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Topic: Trump administration

Trump’s top aide admits US can’t control Covid pandemic, Biden says govt waving white flag

White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, in an interview, said control of the virus was not a realistic goal because it is 'contagious just like the flu'.

Trump administration imposes fresh curbs on H-1B visas ahead of 2020 US election

US Department of Homeland Security said data shows more than half-a-million H-1B nonimmigrants have been used to displace US workers, leading to reduced wages & stagnation of wages.

Tear-gas journalists, Trump’s top health spokesman tweets & then deletes Twitter account

'Gas all of them', top US health spokesman Michael Caputo's tweet read. He was commenting on a video posted by a self-described journalist saying they were about to be tear-gassed.

US-China tensions enter American courtroom as TikTok sues Trump over ban

TikTok & its Chinese parent ByteDance sued in court in Los Angeles to challenge order from Trump prohibiting US residents from doing business with it.

Not just key data, but US’ Covid fatality rate could be missing the big picture

Experts say it's too soon to say whether the lower number of deaths with respect to higher number of cases is proof that the health crisis is under control.

H-1B order ‘undermines greatest asset’ of US economy — Twitter, Pichai, others slam Trump

US President Donald Trump has temporarily suspended H-1B and other work visas until the end of the year. Trade bodies and tech giants have criticised the move.

Trump put re-election ahead of national security, says former NSA John Bolton

Former national security adviser John Bolton is on a media blitz to promote his tell-all book, one of the most damaging accounts yet of Trump’s White House.

Russian Imperial Movement, white supremacist group Trump just designated as terror outfit

The move, a first for the US, could help President Trump counter criticism that he is too soft on Russia.

Anyone but Bernie Sanders in the Democratic race, and Priti Patel is the UK’s bouncer

The best cartoons of the week, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Trump’s plan for Israel and Palestinians won’t bring peace

The plan gives Israelis everything they could want, except for those few extremists demanding total annexation of all Palestinian areas. And it gives Palestinians virtually none of their core goals.

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China wants to create new order in Myanmar. India must switch gears or be dealt out of the game

India’s policy on Myanmar has been to deal with its Generals and maintain a distance from the country’s insurgent groups and political struggles. This will have to change.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?