Politics Apr 26 Biden administration indefinitely delays potential ban on menthol cigarettes The announcement is another setback for Food and Drug Administration officials, who drafted the ban and predicted it would prevent hundreds of thousands of smoking-related deaths over 40 years.
Politics Apr 18 WATCH: Biden accepts endorsements from Kennedy family members at campaign event in Philadelphia Biden scooped up endorsements from at least 15 members of the Kennedy political family during a campaign stop Thursday as he aims to undermine Donald Trump and marginalize the candidacy of independent Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Politics Apr 15 Biden to host Iraq’s prime minister amid soaring tensions in Middle East President Joe Biden on Monday hosted Iraq’s leader at the White House as his administration worked to prevent an escalation in Mideast hostilities following Iran’s weekend aerial assault on Israel.
World Apr 14 UN chief urges ‘maximum restraint’ from Israel at emergency meeting after Iran’s attack The push to encourage Israel to show restraint mirrored ongoing American efforts to curtail Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza, which is now in its seventh month, and to do more to protect civilian lives in the territory.
Politics Apr 13 Biden meets with national security team as U.S. helps defend Israel against Iran Biden cut short a weekend stay at his Delaware beach home and was returning to the White House.
Politics Apr 11 Biden says U.S. support for Philippines, Japan defense ‘ironclad’ amid growing China provocations The trilateral summit on Thursday was called amid growing concern about provocative Chinese action in the Pacific, which will be a large focus of the leaders' talks.
Politics Apr 10 WATCH: Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Kishida hold joint news conference President Joe Biden welcomed the Japanese leader to the White House on Wednesday for wide-ranging talks that touched on the delicate security situation in the Pacific, the war in Ukraine, the Israel-Hamas conflict and more.
Politics Apr 02 Biden and Xi hold first conversation in months in effort to establish regular talks Biden views sustained interactions as key to keeping competition between the two massive economies and nuclear-armed powers from escalating to direct conflict.
Politics Apr 02 WATCH: White House holds briefing as Muslim leaders reject Biden’s invitation to meet With many Muslim Americans outraged over Biden’s support for Israel’s siege of Gaza, the White House chose to hold a smaller iftar dinner on Tuesday evening. The only attendees will be people who work for his administration.
Politics Apr 01 WATCH: White House holds briefing as U.S. and Israeli officials hold virtual talks White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Jake Sullivan, Biden's national security adviser, was leading the U.S. delegation in the meeting, which was rescheduled from this coming Friday because “we wanted to move very quickly on this.”…