US President Donald Trump has said that White House staffers should not be among the first in the country, currently the hardest-hit by the pandemic, to receive the coronavirus vaccinations.
US President-elect Joe Biden unveiled his health team on Monday, naming Xavier Becerra as Secretary of Health and Human Services, and Indian-American Dr Vivek Murthy as his Surgeon General.
The White House has planned to host a series of indoor holiday parties, despite warnings from top health officials regarding the unabated coronavirus resurgence across the country, according to media reports.
US President-elect Joe Biden on Monday announced key members of his "crisis tested" economic team including Janet Yellen as Secretary of the Treasury, Neera Tanden as Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and Wally Adeyemo as Deputy Secretary of the Treasury.
The US has recorded more than 12 million cases and 255,000 deaths, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University, the highest tolls registered anywhere in the world.
The head of the Tibetan government in exile has visited the White House for the first time in six decades and met the newly appointed senior US official on Tibetan issues, the Central Tibetan Administration said on Saturday.
In recent days, Pfizer and Moderna reported the highly successful results of their coronavirus vaccine development, each achieving over 90 per cent effectiveness
US President-elect Joe Biden has appealed to Americans to wear a mask as the best way to 'turn this pandemic around'.
Daily cases have shot past 144,000, the highest ever. At least 65,000 people are currently hospitalised with the virus. The first case of COVID-19 in US was reported 294 days ago on January 21, 2020.
White House political affairs director Brian Jack has tested positive for coronavirus after attending the election night event held at the White House, US media reported on Wednesday.
Fellow ex-aide Omarosa Manigault Newman claimed the couple's 15 year marriage was over, adding that "Melania is counting every minute until he is out of office and she can divorce".
White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, an official has confirmed.
Indian American Pia Dandiya has been appointed the White House Fellow for the year 2020-21. Dandiya, the founding principal of Democracy Prep Endurance High School in Harlem, New York, is the only Indian American among 14 White House Fellows announced this year.
With just five states left to be called in the US presidential elections, there's an uneasy kind of quiet at the White House.
The White House exterior lights went out shortly after 3:00 A.M. Eastern Time (0800G) on Tuesday morning.It happened shortly after President Donald Trump returned from his campaign rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
The coronavirus has reached into the heart of the White House once more, less than a week before Election Day, as it scorches the nation and the president’s top aide says “we’re not going to control the pandemic.”
An internal US government memo has revealed that at least "34 White House staffers and other contacts" have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in recent days, it was reported.
US President Donald Trump, who is undergoing treatment for coronavirus, medical team on Sunday while giving an update on his health condition said that the President experienced two episodes of blood-oxygen drops during his illness. However, health officials added that US President's viral health signs are stable and he could be discharged to the White House as early as on Monday.
A vaccine for COVID-19 by the end of the year will be the fastest pace for a novel pathogen in history, the White House said on Thursday, asserting that it has been the goal of the administration and it is still on track for that.
Federal officials intercepted an envelope addressed to the White House that contained the poison ricin, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press on Saturday.
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