President Joe Biden has reached his 100th day in the White House. How has he spent his honeymoon period? And how is he navigating tricky relationships with Russia, China and the UK? Host Dermot Murnaghan speaks to Omarosa Manigault Newman, a former aide to President Trump, about Mr Biden’s stance on racial equality and his
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It was Franklin Roosevelt who first invited Americans to use “the first 100 days” as a measure of his success as president. Nearly 90 years later, Joe Biden will mark his 100th day in the White House with the country – as it is on most things these days – divided over what he has
US President Joe Biden says America is “on the move” and that, despite the pain of the past year, the country can “turn peril into possibility”. Mr Biden was marking his 100th day in office with an address to Congress, using the speech to promote a $1.8trn spending package. The plan would provide universal preschool,
Rudy Giuliani’s Manhattan home has reportedly been searched by federal investigators. The ex-New York City mayor has been under investigation for a number of years over his dealings in Ukraine. A law enforcement official, speaking anonymously, confirmed to Associated Press that search warrants had been executed. Sources said electronic devices were confiscated as searches took
A black man who died during an attempted arrest in North Carolina was shot five times by police, including once in the back of the head, his family’s lawyers say. An independent post-mortem found 42-year-old Andrew Brown Jr was killed by a bullet in the rear of the skull as he drove away from sheriff’s
US health officials have updated their guidance on what activities fully vaccinated people can safely do without the need to wear a mask. It comes as more than half of all adults in America have now received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Joe
US police officers were seen joking as they watched footage of a 73-year-old dementia sufferer whose shoulder was said to have been dislocated during her arrest. Video released by Karen Garner’s lawyer, shows officers watching the bodycam images of her arrest, and one of them asking “ready for the pop?” as her shoulder is pulled.
The US will share up to 60 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine with the world, the White House has said. The vaccine has not yet been authorised for use in the US but the country has been making good progress on its vaccination programme using the Pfizer, Moderna, and J&J jabs. White House COVID-19
Distressing footage has been released of a mother and her two young children being lowered down a nine metres (30ft) wall using a rope on the US-Mexico border. The family, who are undocumented migrants from Venezuela, were helped over the border wall by human smugglers about three miles (4.8km) west of the Calexico West Port
Hundreds of people turned up to a US park for a heated pool noodle brawl to find out who is the rightful owner of the name Josh. A 22-year-old named Josh Swain came up with the idea for the funny fight when boredom set in during the COVID pandemic a year ago. The student from
A monster truck has carried the casket of rapper DMX to a memorial service in New York. The big-wheel truck had the words “Long Live DMX” painted on the side and carried his shiny red casket from Yonkers to Brooklyn. Thousands of motorcycles also made the journey, with thousands of people watching from the streets.
Ghislaine Maxwell has denied charges of sex trafficking and sex trafficking conspiracy in her first appearance before a judge. The 59-year-old, who was at one point Jeffrey Epstein‘s girlfriend, had previously denied other, similar charges. In court documents, prosecutors allege that Maxwell recruited three teenage girls – one of whom was 14 – between 1994
Transgender girls have been banned from playing on female sports teams by a Republican governor in the US. Alabama‘s Kay Ivey signed legislation restricting transgender students from participating in K-12 sports – those that take place during primary and secondary education. The move will see Alabama become the latest conservative state to take such action
A US medical panel has recommended resuming use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. The advice came from advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The vaccine was paused by the CDC and US Food and Drug Administration last week after eight “serious” cases of rare blood clots associated with
A Tesla car was easily tricked into driving in Autopilot mode with no one at the wheel, testers from a major US consumer organisation have found. The findings from Consumer Reports come just days after a Tesla crashed in Texas, killing the two men in the car. Officials say neither of the men were in
Derek Chauvin, the former police officer who was convicted of murdering George Floyd, is being held in isolation for 23 hours a day in a maximum security prison, authorities have revealed. Prison officers check on Chauvin every 30 minutes, his meals are delivered to his cell and he will be subjected to a mental health