Chinese President Xi Jinping called on the United States to be a partner of China and not “say one thing and do another” in a meeting with Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Beijing on Friday. Blinken‚ in turn‚ expressed concerns about China’s supply of goods that could have military uses to Russia and its alleged manufacturing overcapacity.

President Joe Biden said he will debate former President Donald Trump ahead of this year’s election‚ the clearest declaration yet of his willingness to face-off with his Republican rival before voters cast ballots in November. Still‚ Biden said he didn’t know yet what format the debates might take‚ leaving open the possibility the three traditional on-stage events could look different this year. “I am‚ somewhere. I don’t know when‚” Biden said when asked by...

The Biden administration said Friday it will no longer pursue a ban against menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars‚ after it received backlash from groups and individuals across the political spectrum‚ including activists in law enforcement‚ drug policy‚ and criminal-justice reform. While the FDA had previously touted the ban as having the “potential to significantly reduce disease and death from combusted tobacco product use” by “reducing youth experimentation and addiction and...

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is preparing to vote Thursday on reinstating net neutrality regulations for the internet‚ which a new report warns could cause a slowdown in the pace of internet speed increases and price improvements seen in the years since net neutrality's repeal. The FCC‚ which currently has a majority of Democrat appointees under the Biden administration‚ is planning to bring back net neutrality rules that allow the agency to regulate broadband internet access...

Net neutrality‚ a set of policies designed to prevent internet-service providers from playing favorites among the websites they carry‚ is coming back.  In a vote Thursday‚ the Federal Communications Commission classified internet service as a public utility. The definition is part of a new framework the FCC will use to regulate broadband networks.  For years‚ internet-service providers have sparred with regulators and activists over the rules for offering internet access to...

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem‚ who is widely tipped to be former President Donald Trump’s likely pick as running mate‚ has admitted shooting dead one of her dogs for being “less than worthless” — and similarly killing a goat she found “disgusting.” The 52-year-old Republican detailed the killings in an upcoming memoir as proof she is willing to do “difficult‚ messy and ugly” things when needed‚ according to the Guardian‚ which obtained an advance copy. “Cricket was a wirehair pointer...

The Federal Communications Commission received near-universal praise after it voted to repeal rules that did away with net neutrality. Net neutrality refers to the idea that internet service providers (ISPs) offer all consumers equal and fair access to legal online content and applications. That means that ISPs can’t favor some consumers‚ content or apps over others. It is intended to stop practices such as your ISP slowing down your access to your favorite video streaming app...