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Biden and Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva focus on workers' rights, play down differences

By David Biller, Josh Boak, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press

President Joe Biden and his Brazilian counterpart, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, focused on workers' rights as the leaders of the Western Hemisphere's largest democracies met Wednesday in New York.

WATCH: Biden warns Netanyahu about the health of Israel's democracy, urges compromise on judicial overhaul

By Josef Federman, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press

The two leaders sat down and took time to chat one-on-one on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly. It was their first meeting since Netanyahu took office at the helm of his country’s far-right government late last year.

House Republicans set first President Biden impeachment inquiry hearing for Sept. 28

By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press

The Sept. 28 hearing is expected to focus on "constitutional and legal questions" that surround allegations of Biden's involvement in his son Hunter's overseas businesses.

WATCH: Biden exhorts world leaders to stand up to Russia at 2023 United Nations General Assembly

By Aamer Madhani, Seung Min Kim, Associated Press

President Joe Biden is making a robust case before the U.N. General Assembly that the world must remain united in defending Ukraine against Russian aggression.

Fossil fuels under fire heading into UN summit and week of climate talks, protests

By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press

As a record-smashing and deadly hot summer draws to a close, the United Nations and the city that hosts it are focusing on climate change and the burning of coal, oil and natural gas that causes it.

Biden aims to amp up safeguards for government workers as GOP hopefuls vow to slash workforce

By Seung Min Kim, Associated Press

The Biden administration is taking steps meant to strengthen protections for government employees as leading Republican presidential candidates, including Donald Trump, campaign on shrinking and remaking the federal workforce.

Americans aren't giving Biden much credit for his popular Medicare drug price negotiations, AP-NORC poll says

By Seung Min Kim, Linley Sanders, Associated Press

Even among the Americans who support allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices, approval of the Democratic president's handling of the issue remains relatively tepid.

WATCH: White House holds news briefing as Biden sends aides to Detroit to address auto workers strike

By Josh Boak, Associated Press

Jean-Pierre held a news briefing Friday after Biden dispatched two of his top aides to Detroit to help resolve the strike by unionized autoworkers, expressing sympathy for the union by suggesting that the Big 3 automakers should share their "record…

WATCH: Biden sending aides to Detroit to address autoworkers strike, says 'record profits' should be shared

By Josh Boak, Associated Press

President Joe Biden on Friday dispatched two of his top aides to Detroit to help resolve the strike by unionized autoworkers, expressing sympathy for the union by suggesting that the Big 3 automakers should share their “record profits.”…

Americans are divided over whether Biden acted wrongly in son's businesses, AP-NORC poll says

By Colleen Long, Emily Swanson, Associated Press

About half of Americans have little or no confidence that the Justice Department is handling its investigation into Hunter Biden in a fair and nonpartisan way.