U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, March 1, 2021. Kevin Lemarque | Reuters Department of Homeland Security chief Alejandro Mayorkas said Sunday that the surge in unaccompanied minors at the U.S.-Mexico border poses an unprecedented challenge because of actions taken under former
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President Joe Biden on Friday urged Congress to “swiftly pass” hate crime legislation to address the rise in discrimination and violence against Asian Americans during the Covid-19 pandemic. The Covid-19 Hate Crimes Act aims to increase Justice Department oversight of coronavirus-related hate crimes, provide support for state and local law enforcement agencies, and make hate crime information
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about the state of vaccinations during a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response event in the East Room at the White House in Washington, March 18, 2021. Carlos Barria | Reuters President Joe Biden’s closest advisors have ties to big business and Wall Street, with some making millions of dollars in their
The outlook for U.S.-China trade relations is likely to remain challenged after this week’s high-level diplomatic talks showed that President Joe Biden’s team does not plan to wholly abandon the Trump administration’s tough tone in discussions with Beijing. Though Washington and Beijing struck a ceasefire in their tit-for-tat trade feud with last year’s “phase one”
[This stream is slated to start at 4:40 p.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time] President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris met with Asian American leaders in Atlanta on Friday in the wake of the shooting rampage that left eight people dead, including
Alexis Lin (L) and Rania Bakrhi attend a vigil in solidarity with the Asian American community after increased attacks on the community since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic a year ago, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 17, 2021. Rachel Wisniewski | Reuters Lawmakers and experts, testifying before a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing Thursday, called for
U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks during a press conference on immigration at the U.S. Capitol March 18, 2021 in Washington, DC. Win McNamee | Getty Images Lawmakers in the House of Representatives on Thursday passed two bills that would establish paths to citizenship or legal status for millions of undocumented immigrants,
Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) participate in a news conference following the bipartisan Senate vote on the War Powers Resolution on Iran at the U.S. Capitol on February 13, 2020 in Washington, DC. Sarah Silbiger | Getty Images A bevy of Asian American leaders and activists on Thursday are poised to testify
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks in the State Dining Room of the White House on March 15, 2021 in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer | Getty Images Executives from Wall Street, major corporations and private equity firms are engaging with the White House and officials in the Transportation Department about how to pay for President
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the government in Moscow, Russia, on February 5, 2020. Aleksey Nikolskyi | Sputnik | Kremlin | Reuters Russia and its president, Vladimir Putin, authorized intelligence assets to promote misinformation during the 2020 election cycle about Joe Biden through U.S. media and people close to then-President
Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) greets Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani (L) during their meeting at the Grand Kremlin Palace on March 28, 2017 in Moscow, Russia. Mikhail Svetlov | Getty Images Russia and Iran both carried out operations to try to interfere in the 2020 presidential election between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, according to
Rep. Deb Haaland (D-NM), nominee for Secretary of the Interior, testifies at her confirmation hearing before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee February 24, 2021 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Sarah Silbiger | Pool | Getty Images The Senate on Monday voted to confirm Rep. Deb Haaland, D-N.M., as President Joe Biden‘s secretary
In this May 7, 2013 file photo, National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling speaks in Washington. Charles Dharapak | AP Former National Economic Council director Gene Sperling will oversee the implementation of President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan, the White House announced Monday. Sperling, who once led the National Economic Council under both
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo listens to speakers at a vaccination site on March 8, 2021, in New York. SETH WENIG | AFP | Getty Images Larry Schwartz, head of New York’s vaccine rollout and a longtime adviser of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, called some county officials in recent weeks in an effort to rally their
Former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams waits to speak at a Democratic canvass kickoff as she campaigns for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris at Bruce Trent Park on October 24, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ethan Miller | Getty Images Civil rights and activist groups are turning up the pressure on large Georgia companies like
Governor Andrew Cuomo speaking about recent allegations. Source: New York State A combative New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday again refused to resign, arguing that calls by a growing number of Democratic lawmakers that he quit due to a sexual harassment scandal are “reckless and dangerous” because they do not know the facts. “I
Michael Cohen, former attorney to President Donald Trump testifies before the House Oversight Committee at the Rayburn House Office Building on Wednesday February 27, 2019 in Washington, DC. Matt McClain | The Washington Post | Getty Images Senior officials in the Manhattan district attorney’s office this week asked ex-President Donald Trump‘s former personal lawyer Michael
Treasury secretary nominee Janet Yellen speaks after US President-elect Joe Biden announced his economic team at The Queen Theater in Wilmington, Delaware, on December 1, 2020. Chandan Khanna | AFP | Getty Images The Internal Revenue Service on Friday began processing stimulus checks, which have already started to hit Americans’ bank accounts and should continue