Nov 21 WATCH: White House hosts NBA champion Boston Celtics By Associated Press The Celtics won their NBA-record 18th championship in June, beating the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Finals in five games. Continue reading
Nov 19 Watch 5:16 On 1,000th day of war, Ukraine hits targets inside Russia with U.S.-made missile system By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi, Sonia Kopelev One thousand days ago, Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Ukraine marked that grim milestone with a first, using a long-range American missile system to hit a target inside Russia. Also Tuesday, Russia updated its nuclear doctrine that says… Continue watching
Nov 19 Ukraine fires U.S.-made longer-range missiles into Russia as Putin lowers threshold for nuclear weapons By Hanna Arhirova, Illia Novikov, Associated Press The Kremlin's announcement Tuesday would mark Kyiv's first use of the weapons inside Russia in 1,000 days of war. Continue reading
Nov 18 Watch 10:35 'Kyiv Stands': Sullivan says U.S. role in defending Ukraine defines Biden's legacy By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Zeba Warsi President Biden is making his final international summit appearance at the G20 in Brazil. It comes as he authorized Ukraine to fire long-range U.S. weapons into Russia. Nick Schifrin sat down with National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan for an exclusive… Continue watching
Nov 18 What Biden's decision to allow Ukraine to use longer-range U.S. weapons means for the war By Samya Kullab, Associated Press The U.S. will allow Ukraine to use American-supplied longer-range weapons to conduct strikes inside Russian territory. Continue reading
Nov 18 WATCH: State Department holds daily briefing as Biden attends G20 in Brazil By Eléonore Hughes, Mauricio Savarese, Associated Press The gathering on Monday and Tuesday in Rio de Janeiro is being held amid two major wars and around two weeks after Donald Trump's victory in the U.S. presidential election. Continue reading
Nov 18 U.S. shift allowing Ukraine to hit Russian soil with long-range weapons draws warning from Moscow By Illia Novikov, Samya Kullab, Associated Press Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Monday referred to a statement made by Russian President Vladimir Putin in September, in which he said allowing Ukraine to target Russia would significantly raise the stakes in the conflict. Continue reading
Nov 17 Biden gives Ukraine permission to use U.S.-supplied missiles for deeper strikes inside Russia By Aamer Madhani, Colleen Long, Zeke Miller, Matthew Lee, Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press The decision allowing Kyiv to use the U.S.-supplied Army Tactical Missile System for attacks farther inside Russia comes as Putin positions North Korean troops along Ukraine's northern border to try to reclaim hundreds of miles of territory seized by Ukrainian forces. Continue reading
Nov 17 WATCH: Biden delivers remarks after making historic visit to Amazon rainforest in Brazil By Aamer Madhani, Gabriela Sá Pessoa, Colleen Long, Associated Press Biden spoke after becoming the first sitting U.S. president to visit the Amazon rainforest Sunday, declaring that nobody can reverse “the clean energy revolution that’s underway in America” even as Trump is poised to scale back efforts to combat climate… Continue reading
Nov 16 WATCH: Biden meets with China's Xi for final time on sidelines of APEC summit By Aamer Madhani, Colleen Long, Associated Press China’s leader Xi Jinping met for the last time with U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday but was already looking ahead to President-elect Donald Trump and his “America first” policies, saying Beijing “is ready to work with a new U.S. administration."… Continue reading