Plan To Defeat ISIS To White House
A Pentagon-led preliminary plan to defeat the ISIS has been delivered to the White House and US Defense Secretary Jim (James) Mattis has briefed senior administration officials, a Defense Department spokesman told reporters.
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Donald Trump To Spare US 'Dreamer' Immigrants From Crackdown
President Donald Trump's administration plans to consider almost all illegal immigrants subject to deportation, but will leave protections in place for immigrants known as "dreamers" who entered the United States illegally as children, according to official guidelines released on Tuesday.
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US Blacklists Venezuelan Vice President Tareck El Aissami As Drug Trafficker
The United States blacklisted Venezuela's Vice President Tareck El Aissami for drug trafficking, the first crackdown by the Trump administration against a top official in President Nicolas Maduro's government for money laundering and the drug trade.
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US Preparing New Iran Sanctions Over Missile Test
The Trump administration is preparing to levy new sanctions on Iran, US officials say, in the first punitive action since the White House put Iran "on notice" after it test-fired a ballistic missile.
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US Sent $221 Million To Palestinians In Barack Obama's Last Hours As President
Officials say the Obama administration in its waning hours defied Republican opposition and quietly released $221 million to the Palestinian Authority that GOP members of Congress had been blocking.
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Twitter to Reset @POTUS Account Today Following Joe Biden’s Inauguration
Twitter is set to reset the official presidential accounts – @POTUS, @WhiteHouse, @FLOTUS, and @VP – as Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will be inaugurated as the next US President and Vice President, respectively.
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Biden Picks Indian American Vivek Murthy To Lead COVID-19 Fight
US President-elect Joe Biden has selected two former Obama administration officials for senior roles to help fight COVID-19, including the appointment of Jeff Zients as White House coronavirus coordinator, Politico reported on Thursday.
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Former Obama Officials Morell, Haines Likely Candidates For Biden Spy Jobs
Two former senior US intelligence officials - Michael Morell and Avril Haines - have emerged as leading contenders to serve as Director of National Intelligence or run the CIA in President-elect Joe Biden's administration, several current and former intelligence officials said.
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Top Indian-American Ex-Officials In Obama Rule Endorse Joe Biden
Over half a dozen Indian-American former senior Obama administration officials on Friday announced their endorsement of Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee.
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Top Obama Administration Official Predicts "Triumphant" India Visit For Trump
Donald Trump will have a triumphant visit to India, a top diplomat in the previous Obama administration has said, asserting the US President has energised the Indian-Americans as a result of which Democrats might not be able to hold on to this community as they did in the past.
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Donald Trump Is "Punishing, Imprisoning The Poor", Says United Nations
The United Nations has never been shy about attacking the United States. In recent years, UN officials accused the Obama administration of failing to address police brutality and sexual assault in the military. Also last year, the world body called President Donald Trump's attacks on the media "dangerous."
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Investor 'Terminates' Weinstein Company Assets Deal
The deal to buy assets of Harvey Weinstein's former production company collapsed Tuesday as a former official in president Barack Obama's administration said her investor group was abandoning the venture for now.
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Barack Obama Warned Donald Trump Against Michael Flynn Appointment: Ex-US Official
Former US President Barack Obama warned then-President-elect Donald Trump against giving the post of national security adviser in his administration to Michael Flynn, who was eventually fired in a controversy about ties to Russia, a former Obama aide said.
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Ex-Obama Administration Officials To Testify In Trump-Russia Probe
Two officials in former President Barack Obama's administration will testify on Monday in a Senate investigation into allegations of Russian meddling in the 2016 US election and possible collusion between President Donald Trump's campaign and Moscow.
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Two Months Out Of Office, Barack Obama Is Having A Post-Presidency Like No Other
The first cocktail party at Barack Obama's new office last month was certainly more casual than any he had hosted in recent years. The wine bore a random assortment of labels, as if assembled potluck-style. The self-serve appetizers were set out in the narrow hallway. The host, tieless, eschewed formal remarks, as a few dozen of his old administrat...
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Pentagon Delivers Draft Plan To Defeat ISIS To White House
A Pentagon-led preliminary plan to defeat the ISIS has been delivered to the White House and US Defense Secretary Jim (James) Mattis has briefed senior administration officials, a Defense Department spokesman told reporters.
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Donald Trump To Spare US 'Dreamer' Immigrants From Crackdown
President Donald Trump's administration plans to consider almost all illegal immigrants subject to deportation, but will leave protections in place for immigrants known as "dreamers" who entered the United States illegally as children, according to official guidelines released on Tuesday.
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US Blacklists Venezuelan Vice President Tareck El Aissami As Drug Trafficker
The United States blacklisted Venezuela's Vice President Tareck El Aissami for drug trafficking, the first crackdown by the Trump administration against a top official in President Nicolas Maduro's government for money laundering and the drug trade.
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US Preparing New Iran Sanctions Over Missile Test
The Trump administration is preparing to levy new sanctions on Iran, US officials say, in the first punitive action since the White House put Iran "on notice" after it test-fired a ballistic missile.
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US Sent $221 Million To Palestinians In Barack Obama's Last Hours As President
Officials say the Obama administration in its waning hours defied Republican opposition and quietly released $221 million to the Palestinian Authority that GOP members of Congress had been blocking.
