Hamas is firing rockets, Israel is conducting airstrikes and many civilians are paying the price as some progressives push the US to help Palestinians
Author: Deirdre Shesgreen, USA TODAY
Biden says he will raise refugee cap to 62,500 but warns the US will not be able to meet new number
The Biden administration said Monday it would allow 62,500 refugees to resettle in the United States, up from 15,000 during the Trump administration.
Biden recognizes as ‘genocide’ the killing of 1.5M Armenians by Ottoman Turks
Earlier this week, Turkey’s foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Joe Biden would “harm ties” if he made the genocide declaration.
President Biden calls for 50% reduction in US greenhouse gas emissions at climate summit
Biden announced the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 50% to 52% percent as he kicked off a climate summit with 40 other world leaders.
Biden administration: US must catch up to China on renewable energy to create jobs
China holds “a third of the world’s renewable energy patents. If we don’t catch up, America will … lose out on countless jobs,” Blinken says.
Watchdog: Pompeo, his wife made more than 100 personal requests of State Department employees
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his wife asked State Department employees to help with everything from hair appointments to dog care.
‘A game of chicken’: US holds indirect talks with Iran over nuclear deal amid conflicting political pressure
The U.S. and Iran each have diplomats in Vienna for Tuesday’s negotiations over the 2015 nuclear agreement that Donald Trump abandoned.
Biden faces Trump’s deadline on Afghanistan troop withdrawal: ‘Any way you cut it, we are headed for a messy outcome’
U.S. troops have been in Afghanistan two decades. Will they be out by May 1?
White House to unveil new global vaccine initiative aimed at manufacturing 1 billion doses by 2022
The White House will announce a new global vaccine initiative at a virtual summit on Friday with leaders from Japan, India and Australia.
After Khashoggi murder, Saudi Arabia shifts lobbying firepower to ‘middle America’ with women’s rights message
The Saudis are reaching out to local officials from New Orleans to Anchorage. The pitch: Saudi Arabia is a global player transforming on women’s rights.