White House

07 March 2022, US, Washington: White House press secretary Jen Psaki speaks during a press briefing at the White House. Photo: Michael Brochstein/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

White House denies claims of weapons of mass destruction in Ukraine

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/10/22

The Russian Defence Ministry has claimed there was a network of bio-labs in Ukraine working on behalf of the US Defence Department, a claim long dismissed as inaccurate

19 February 2022, Bavaria, Munich: Finland's President Sauli Niinisto speaks at the 58th Munich Security Conference. Photo: Tobias Hase/dpa.

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

Biden to welcome Finnish president to White House

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/4/22

Finland is an important player in the highly tense relationship between the EU and Moscow and Niinistö has been described by some as a Putin sympathizer in the past

20 January 2021, US, Washington: Marine One carrying US President Donald Trump takes off from the White House as he leaves ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden. Photo: Chris Juhn/ZUMA Wire/dpa

World

BIDEN INAUGURATION

Trump leaves the White House ahead of Biden inauguration

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/20/21

He promised "to be back in some form," to cheers from the small crowd gathered.

24 November 2020, US, Wilmington: US President-elect Joe Biden (L) leaves the Queen theatre after introducing his nominees and appointees to key national security and foreign policy. Photo: Saquan Stimpson/ZUMA Wire/dpa

World

US TRANSITION

Biden announces all-women senior communications team

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/30/20

The personnel announcement comes less than a week after Biden and Harris presented their nominees for foreign policy and national security positions to the country.

FILED - 07 July 2017, Hamburg: US President Donald Trump attends a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit. Trump and his wife, First Lady Melania, have tested positive for the coronavirus and will quarantine, he wrote on Twitter early on Friday. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa.

World

CAMPAIGN

White House doctor clears Trump for Saturday return amid debate chaos

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/9/20

The White House doctor did not say in its statement if the president has tested negative for the virus, or if Trump plans to test negative before attending public events.

HANDOUT - 04 October 2020, US, Bethesda: US President Donald Trump greets supporters during a drive by outside of Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, where he is being treated from coronavirus. Photo: Tia Dufour/White House /dpa.

World

CORONAVIRUS

Trump returns to White House after hospital stay

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/6/20

"Feeling really good! Don't be afraid of Covid. Don't let it dominate your life ... I feel better than I did 20 years ago!" the president tweeted as he announced he was being discharged.

01 September 2020, US, Waukegan: US President Donald Trump waves as he disembarks Air Force One at Waukegan National Airport before heading to Kenosha, in the wake of the recent anti-racism protests that followed the shooting of black man Jacob Blake by Police officers. Photo: Rob Dicker/dpa.

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

US says will not be constrained by 'corrupt' WHO vaccine effort

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/2/20

The US decision comes after the Trump administration pulled out of the WHO in July, claiming that Beijing is too influential in the organization and has been pursuing go-it-alone strategy in…