Judge rejects Trump's claim of immunity in his federal 2020 election prosecution

Donald Trump is not immune from prosecution in his election interference case in Washington, a federal judge ruled Friday, knocking down the Republican's bid to derail the case charging him with plotting to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

Thanksgiving Turkey Pardon: Biden pardons turkeys Liberty, Bell in White House tradition

Liberty and Bell were given their presidential pardons. The two Thanksgiving turkeys were at the White House on Monday to play their part in what has become an annual holiday tradition: a president sparing them from becoming someone's dinner.

Biden signs temporary spending bill averting government shutdown, pushing budget fight into new year

President Joe Biden on Thursday signed a temporary spending bill a day before a potential government shutdown, pushing a fight with congressional Republicans over the federal budget into the new year, as wartime aid for Ukraine and Israel remains stalled. 

China's Xi Jinping tells Biden as talks open: 'Planet Earth is big enough for the two countries to succeed'

U.S. President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping have emerged from their first face-to-face meeting in a year vowing to stabilize their fraught relationship and showcasing modest agreements to combat illegal fentanyl and re-establish military communications.

Biden's APEC arrival met with protesters demanding Gaza ceasefire

President Joe Biden held a fundraiser in San Francisco on Tuesday, coinciding with his arrival for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit. In response, as many as one thousand protesters filled city streets urging the president to back a ceasefire in Gaza.

Biden, Xi Jinping to meet in San Francisco amid fraught US-China relations

Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet next week on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in San Francisco.

Biden lays flowers outside bar where a shooter opened fire in Maine as he mourns with community

The president has already visited other communities scarred by mass shootings. He's been to Buffalo, New York; Uvalde, Texas; and Monterey Park, California, just in roughly the past year.

San Francisco prepares for APEC, security expected to be tight

The city of San Francisco is preparing for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. The event is expected to bring more than 20,000 visitors to the city.

Biden’s Minnesota trip serves as a show of political force against primary challenger Dean Phillips

President Joe Biden is headed to Minnesota to visit a family-run farm south of Minneapolis and hold a fundraiser featuring many of the state’s top Democrats, demonstrating political clout on the home turf of his new 2024 primary challenger, Rep. Dean Phillips.

Agreement reached for Biden-Xi talks, but details still being worked out, official tells AP

President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping have agreed to meet on the sidelines of next month’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in San Francisco, according to a U.S. official familiar with the planning.

New rules curbing air pollution are coming to Bay Area ports
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The Biden administration recently approved news rules to curb air pollution in the Bay Area by requiring auto carriers and chemical and oil tankers docked in the ports to shut off their engines and plug into the local power grid for electrical needs.

Biden uses oval office speech to declare backing of Israel, Ukraine in time of war

President Joe Biden will deliver only the second Oval Office address of his term on Thursday night to make the case for U.S. backing of Ukraine and Israel in a time of war.

San Francisco man says his cousin was in Gaza hospital during attack

The State Department blames a Palestinian terrorist organization for the misfired rocket, seriously damaging a hospital in Gaza.

Blast kills hundreds at Gaza hospital; Hamas and Israel trade blame, as President Biden heads to Mideast

Hamas blamed an Israeli airstrike for the incident, while the Israeli military said the hospital was hit by a rocket fired by Islamic Jihad, a smaller Palestinian militant group allied to Hamas. The health ministry said at least 500 people were killed.