Politics

Biden defends mental health, vows to stay in race as House Democrats set weekend meeting

President Joe Biden insisted Friday that his damaging debate performance against former President Donald Trump was just a “bad night,”…

UK’s Starmer appoints Reeves and Rayner to top ministerial team

New Prime Minister Keir Starmer named Rachel Reeves as Britain’s first female finance minister and Angela Rayner as his deputy…

Putin’s Hungarian ally Orban draws EU ire over ‘peace mission’ to Moscow

Russia’s closest European ally, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, has drawn ire from the EU over his Friday trip to…

Can Israel’s Iron Dome be overrun? System’s capabilities in focus amid rising risk of war with Hezbollah

On Thursday morning, Hezbollah said it launched 200 rockets into Israel — one of its largest attacks yet — following…

Disney heiress, wealthy Democratic donors say they won’t finance the party until Joe Biden drops out

President Joe Biden is facing an uprising from some his own party’s wealthy donors, including an heiress to the Disney…

Biden tries to calm Democrats as 2024 drop-out pressure mounts: ‘I’m not leaving’

President Joe Biden and his White House staff spent Wednesday delivering pep talks in calls and meetings with close allies,…

Biden tells ally he’s weighing whether to stay in the race: Reports

President Joe Biden has told a key ally that his reelection campaign against former President Donald Trump may not be…

Vice President Kamala Harris’ past donors privately strategize in case Biden drops out

Vice President Kamala Harris’ allies are privately discussing what her candidacy would look like if President Joe Biden dropped out…

Biden revoked 8 licenses for China’s Huawei in 2024, document shows

The Biden administration has revoked eight licenses this year that had allowed some companies to ship goods to Chinese telecoms equipment giant Huawei, according to a document first reported…

U.S. adds six companies to trade restriction list, four for training China’s military

The United States added six companies to its trade restriction list on Tuesday, including four for their links to the training of China’s military forces, according to a government posting. Two of the companies are in…