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Biden marks first night of Hanukkah with lighting of White House Menorah

Two years ago, the US president and first lady introduced the first-ever White House Menorah made from wood sourced from the White House foundation.

 The National Menorah stands during the start of Hanukkah, during a ceremony on the Ellipse near the White House on Christmas Day in Washington, U.S., December 25, 2024.
 Republican presidential nominee and former US President Donald Trump speaks on Day 4 of the Republican National Convention (RNC), at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US, July 18, 2024.

Trump offers account of assassination attempt at Republican convention

Israelis walk past posters in support of hostages, in Tel Aviv, Israel, June 16, 2024

Dozens of Hamas hostages alive in Gaza, Israeli negotiator tells AFP

 IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. June 6, 2024.

Israel-Hamas War: What happened on Day 245?


Biden threatens veto of US House's standalone Israel aid bill

The Republican-majority House passed an Israel-only bill in November, but it was never taken up in the Democratic-led Senate.

US President Joe Biden holds a press conference about his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping before the start of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Woodside, California, US, November 15, 2023.

US disabled Chinese hacking network targeting critical infrastructure, sources say

Such breaches could enable China, national security experts said, to remotely disrupt important facilities in the Indo-Pacific region that in some form support or service US military operations.

 A LAPTOP with binary codes displayed in front of the Chinese flag. Individuals basically do not care if their personal data are stolen, unless the hacker personally locks them out of their accounts or the theft has some other major concrete negative impact on their lives.

United States working to extend Gaza ceasefire - Joe Biden

"What she endured is unthinkable," Biden said of 4-year-old released hostage Abigail Edan.

US President Joe Biden holds a press conference about his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping before the start of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Woodside, California, US, November 15, 2023.

Biden attacks bans on US racist history as he names new Emmett Till monument

The violent killing put a spotlight on the US civil rights cause after his mother, Mamie Till-Bradley, held an open-casket funeral and a photo of her son's badly disfigured body appeared in media.

 US President Joe Biden waves from the stairs of Air Force One as he arrives at Vilnius airport on the eve of a NATO leaders summit, Lithuania, July 10, 2023.

US charges Israeli witness against Biden with acting as Chinese agent

Luft, a citizen of the United States and Israel, is accused of recruiting and paying a former high-ranking US government official on behalf of principals based in China in 2016.

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Israeli witness against Biden: US gov't is hunting me down

Dr. Gal Luft insists the charges made against him are entirely false and issued new allegations of corruption against US President Joe Biden.

 Gal Luft, co-director of the Institute for the Analysis of Global Security, speaks on stage during the opening day of Web Summit 2017 at Altice Arena in Lisbon

Biden reaffirms US 'commitment to Israel's security' on Independence Day

"On behalf of the people of the United States, I extend our best wishes to the people of Israel as they celebrate 75 years of statehood," the President wrote.  

 US President Joe Biden meets with Israeli President Isaac Herzog at his residence in Jerusalem, July 14, 2022

Biden plans to make re-election announcement next week

Biden aides have ramped up planning for the long-expected launch of the president's bid for a second, four-year term in 2024.

 U.S. President Joe Biden reacts as he participates in a campaign fundraising event for U.S. Rep. Mike Levin (D-CA) in San Diego, California, US, November 3, 2022.

US President Joe Biden says he will run for re-election in 2024

Biden's expected pitch is to "finish the job" after a first term that included several legislative wins, federal funds to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic and for new infrastructure.

President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, in Washington, as Vice President Kamala Harris applauds.

Brittney Griner urges Biden to bring home reporter Gershkovich, accused of spying in Russia

Russia has not made public any evidence to support the charges, under which Gershkovich faces up to 20 years in jail.

 US basketball player Brittney Griner, who was detained at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport and later charged with illegal possession of cannabis, stands inside a defendants' cage before a court hearing in Khimki outside Moscow, Russia August 4, 2022