Pentagon officials said that after interruptions on Monday, the airlift was back on track and being accelerated despite weather problems, amid regular communication with Taliban leaders.
"America must lead the world on clean and efficient cars and trucks. That means bolstering our domestic market by setting a goal that 50 pc of all new passenger cars and light trucks sold in 2030 be zero-emission vehicles, including battery-electric, plug-in hybrid electric, or fuel cell electric vehicles," said the executive order signed on Thursday.
"That is certainly under strong consideration, but it is under a policy process review right now that I won't get ahead of myself," White House press secretary Jen Psaki said at a daily briefing, Xinhua news agency reported.
With a need for several billion doses around the world, US was committed to provide half a billion, Biden said during a press conference at White House on Tuesday.
The pillars also include addressing violence and crimes committed by criminal gangs and trafficking networks, as well as curbing sexual, gender-based and domestic violence.
The White House also announced on Friday that Biden was nominating a career diplomat, Peter Haas, as the ambassador to Bangladesh.
India's Ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu on Thursday interacted with White House fellows.
India is an "incredibly important" partner to the US in the region and globally, the White House has said.
The Washington, D.C., area is among the many parts of the country that have been swarmed by Brood X cicadas, a large emergence of the loud 17-yr insects that take to dive-bombing onto moving vehicles and unsuspecting passersby.
A new executive order directs the Commerce Department to undertake what officials describe as an “evidence-based” analysis of transactions involving apps that are manufactured or supplied or controlled by China.
Trump is the keynote speaker at the 2021 convention of the North Carolina Republican Party, held in the city of Greenville.
The White House on Thursday unveiled President Joe Biden’s plans to share COVID-19 vaccines with the world, including its intent to direct 75% of excess doses through the U.N.-backed COVAX global vaccine sharing program.
President Joe Biden will host George Floyd's family at the White House Tuesday to mark the first anniversary of his death at the hands of a white Minneapolis police officer.
Whie House said that the Biden administration is now working to extend that assistance to other South Asian countries that have been impacted by COVID-19 pandemic.
Bo had helped Obama keep a promise to daughters Malia and Sasha that they could get a dog after the election.
White House Medical Adviser Dr. Fauci has advised India to clamp a nationwide lockdown and conduct a massive vaccination drive
The White House has said the US military will send additional forces to Afghanistan to protect the US and coalition forces during the withdrawal.
The question in this regard was asked twice on Monday -- once during the morning White House briefing on COVID-19 and later during the daily news conference by White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki.
Typically, the govt scrambles to counter a potential threat, but funding dries up when it recedes. The new genomic surveillance initiative aims to create a permanent infrastructure.
The Biden administration is approaching China from the position of patience and is not in a hurry, the White House has said.
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