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Biden, Johnson strike friendly tone ahead of G-7 summit
Hollie Adams/Bloomberg via Getty Images(CORNWALL) -- On the eve of the G-7 summit, President Joe Biden held his first face-to-face meeting with a foreign leader -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson...
Jun 10, 2021
White House downplays Biden-Putin summit, not expecting 'huge outcome'
ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden’s highly anticipated summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Geneva is less than a week away -- his first big test to hold the Kremlin account...
Jun 10, 2021
After 1st round fails, where do infrastructure talks stand?
OlegAlbinksy/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- Almost as soon as infrastructure talks died, they were resurrected under new leadership. While President Joe Biden jets off to Europe to attend to international matt...
Jun 09, 2021
AG Garland defends DOJ decision to continue to back Trump in E. Jean Carroll defamation case
SUSAN WALSH/POOL/AFP via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Appearing Wednesday afternoon before the Senate Appropriations Committee, Attorney General Merrick Garland spoke publicly for the first time about ...
Jun 09, 2021
Biden to announce US will buy 500 million vaccine doses to donate to poorer nations
Chris Kleponis/CNP/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden has struck a deal with vaccine giant Pfizer to buy 500 million more doses that would be donated to a global vaccine pro...
Jun 09, 2021
Police did not clear Lafayette Park area so Trump could hold 'Bible' photo op: Watchdog
BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- U.S. Park Police did not clear Lafayette Park and the nearby area of protesters on June 1, 2020, so President Donald Trump could walk from the Wh...
Jun 09, 2021
Florida's Democratic Rep. Val Demings officially launches campaign to unseat GOP Sen. Marco Rubio
Mandel Ngan-Pool/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- After months of speculation, Florida Rep. Val Demings announced Wednesday morning that she is officially running against Republican incumbent Sen. Marco Rubi...
Jun 09, 2021
Biden embarks on first foreign trip as president, including summit with Putin
Official White House Photo by Carlos Fyfe(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden headed out on his first overseas trip since taking office Wednesday, seeking to reaffirm the United States' standing on the...
Jun 09, 2021
Terry McAuliffe, former Virginia governor vying for old job, wins Democratic primary
Drew Angerer/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Former Gov. Terry McAuliffe is still in the running to win back his old job, coming out on top among the five candidates competing in Virginia's Democratic guber...
Jun 09, 2021
Former Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli wins GOP gubernatorial primary in New Jersey
Gabby Jones/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Former three-term assemblyman and businessman Jack Ciattarelli prevailed in New Jersey's Republican gubernatorial primary Tuesday, multiple news out...
Jun 09, 2021
