World May 20 WATCH: Biden and Indo-Pacific leaders hold Quad partnership talks at G7 meeting President Joe Biden tried to reassure world leaders on Saturday that the U.S. would not default as he consulted with the heads of Australia, Japan and India in a meeting of the so-called Quad partnership that had been hastily rescheduled…
World May 20 Ukraine’s Zelenskyy arrives in Japan to meet with G7 leaders, bolster support against Russia Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived Saturday in Japan for talks with the leaders of the world’s most powerful democracies, a personal appearance meant to galvanize global attention as the nations ratcheted up pressure on Moscow for its 15-month invasion of…
World May 18 Biden, Japan PM Kishida meet ahead of G-7 summit, vow to ‘stand strong’ against global threats The summit setting of Hiroshima, where the U.S. dropped the first nuclear bomb in 1945 during World War II, takes on new resonance as the U.S., Japan and their allies strategize on dealing with Russia's war in Ukraine.
Politics May 12 Commerce Department launches process to fund tech hubs across the U.S. with $500 million in grants The $500 million is part of a $10 billion authorization from last year's CHIPS and Science Act to stimulate investments in new technologies such as artificial intelligence, quantum computing and biotech.
Politics May 10 WATCH: Biden goes after Republicans on debt limit in campaign-style speech Biden on Wednesday blasted Republican-demanded spending cuts as “devastating,” making his case in a campaign-style speech to voters as lawmakers met in Washington on raising the government's borrowing limit to avoid a potentially catastrophic U.S. default.
Politics May 09 WATCH: Biden says debt ceiling talk with McCarthy was ‘productive’ Biden said he and congressional leaders had a “productive” meeting Tuesday on trying to raise the nation's debt limit though no agreement was reached, and they will meet again Friday to try to avert the risk in weeks of an…
Politics May 09 WATCH: McCarthy says he ‘didn’t see any new movement’ on debt ceiling after meeting with Biden House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says after meeting with President Joe Biden and other Democrats that he "didn't see any new movement" toward ending a months-long impasse over raising the nation's borrowing limit.
Politics May 04 WATCH: White House holds news briefing as administration turns attention to AI risks The popularity of AI chatbot ChatGPT — even Biden has given it a try, White House officials said Thursday — has sparked a surge of commercial investment in AI tools that can write convincingly human-like text and churn out new…
Politics May 03 White House economists warns of recession as debt ceiling fight drags on In a new report, they detail potential job losses and stunted economic growth if lawmakers engage in "brinkmanship" before ultimately reaching a deal to meet the government's financial obligations.
Politics May 01 AP report: Biden calls on congressional leaders to meet on May 9 as debt ceiling fight continues President Joe Biden has phoned all four Congressional leaders and invited them to a May 9 meeting at the White House — a sign of the rising pressure to raise the debt cap as the Treasury Department is warning of…