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'Field of Flags' for the Biden inauguration

Joe Raedle, Reuters/Pool
Posted at Jan 19 09:33 AM

The U.S. Capitol Building is prepared for the inauguration ceremonies for President-elect Joe Biden as the "Field of Flags" are placed on the ground on the National Mall, in Washington, U.S. on Monday.  Read more »

Biden picks California official Becerra for health secretary: report

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 07 10:41 AM

Joe Biden plans to nominate California attorney general Xavier Becerra for secretary of health and human services, which would add another Latino member to the president-elect's increasingly diverse cabinet. Read more »

Biden plans scaled-back inauguration to avoid spreading coronavirus in crowds

Reuters
Posted at Dec 05 07:43 AM

Setting a sharp contrast with President Donald Trump, whose administration began with a fight over the size of his inaugural crowds, President-elect Joe Biden said on Friday he plans a scaled-back event for safety's sake during the pandemic. Read more »

Biden plan to end US fossil fuel subsidies faces big challenges

Timothy Gardner, Reuters
Posted at Dec 01 08:50 PM

US President-elect Joe Biden's promise to end fossil fuel subsidies worth billions of dollars a year for drillers and miners could be hard to keep due to resistance from lawmakers in a narrowly divided Congress, including from within his own party. 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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »