Biden Presidency

A Mexican one-year-old baby, who is awaiting her turn to seek asylum in the US with her mother, is seen in front of the gates to the Gateway International Bridge in Matamoros, Mexico October 10, 2019/ Reuters
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Biden immigration plan opposed by GOP, conservative groups

Coupled with the discomfort an immigration push could cause for moderate Democrats, liberals’ demands illustrated the pressures facing Biden as four years of President Donald Trump’s restrictive...

File Photo: Democratic 2020 US presidential candidate and former US Vice President Joe Biden departs after delivering remarks as he joined gun violence survivors and activists in Las Vegas, Nevada, US, February 20, 2020. Reuters/Mike Segar
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Biden administration considers creating White House antitrust czar

Antony J Blinken, of New York, speaks during his confirmation hearing to be Secretary of State before the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US January 19, 2021. Graeme Jennings/Pool via REUTERS
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Blinken says US plans full review of approach to North Korea

Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Rachel Levine provides an update on Covid-19 in Harrisburg, Pa. Photo: AP
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Biden picks 1st transgender person for Senate-confirmed post

Antony J. Blinken, of New York, speaks during his confirmation hearing to be Secretary of State before the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US January 19, 2021. Alex EdelmanPool via REUTERS
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Biden's top diplomat Blinken says he aims to revitalize alliances, US leadership

Inaugural event to celebrate resiliency of Black Americans
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Inaugural event to celebrate resiliency of Black Americans

File Photo: US President-elect Joe Biden delivers a pre-Thanksgiving speech at his transition headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, US, November 25, 2020. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo
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Biden pushes unity two days before taking over crisis-laden White House

FILE PHOTO: Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden points a finger at his election rally, after news media announced that Biden has won the 2020 U.S. presidential election, in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., November 7, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
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Biden to propose 8-year citizenship path for immigrants

The Wall Street sign is pictured at the New York Stock exchange (NYSE) in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, US, March 9, 2020/ Reuters
Global Economy

Outlook darkens for Wall Street as Biden's regulators take shape

FILE PHOTO: Democratic US presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks about responses to the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic at an event in Wilmington, Delaware, US, March 12, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
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What Biden can and can't get from an evenly divided Senate

A woman watches as US Vice President Joe Biden (L) and Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrive at the First Ministers’ meeting in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, December 9, 2016. REUTERS/Chris Wattie/File Photo
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Canada's ambassador to US shares most Biden priorities, worries about his 'buy America' policy

US President-elect Joe Biden speaks to reporters following an online meeting with members of the National Governors Association (NGA) executive committee in Wilmington, Delaware, US, November 19, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo
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Biden may cancel Keystone XL pipeline permit as soon as his first day in office

Eric Lander (right) at a news conference in Mexico City, next to Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim, on Jan. 19, 2010. Lander on Friday was named by US President-elect Joe Biden as the director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, as the post was elevated to Cabinet-level status for the first time. REUTERSHenry RomeroFile Photo
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Biden elevates science post to cabinet level