The United States and China pledged to strengthen cooperation on climate change and will work together on combating methane and plastic pollution, the State Department said Wednesday, signaling a thaw in icy diplomatic relations just hours ahead of President Joe Biden’s sitdown with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
While hard-line Republican members of the House aren't looking to doom Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-LA) new role, they are considering options to tank the spending measure passed Tuesday, which did not include the cuts that many House Freedom Caucus members were looking for.
The House Committee on Homeland Security is holding a hearing on worldwide threats to the United States on Wednesday, and it will include testimony from Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and FBI Director Christopher Wray.
Wholesale inflation, as measured by the producer price index, declined to 1.3% for the year ending in October as the Federal Reserve keeps interest rates high.
Millions of retired seniors received the second round of November's Social Security payments on Wednesday, worth up to $4,555 for people who retire at 70.
SAN FRANCISCO — Against the backdrop of two wars and a federal government funding fight, President Joe Biden is about to sit down with Chinese President Xi Jinping for the first time since a Chinese spy balloon traversed the country.
