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The high-level meeting on economic and trade affairs between China and the United States has concluded in Geneva. Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng said the two sides have reached substantive progress and important consensus. 

A Chinese diplomat says the country is ready to strengthen coordination with Latin American countries to uphold international multilateralism. 

The fourth ministerial meeting of a forum between China and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States will convene in Beijing on Tuesday. 

In a high-stakes showdown this week, President Biden and the leaders of congress met face to face in an effort to avoid the United States defaulting on its debt for the first time in history.Jim Tankersley, a White House correspondent for The Times, explains how close the country ... Show More

Congress and President Biden have five weeks to strike a deal on raising the debt ceiling, according to a new projection from the Treasury Department. Otherwise, the country will need to brace for an economic catastrophe. The problem? Neither side is willing to compromise.  Presi ... Show More

Gen. Milley contradicts President Joe Biden again and speaks about former President Donald Trump's final days. Milley was not consulted when Trump initially ordered a total troop withdrawal from Afghanistan by mid-January 2021. Top generals again contradict Biden in testimony and ... Show More

President Joe Biden has called for national unity after confirming he will sign the debt ceiling deal between Republicans and Democrats. Rahul Tandon discusses this and how best anger can be managed and averted in the workplace with Associate Professor Mandy O'Neill, of George Ma ... Show More

The White House and Congress are battling over raising the nation’s $31.4 trillion debt ceiling. If they don’t act and the US defaults on its debt this summer, the economic shockwaves will be felt across the nation and around the world. Even so, the conventional wisdom in many pa ... Show More

Congressional leaders and the White House last night unveiled a $1.3 trillion spending deal that will fund the federal government through the end of September. 

President Biden tonight will address a joint session of Congress, during which he will try to sell legislators and the country on his third $1 trillion-plus plan since taking office just three months ago, the American Families Plan. Dan is joined by White House Council of Economi ... Show More

President Biden and House Speaker McCarthy are scrambling to sell their debt limit deal to lawmakers. Their agreement could avoid a catastrophic default if congressional leaders can find the votes. Rep. Jamaal Brown (D-N.Y.) joins to share his concerns about the bill. Plus, a rar ... Show More

The clock is ticking for Congress to raise or suspend the debt limit. Otherwise, the US will default on its debt for the first time in history. CNN Political Director David Chalian explains the impact this would have on the country and the political factors at play. President Joe ... Show More

In 2011, then-Vice President Biden had a front row seat to a bruising debt ceiling standoff between President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner. That fight arguably derailed the Obama presidency and the nascent economic recovery. After that experience, Biden and his tea ... Show More