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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.

On Camera

Can Syria’s tiny Druze minority survive West Asia’s new storms? There’s little hope

Indians see West Asia as one uninterrupted wash of Islam, but the reality is more complex. For the Druze, support from Israel—where they are a recognised minority—is now critical.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.