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Restoring the soul of America

Buddy Gomez — Cyberbuddy
Posted at Jan 22 11:41 PM

Restoring the soul of America has begun. Joe Biden has been sworn the 46th President of the USA. He pledged ‘healing’ and ‘unity” to a seemingly fractured nation. Within hours, promised action took place. Read more »

Inside the ugly transition at the Pentagon: How Joe Biden’s team was denied critical info

South China Morning Post by POLITICO
Posted at Jan 21 12:45 PM

Transition officials decry roadblocks to their requests on pressing operations, such as COVID-19 vaccine distribution and the troop drawdown in Afghanistan. The obstruction efforts, led by Trump appointees, will hobble the new administration on key national security matters, officials say. Read more »

South Korea's President Moon: 'America is back'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 21 11:59 AM

South Korean President Moon Jae-in, who brokered the talks process between Donald Trump and the North's leader Kim Jong Un, on Thursday congratulated Joe Biden on his inauguration as US president, tweeting: "America is back." Read more »

Biden announces return to global climate accord, new curbs on US oil industry

Valerie Volcovici and Trevor Hunnicutt, Reuters
Posted at Jan 21 11:53 AM

President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced America's return to the international Paris Agreement to fight climate change, the centerpiece of a raft of day-one executive orders aimed at restoring US leadership in combating global warming. Read more »

Los Angeles residents watch Biden-Harris inauguration at home with hope

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 21 11:26 AM

While US landmarks beef up security over the week due to the threat of possible action, many people watched the inauguration from home and took to social media to express their opinion. Read more »

Biden pumirma ng 17 EOs sa unang araw sa puwesto

TJ Manotoc, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 21 08:05 PM

Nasabak agad sa trabaho si US President Joe Biden matapos ang kaniyang inauguration sa US Capitol sa Washington, D.C. nitong Huwebes (oras dito sa Maynila). Read more »

Biden White House pledges data, transparency, respect for free press

Reuters
Posted at Jan 21 10:56 AM

President Joe Biden's press secretary held her first news conference on Wednesday, 7 hours after Biden's inauguration, vowing to bring truth and transparency back to government. Read more »

Biden's inaugural speech calls for unity, healing as US in crisis - analyst

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 21 09:53 AM

US President Joe Biden called on Americans to heal and unite as he assumed the helm of a country beset with deep division and battered by the COVID-19 pandemic, a political analyst said Thursday. Read more »

India villagers celebrate Kamala Harris ahead of US inauguration

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 20 09:54 PM

Villagers from Harris's ancestral home in India made offerings of fruit, lit firecrackers and prepared hundreds of snacks in celebration of her swearing-in Wednesday. Read more »

Biden, Harris nagbigay-pugay sa mga namatay sa COVID-19 sa Amerika

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 20 08:30 PM

Nagbigay-pugay sina President-elect Joe Biden at Vice President-elect Kamala Harris sa mga namatay sa COVID-19.  Read more »

Biden to assume US presidency amid deep division and raging pandemic

Trevor Hunnicutt, Jarrett Renshaw and Joseph Ax, Reuters
Posted at Jan 20 03:26 PM

Democrat Joe Biden will be sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday, assuming the helm of a country beset by deep political divides and battered by a raging coronavirus pandemic. Read more »

Trump ends tumultuous term under cloud, faces uncertain future

Steve Holland and Jeff Mason, Reuters
Posted at Jan 20 02:56 PM

President Donald Trump leaves the presidency on Wednesday under a dark cloud of his own making, ending his single 4-year term stained by 2 impeachments, deep political divisions and his handling of a pandemic that has caused 400,000 US deaths. Read more »

Biden to inherit a deeply divided United States - analyst

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 20 09:50 AM

Bringing together United States will be a challenging task for President-elect Joe Biden after the disruptive presidency of his predecessor, an analyst said Wednesday. Read more »

Donald Trump, misis na si Melania naghahanda ng mga farewell speech

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 19 08:25 PM

Handa nang lisanin ni outgoing US President Donald Trump at asawang si Melania ang White House.  Read more »

What gifts did Donald Trump present to other world leaders?

Leah Simpson, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jan 19 05:18 PM

Melania and Barron Trump likely helped the outgoing US president select these memorable mementos for his counterparts. Read more »

Trump mulling pardons on last full day in power

Sebastian Smith, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 19 03:47 PM

President Donald Trump began his final full day in the White House Tuesday with a long list of possible pardons to dish out before snubbing his successor Joe Biden's inauguration and leaving for Florida. Read more »

Trump maglalabas ng higit 100 pardons, commutations sa huling araw sa White House

TJ Manotoc, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 19 12:27 PM

Inaasahang maglalabas ng higit 100 pardons at magbawas ng parusa si US President Donald Trump sa kaniyang huling araw sa opisina nitong Miyerkoles, ayon sa ilang source. Read more »

Trump clemency likely for Lil Wayne, no pardons for Giuliani or Bannon -sources

Steve Holland, Reuters
Posted at Jan 19 11:55 AM

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump is likely to grant clemency to rapper Lil Wayne on Tuesday in a final wave of pardons and commutations that is not expected to include lawyer Rudy Giuliani or ex-aide Steve Bannon, sources said on Monday.   Read more »

Washington DC naka-high alert para sa Biden inauguration

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 18 07:08 PM

Patindi nang patindi ang seguridad sa Estados Unidos, ilang araw bago manumpa bilang pangulo si Joe Biden.   Read more »

Biden to sign executive orders on Day 1, amid high alert for inauguration

Anita Chang Beattie, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 17 09:11 AM

Joe Biden's top aide said Saturday the incoming president would sign about a dozen executive orders on his first day in office, as police fearing violence from Trump supporters staged a nationwide security operation ahead of the inauguration. Read more »