Nov 17 Biden signs temporary spending bill to avoid a government shutdown By Colleen Long, Associated Press The measure passed the House and Senate by wide bipartisan margins this week, ensuring the government remains open until after the holiday season, and potentially giving lawmakers more time to sort out their considerable differences over government spending levels for… Continue reading
Nov 16 WATCH: Biden tells Asia-Pacific leaders that U.S. ‘not going anywhere’ as it looks to build economic ties By Colleen Long, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Biden on Thursday made America's case to national leaders and CEOs attending the Asia-Pacific summit that the United States is committed to high standards in trade and to partnerships that will benefit economies across the Pacific. Continue reading
Nov 16 WATCH: Biden gives remarks at APEC summit in San Francisco By Christopher Bodeen, Associated Press President Joe Biden will deliver remarks on Thursday at a CEO summit held at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in San Francisco. Continue reading
Nov 15 Watch 8:23 Biden pushes for stable U.S. relationship with China during summit with Xi By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Teresa Cebrián Aranda and Sarah Cutler, Columbia Journalism Fellow Wednesday in San Francisco, President Biden met face-to-face with Chinese leader Xi Jinping for the first time in a year. The two leaders are announcing agreements on military communication and a crackdown on the Chinese chemicals used to make fentanyl. Continue watching
Nov 15 WATCH: Biden speaks on Israel-Hamas war after meeting with China’s Xi Jinping By Associated Press Biden says he believes Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza will only stop once the militant group’s ability to kill and injure Israelis is degraded, even as he said he was urging Israel to exercise caution. Continue reading
Nov 15 Biden announces 5 federal judicial nominees and stresses their diverse backgrounds By Will Weissert, Associated Press The Democratic president wants to add to more than 150 of his judicial selections who've already been confirmed. Continue reading
Nov 15 WATCH: Biden meets with China’s President Xi Jinping at APEC meeting By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Both sides pledged cooperation that would bring the U.S and China closer to resuming regular talks under what’s known as the Military Maritime Consultative Agreement, which until 2020 had been used to improve safety in the air and on the… Continue reading
Nov 14 Watch 6:29 Treasury Secretary Yellen on economic competition and cooperation between U.S. and China By Geoff Bennett, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold This week is an important moment in the strained and often tense relationship between the U.S. and China. President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet face to face in San Francisco on Wednesday as part of the Asia… Continue watching
Nov 14 A timeline of events leading up to this year’s Biden-Xi summit By Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press The course of events in the year since the last meeting between Biden and Xi offers cautious hope that they will have better luck this time around. But it also shows how easily any agreement they reach could once again… Continue reading
Nov 14 WATCH: Biden blasts climate change denial as new report details harm to Americans’ daily lives By Seth Borenstein, Tammy Webber, Associated Press “Anyone who willfully denies the impact of climate change is condemning the American people to a very dangerous future. Impacts are only going to get worse, more frequent, more ferocious and more costly,” President Joe Biden said, noting that disasters… Continue reading