Xi-Biden meet: Tariffs to Taiwan, what ails US-China ties as Trump looms | Donald Trump News

Xi-Biden meet: Tariffs to Taiwan, what ails US-China ties as Trump looms | Donald Trump News

United States President Joe Biden and President Xi Jinping of China will meet on Saturday in what is expected to be their last face-to-face meeting during Biden’s term as Beijing braces for a Donald Trump presidency in Washington. The two leaders are attending a two-day heads of state meeting of…

US, South Korea and Japan slam ‘dangerous’ ties between Russia, North Korea | Russia-Ukraine war News

US, South Korea and Japan slam ‘dangerous’ ties between Russia, North Korea | Russia-Ukraine war News

The leaders of the United States, South Korea and Japan have held a joint news conference to denounce the growing military cooperation between North Korea and Russia. Held on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Lima, Peru, the conference also served as a swan song for…

Trump’s transition team aims to kill Biden EV tax credit
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Trump’s transition team aims to kill Biden EV tax credit

President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team is planning to kill the $7,500 consumer tax credit for electric-vehicle purchases as part of broader tax-reform legislation, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. Ending the tax credit could have grave implications for an already stalling U.S. EV transition. And yet…

Trump makes triumphant post-election return to Washington
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Trump makes triumphant post-election return to Washington

He’s baaaa-aaaaaack. President-elect Donald Trump touched down at Joint Base Andrews outside Washington Wednesday morning, starting a whirlwind day of meetings with House Republicans and outgoing President Biden. It marks the 78-year-old’s first trip to the nation’s capital since his stunning election victory over Vice President Kamala Harris — in…

Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira sentenced to 15 years in prison | Al Jazeera News

Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira sentenced to 15 years in prison | Al Jazeera News

Prosecutors sought 17 years imprisonment for ‘significant’ violations of the Espionage Act. Jack Teixeira, a member of the Massachusetts National Guard, has been jailed for 15 years for leaking classified documents about the war in Ukraine and other military secrets. A federal judge in Boston, United States, on Tuesday sentenced…

Despite 30-day Gaza aid ultimatum, US says support for Israel will proceed | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Despite 30-day Gaza aid ultimatum, US says support for Israel will proceed | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Washington, DC – The United States was unambiguous in a message to Israel last month: Take specific steps within 30 days to alleviate the humanitarian crisis in Gaza or face consequences. The deadline has now passed, and the United Nations is warning that famine is “imminent” in parts of northern…

Wokeism elected Trump, Don’s vote-by-male triumph and other commentary
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Wokeism elected Trump, Don’s vote-by-male triumph and other commentary

From the left: Wokeism Elected Trump The “metropolitan liberal left has been going down a particularly self-destructive path in recent years,” thunders Nick Tyrone at Spiked; if those “liberals hadn’t done so many things wrong, Trump almost certainly would have lost.” If the center-left wants to win again, “rejecting the…

Biden will push Trump to back Ukraine in transition meeting: Adviser | Russia-Ukraine war News

Biden will push Trump to back Ukraine in transition meeting: Adviser | Russia-Ukraine war News

United States President Joe Biden will try to convince President-elect Donald Trump not to pull support from Ukraine when he takes office, the outgoing president’s national security adviser has said. Biden will make his pitch to Trump, who has repeatedly bashed US aid to Ukraine, when the two meet on…

With US House election gains, Republicans close in on unified power | US Election 2024 News

With US House election gains, Republicans close in on unified power | US Election 2024 News

Republicans are five seats short of a majority in the House of Representatives, with 19 races still uncalled. Republicans are edging closer to unified control of the United States government after winning another seat in the US House of Representatives. Incumbent Congressman Eli Crane, representing Arizona’s second district, won re-election…