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US House backs decriminalizing cannabis in historic vote

The House of Representatives, controlled by Democrats, easily passed the bill by 228 votes to 164. It stands little chance however in the S...

Presidential inauguration will be more like virtual convention says Joe Biden

The presidential inauguration on January 20 and the festivities surrounding it would look more like a virtual convention, President-elect J...

Trump backs McConnell's Republican COVID-19 relief package: Steven Mnuchin

Mnuchin spoke a day after he and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows addressed COVID-19 relief with McConnell and House Republican lead...

President-elect Joe Biden to meet with US workers hit by coronavirus pandemic

Biden has selected many of his top national-security and economic advisers, though it unclear how many will win confirmation in a closely d...

Republicans object to President-elect Biden's Cabinet nominees, a sign of what's to come

Under leader Mitch McConnell, the Republican senators will hold great sway in confirming Biden's nominees regardless of which party holds t...

Donald Trump using executions as a 'political tool': US activist lawyer

The 61-year-old African-American attorney is to be honored with three other rights activists on Thursday with the Swedish foundation award ...

Republicans oppose nomination of Neera Tanden as Director of OMB; call her worst nominee of Joe Biden

Tanden, 50, if confirmed by the Senate, would be the first woman of colour and first Indian-American to lead the Office of Management and B...

President-elect Biden to introduce top economic advisers as pandemic threat worsens

The team's makeup reinforces Biden's view that a more aggressive approach to the pandemic is required. The advisers have all expressed supp...

President Trump is headed to Georgia - he could be a turnout driver, but also a threat

The concerns come ahead of Trump's planned Saturday visit to Georgia to campaign alongside Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler, who face ...

View: The change of guard in the US is an opportunity to enforce true accountability over the internet industry​​​​​

Public opinion has shifted dramatically over the past three years to the extent that in 2020, people believe that big tech exerts far too m...

Overcoming domestic challenges key to restoring US global leadership, says Kamala Harris

Asserting that she takes these issues very seriously, Harris said her whole career has been about keeping people safe, from serving as Dist...

COVID-19: Biden, Harris meet House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate leader Schumer

Biden, Harris, Pelosi and Schumer in their first meeting discussed the surges in COVID-19 infection rates and the corresponding economic st...

For President Trump, every decision now is made with sowing post-election chaos as the goal

Trump's blizzard of attacks on the election are allowing him to sow discontent and doubt among his most loyal supporters, leaving many with...

Nancy Pelosi moves toward leading divided House Democrats 2 more years

The first female speaker, Pelosi has won wide acclaim among Democrats as a leading foe of outgoing President Donald Trump in battles over i...

Transfer of power will be orderly and happen right on time, says Senator Mitch McConnell

Of late, several Republican lawmakers have been directly or indirectly acknowledging that Biden has won the elections. During a vote on the...

View: Centrist politics acts as a safety valve in a democracy, reducing divisions

The 2016 and 2020 US presidential elections split the country down the middle, in a deeply polarised world.

Joe Biden: A long-time friend of India

While the India-US partnership has thrived under both the Republicans and Democrats, Biden has been a strong supporter of India and the Ind...