Biden and Xi to meet in San Francisco in November, White House says
President Biden and President Xi Jinping are expected to have their first in-person meeting in a year.
Kathryn Watson is a politics reporter for CBS News Digital, based in Washington, D.C.
President Biden and President Xi Jinping are expected to have their first in-person meeting in a year.
An Alabama man has been indicted for allegedly making threats against Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labat.
"AI is all around us," President Biden said before signing an executive order governing the safety and security of AI.
Mike Johnson commented on Israel and Ukraine funding, keeping government running, a nationwide abortion ban and changing the rule that resulted in Kevin McCarthy's ouster.
"The people's House is back in business," newly elected Speaker Mike Johnson told colleagues before being sworn in.
President Biden and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese stressed the importance of the U.S.-Australia relationship, but both also spoke on the crisis in the Middle East.
Rep. Mike Johnson is the fourth speaker nominee since McCarthy's removal and the second in a single day. He said that his intention is to go the House floor Wednesday for a noon speaker vote.
The House Republican Conference voted that Jordan should drop his bid in a closed-door meeting following an earlier vote on the House floor.
Without an elected speaker, the House is paralyzed from taking any action on a national security supplemental request.
"I'm still running for speaker and I plan to go to the floor and get the votes and win this race," Rep. Jim Jordan said Thursday.
President Biden is asking Congress for $100 billion in supplemental funding, including aid for Israel and Ukraine.
President Biden visited Israel in a show of support following the Hamas terror attacks, but a meeting with Arab leaders was canceled following the deadly explosion at a Gaza hospital.
All total, 22 Republicans voted against Rep. Jim Jordan on the second ballot.
"I come to Israel with a single message — you're not alone," President Biden told the people of Israel.
Rep. Jim Jordan lost 20 Republicans to win just 200 votes, falling shy of the 217 needed to become speaker of the House.