Politics

U.S. armed forces returning to Philippines to counter China threats

By Jim Gomez, Associated Press

Washington has been reinforcing an arc of military alliances in Asia in a starkly different post-Cold War era in which the perceived new regional threat is an increasingly belligerent China.

WATCH: Pentagon says China has conducted a spy balloon program for years

By Associated Press

The Chinese balloon shot down off the South Carolina coast was part of a large surveillance program that China has been conducting for “several years,” the Pentagon said Wednesday.

WATCH: Biden promotes economic agenda in Wisconsin, 1st event after State of the Union speech

By Darlene Superville, Chris Megerian, Associated Press

Workers lined up in orange shirts and hard hats behind the president as he spoke. A banner that said “union strong” hung to the side.

Read Biden's full 2023 State of the Union remarks

By News Desk

"As we gather here tonight, we are writing the next chapter in the great American story," President Joe Biden told a joint session of Congress on Tuesday.

Democrats win control of Pennsylvania House, ending years of GOP rule

By Mark Scolforo, Associated Press

Democrats won control of the Pennsylvania House in special elections Tuesday, wresting partial power from Republicans for the first time in a dozen years in the competitive swing state.

WATCH: In GOP response, Arkansas Gov. Sanders slams Biden for 'woke fantasies'

By Andrew DeMillo, Associated Press

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders painted a dystopian portrait of the country in the Republican rebuttal to President Joe Biden's State of the Union address.

WATCH: 'No place for political violence,' Biden says in condemning Pelosi attack

By Hannah Grabenstein

President Joe Biden concluded his State of the Union address Tuesday night by remembering the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol and by encouraging Americans to embrace democracy and reject political extremism.

WATCH: Biden once again pitches 'cancer moonshot' at State of the Union

By Associated Press

President Joe Biden returned to a proposal he has pitched before, cutting cancer death rates by at least 50 percent in the next 25 years, his so-called "cancer moonshot."…

Takeaways from Biden's 2023 State of the Union

By Josh Boak, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press

President Joe Biden addressed a joint session of Congress for the first time since voters in the midterm elections handed control of the House to Republicans.

WATCH: 'We all apparently agree' on saving Medicare and Social Security, Biden teases during State of the Union

By Hannah Grabenstein

In a rowdy back-and-forth, President Joe Biden accused some congressional Republicans — not a majority — of wanting to “take the economy hostage” by insisting that Medicare and Social Security be sunset, drawing loud boos.