Presidency of the United States

US President Joe Biden is shown seated at a wooden desk with a tall stack of embossed folders next to him.

Biden tackles the coronavirus; Twin suicide bombings in Baghdad; Migrant shipwreck off Libyan coast

January 21, 2021Top of The World

Newly inaugurated US President Joe Biden will sign 10 key executive orders to combat the coronavirus pandemic on Thursday, as cases surge and troubling new variants appear around the world. Biden is asking all Americans to mask up during travel as a federal mandate, radically shifting the culture of mask-wearing in the US.

Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts as Jill Biden holds the Bible during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the US Capitol in Washington, Jan. 20, 2021.

5 major challenges facing Biden on Day One

January 20, 2021Biden administration

Members of the US National Guard stand inside anti-scaling fencing that surrounds the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 10, 2021.

Impeachment looms after US Capitol attack; Pakistan plunges into darkness; Taiwan-US diplomatic ties strengthened

January 11, 2021Top of The World

A station passageway is crowded with commuters wearing face mask during a rush hour Friday, Jan. 8, 2021, in Tokyo.

COVID-19 flareups in China, Japan, US; 1-year anniversary of Ukrainian jet tragedy; National security concerns after US Capitol siege

January 8, 2021Top of The World

Turley: Impeachment trial witnesses could be ‘live torpedoes in the water’

January 20, 2020Trump impeachment

Nancy Pelosi in a white jacket stands at a podium in front of American flags.

Democrats push forward as Pelosi moves for articles of impeachment

December 5, 2019Trump impeachment

Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that the House of Representatives will proceed with articles of impeachment against US President Donald Trump. The Judiciary panel could vote as early as next Thursday to recommend impeachment charges to the full House.

How does China’s Communist Party view Trump’s impeachment inquiry?

November 29, 2019Global Politics

The Chinese Communist Party, or CCP, isn’t just keen to see members of the Trump administration squirm. The impeachment drama presents a golden opportunity to portray the United States as a nation tearing itself apart — while China, so the narrative goes, is a bastion of harmony and stability. But what might the Chinese politburo say about Trump’s impeachment inquiry behind closed doors?

Obama’s recess appointments outrage Republicans

August 15, 2013Global Politics

President Barack Obama on Tuesday named Richard Cordray as the first head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. He also named three people to the National Labor Relations Board. He used the constitutionally allowed recess appointment system, though Republicans say the Senate wasn’t actually in recess.

Obama Makes Four Recess Appointments

August 14, 2013

President Obama made four recess appointments on Wednesday, pushing through previously blocked appointees to new posts. Richard Cordray is now the head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and two Democrats and one Republican will join the National Labor Relations board. But Congress claims that they were technically in session. Michael Lynch, assistant professor […]

Takeouts: recess appointments, NCAA’s final four

August 14, 2013Global Politics

CONGRESS: President Obama issued 15 recess appointments on Saturday. The procedure allows senior federal officials to be appointed without confirmation from the Senate. Washington correspondent Todd Zwillich explains the procedure, along with the Republican reaction. SPORTS: Sports contributor Ibrahim Abdul-Matin recaps the weekend’s action in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament and looks at who’s left […]