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The revolving door of consultants in government is not new, experts say.
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Biden signs 2 more executive orders as another cabinet member makes history
The president signed more than 30 actions in his first three days, blazing the trail for his agenda, highlighted by the dire situation for millions of Americans reeling from the coronavirus pandemic.Jonathan Ernst/Reuters, FILE
A number of senior officials joining the Biden administration have been working in consulting firms with opaque client lists, which ethics experts warn may undercut President Joe Biden s efforts to ensure Americans have faith in the independence of its leaders.
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The Congressional Hispanic Caucus wants the Pentagon to replace the members of a commission to rename military bases who were chosen by the Trump administration.
There are more signs that U.S. troops could remain in Afghanistan indefinitely as the Taliban fail to stop attacks and end terrorist support.
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It took Netanyahu only a couple of hours to tweet his congratulation to President Joe Biden after he declared victory against President Donald Trump on Nov. 7. It took another 10 days for Netanyahu to arrange a phone call with Biden. As of Monday, 13 days after Biden entered the Oval Office, a call between the two leaders has yet to take place.
Biden has already spoken to eight heads of state – the leaders of Canada, Mexico, Britain, France, Germany, NATO, Russia and Japan. The most recent readout the White House shared of a phone call between Biden and a foreign leader was last Wednesday.
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The number of Nigerian students in UK universities dropped by 41 per cent in five years, a report by highbrow American foundation, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, has revealed.
However, the number of Nigerian students in Canadian institutions is rapidly rising as Nigerian middle-class families turn to the North American country due to a combination of factors.
The report authored by the foundation’s famous Nigeria expert and resident scholar on democracy, conflict and governance, Mathew Page, said Nigerian elites’ high demand for a UK education has been dampened by a prolonged economic downturn, domestic political changes, growing obstacles to making school fee payments, and worsening exchange rates.