Rep Pramila Jayapal (D-Washington) was appointed to the House Budget Committee and Rep Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Illinois) to the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday named Indian American lawmakers Pramila Jayapal and Raja Krishnamoorthi to...
On Wednesday, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke to India’s Defense Minister Rajnath Singh while India’s National Security Adviser Ajit Doval talked to his US counterpart, Jake Sullivan. The new Biden administration started establishing contacts with Indian counterparts and both...
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki also hinted that Kamala Harris becoming the Vice President will lead to stronger India-US ties. The White House on Thursday stated that President Joe Biden values the successful relationship that the United States shares...
The Department of Energy stated that the new leaders will direct policy, coordinate across the administration and enact President Joe Biden’s vision for bold action on the climate crisis. The Biden administration appointed four Indian Americans to key positions in...
President Biden’s nominee for Surgeon General Vivek Murthy stated the new strains of the disease will require continued masking, social distancing, and better government tracking. The new Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Dr Rochelle Walensky...
Donald Trump's administration had announced a plan to relax travel restrictions on passengers from several countries starting from January 26. According to a White House statement on Sunday, US President Joe Biden will continue to impose a Covid-19 travel ban...
Large tech companies have welcomed Biden’s immigration reform whereas the travel industry expressed opposition to his compulsory quarantine order. US President Joe Biden signed several executive orders within a few hours of his inauguration on Wednesday. Biden’s actions are aimed...
US Secretary of Defense Gen (retd) Lloyd Austin is the first-ever African American to occupy the top Pentagon position. US Secretary of Defense Gen (retd) Lloyd Austin said that under Biden’s administration the United Stated will continue to build on...
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton claimed the order breaches a deal between the state and the Department of Homeland Security. Texas on Friday sued President Joe Biden’s administration for ordering a 100-day moratorium on deportations. The republican-led state filed a...
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki announced on Friday that President Biden wrote to the office of the Director of National Intelligence seeking a “comprehensive threat assessment coordinated with the FBI and DHS on domestic violent extremism.” President Joe Biden...
