Biden’s decision to tap Franchetti goes against the recommendation of his Pentagon chief. But Franchetti, the current vice chief of operations for the Navy, has broad command and executive experience
Some of the guidelines call for third-party oversight of the workings of commercial AI systems, though they don’t detail who will audit the technology or hold the companies accountable
His campaign plans to raise and spend around $2 billion in coordination with the national and state Democratic parties
The Wednesday hearing came after the president’s son pleaded guilty last month to misdemeanor tax charges in what Republicans have derided as a ‘sweetheart’ deal
The Republican-led Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government is set to convene Thursday
The committee’s legislation would impose new standards for transparency around recusals, gifts and potential conflicts of interest
The new rule took effect May 11 with the expiration of a COVID-19 restriction known as Title 42 that had limited asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border
It is unclear how much longer special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation will last, but its gravity is evident
Benjamin Netanyahu’s government is pushing forward with judicial changes that have sparked widespread protest in Israel, and he has authorized the construction of thousands of new housing units in the West Bank
Kerry met on Tuesday with the ruling Communist Party’s head of foreign relations Wang Yi, telling him Biden hoped the two countries could ‘achieve efforts together that can make a significant difference to the world’
Rebel Democratic Senator Joe Manchin, Biden’s main domestic opponent, supports a non-partisan platform that aspires to a united bid for the White House
On his Truth Social platform, the former president and Republican presidential candidate said he received the target letter on Sunday night. Such a letter often can precede an indictment
As the case over the former president’s handling of classified documents reaches preliminary arguments, focus now alights on Aileen Cannon, appointed by Trump himself and ratified by both parties in Congress
Biden’s original plan would have canceled up to $20,000 in federal student loans for 43 million people. Of those, 20 million would have had their remaining student debt erased completely
In his first comments on the delivery of cluster munitions to Ukraine from the U.S., the Russian president said that Moscow has not used cluster bombs in its war in Ukraine so far
Washington has agreed to supply Ukraine with a munition that has been banned by over 100 countries and which will wreak havoc on the civilian population for decades after the end of the war
The move affects 804,000 people and comes after the Supreme Court struck down the president’s plan to eliminate $400 billion in debt for tens of millions of borrowers
Majorities of adults say U.S. laws and policies do a poor job of representing what most Americans want on issues ranging from the economy and government spending to gun policy, immigration and abortion
The Biden administration’s decision to rejoin the UN body is a gesture in favor of multilateralism at a time when international institutions are being eroded
The Kremlin earlier this month suggested that it was open to a possible prisoner exchange that could involve Evan Gershkovich, but it underscored that such talks must be held out of the public eye
U.S. Secret Service agents found the white powder during a routine White House sweep on July 2, in a heavily trafficked West Wing lobby where staff go in and out, and tour groups gather to drop their phones and other belongings
The leaders of Japan, Australia, South Korea and New Zealand took part in the Vilnius summit, but the Allies disagree on how far the organization should be involved in that region
Zelenskyy wanted firmer commitments on his country’s path toward NATO membership, but Biden didn’t want to take that step at this stage of Ukraine’s war with Russia.
Prices are rising at their slowest pace since 2.6% in March 2021, but the Federal Reserve is still wary
FBI Director Chris Wray’s appearance before the House Judiciary Committee is expected to be contentious
Known on the streets as tranq, it is an animal sedative that causes severe skin wounds. Dealers mix it with the opiate to make it cheaper and to prolong its effects
Tuberville’s brief comment in the hallway follows several media interviews in which he has repeatedly declined to describe white nationalists as racist