Tag: Joe Biden

Trump On Flags Flying At Half-Mast During Inauguration

Washington, United States: Donald Trump said Friday “no American can be happy” that flags will be at half-mast when he is inaugurated this month, claiming Democrats were delighted about the downbeat optics. President Joe Biden ordered US flags lowered for a customary 30 days on federal…

Joe Biden Blocks US Steel Sale To Japan’s Nippon

Washington, United States: US Steel and Nippon Steel threatened legal action Friday after President Joe Biden blocked a controversial $14.9 billion deal for the Japanese company to buy its American rival. Biden cited a strategic need to protect domestic industry – but the move drew sharp…

US NSA Jake Sullivan Set To Visit India Early Next Week

US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan is set to visit India early next week to take stock of the India-US Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technologies (iCET). The iCET represents a landmark initiative between the two countries in areas of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence,…

Trump Refuses To Wish Clemency Recipients ‘Merry Christmas’

US President-elect Donald Trump has made headlines with his stark Christmas Day message, refusing to extend holiday wishes to federal death-row inmates and criminals whose sentences were commuted by President Joe Biden this month. Instead, Trump took to Truth Social to declare, “Go to hell!” Donald Trump…