Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said in a new interview that he had geared up for an “extreme tail risk” of the U.S. invading his country, comments arriving in the wake of recent trade tension between Washington and Ottawa. The Canadian leader, in a New York Times interview published Wednesday, was asked about President Trump’s…
The Hill•Tara Suter19m ago
Scott Reed, a longtime Washington lobbyist who has a close relationship with Senator Susan Collins of Maine, leads a super PAC backing her campaign.
The New York Times•Beth Reinhard36m ago
Democratic strategist James Carville said Wednesday that President Trump’s attempts to reshape and rename multiple landmarks throughout and just outside Washington, D.C., as well as create new ones, point to his “particular hatred” for the nation’s capital. Carville discussed MS NOW’s report that Trump pushed to have his name added in some way to Ford’s…
The Hill•Ryan Mancini41m ago
Chinese president’s proposals for lessening tensions come amid period of intense competition between the two countries over AI and trade US politics live – latest updates Xi Jingping has called for extensive cooperation with Washington to avoid the “Thucydides trap” that could put the US and China on a military collision course. At the start of his summit meeting with Donald Trump in the White House, the Chinese president laid out terms for a mutual understanding that he said could avoid military conflict between the two competing superpowers. Continue reading...
The Guardian•Robert Tait in Washington59m ago
Nintendo won its $4.5 million lawsuit against James Williams, a Reddit moderator accused of distributing pirated Switch games, as reported earlier by Aftermath. In a default judgment issued on Wednesday, a Washington federal judge also ordered Williams to shut down the online stores allegedly housing libraries of pirated Switch games. Nintendo sued Williams, also known […]
The Verge•Emma Roth1h ago
Despite a two month extension to the US-China trade truce, Washington is trying to quickly close the gap on Beijing's dominance of critical minerals access.
Erin Ogunkeye is pleased to welcome Henrietta Levin, Senior Fellow with the Freeman Chair in China Studies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington. The US remains a powerful actor in its relationship with China. But power on paper is not the same thing as leverage at the negotiating table. Levin warns that President Trump’s highly personalized approach to Xi Jinping offers Beijing opportunities that China can easily exploit. Xi does not approach the relationship in the same way. Au contraire, he sees the United States as an adversary to be managed while China pursues its domestic priorities and strategic objectives in Asia, including on Taiwan.
STARLUX Airlines and American Airlines have launched a codeshare agreement linking STARLUX’s transpacific flights with American’s domestic network. Tickets are now available for itineraries combining flights on both airlines via Los Angeles and Phoenix. The initial agreement covers 20 US destinations. Passengers travelling through Phoenix can connect to cities including Albuquerque, Austin, Boston and Washington […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban1h agoThe lack of federal AI regulation may boost innovation but risks unchecked industry practices, potentially compromising public safety and trust.
CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team2h ago
Flock is in the hot seat in Washington, even if its CEO declined to actually face senators at a hearing about its "AI Surveillance Network" on Wednesday. "There's many players in this industry, but there's one name that really stands out above the rest, and that is Flock," Senate Judiciary crime and counterterrorism subcommittee chair […]
The Verge•Lauren Feiner2h ago
Ten months, one tariff threat and several "sleepless nights" later, South Korea has finally found somewhere to put the first piece of the $350 billion it promised to invest in America. The winner is a gas-fired power complex in Encinal, Texas (population 540, where real estate is about to go ballistic), and it is built to feed the one thing Washington can never get enough of: electricity for data centers and chip fabs. According to the FT, Seoul this week chose the proposed $22.3 billion, 6.3-gigawatt complex. The White House could…
Watch live as Donald Trump welcomes Xi Jinping to Washington on Thursday (24 September) for the Chinese president’s first state visit to the US in more than a decade.
President Trump dismissed a report that alleged his administration pushed to include his name on Ford’s Theatre on Wednesday, calling it “a ridiculous lie.” “The story that the White House, or me, want to affix my name to Ford’s Theatre, in Washington, D.C., where Abraham Lincoln was assassinated, is a ridiculous lie. It is FAKE…
The Hill•Mira Bhakta2h ago
Trump wants China to use its influence with Iran, while Xi seeks a halt to US arms sales to Taiwan Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping have plenty to cover when they sit down for talks Thursday at the White House. The US and Chinese leaders are tackling issues like trade irritants, artificial intelligence safeguards and the war in Iran. Trump wants China to use its influence with Iran, while Xi seeks a halt to US arms sales to Taiwan. Continue reading...
The Guardian•Guardian staff3h ago
Under President Daniel Noboa, Ecuador has restored extradition and expanded military, intelligence and law-enforcement cooperation with Washington.
The Hill•Gil Guerra, opinion contributor3h ago
The topic of artificial intelligence looms large as Chinese President Xi Jinping begins his highly anticipated state visit to Washington. The fate of Taiwan – coveted by its larger neighbour, China – will also be on the table. It's the global leader in superconductor research and development. These powerful chips can be found in smartphones, computers, and above all in AI development. Our France 2 colleagues take a rare look inside one of Taiwan's state-of-the-art laboratories.
US President Donald Trump will host Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the White House on Thursday for a day full of pageantry. Trump personally greeted Xi on the tarmac after his arrival on Wednesday, the first time in more than six decades that a US president has welcomed a foreign political leader at Joint Base Andrews near Washington. But Trump's decision to roll out the red carpet has ruffled feathers among both Democrats and Republicans.
US President Donald Trump is rolling out the red carpet for his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping ahead of Thursday's summit in Washington. But is China's leader overconfident in thinking the future belongs to Beijing? FRANCE 24's Yinka Oyetade speaks to Rex Li from King's College London.
State visit takes place at same time as UN general assembly, which Chinese leader has avoided. Plus, meet the people who are real-life Pokémon ‘professors’ Good morning. Donald Trump has welcomed Xi Jinping to the US , greeting the Chinese leader on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews at the start of his state visit. Xi’s trip coincides with the UN general assembly in New York, but he is not attending the gathering. The pageantry will continue with a formal welcome on the South Lawn of the White House, private tea with the US president and first lady, and a tour of the National Archives, among other special events. The White House has also invited major tech leaders to a state dinner being held for Xi. What will the two leaders discuss ? Amy Hawkins note in this explainer that topics are likely to include the development of AI technology, frosty trade relations and Taiwan. What developments have there been in US-China relations? The US treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, announced that the US and China agreed on Wednesday to extend the so-called Busan agreement – a temporary trade truce between the world’s two biggest economies. Who else has been invited to the US? The US has invited Vladimir Putin to take part in the G20 meeting scheduled to take place in Miami in December, in what would be the Russian leader’s first attendance at such a summit since he launched his invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, said: “We hope that’s an invitation he’ll accept.” Why is Israel facing a water supply crisis? Israel is facing weeks of water shortages after an exceptional algae bloom crippled much of its desalination capacity , in a crisis scientists say was triggered when Israeli attacks destroyed much of Gaza’s wastewater infrastructure, causing a huge discharge of untreated sewage. Continue reading...
The Guardian•Martin Belam4h ago
US President Donald Trump welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington on Wednesday for a three-day visit that will test relations between the superpowers as tensions simmer over trade, technology, Taiwan and Tehran. Xi’s first trip to the US in nearly three years was not expected to deliver major breakthroughs, but Washington and Beijing could extend their 11-month trade truce.
