Jun 17 China’s Xi Jinping to visit North Korea this week By Yanan Wang, Associated Press China's president Xi Jinping will meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a visit Thursday and Friday. Continue reading
Jun 14 Calls mount for compromise over Hong Kong extradition bill By Christopher Bodeen, Associated Press Some members of Hong Kong's Cabinet said the government's chief executive should rethink plans to rush the bills' passage. Continue reading
Jun 13 Trump administration reviewing foreign funding at U.S. colleges By Collin Binkley, Associated Press The U.S. Education Department has opened investigations into foreign funding at Georgetown University and Texas A&M University as part of a broader push to monitor international money flowing to American colleges. Continue reading
Jun 13 Watch 6:45 News Wrap: White House dismisses agency call to fire Conway In our news wrap Thursday, the White House dismissed a federal watchdog agency’s call to fire Kellyanne Conway. The U.S. Office of Special Counsel said Conway violated the Hatch Act by using her official capacity to disparage Democratic presidential candidates. Continue watching
Jun 13 While Trump wages trade war, Pence tries to ease GOP anxiety By Zeke Miller, Associated Press Vice President Mike Pence is on a quiet mission to advance the administration's top legislative priority for the year — the troubled trade deal — and, with it, just maybe hold together the fraying Republican coalition ahead of the next… Continue reading
Jun 12 Watch 2:25 Mass protests over Hong Kong extradition law turn violent Protesters in Hong Kong are promising more mass demonstrations after some erupted into violence. Police battled crowds in a growing crisis over Hong Kong officials’ granting mainland China greater control over the city -- including the power to extradite people… Continue watching
Jun 12 Hong Kong police fire tear gas at extradition bill protesters By Christopher Bodeen, Associated Press Protesters had massed outside government headquarters in opposition to a proposed extradition bill that has become a lightning rod for concerns over greater Chinese control and erosion of civil liberties in the territory. Continue reading
Jun 10 Trump threatens more tariffs if China’s Xi doesn’t meet with him By Associated Press President Donald Trump says if Chinese President Xi Jinping doesn't meet with him at the upcoming Group of 20 summit in Osaka, Japan, this month, additional tariffs will go into effect. Continue reading
Jun 10 Hong Kong pushes ahead with bill allowing extradition to mainland China By Christopher Bodeen, Yanan Wang, Associated Press The extradition law amendments would allow Hong Kong to send people to mainland China to face charges, spurring criticism that defendants won't have the same rights as they would in Hong Kong. Continue reading
Jun 09 Massive extradition law protest fills Hong Kong streets By Christopher Bodeen, Associated Press Tens of thousands of protesters marched through Hong Kong on Sunday to voice their opposition to government-sponsored legislation that would allow people to be extradited to mainland China to face charges. Continue reading