In a move expected to be reversed by Donald Trump, US President Joe Biden is moving to lift the United States's designation of Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism as part of a deal designed to free political prisoners on the island.

After years of debate, the Biden administration has notified Congress that it will remove Cuba from the U.S. list of states that sponsor terrorism, a label given the island nation in the last days of the previous Trump presidency.

In an announcement postponed by the Los Angeles wildfires, President Joe Biden on Tuesday designated two sites in California as national monuments that will honor Native American tribes while shielding picturesque mountains and deserts from mining and energy development.

President Joe Biden on Tuesday established two massive new national monuments in California and highlighted his environmental initiatives as some of the defining achievements of a presidency that will end in less than a week.

President Joe Biden on Tuesday will establish a set of new two national monuments in fire-plagued California days before he's set to exit the White House, according to U.S. officials.