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[1/2] Lab-grown chicken from GOOD Meat is grilled by Chef Daniel Lugo at Jose Andres's China Chilcano, in Washington, U.S., July 13, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 11 (Reuters) - Lab-grown meat can be labeled kosher and halal as long as its cells are derived in methods compliant with religious standards, according to two panels of experts commissioned by the nascent industry. "It’s another marker around making cultivated meat a real solution," said Josh Tetrick, CEO of GOOD Meat. More than 12 million people in the United States eat kosher products and 8 million eat halal products, according to the OU and Islamic Services of America, a halal certification agency. Regulators cleared cultivated chicken for U.S. consumption earlier this year and it has since been served at some high-end restaurants.

Persons: Chef Daniel Lugo, Leah Millis, Josh Tetrick, Tetrick, SuperMeat, Ido Savir, Leah Douglas, Bill Berkrot Organizations: REUTERS, GOOD, Companies, Orthodox Union, OU, Islamic Services of America, Thomson Locations: Jose, China, Washington , U.S, United States, Singapore

The second person familiar with the plans confirmed the presence of several large U.S. chips companies, including Amkor, their Vietnamese partners, such as tech company FPT (FPT.HM), and Vietnamese and U.S. top officials, including Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Chip designing firm Marvell has said it plans to build a "world-class" centre in Vietnam. Vingroup (VIC.HM), Vietnam's largest conglomerate and the parent of Nasdaq-listed electric car maker VinFast , has a unit focussed on AI. Boeing may announce a deal involving the sale of 50 of its 737 MAX jets, people familiar with the matter told Reuters. Reporting by Francesco Guarascio @fraguarascio; additional reporting by Fanny Potkin; Editing by William MallardOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Joe Biden, Leah Millis, Antony Blinken, Janet Yellen, Marvell, Francesco Guarascio @fraguarascio, Fanny Potkin, William Mallard Organizations: Warehouse Union, Pacific Maritime Association, White, REUTERS, Rights, Intel, Google, Marvell, Boeing, Reuters, Sunday, Samsung, Qualcomm, Nasdaq, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, Rights HANOI, U.S, Hanoi, Vietnam, China, Taiwan

☆ Human-machine teams driven by AI are about to reshape warfare
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( David Lague | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

But aerial, land and underwater robots, teamed with humans, are poised to play a major role in warfare. Evidence of such change is already emerging from the war in Ukraine. There, even rudimentary teams of humans and machines operating without significant artificial-intelligence powered autonomy are reshaping the battlefield. Simple, remotely piloted drones have greatly improved the lethality of artillery, rockets and missiles in Ukraine, according to military analysts who study the conflict. Both Russian and Ukrainian forces are integrating traditional weapons with AI, satellite imaging and communications, as well as smart and loitering munitions, according to a May report from the Special Competitive Studies Project, a non-partisan U.S. panel of experts.

Persons: Leah Millis, Kathleen Hicks, ”, Mick Ryan, David Lague, Peter Hirschberg Organizations: 58th Independent Motorized Infantry Brigade, Ukrainian Army, REUTERS, Rights, Reuters, Australian, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, Bakhmut, U.S, Washington

He will have at least one advantage: Chinese President Xi Jinping will not be at the meetings. "But the question ... is whether the United States will be able to step up." FAST GROWTH, HIGH DEBTChinese Premier Li Qiang will represent China at the G20 as its leaders cope with sagging growth and a possible property debt crisis. For his part, Xi is also finding new ways to engage the developing world, hosting a gathering of Central Asian leaders and discussing development in May. Xi is also expected to attend an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in San Francisco in November, where he may meet with Biden.

Persons: Joe Biden, Leah Millis, Biden, Xi Jinping, Zack Cooper, Li Qiang, Vladimir Putin, Sergei Lavrov, Jake Sullivan, Donald Trump's, Sullivan, White, Khulu Mbatha, Cyril Ramaphosa, Trevor Hunnicutt, Nandita Bose, Michael Martina, Carien du, Don Durfee, Grant McCool Organizations: Warehouse Union, Pacific Maritime Association, White, REUTERS, Rights, World Bank, Bank, U.S, Partnership for Global Infrastructure, Investment, American Enterprise Institute, IMF, Global, White House, Trump, Republican, South, Central Asian, United, United Arab Emirates, Economic Cooperation, Biden, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, India, United States, Africa, Latin America, Asia, Washington, China, Russian, East, Central Asia, Saharan Africa, People's Republic, Ukraine, Brazil, South Africa, Beijing, Moscow, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Ethiopia, Egypt, Argentina, United Arab, San Francisco, Carien du Plessis, Johannesburg

☆ Biden rejects conditions of plea deal for Sept. 11 attacks defendants
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The White House confirmed that Biden concurred with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's recommendation not to accept the conditions, known as joint policy principles, as a basis for plea talks. "The 9/11 attacks were the single worst assault on the United States since Pearl Harbor. More than 3,000 people were killed in the hijacked plane attacks by al Qaeda militants using four commercial airline jets, flying two of them into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City. The fourth plane went down in rural Pennsylvania after passengers fought back against the hijackers. Reporting by Jeff Mason and Dan Whitcomb; editing by Grant McCoolOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Joe Biden, Leah Millis, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Biden, Lloyd Austin's, al, Jeff Mason, Dan Whitcomb, Grant McCool Organizations: Warehouse Union, Pacific Maritime Association, White, REUTERS, Guantanamo, New York Times, U.S, Times, White House, World Trade, Pentagon, Washington , D.C, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, United States, Pearl, New York City, Washington ,, Pennsylvania

☆ US's McCarthy says China's position on Fukushima discharge 'unfair, 'false'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy walks through Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, U.S., July 19, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsTOKYO, Sept 7 (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy called China's position on the release of treated radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant "unfair" and "false" during a visit to Tokyo on Thursday. Japan started its discharges from the wrecked plant last month, provoking strong criticism from China. In retaliation for the release into the ocean, China has placed a blanket ban on all aquatic imports from Japan. Reporting by Yukiko Toyoda and Sakura Murakami; Editing by Clarence FernandezOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Kevin McCarthy, Leah Millis, Yukiko Toyoda, Sakura Murakami, Clarence Fernandez Organizations: U.S . Capitol, REUTERS, Rights, . House, Japan, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, Tokyo, China, Japan

☆ Biden seeks minimum staff levels at US nursing homes
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris hold an event about lowering healthcare costs in the East Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., August 29, 2023. BY THE NUMBERS: The nursing home industry takes in nearly $100 billion a year from U.S. taxpayers, yet many understaff their facilities, the White House said. The new rule proposes that facilities have a registered nurse (RN) on site around the clock. A nursing home would need two registered nurses for each eight hour shift and 10 nurse aids per eight-hour shift, the White House said. To meet the requirements, 68% of nursing homes would have to hire nurse aides and 36% of nursing homes would have to hire RNs, it said.

Persons: Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Leah Millis, Joe Biden's, Biden, RNs, Doina Chiacu, Daniel Wallis Organizations: White, REUTERS, Rights, Democrat, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S

☆ Judge sentences ex-Proud Boys leaders to 17 and 15-year terms for US Capitol attack
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Sarah N. Lynch | Thomson Reuters | Sarah N. Lynch Is The Lead Reporter For Reuters Covering The U.S. Justice Department Out Of Washington | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

In one of the debates during his 2020 presidential campaign, Trump famously told the Proud Boys to "stand back and stand by" when he was asked by the moderator to denounce white supremacists. [1/2]A mob of supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump storm the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2021. They are requesting a 20-year term for Pezzola, who was acquitted of seditious conspiracy, but convicted of other serious felonies. The sentences he imposed, while far lower than what the government requested, still represent among the most stringent to date in connection with the Capitol attack. It is one of four indictments now facing Trump, as the 2024 campaign is about to kick into high gear.

Persons: Joseph Biggs, Zachary Rehl, Donald Trump's, Timothy Kelly, Biggs, Rehl, Kelly, Jan, ”, “ I’m, ” Rehl, “, Joe Biden's, Trump, Jason McCullough, ” Trump, Biden, Donald Trump, Leah Millis, Ethan Nordean, Dominic Pezzola, Enrique Tarrio, Rehls, Stewart Rhodes, Jack Smith, Stormy Daniels, Sarah N, Lynch, Scott Malone, Mark Porter, Grant McCool Organizations: Boys, U.S, Capitol, Prosecutors, Democratic, Republican, REUTERS, Trump, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, Georgia, Florida, New York

☆ Judge sentences ex-Proud Boys leader Biggs to 17 years over US Capitol attack
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Sarah N. Lynch | Thomson Reuters | Sarah N. Lynch Is The Lead Reporter For Reuters Covering The U.S. Justice Department Out Of Washington | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

[1/2] A mob of supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump storm the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2021. Ahead of his sentencing, Biggs apologized for his actions as he faced Kelly, choking up as he spoke about his daughter whom he said was a sexual assault victim who needs him. Together, Biggs and Rehl will become the first Proud Boys convicted of seditious conspiracy to be sentenced for their roles in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack. Norm Pattis, an attorney for both Biggs and Rehl, asked Kelly to sentence his clients to a term that is below U.S. sentencing guidelines. In May, a jury convicted Biggs, Rehl, Tarrio and Nordean of seditious conspiracy, a Civil War-era law that makes it a crime to conspire to oppose the government by force, and other felonies.

Persons: Donald Trump, Leah Millis, Joseph Biggs, Donald Trump's, Timothy Kelly, Kelly, Jan, Biggs, “, ”, “ I’m, Zachary Rehl, Rehl, Stewart Rhodes, Jason McCullough, Enrique Tarrio, Ethan Nordean, Joe Biden's, Trump, Biden, Jack Smith, Norm Pattis, Pattis, Dominic Pezzola, Pezzola, Sarah N, Lynch, Scott Malone, Mark Porter Organizations: U.S, Capitol, REUTERS, Rights, Democratic, Republican, Prosecutors, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S

☆ Biden says climate crisis is undeniable after Hurricane Idalia damage
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

WASHINGTON, Aug 30 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday said no one could deny that the world is facing a climate crisis, after Hurricane Idalia plowed through the Big Bend region of Florida and forced millions of residents to evacuate. "I don't think anybody can deny the impact of the climate crisis anymore," Biden told reporters at the White House. Some Republican lawmakers, including Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who is running to win the Republican presidential nomination, continue to oppose a slew of measures aimed at curbing emissions. Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy called "the climate agenda" a "hoax" during last week's GOP debate. On Tuesday, she told reporters that extreme storms were part of a "new normal" that Americans are facing, adding that investments in resilience and mitigation were critical to prepare for future storms.

Persons: Joe Biden, Idalia, Biden, ” Biden, Ron DeSantis, Hurricane Idalia, Leah Millis, Vivek Ramaswamy, Deanne Criswell, Jeff Mason, Andrea Shalal, Trevor Hunnicutt, Andy Sullivan Organizations: White, Republican, Hurricane, REUTERS, GOP, Federal Emergency Management, Thomson Locations: Bend, Florida, Maui, Hawaii, Washington , U.S

A person walks past the U.S. Capitol building at sunset as the Republican-controlled House of Representatives reconvenes on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 9, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsAug 21 (Reuters) - A significant minority of members of the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday said they opposed a federal bill that would overturn a California animal welfare law, arguing it infringes on states' rights. The members urged Thompson and Scott not to include the EATS Act in the upcoming farm bill, a package passed every five years that funds nutrition and farm support programs. A spokesperson for Thompson, who has previously expressed support for the EATS Act, declined to comment. The current farm bill expires Sept. 30, although Congress will likely need to pass a short-term extension due to delays drafting and negotiating the next bill.

Persons: reconvenes, Leah Millis, Thompson, David Scott, Democrat Earl Blumenauer, Scott, Leah Douglas, Conor Humphries, Mark Porter Organizations: U.S . Capitol, Republican, REUTERS, U.S . House, Representatives, Agriculture, Democrat, Pork Producers Council, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, California

☆ What Wall Street needs to know about UAW talks, a potential strike, and what it could all cost
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

AEG estimates the total economic loss by calculating potential losses to UAW workers, the manufacturers and to the auto industry more broadly if the sides cannot reach tentative agreements before the current contracts expire. $825 millionThe UAW has more than $825 million in its strike fund, which it uses to pay eligible members who are on strike. The strike pay is $500 per week for each member – up from $275 in 2022. Assuming 150,000 or so eligible workers, that's all-in weekly strike pay of about $75 million. The UAW is scheduled to hold a procedural strike authorization vote next week, which would grant union leaders the ability to strike, if warranted.

Persons: Michael Wayland, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, Shawn Fain, there's, Melissa Atkins, Kristin Dziczek, Rebecca Cook, Stellantis, Fain, Joe Biden, Leah Millis Organizations: United Auto Workers, General Motors, Hamtramck Assembly, CNBC DETROIT, U.S, GM, Ford Motor, New UAW, UAW, Detroit, Bloomberg News, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago's, Sterling Heights Assembly, Center for Automotive Research, Fiat Chrysler, Ford, Anderson Economic Group, AEG, Deutsche Bank, Reuters Locations: Detroit, Hamtramck, Omaha, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago's Detroit, Sterling Heights, Sterling Heights , Michigan, U.S, Michigan, Warren , Michigan

☆ Yellen's Las Vegas stop shows Bidenomics can be a tough sell
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Andrea Shalal | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsLAS VEGAS, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Daemein Hargrove, 21, recently dropped plans for a four-year college degree to sign up for an apprenticeship program in Las Vegas that he says has given him higher pay, good medical benefits and a pension. But he's also shouldering gas costs of $500 a month as he commutes to a massive solar site 45 minutes outside of Las Vegas. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's visit Monday to the Las Vegas training center where Hargrove and nearly 700 other apprentices are being paid to work and learn new skills raises some questions about Biden's approach. Yellen's trip to Las Vegas won praise from union leaders, but drew scant public or local media attention. Casey Harrison, a political reporter at the Las Vegas Sun, said the coverage reflected a lack of demand but also inadequate preparation by the administration.

Persons: Janet Yellen, Leah Millis, Daemein Hargrove, Joe Biden's, Hargrove, They're, he's, He's, Biden, Republican Donald Trump, Janet Yellen's, Casey Harrison, Harrison, it's, we've, Gina Raimondo, Deb Haaland, Yellen, what's, Barack Obama's, Rachelle Warren, Warren, It's, Andrea Shalal, Heather Timmons, Alistair Bell Organizations: Treasury, Development Finance, Strategic, International Studies, REUTERS, LAS VEGAS, U.S, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Republican, Democrats, Las Vegas, NBC, Las, Sun, U.S . Treasury, Reuters, Biden, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, Las Vegas, United States, Vegas, Nevada

WASHINGTON, Aug 15 (Reuters) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday he could not confirm a report that Iran slowed its pace of amassing near-weapons-grade enriched uranium but would welcome any Iranian steps to de-escalate its "growing nuclear threat." On Thursday, sources said Iran may free five detained U.S. citizens as part of a deal to unfreeze $6 billion in Iranian funds in South Korea. Iran allowed four detained U.S. citizens to move into house arrest from prison. "Of course, we would welcome any steps that Iran takes to actually deescalate the growing nuclear threat that it has posed since the United States got out of the Iran nuclear deal," Blinken told a news conference, alluding to former U.S. President Donald Trump's 2018 abandonment of that agreement. Blinken emphasized that the agreement included U.S. citizens who have all been designated as wrongfully detained and said Washington would continue to examine other cases.

Persons: Antony Blinken, Blinken, Donald Trump's, Roya Hakakian, Sherry Hakimi, Nazanin Boniadi, Leah Millis, Iran's, I'm, Shahab Dalili, Biden, Dalili, we're, Humeyra Pamuk, Simon Lewis, Arshad Mohammed, Daphne Psaledakis, Josie Kao Organizations: U.S, Union and United Nations, Iranian, U.S . State Department, REUTERS, State Department, Thomson Locations: Iran, U.S, South Korea, United States, American, Iranian, Washington , U.S, Washington

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about his plans for continued student debt relief after a U.S. Supreme Court decision blocking his plan to cancel $430 billion in student loan debt, at the White House in Washington, U.S. June 30, 2023. The rule is separate from Biden's more sweeping student debt relief plan. The Supreme Court in June blocked his administration from canceling $430 billion in student loan debt for 43 million borrowers. The Democratic president has since announced plans to provide relief for student loan borrowers using a different approach. CCST sued in February after the Education Department in October finalized a rule changing a "borrower defense to repayment" program that allows students to seek debt relief if their schools mislead them.

Persons: Joe Biden, Leah Millis, Biden, Edith Jones, Kyle Duncan, Cory Wilson, CCST, The Biden, Nate Raymond, Alistair Bell Organizations: U.S, Supreme, White, REUTERS, ITT Educational Services, Circuit, Colleges, Schools of Texas, Democratic, Republican, U.S . Department of Education, Education Department, Corinthian Colleges, ITT Technical Institute, The, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, New Orleans, Boston

☆ US lawmakers back closer coordination with Pacific islands to counter China
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( David Brunnstrom | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The sparsely populated nations, whose territories cover vast areas of the Pacific, have relations with the United States governed by so-called Compacts of Free Association. "The strategic location of these islands is integral to our national security, but the lack of direct security channels between our nations creates risk," she added. An Ernst aide said Palau had already established a national security council and the other COFA states were actively considering doing so. He noted that the U.S. has significant military installations on the islands, including high-powered radar on Palau and its main long-range missile testing site in the Marshall Islands. The councils would comprise members of respective COFA states and make use of Pentagon-approved communications equipment to prevent Chinese espionage and allow sharing of intelligence, he said.

Persons: reconvenes, Leah Millis, Joni Ernst, Beijing's, Democrats Mazie Hirono, Tim Kaine, Chris Van Hollen, Ernst, Palau, Joni Ernst's, David Brunnstrom, Louise Heavens Organizations: U.S . Capitol, Republican, REUTERS, Defense, Marshall, Free Association, U.S, Reuters, Democrats, Pentagon, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, China, Palau, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, United States, Washington, Marshall, Pacific, U.S, Solomon Islands

☆ Redistricting battles could determine control of US House in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( Joseph Ax | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

But a series of legal challenges, including a major U.S. Supreme Court ruling, have cast many of those district lines into doubt. Legal experts said the ruling bolsters similar challenges in Georgia and Louisiana, where voting rights groups have argued that Republican-drawn maps marginalized Black voters. In Ohio, the state Supreme Court appears set to alter course after previously finding Republican maps violated the state constitution’s prohibition on gerrymandering. In Wisconsin, the most expensive state Supreme Court election in U.S. history resulted in a new liberal majority. OTHER BATTLESLast month, the Utah Supreme Court heard arguments over the state’s Republican-drawn congressional map, which carved Democratic Salt Lake County into four separate districts.

Persons: reconvenes, Leah Millis, –, ”, Michael Li, University’s, “, Kathy Hochul, Janet Protasiewicz Organizations: YORK, House, U.S . Capitol, Republican, REUTERS, Republicans, Census, Supreme, Center for Justice, U.S, Democrat, REPUBLICAN, STATE, Democratic, Ohio’s Republican, DEMOCRATIC, Utah Supreme Locations: New York, Utah, U.S, Washington , U.S, New, Black, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, Ohio, In Wisconsin, Democratic Salt Lake County, New Mexico

That deterioration, as well as increased polarization in the country’s political climate, was visible in the Jan. 6 insurrection, which the agency highlighted in meetings with the Treasury ahead of the downgrade. "You have the debt ceiling, you have Jan. 6. Higher interest rates are also likely to make the country's debt burden heavier to sustain, he added. The latest debt ceiling suspension, agreed in June, will last until early 2025, when another political debate around the borrowing limit is likely, he added. "That would just highlight the real political polarization and the kind of deterioration in governance that we've already noted ... to have a two-notch downgrade would be pretty harsh."

Persons: Donald Trump, Leah Millis, Fitch, Richard Francis, Francis, Janet Yellen, we've, Davide Barbuscia, Megan Davies, Ira Iosebashvili, Andrea Ricci Organizations: U.S, Capitol, REUTERS, Fitch, Reuters, AAA, Republicans, Hearst, Standard, Treasury, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, States, United States

The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC), the pork industry trade group, supports the Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression (EATS) Act, a bill introduced by U.S. Animal welfare groups say Proposition 12 is necessary because some sows and hens are housed in cages so small they cannot turn around. "We ultimately don’t believe the EATS Act is aligned with progress in animal welfare," Carey said. Hormel Foods <HRL.N> and Tyson Foods (TSN.N) did not respond to questions about the EATS Act. All of its 750 ranchers are in compliance with Proposition 12, said vice president of communications Kerri McClimen.

Persons: Randy Hutton Jr, Leah Millis, Roger Marshall, Ashley Hinson, Clemens, Tyson, Bryan Humphreys, Chris Carey, Carey, Jim Monroe, Brian Moscogiuri, Galina Hale, Chris Green, Randy Hutton, Jr, Hutton Jr, Perdue, Kerri McClimen, Leah Douglas, David Gregorio, Marguerita Choy Organizations: REUTERS, U.S ., Pork Producers Council, U.S, Clemens Food Group, Supreme, Reuters, Smithfield Foods, Tyson Foods, University of California, Harvard Law School's Animal Law, Niman, Thomson Locations: Chestertown , Maryland, U.S, California, U.S . Congress, Smithfield, Santa Cruz, Shore

That deterioration, as well as increased polarization in the country’s political climate, was visible in the Jan. 6 insurrection, which the agency highlighted in meetings with the Treasury ahead of the downgrade. "It was something that we highlighted because it just is a reflection of the deterioration in governance, it's one of many," he said. "You have the debt ceiling, you have Jan. 6. The latest debt ceiling suspension, agreed in June, will last until early 2025, when another political debate around the borrowing limit is likely, he added. "That would just highlight the real political polarization and the kind of deterioration in governance that we've already noted ... to have a two-notch downgrade would be pretty harsh."

Persons: Donald Trump, Leah Millis, Fitch, Richard Francis, Francis, Janet Yellen, Jared Bernstein, “, we've, Davide Barbuscia, Megan Davies, Ira Iosebashvili, Andrea Ricci Organizations: U.S, Capitol, REUTERS, Fitch, Reuters, AAA, Republicans, Hearst, Standard, Treasury, CNBC, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, States, United States

U.S. President Joe Biden rides his bike down a path in Gordons Pond State Park in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, U.S., August 1, 2023. As the indictment was being unsealed, Biden and his wife Jill were headed to Matt's Fish Camp, a chowder and fried fish restaurant, for an early supper. "We would refer you to the Justice Department, which conducts its criminal investigations independently," said Ian Sams, a White House spokesperson. "The Department of Justice is independent," White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters last Friday. Polls show a tight race between Biden, 80, and Trump, 77, with 15 months to go before Election Day.

Persons: Joe Biden, Leah Millis, Donald Trump, Biden, studiously, Jill, Oppenheimer, Jack Smith, Ian Sams, Karine Jean, Pierre, Trump, Stormy Daniels, MAGA, Biden's, Hunter Biden, Steve Holland, Jeff Mason, Heather Timmons, Michael Perry Organizations: REUTERS, Republican, White, Biden, Justice Department, Department, Justice, Trump, U.S, Capitol, MAGA Republicans, DOJ, Thomson Locations: Pond, Rehoboth Beach , Delaware, U.S, Leah Millis REHOBOTH BEACH , Delaware, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, Fish, New York, Washington

☆ Billionaire DeVos family looks to DeSantis, not Trump, in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Octavio Jones | ReutersThe billionaire DeVos family, whose matriarch, Betsy DeVos, served in Donald Trump's Cabinet, appears to be backing a Trump rival in the 2024 Republican presidential contest: Florida Gov. And though the Federal Election Commission filing does not name any member of the DeVos family, the Michigan billionaires own the team. Following publication of this story, Betsy DeVos' chief of staff, Nate Bailey, said she was "undecided and uncommitted on the race for president, as is the entire DeVos family." Leah Millis | ReutersA spokesman for the DeVos family investment firm, RDV, did not respond to requests for comment. But that curriculum is exactly what draws members of the DeVos family to DeSantis.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, Octavio Jones, DeVos, Betsy DeVos, Donald Trump's, wokeness, Joel Glass, Governor DeSantis, Glass, DeSantis, Dick DeVos, Dan DeVos, Nate Bailey, Bailey, Leah Millis, RDV, Jason Miller, Ron DeSanctimonious, Miller, Betsy, Tudor Dixon, Trump, Joe Biden, Mike, Pence, Darius Garland, Schofield Organizations: Florida Gov, Cambridge Christian School, Trump, Republican, DeSantis, NBA, Orlando, CNBC, Governor, Orlando Magic, . Education, Federal Commission, School, White, Washington , D.C, Reuters, Michigan Republican, Trump's, Make, Inc, FEC, Detroit, RDV, Cleveland Cavaliers, National Basketball Association, Getty Locations: Florida, Tampa , Florida, Michigan, Central Florida, Washington ,, Cleveland , Ohio

☆ Factbox: Who has been prosecuted for trying to undo Trump's 2020 election loss?
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Four other defendants have pleaded guilty to seditious conspiracy, the Justice Department said in May. MORE THAN 1,000 ARRESTSMore than 1,000 people have been arrested on charges arising from the Capitol attack, according to the Justice Department. Of those, 570 have pleaded guilty and 78 were convicted at trial. Rhodes during his sentencing hearing called himself a "political prisoner" who was trying to oppose people "who are destroying our country." Vallejo was sentenced to three years in prison after being convicted of seditious conspiracy and other crimes.

Persons: Donald Trump, Leah Millis, Democrat Joe Biden, Stewart Rhodes, Enrique Tarrio, Rhodes, Trump, Matthew Peed, Edward Vallejo, Jan, Peed, al, Vallejo, Jacob Chansley, Jared Wise, Wise, Richard, Bigo, Barnett, Nancy Pelosi's, Costas Pitas, Jacqueline Thomsen, Sarah N, Lynch, Will Dunham, Scott Malone Organizations: U.S, Capitol, REUTERS, Republican, Democrat, Trump, Civil, Justice Department, Army, Yale, TRUMP, World Trade, FBI, Gestapo, . House, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, United States

☆ What Qin Gang's disappearance means for U.S.-China relations
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( Evelyn Cheng | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

U.S. officials greet Qin Gang, then China's foreign minister, ahead of a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (not pictured) in Beijing on June 18, 2023. Leah Millis | Afp | Getty ImagesBEIJING — The flurry over Qin Gang's disappearance and removal from the position of foreign minister has little impact on U.S.-China relations, analysts said. China officially announced his dismissal from the foreign minister role on Tuesday. China's foreign ministry has declined to shared why Qin had to leave his position. watch nowWhile Wang's return to the foreign minister role is unusual, his promotion to top diplomat had also come contrary to expectations of retirement.

Persons: Qin Gang, Antony Blinken, Leah Millis, Qin Gang's, Qin, China's, Wang Yi, Xi Jinping, Nick Marro, Xi, Wang, Jeremy Chan, Anna Ashton, Biden Organizations: U.S, Afp, Getty, Communist Party, Economist Intelligence Unit, Eurasia Group Locations: Beijing, BEIJING, China, Eurasia, Northeast Asia, U.S

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