President Biden met Friday with China’s top diplomat at the White House ahead of a potential meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Biden met with Wang Yi, the foreign minister and director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission, and the president “emphasized that both the United States and China need to manage competition...
The White House on Friday blasted new Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-La.) suggestion that the "human heart" is to blame for mass shootings after a gunman in Maine killed 18 people this week. “We absolutely reject the offensive accusation that gun crime is uniquely high in the United States because of Americans’ 'hearts,'" deputy press secretary...
Hidden rivers of meltwater are decaying Antarctica's glaciers from beneath, a new study has found — meaning sea levels are likely rising faster than scientists had feared. The faster melting rates are also changing the balance of freshwater and saltwater in the oceans, affecting both ocean circulation and global weather in unknown ways, according to findings published Friday in...
The Israeli military said it will be “expanding its activity” in Gaza following two small raids into the territory this week ahead of its expected ground invasion. “In addition to the attacks that we carried out in recent days, ground forces are expanding their activity this evening,” Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel...
The Smithsonian Institution could get its first museum dedicated to LGBTQ history and culture under a pair of bills reintroduced Thursday by Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.). “As our community faces unprecedented attacks and attempts to erase our history, we must preserve and protect our stories for future generations,” said Pocan, the chair of the Congressional...
Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) is criticizing newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) for comments suggesting Johnson could support additional U.S. support for Ukraine. “To his great credit, the new Speaker has been a stalwart on the Ukraine issue — voting consistently against an endless conflict with no plan from the Biden administration,” Vance said...
The implications of this crisis are dire, with diet-related diseases like cardiovascular disease, cancer and diabetes accounting for half of all deaths in the U.S. annually.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) accused pro-Palestine students of materially supporting terrorism during a foreign policy speech Friday. The 2024 Republican presidential candidate characterized the members of the Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) organization as a part of the militant group Hamas’s operation in Gaza and alleged that they materially support the terrorism the...
Democratic New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Thursday announced his veto of the New Jersey Turnpike Authority's 2024 budget, which included a planned 3% toll hike.
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., criticized the Biden administration after an appeals court ruling and called for it to hold a major oil and gas lease sale that has been delayed.