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Biden, G7 leaders visit Hiroshima site, offer prayer and warning to Russia

President Biden and the Group of Seven leaders visited the site of the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima to get a first-hand look at the impact of nuclear weapons, honor those who died and issue a new warning to Russia.

May 19, 2023

White House sees progress in debt limit talks; Biden directs team to get a bipartisan deal

The White House on Friday said "steady progress" is being made toward lifting the debt limit and avoiding a default.

May 19, 2023

CDC: U.S. must ‘get summer-ready’ for possible monkeypox resurgence

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told Americans Thursday to remain on guard during the summer festival season against mpox, the virus formerly called monkeypox that is endemic to Africa.

May 18, 2023

New York Democrats heckle Rep. George Santos on U.S. Capitol steps

Progressives from New York heckled Rep. George Santos on the U.S. Capitol steps Wednesday as he tried to speak to the media about his legal troubles and political future.

May 18, 2023

Biden arrives in Hiroshima for G-7 talks overshadowed by the debt limit crisis

President Biden on Thursday said the Group of Seven nations faces one of the most complex security environments in recent history, but he's "proud that the United States and Japan are facing it together" as he kicked off an abbreviated Asia trip by sitting down with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.

May 18, 2023

Biden will not make an apology — or any statement — at the Hiroshima memorial

The White House on Wednesday said President Biden will not issue an apology for America's use of the nuclear bomb to end World War II when he visits the Hiroshima peace memorial this weekend as part of the meetings in Japan of the Group of Seven industrialized nations.

May 17, 2023

Trump again takes credit for overturning Roe, rips left on abortion

Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday continued taking credit for the Supreme Court decision that opened the door to new limits on abortion, signaling his desire to lock down pro-life support in the GOP primary while exposing himself to attack ads from Democrats.

May 17, 2023

House lawmakers vow not to repeat COVID-19 nursing home mistakes in N.Y., other states

House investigators in both parties faulted Democrat-led states Wednesday for issuing "must admit" policies that allowed coronavirus-positive residents to return to nursing homes regardless of whether the facilities had safeguards in place, as federal guidance required.

May 17, 2023

Kentucky’s Daniel Cameron thanks Trump, hits DeSantis in primary victory speech

Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron thanked former President Donald Trump and appeared to take a swipe at Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis after winning the GOP nomination for governor late Tuesday.

May 17, 2023

Sen. Marco Rubio releases COVID-19 origins report detailing suspicious behavior in China

Sen. Marco Rubio released Wednesday a report offering a "mountain of circumstantial evidence" that the coronavirus leaked from a lab in Wuhan, China, instead of spilling over from nature.

May 17, 2023

Biden to visit Hiroshima memorial during G-7 summit

President Biden will visit the peace memorial in Japan that recognizes the 140,000 people killed after the U.S. military dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, the White House said Tuesday.

May 16, 2023

Former ambassador to Moscow: U.S. can’t trust Russia on any level

A former U.S. ambassador to Russia on Tuesday said Moscow is an "implacable adversary" of the U.S., and there "cannot be trust of any kind" with the Kremlin.

May 16, 2023

Author Salman Rushdie warns that West is closing in on free speech

British author Salman Rushdie is warning that free expression in the Western world is under attack as officials weed out books from libraries and publishers update old novels for modern sensibilities.

May 16, 2023

Russia detains a former employee of U.S. Embassy

Russian authorities have arrested a former U.S. Embassy employee and charged him with conspiring with a foreign state or international organization, according to state media.

May 16, 2023

50 N.H. lawmakers endorse DeSantis ahead of formal announcement

A group supporting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday that 50 New Hampshire lawmakers are endorsing him for president as the Republican gets set to join the 2024 field.

May 16, 2023

Republican presidential hopefuls keep voters guessing on abortion issue

Former President Donald Trump opened the door to new abortion restrictions by appointing three conservative Supreme Court justices. However, he is avoiding saying what kind of limits he would support.

May 15, 2023

Biden taps Dr. Monica Bertagnolli, a top cancer researcher, to lead NIH

President Biden said Monday he will nominate prominent cancer researcher Dr. Monica Bertagnolli to lead the National Institutes of Health, the world's largest biomedical research agency.

May 15, 2023

Trump outlines new media strategy after CNN town hall, fallout with Fox News

Former President Donald Trump confirmed Monday he plans to reach beyond conservative media and speak to a range of outlets after his relationship with Fox News soured.

May 15, 2023

Nikki Haley says it would be dishonest to pledge a federal ban on abortion

Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley says it is not realistic for primary candidates to say they will usher in a federal abortion ban.

May 15, 2023

Biden pens oped calling for tighter gun laws, ban on AR-15-style weapons

President Biden is taking his case for tougher gun limits directly to the American public, writing in an op-ed that his power is limited and Congress must "do more."

May 15, 2023