World Jan 21 Biden has first formal talks with Japanese PM Kishida to discuss North Korea and China concerns President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida have held their first formal talks as they face fresh concerns about North Korea's nuclear program and China's growing military assertiveness.
Politics Jan 20 AP-NORC poll: One year into presidency, Biden’s approval rating hits new low President Joe Biden ends his first year in the White House with a clear majority of Americans for the first time disapproving of his handling of the presidency in the face of an unrelenting pandemic and roaring inflation.
World Jan 11 As Afghanistan confronts humanitarian crisis, U.S. to send $308 million in aid The United States has announced $308 million in additional humanitarian assistance for Afghanistan. The new aid comes as Afghanistan edges toward a humanitarian crisis since the Taliban takeover nearly five months ago.
Nation Jan 03 School, work, travel paused as snow blankets Washington D.C. A winter storm is blanketing streets in and around the nation's capital, closing government offices and schools and grounding the president's helicopter.
Health Jan 02 Fauci: CDC mulling COVID test requirement for asymptomatic Dr. Anthony Fauci said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now considering including the negative test as part of its guidance after getting significant “pushback” on its updated recommendations last week.
World Dec 30 Biden, Putin talk nearly an hour about Russian troop buildup near Ukraine Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin spoke by phone on Thursday about the Russian troop buildup near Ukraine.
Politics Dec 16 WATCH: Biden awards Medal of Honor to three soldiers for actions in Iraq, Afghanistan President Joe Biden on Thursday presented the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest military award for valor in combat, to three soldiers who fought in Afghanistan and Iraq. Two were recognized posthumously.
World Dec 16 U.S. imposes sanctions on China over human rights abuses of Uighurs The Commerce Department is targeting China’s Academy of Military Medical Sciences and its 11 research institutes that focus on using biotechnology to support the Chinese military.
Politics Dec 10 WATCH: Biden delivers closing remarks at the virtual Summit for Democracy President Joe Biden on Friday wrapped up his two-day democracy summit, an event that was more about starting a global conversation about how best to halt backsliding than producing immediate results or expanding democracy’s reach.
Politics Dec 09 WATCH: “Wrong direction”, Biden sounds alarm on global democracy at virtual summit President Joe Biden has opened the first White House Summit for Democracy by sounding an alarm about a global slide for democratic institutions.