The APEC summit is happening this week in San Francisco. What is APEC, anyway?
The forum has limited scope. It is centered on trade and the economy. There is no military component and it wasn’t forged by a world-altering event like a war
The impeachment inquiry against Joe Biden: What does it involve and what are the next steps
Only three presidents have been impeached in US history. Republicans want Joe Biden to be the fourth
Hillary Clinton returning to the White House for an arts event next week
The White House announced that Clinton is scheduled to appear Tuesday to help honor the 2023 winners of the Praemium Imperiale
Biden will use Camp David backdrop hoping to broker a breakthrough in Japan-South Korea relations
It will be the first time that Biden has hosted world leaders at the secluded retreat nestled in Maryland’s Catoctin Mountains
Biden makes Grand Canyon monument designation, citing Arizona tribal heritage, climate concerns
Biden said the new designation would see the federal government live up to its treaty obligations with Native American tribes
Play It Again, Joe. Biden bets that repeating himself is smart politics
If you’ve heard one of the president’s recent speeches, you’ve basically heard them all
Nervous Republicans turn to New Hampshire in hopes of stopping Trump
More than a dozen high-profile Republicans are looking to New Hampshire to help stop Trump’s march toward a third consecutive Republican presidential nomination
Why is it so hard to lie to yourself (even when we’re surrounded by lies)?
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Self-deception requires a splitting of the personality, but that is not the case of lying in public
Janet Yellen, the perfectionist economist who shatters all glass ceilings
The Treasury Secretary, a far-seeing and meticulous woman, faces the looming threat of the United States government defaulting on its debt
Donald Trump, the first former president to be indicted in U.S. history
Before him, half a dozen presidents or vice presidents were enmeshed in impeachment trials or linked to crimes
Court blocks COVID-19 vaccine mandate for US gov’t workers
Biden issued an executive order in September 2021 requiring vaccinations for all executive branch agency employees, with exceptions for medical and religious reasons
Joe Biden says Jimmy Carter has asked him to deliver his eulogy
Carter, who at 98 is the longest-lived US president, announced last month that he would spend his remaining days at home receiving end-of-life care
Barbara Bryant, first woman to lead Census Bureau, has died
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President George H.W. Bush appointed Bryant as Census Bureau director in 1989
Biden reelection bid faces resistance from some Democrats
Just 37% of Democrats nationwide want the president to seek a second term, down from 52% in the weeks before last year’s midterm elections
Chief of staff exerts quiet power at center of White House
Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, said the White House chief of staff is a kind of a “chief operating officer of the country”
California Sen. Feinstein says she won’t run for reelection
The senator, who turns 90 in June, is the oldest member of Congress and has faced questions in recent years about her cognitive health and memory
Biden names Fed vice chair Brainard to head Economic Council
The president also nominates longtime adviser Jared Bernstein to be chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers
Biden’s State of the Union draws audience of 27.3 million
It was down nearly 28% from the 38.2 million people who saw the president’s address in 2022
Former US leaders asked to recheck for classified docs
The Archives sent the letter to representatives of former presidents Trump, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush and Ronald Reagan
Investigation? Review? Biden faces a messaging dilemma
The president’s team has faced criticism for its fragmented disclosures about the discoveries of classified documents
The ‘red wave’ that wasn’t, and other key takeaways from the US midterm elections
Abortion was a priority issue in five states, John Fetterman defeated Mehmet Oz for a Senate seat and Florida governor Ron DeSantis secured a resounding victory
US midterm elections: Gubernatorial races down to the wire
Republicans are gaining ground in traditionally Democratic states by focusing on crime and the economy