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Biden signs executive order dramatically tightening border

Politics
Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON — Facing mounting political pressure over the migrant influx at the U.S. southern border, President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed an ...

The one thing US fears after Iranian president’s death

Politics
Amanda Smith

The Biden administration is closely watching how Iran reacts to the sudden death of its president, expecting the regional status quo to ...

Israel and Ukraine dominate Biden’s life. China gets its moment this week.

Politics
Amanda Smith

President Joe Biden has long wanted the spotlight on Beijing as the Big Bad of global politics. But his meetings with Asian ...

Biden and Xi Jinping discuss Russia-Ukraine war, Taiwan, election security and counternarcotics

Politics
Amanda Smith

President Joe Biden held a call with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday morning to address U.S. concerns over China’s trade with ...

White House weighs Fudge replacement options at HUD

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Amanda Smith

President Joe Biden is considering not naming a permanent replacement for departing HUD secretary Marcia Fudge, despite housing advocates’ plea for a ...

The U.S. And U.K. Launch Airstrikes On Yemen

Politics
Amanda Smith

The U.S. and U.K. launched airstrikes on Yemen on Thursday in a major escalation of tensions in the Middle East amid Israel’s ...

The US plans an unofficial delegation to Taiwan to meet its new leader amid tensions with China

Politics
Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration will send an unofficial delegation comprised of former senior officials to Taiwan shortly after the self-governed ...

The war in Gaza may widen. The Biden admin is getting ready for it.

Politics
Amanda Smith

Biden administration officials are drawing up plans for the U.S. to respond to what they’re increasingly concerned could expand from a war ...

Some Muslim American advocates hesitant to work with White House on Islamophobia

Politics
Amanda Smith

The White House’s push to create a strategy to counter Islamophobia is facing reluctance amid a spike in hate-fueled incidents against Arab ...

How the White House convinced Israel to open another crossing for aid to enter Gaza

Politics
Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON — When the temporary truce between Israel and Hamas collapsed this month, the immediate concerns of Biden administration officials were twofold: ...