US president to give red-carpet treatment to Chinese counterpart despite tensions over AI development AI looms large over Trump-Xi meeting amid US-China distrust Donald Trump welcomed Xi Jinping to the US on Wednesday evening at the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews, an unusually generous meeting to kick
Republican senator calls bribery allegation ‘categorically false’ as ProPublica reports Trump derailed FBI inquiry Democrats in Maine on Wednesday accused Republican senator Susan Collins of corruption after a major media outlet reported that the FBI had proposed investigating her for allegedly
Ker’Sean Ramey, 41, set to die by lethal injection, sixth person to be executed by Texas officials this year A man found guilty of fatally shooting three people during a 2005 attempted robbery at a rural Texas home is scheduled to be executed Wednesday, a week after the other man convicted in the
Two leaders could discuss tech safety issues and US-China trade ties but may skip over climate emergency Analysis: AI looms large over Trump-Xi meeting The leaders of the world’s two superpowers are meeting in the US this week . It is Xi Jinping’s first state visit to the US in more than a decad
US-Iran meeting takes place on sidelines despite president’s threat to ‘annihilate’ Tehran regime. Plus, one man’s month-long pilates odyssey Good morning. Donald Trump has used the platform of the UN general assembly in New York to threaten to “annihilate the Islamic republic” of Iran,
The PM’s shiny newness could explain the easy ride he got this time. But who would dare predict the ever-shifting weather in the president’s head? Watching footage of Andy Burnham at the UN general assembly on Tuesday was like watching your child from behind a tree in the playground. Are they ma
Congress has so far done little to rein in the AI industry even as some of its most prominent leaders warn about potentially catastrophic risks Sign up for US Breaking News emails Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. Donald Trump will meet with the Chinese president Xi Jinping later today
Trump says further talks possible as barrel of Brent crude falls to below $100 for first time in two weeks United Nations general assembly – latest updates Iran has pushed back on claims that it dropped former preconditions for reopening the strait of Hormuz in surprise talks held in New York unde
Iran war, rising prices and president’s low ratings give Democrats advantage, but Republicans have poured cash into key races – could it be decisive? Donald Trump pulled out all the stops at the Republican party’s midterm convention two weeks ago. In speeches aimed at the voters who will soon
Fears persist about Trump ‘sucking up’ to Xi on Taiwan, but few concrete outcomes anticipated from US meeting When Xi Jinping, China’s leader, touches down in Maryland on Wednesday, he will step out into the arms – perhaps a hug , if Donald Trump’s wishes come true – of a US president wh
Surrogate who rejected abortion request had asked justices to halt court order recognizing LA couple as legal parents The supreme court has refused to get involved with a custody dispute between an Alaska surrogate and a California couple whose child was born with a rare and serious heart defect. On
Lawyers for James ‘Fergie’ Chambers, wanted over alleged support for Hamas, say client is being persecuted The Spanish government has decided to allow the Trump administration’s controversial extradition request to extradite wealthy activist James “Fergie” Chambers to continue in the count