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US President-elect Biden pinakilala ang ilang magiging Cabinet members

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 26 08:25 PM

Pormal nang ipinakilala ni US President-elect Joe Biden ang ilang miyembro ng kaniyang magiging gabinete simula Enero 2021.  Read more »

Biden to announce first cabinet picks: Top advisor

Brian Knowlton, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 23 01:19 PM

US President-elect Joe Biden will name his first cabinet picks on Tuesday, his chief of staff said, even as Donald Trump clung to unsubstantiated claims of fraud despite growing dissent from within his own party. Read more »

Twitter to hand @POTUS account to Biden on inauguration day, Jan. 20, 2021

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 21 06:45 PM

The handover will see all existing tweets on @POTUS, as well as @FLOTUS, @VP and other official accounts, archived. Read more »

PH envoy to US says Biden likely to continue recognizing PH arbitral win vs China

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 19 06:37 PM

MANILA— Philippine Ambassador to the United States Jose Manuel Romualdez trusts that the incoming Biden administration would continue the long-standing US policy on the South China Sea disputes and its recognition of the 2016 arbitral ruling that invalidated China’s expansive maritime claims. Read more »

Why does Kamala Harris love her Converse shoes so much?

South China Morning Post by BURO MALAYSIA
Updated as of Nov 18 12:53 PM

Joe Biden’s Democratic running mate wears the dressed-down sneakers with everything, except her iconic acceptance speech outfit – a white pantsuit previously seen on Hillary Clinton, Nancy Pelosi … and Ivanka Trump. Read more »

Trump acknowledges Biden won the US election, but says it was 'rigged'

Joseph Ax, Reuters
Posted at Nov 15 11:15 PM

President Donald Trump appeared to acknowledge publicly for the first time on Sunday that Democrat Joe Biden won the Nov. 3 U.S. presidential election but asserted that it was "rigged", reiterating his false claims of widespread voting fraud. Read more »

US election officials say 'no evidence' of compromised votes

Paul Handley, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 13 02:56 PM

Senior US federal and state election officials meanwhile in a statement rejected Trump's claims of fraud, saying that "the November 3rd election was the most secure in American history." Read more »

Mga Pinoy na may deportation case posibleng makinabang sa Biden presidency

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 11 08:01 PM

Inaasahan ang policy shift pagdating sa immigration sa pagkakaluklok ni US President-elect Joe Biden.   Read more »

WATCH: Utah's Fil-Am Attorney General backs Trump in disputing election loss

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 10 03:25 PM

Utah's Fil-Am Attorney General Sean Reyes has claimed victory in his reelection bid. But Reyes, a Republican, took a break from his state duties to throw his support behind outgoing President Donald Trump's efforts to challenge election results. Read more »

Biden to undo Trump's anti-immigrant policies

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 09 10:38 PM

President-elect Joe Biden buckles down to work, immediately preparing a coronavirus task force and working to undo Donald Trump's anti-immigrant policies. Read more »

China, Russia hold off on congratulating Biden; U.S. allies rally round

Cate Cadell and Dmitry Antonov, Reuters
Posted at Nov 09 09:12 PM

China and Russia held off congratulating U.S. President-elect Joe Biden on Monday, with Bejing saying it would follow usual custom in its response and the Kremlin noting incumbent Donald Trump's vow to pursue legal challenges. Read more »

Analysts say no change expected in US policy on South China Sea

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 09 10:34 PM

Freedom of navigation operations are expected to continue in the waters being claimed almost entirely by China, as well as the US m Read more »

Indians offer prayers of gratitude for election of Kamala Harris as US VP

Sudarshan Varadhan, Reuters
Posted at Nov 08 07:44 PM

Indians burst firecrackers on Sunday and offered prayers of gratitude over the election of Kamala Harris as the next US vice president, declaring it a proud moment for Indian-Americans.   Read more »

Fil-Am Republican lawyer joins Trump camp in challenging US election results

Rachel Hermosura, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 08 07:26 PM

Utah attorney general Sean Reyes said he is "on personal leave time to help prepare and support litigation in several states dealing with the compromised election process." Read more »

Joe Biden is almost 78, here are the world’s oldest leaders

South China Morning Post, Agence France Presse
Posted at Nov 08 06:32 PM

By the time Joe Biden is sworn on January 20, 2021, he will be 78 years and 61 days old. He would be America’s oldest president, ever. Read more »

Twitter flags 'president-elect Biden' posts as premature

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 07 03:53 AM

Twitter on Friday flagged as premature posts referring to Biden as "president-elect," as the vote count continued in the knife-edge US election with the Democrat leading Trump in several key states. Read more »