AI, North Korea, Trump: What Biden and Xi discussed in their final face-to-face meeting

President Joe Biden met with Chinese President Xi Jinping face-to-face Saturday afternoon on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) conference in Lima, Peru — their last meeting of Biden’s presidency. They began their meeting with a handshake. During that moment, a reporter in the room asked how the leaders would discuss North Korea […]

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Biden to travel to Peru, Brazil for likely last summits with world leaders

President Joe Biden is taking maybe his final lap on the world stage this week with a trip to South America. He’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, making a historic visit to the Amazon rainforest and attending two major summits. His travel comes just about a week after the U.S. election threw into question […]

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Biden congratulates Trump in phone call, invites him to meeting at White House

President Joe Biden spoke to former President Donald Trump on the phone Wednesday to congratulate him on winning the presidency, the White House said in a statement. “President Biden expressed his commitment to ensuring a smooth transition and emphasized the importance of working to bring the country together,” the White House said. Biden invited Trump […]

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White House tries to clean up Biden’s ‘garbage’ comment as Trump seizes on it

The White House and Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign on Wednesday continued to do clean up from President Joe Biden’s “garbage” comment, even as former President Donald Trump seized on it and the controversy dominated the news cycle, distracting from Harris’ “closing argument.” On Tuesday night, Biden seemed to call Trump supporters as “garbage” during […]

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Biden and Netanyahu to speak for first time in months: Source

President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are expected to speak on Wednesday, according to a source familiar with the plans. It will mark the first phone call between the two leaders in months, and since fighting has intensified in the Middle East as Israel continues its war against Hamas in Gaza while […]

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Hezbollah’s leadership ‘nearly decimated,’ national security spokesperson Kirby says

White House National Security spokesman John Kirby said on ABC News’ “This Week” that Hezbollah’s command structure has been “nearly decimated” and that thousands of the terrorist group’s drones and missiles have been destroyed. Kirby’s remarks come after the Israel Defense Forces confirmed on Saturday that it had killed Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah in […]

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Biden to celebrate progress of American economy in Thursday remarks

In remarks on Thursday at the Economic Club of Washington, D.C., President Biden will celebrate the progress of the American economy, but stop short of declaring victory, senior advisors told ABC News on a call previewing the remarks. Biden said in a post on X that he will speak about what the first key rate […]

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Biden to announce over $600M in Florida resiliency projects following hurricanes

President Joe Biden will travel on Sunday to Florida areas ravaged by the back-to-back hurricanes, and announce federal funding for projects to strengthen the electrical grid, according to the White House. Biden will be touring St. Petersburg, one of the hardest hit Florida cities from Hurricane Milton last week, and reveal $612 million for six […]

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Biden will seek to shore up Ukraine support in Germany, senior administration official says

President Joe Biden will travel on Thursday to Germany, an overseas trip that’s expected to carry with it a sense of urgency, as the president seeks to make sure Ukraine has everything it needs to defend itself, a senior administration official told reporters on Wednesday. The senior administration official made clear that Ukraine will be […]

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