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The Biden administration took another step on Thursday to undo the Trump administration’s immigration policy legacy by revoking Donald Trump’s suspension of new immigrant visas which had been in effect since late April last year. The order had been extended through to March 31 by Mr. Trump. The now revoked order (Proclamation 10014) had suspended the entry of certain immigrants and non-immigrants into the U.S. ostensibly on grounds of protecting the U.S. labour market in the wake of COVID-19. In his proclamation, President Joe Biden said his predecessor’s proclamation, “does not advance the interests of the United States” and that “to the contrary, it harms the United States, including by preventing certain family members of United States citizens and lawful permanent residents from joining their families here”. “It also harms industries in the United States that utilise talent from around the world. And it harms individuals who were selected to receive the opportunity to apply ... » Learn More about Joe Biden revokes Trump’s immigrant visa ban

Video Player Close WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday urged the Senate to quickly pass the 1.9-trillion-U.S. dollar COVID-19 relief package, which was approved by the House early Saturday morning amid unanimous Republican opposition. "Now the bill moves to the United States Senate where I hope it will receive quick action ... we have no time to waste," Biden said at the White House. "If we act now -- decisively, quickly, and boldly -- we can finally get ahead of this virus. We can finally get our economy moving again," he said. "And the people of this country have suffered far too much for too long. We need to relieve that suffering," said the president. "And it's time to act." U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen also said Saturday on the Twitter that as an economist and an American, she applauds "the House's favorable vote on the American Rescue Plan." "There's a broad consensus among economists: People need more help putting food on ... » Learn More about Biden urges Senate to quickly pass 1.9-trln-USD relief package

Video Player Close WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Republican leaders have blasted Democrats over the House passage of the 1.9-trillion-U.S.-dollar COVID-19 relief package, calling it a partisan process to push through Democratic agenda during the pandemic. "In 2020, Congress passed five COVID-19 rescue packages. All five were completely bipartisan," Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said in a statement Saturday, after the Democrats-held House approved the relief package amid unanimous Republican opposition. McConnell continued that the five rescue packages approved last year were the largest peacetime fiscal expansion in American history, "yet no bill earned fewer than 90 votes in the Senate or less than about 80 percent support in the House." The latest relief, a major legislation for President Joe Biden, cleared the lower chamber of Congress early Saturday morning by a vote of 219 to 212, with lawmakers largely voting along party lines. Two Democrats ... » Learn More about Roundup: U.S. Republican leaders blast Democrats over “partisan” passage of relief bill

Video Player Close WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- The Democrats-held House approved a 1.9-trillion-U.S.-dollar COVID-19 relief package early Saturday morning amid unanimous Republican opposition, sending the bill to the Senate. The measure, a major legislation for President Joe Biden, cleared the lower chamber of Congress by a vote of 219 to 212, with lawmakers largely voting along party lines. Two Democrats defected and voted against it. The House vote came after more than eight hours of debate by the House Rules Committee on the framework for the relief package, and a full House debate that started late Friday night and stretched into early Saturday morning. In the House debate that lasted for over an hour, Republican lawmakers unanimously opposed the giant relief package, calling it a Democratic wish list, arguing that the plan includes provisions that they see as unrelated to the crisis, and that the high price tag could result in unsustainable debt for future ... » Learn More about Democrats-held House passes 1.9-trln-USD relief package amid Republican opposition

The US, the world’s largest economy, owes India US$ 216 billion in loan as the country ’s debt grows to a record US$ 29 trillion, an American lawmaker has said, cautioning the leadership against galloping foreign debt, the largest of which comes from China and Japan. In 2020, the US national debt was US$ 23.4 trillion, that was US$ 72,309 in debt per person. “We are going to grow our debt to US$ 29 trillion. That is even more debt owed per citizen. There is a lot of misinformation about where the debt is going. The top two countries we owe the debt to are China and Japan, not actually our friends,” Congressman Alex Mooney said. In January, US President Joe Biden announced a US$ 1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package to tackle the economic fallout from the pandemic, including direct financial aid to average Americans, support to businesses and to provide a boost to the national vaccination programme. “Brazil, we owe US$ 258 billion. India, we owe USD 216 ... » Learn More about US owes India $216 billion: Lawmaker

The Senate has confirmed President Joe Biden's choice to lead U.S. diplomacy at the United Nations. Linda Thomas-Greenfield's confirmation on Tuesday reflected the Biden administration's determination to reengage with the world body and former President Donald Trump's diplomacy that often left the U.S. isolated internationally. Senators voted 78-20 to confirm Thomas-Greenfield to the post, which will be a Cabinet-level position. Ms. Thomas-Greenfield, a retired 35-year veteran of the foreign service who resigned during the Trump administration, will be the third African American, and the second African American woman, to hold the job. Her confirmation was hailed by Democrats and advocates of the United Nations, who had lamented the Trump administration's unilateral approach to international affairs. “This confirmation sends a message that the United States is back and that our foreign service is back,” said Rep. Karen Bass, who chairs a House Foreign Affairs subcommittee on ... » Learn More about U.S. Senate confirms Linda Thomas-Greenfield as U.N. ambassador

The Biden administration announced sanctions and visa bans on Friday targeting Saudi Arabian citizens over the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi , but stopped short of imposing sanctions on Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman himself. U.S. President Joe Biden's actions in the first weeks of his administration appear aimed at fulfilling campaign promises to realign Saudi ties after critics accused his predecessor, Donald Trump, of giving the Arab ally and major oil producer a pass on gross human rights violations. A senior Biden administration official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the approach aims to create a new launching-off point for ties with the kingdom without breaking a core relationship in the Middle East. Relations have been severely strained for years by the war in Yemen and the killing inside a Saudi consulate of Khashoggi, a U.S. resident who wrote columns for the Washington Post critical of the crown prince's policies. Importantly, the decisions ... » Learn More about U.S. imposes sanctions, visa bans on Saudis for journalist Khashoggi’s killing

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The U.S., the world's largest economy, owes India $ 216 billion in loan as the country's debt grows to a record $ 29 trillion, an American lawmaker has said, cautioning the leadership against galloping foreign debt, the largest of which comes from China and Japan. In 2020, the U.S. national debt was $ 23.4 trillion, that was $ 72,309 in debt per person. “We are going to grow our debt to $ 29 trillion. That is even more debt owed per citizen. There is a lot of misinformation about where the debt is going. The top two countries we owe the debt to are China and Japan, not actually our friends,” Congressman Alex Mooney said. “We are at global competition with China all the time. They are holding a lot of the debt. We owe China over $ 1 trillion and we owe Japan over $ 1 trillion,” the Republican Senator from West Virginia said on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives as he and others opposed the latest stimulus package of $ 2 trillion. In January, U.S. President Joe Biden ... » Learn More about U.S. owes India $ 216 billion as American debt soars to $ 29 trillion: lawmaker

Washington: The US, the world's largest economy, owes India $216 billion in loan as the country's debt grows to a record $29 trillion, an American lawmaker has said, cautioning the leadership against galloping foreign debt, the largest of which comes from China and Japan. In 2020, the US national debt was $ 23.4 trillion, that was $ 72,309 in debt per person. "We are going to grow our debt to $ 29 trillion. That is even more debt owed per citizen. There is a lot of misinformation about where the debt is going. The top two countries we owe the debt to are China and Japan, not actually our friends," Congressman Alex Mooney said. "We are at global competition with China all the time. They are holding a lot of the debt. We owe China over $ 1 trillion and we owe Japan over $ 1 trillion," the Republican Senator from West Virginia said on the floor of the US House of Representatives as he and others opposed the latest stimulus package of $ 2 trillion. In January, US ... » Learn More about US owes India $216 billion as American debt soars to $29 trillion: Congressman Alex Mooney