US ambassador to Zimbabwe Brian Nichols
THE dramatic scenes of chaos and violence which engulfed the Capitol Hill in Washington DC on January 6, leaving five people dead and many injured as supporters of United States President Donald Trump sought to stop the confirmation of President-elect Joe Biden’s electoral victory by the House of Representatives and Senate, serve as a reminder that all is far from well within the US, which posits itself as the self-styled leader of the world, a Cabinet minister has said.
Peeved by a stinging electoral defeat to Mr Biden, a Democrat, outgoing Republican President Trump incited his supporters to storm Capitol building last week, leading to an unprecedented orgy of violence.
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“Everything is well under control,” is what outgoing Republican President Trump tweeted in response to the still ongoing SolarWinds hack. Sadly, the president is wrong. The situation is far from under control. In fact, things are likely to get much worse in a very short amount of time.
SolarWinds products help companies with large IT portfolios identify and manage network problems. These products are used by many Fortune 500 companies, a host of U.S. federal government agencies and defense contractors. According to the president of Microsoft, the hack affected at least eight other countries besides the United States, as SolarWinds products are used overseas.
Time to turn the page , says Joe Biden after Electoral College confirms his win over Donald Trump in US election
The 538-member Electoral College on Monday pushed Biden past the 270-vote threshold to win the bitterly-contested race for the White House. It was one of the crucial steps required for the 78-year-old Democrat to take office on January 20 as the 46th US President. PTI
Source: Reuters
US President-elect Joe Biden has told election-weary Americans that it is time to turn the page , after the Electoral College affirmed his triumph over President Donald Trump, who has refused to concede and filed a litany of legal challenges to overturn the poll results.
California needs a new top cop. Here’s what Gov. Gavin Newsom will consider [Los Angeles Times]
The selection of California Atty. Gen. Xavier Becerra for a post in the Cabinet of President-elect Joe Biden provides Gov. Gavin Newsom a chance to make a plum appointment but also puts him under pressure from many of his progressive allies to pick a successor willing to overhaul a criminal justice system that is under attack for being overly punitive and discriminatory.
Biden announced Monday that he has picked Becerra to serve as Health and Human Services secretary. If Becerra is confirmed by the U.S. Senate early next year, Newsom will appoint a new state attorney general to serve out the nearly two years remaining on the current term.
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The selection of California Atty. Gen. Xavier Becerra for a post in the Cabinet of President-elect Joe Biden provides Gov. Gavin Newsom a chance to make a plum appointment but also puts him under pressure from many of his progressive allies to pick a successor willing to overhaul a criminal justice system that is under attack for being overly punitive and discriminatory.
Biden announced Monday that he has picked Becerra to serve as Health and Human Services secretary. If Becerra is confirmed by the U.S. Senate early next year, Newsom will appoint a new state attorney general to serve out the nearly two years remaining on the current term.