Rebecca Davis editorChina struck back at the U.S. on Friday for President Joe Biden’s condemnation of its shutdown of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper.
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The Washington Post, “will create a process to scrutinize whether apps controlled by a foreign adversary present risk to U.S. national security and the security of Americans’ sensitive personal data.”A rep for TikTok did not immediately respond to TheWrap’s request for comment.
The news comes after Trump’s well-chronicled attempt to block TikTok from operating in the U.S. — unless it sold its American operations to a domestic firm — last year.
Rebecca Davis editorChina struck back at the U.S. on Friday for President Joe Biden’s condemnation of its shutdown of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper.
Jill Biden shared some sad news on Saturday, as the First Lady of the United States revealed the beloved family dog Champ has died. MORE: The Queen hosts President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden for tea at Windsor Castle – best photosChamp was a 13-year-old German Shepherd and will be sorely missed by the family.WATCH: Jill Biden and Kate Middleton stun in beautiful outfitsThe family welcomed Champ into their lives in 2008, after Joe Biden promised his wife they'd purchase a pooch if Barack
Photos have been released from the White House’s East Room, where President Joe Biden signed a bill to make Juneteenth an official federal holiday.
President Joe Biden signed legislation Thursday establishing a new federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery, saying he believes it will go down as one of the greatest honours he has as president.
President Joe Biden signed a bill that makes Juneteenth a federal holiday, with plans for the government workforce to observe the new holiday on Friday.
Rachel Scott boldly asking Putin about his handling of political opposition, and one of CNN reporter Kaitlan Collins getting snapped at by Joe Biden after asking why he’s “confident” that Putin will change his actions.McCain praised both reporters as “[women] that can ask a tough question,” opining that they should be given access to more powerful people in the United States. But then, McCain turned her words to Biden, harshly criticizing him for losing his temper a bit with Collins.
Liz Truss and US Trade Representative Katherine Tai, both sides have agreed to halt retaliatory tariffs for five years. The tariffs have led to whisky exports to the US falling by more than a third, amounting to more than £600 million in lost sales, since the 25 per cent tariff was imposed in October 2019.
President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin concluded their summit on Wednesday with an agreement to return their nations’ ambassadors to their posts in Washington and Moscow and a plan to begin work toward replacing the last remaining treaty between the two countries limiting nuclear weapons.
Martha White was a housekeeper whose refusal to leave the whites-only section of a bus was the catalyst for a 1953 bus boycott in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.White was on her way home from work on June 15, 1953, when she boarded a city bus and saw just one open seat – in the front row, just behind the driver. Though the seat was in the section reserved for white passengers, White sat, eager to rest after a long day.
Queen Elizabeth hosted US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden for tea at Windsor Castle following the conclusion of the G7 summit. President Biden and Dr Jill Biden received a warm welcome at the castle along with a Guard of Honor formed of the Queen's Company First Battalion Grenadier Guards who gave the First Couple a royal salute.
Afternoon tea with the Americans. Queen Elizabeth II met with President Joe Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden on Sunday, June 13, at Windsor Castle in England.
Queen Elizabeth, 95, has met with President Joe Biden, 78, and First Lady Jill Biden, 70, for tea at Windsor Castle. The British monarch hosted the couple on June 13, after meeting briefly at a reception two days prior. It marked Biden’s first sit-down with the Queen since his inauguration as President of the United States, and the royal’s first major engagement since her late husband Prince Philip passed away.
Kate Middleton is teaming up with Dr. Jill Biden!
Kate Middleton is a vision in red as she met with the First Lady of the United States to visit a primary school in Cornwall.The 39 year old united with Dr Jill Biden, 70, as they attended a primary school in Cornwall at the start of the G7 summit.
US President instructed his senior diplomat in London to deliver an official dressing down of UK’s Brexit Minister Lord Frost in a rare diplomatic move between allies. Yael Lempert, a senior official at the US Embassy in London, reportedly told Brexit chief Lord Frost that the UK government was “inflaming” tensions in Northern Ireland by disregarding the customs protocol agreed with the EU.
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RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk on Wednesday to kick off an eight-day trip across Europe. Biden is set to meet US personnel stationed at the base, and is expected to be greeted himself by a far calmer reception than his predecessor Donald Trump, who was met by a wave of protest.