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  The first meeting of Quad chiefs to join Joe Biden soon Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison indicated on Friday that the leaders of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) block will hold their first meeting in the coming days to discuss ways to counter China, the United States, Japan, India and Australia amid Beijing's growing influence will discuss in Indo-Pacific relations. While no final dates are announced, the meeting is probably going to be held virtually. the President of United State Joe Biden goes to be a part of the talks. “This is one of the first things President Biden and discussed when we spoke some weeks ago. and i spoke to Vice-President KamalaHarris just this past week,” ANI quoted Morrison. Emphasizing on the importance of the ‘Quad’ meeting, the Australian prime minister said, ” The Quad is very central to the United State and our thinking about the region, and looking at the Indo-Pacific also through the prism of our Association of Southeast Asian Nat...

  Joe Biden Appointed Indian-American Maju Varghese as Deputy Assistant. Washington: Indian-American Maju Varghese, who formerly served as a key member of the Biden campaign and the inaugural committee, has been appointed as the deputy assistant to US President Joe Biden and director of the White House Military Office. Mr Varghese, a lawyer by training, had previously served as the chief operating officer of the Biden campaign during the 2020 presidential election and later as the executive director of the inaugural committee. "Maju Varghese is now deputy assistant to the president and director of the White House Military Office," Mr Varghese announcing his appointment by tweeted the photo of the White House Arrival Lounge. "The primaries, the general, the inaugural. Grateful for the journey, for excellent teammates and the history we made together. Honoured to serve the country and the President. Proud to walk through those gates again and to take my family, their story...

  Joe Biden aims to distribute masks to millions in ''equity'' push President Joe Biden plans to distribute many face masks to Americans in communities hard-hit by the coronavirus beginning next month as a part of his efforts to ensure “equity” within the government's response to the pandemic. Biden, who like Donald Trump's administration considered sending masks to all or any Americans, is instead adopting a more conservative approach, aiming to reach underserved communities and people bearing the brunt of the outbreak. Trump's administration shelved the plans entirely. Biden''s plan will distribute masks not through the mail, but instead through Federally Qualified Community Health Centers and the nation''s bank and food pantry systems, the White House announced Wednesday. The Departments of Defense, Health and Human Services, and Agriculture are going to be involved within the distribution of quite 25 million American-made cloth masks in b...

  Jamie Dimon, other CEOs meet with President Biden at White House as relief plan advances WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden met at the White House on Tuesday with JPMorgan Chase Chief military officer Jamie Dimon and other leading business executives to debate the administration’s $1.9 trillion economic relief package, as Democrats work to hurry the plan through Congress. The meeting also included Doug McMillon, CEO of Walmart; Sonia Syngal from GAP; Marvin Ellison, CEO of Lowe’s; and Tom Donohue, of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. vice president Kamala Harris and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen also took part. The meeting with the business executives comes as the White House accelerates its push for Biden’s $1.9 trillion relief proposal amid increasing opposition from congressional Republicans. House Democrats have unveiled key portions of the legislation and on Tuesday began holding what is going to be a lengthy series of committee meetings in the week to vote on various portions o...

  Biden administration weighs plan to directly send masks to all Americans WASHINGTON — The Biden White house is considering sending masks directly to American households, consistent with three people conversant in the discussions, an action the Trump administration explored but scrapped. The Covid-19 Response Team is evaluating the logistics of mailing out many face coverings, but no decision has been made, and the proposal hasn't yet reached President Joe Biden for final approval, a White House official said. The idea has been raised in several meetings among Biden's top health experts in recent days, particularly as Biden continues to urge Americans to use masks as a primary defense against the spread of the coronavirus. Biden has asked all Americans to wear masks for the primary 100 days of his term, and he has signed several executive actions that mandate wearing face coverings on federal property and aboard transportation systems , moves President Donald Trump never enact...