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(Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden will host leaders from South American nations at the White House for a summit on Nov. 3 where the United States will reaffirm its commitment for cooperation on economic growth and tackling irregular migration, the White House said on Friday.

It’s a short trip from the White House to the doghouse. Commander, the latest presidential pet to make headlines for his biting behavior, is following in the pawprints of many four-legged dwellers banished from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. The 2-year-old German shepherd with a history of nipping Secret Service agents is “not presently on the White House campus," the White House said Thursday.

Joe Biden's administration issuing increasingly dire warnings of everything from impending border chaos to travel disruptions. The closure, set to start after midnight Saturday (0400 GMT Sunday) if lawmakers fail to reach a deal, would be the first since 2019 — impacting millions of federal employees and military personnel while threatening the closure of national parks. The two chambers of Congress are deadlocked, with a small group of Republicans in the House of Representatives pushing back against any stopgap measure that would at least keep the lights on. On Friday, hardline House Republicans defeated a plan proposed by their own leader to keep funds flowing, with a bill to temporarily fund the government rejected in a 232-198 vote. The measure involved deep spending cuts and would unlikely have passed the Democratic-majority Senate. Office of Management and Budget director Shalanda Young said Friday it was up to hardline Republican lawmakers to resolve the impasse, telling reporters «there is still a chance» of avoiding a shutdown. White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre added at a briefing that «the conversation is not between the president and McCarthy.» «The conversation needs to happen between Speaker McCarthy and his caucus.

The White House has direct federal agencies to get ready for a shutdown after House Republicans left town for the weekend with no viable plan to keep the government funded

By Hyunjoo Jin

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. President Joe Biden will host a second summit with leaders of the Pacific Islands Forum at the White House on Monday, part of his efforts to step up engagement with a region where the U.S. is in a battle for influence with China.

By Daniel Trotta

Joe Biden will not pardon Hunter Biden if he's convicted on gun charges against him, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Friday. Special counsel David Weiss indicted Hunter Biden on three counts tied to possession of a gun while using narcotics. Hunter Biden is charged with three criminal counts related to lying about the fact he was using illegal drugs at that time, which would have banned him under the law from owning a firearm.

Joe Biden tested negative for the viral disease, according to a report published by The Associated Press. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the president would continue testing regularly and be monitored for symptoms. Jill Biden will remain at the couple's home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, for the time being.

Jill Biden tested positive for COVID-19 Monday but is experiencing only mild symptoms, her spokeswoman said. President Joe Biden was tested for the virus following his wife's positive test, but his results were negative.

When it emerged this week that U.S. health regulators are suggesting that the federal government loosen restrictions on marijuana, the news lit up the world of weed

When it emerged this week that U.S. health regulators are suggesting that the federal government loosen restrictions on marijuana, the news lit up the world of weed

The White House says Congress should pass a short-term funding measure to ensure the government keeps operating after the current budget year ends Sept. 30

HHS) has proposed a relaxation of the regulations surrounding marijuana, according to a report from Bloomberg News on Wednesday. The report cites a letter written to the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) administrator, Anne Milgram. The letter, authored by Rachel Levine, the US Assistant Secretary for Health, specifically requests the reclassification of marijuana from its current category to a Schedule III drug as defined by the Controlled Substances Act.

G20 Summit in New Delhi, US President Joe Biden will commence his one-day visit to Vietnam on September 10. He will travel to Hanoi, the Vietnamese capital, to meet with General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and other leaders.

(Reuters) — The White House, pressed on Wednesday about recent Chinese growth, said there were issues with the transparency of economic data issued by Beijing.

President Joe Biden is stopping in the battleground state of Wisconsin to discuss how policies he calls “Bidenomics” are boosting the economy

By Jarrett Renshaw and Steve Holland

President Joe Biden plans to sign an executive order to encourage companies to manufacture new inventions in the United States

Driving Change: Tesla to rollout budget model for Asian markets The seven collaborating companies include General Motors, Stellantis, Hyundai Motor and its Kia affiliate, Honda, BMW and Mercedes. These companies represent almost 50 percent of the vehicle sales in the US market - a possibility that could lead to antitrust concerns.

Harvard University's policy of giving family members of former students and donors preference in admissions decisions, documents showed Tuesday. The probe into the prestigious university's so-called «legacy admissions» policy, a practice used by many colleges across the United States, comes less than a month after a major Supreme Court decision banned the use of race in college application decisions.