With the U.S. poised to increase tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese goods Friday morning, President Trump said the message from President Xi Jinping was: "Let's work together. Let's see if we can get something done."
Competing narratives of the past relationship between the countries are shaping negotiators' strategies and help explain why the two sides are deadlocked.
Shanahan's nomination had been held up by an inspector general probe into whether he acted improperly in favor of Boeing, a major Pentagon contractor. He was recently cleared of wrongdoing.
After a shouting match broke out in the chamber, legislators tabled an amendment to a controversial bill that would make performing abortions a felony punishable by up to 99 years imprisonment.
By Emily Wax-Thibodeaux and Ariana Eunjung Cha · Read more
The tiger, whose captive population now dwarfs its numbers in the wild, is on the verge of becoming a fully industrialized commodity. We followed counter-trafficking conservationist Karl Ammann to Laos, where he hopes to confront the person he believes has slaughtered more tigers than anyone in the country.
Sen. John McCain's widow talks about her life without him, her place in the Republican Party and why she is not responding to President Trump's attacks.
Officials said it was the first time the United States has seized a North Korean cargo vessel for violating international sanctions, and it marks an escalation of U.S. government pressure on Kim Jong Un.
A vigil commemorating the victims of the STEM School shooting in Colorado ended in protest after students said they refused to be used as pawns to promote gun control.
It appears to be the first time President Trump has publicly acknowledged that he asked members of his administration to examine whether they could prosecute the former secretary of state.
It's that time of year when networks are deciding the fates of many shows. Here's a list of where all the broadcast (and some cable and streaming) series stand.
By Emily Yahr, Bethonie Butler and Sonia Rao · Read more
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