US Politics

Leaders affirm ‘ironclad support’ for US-Japanese alliance and shared security

They asked staffers to run personal errands and perform non-official work such as making restaurant reservations, shopping and caring for their dog

William Hagerty, US ambassador in Tokyo until 2019, now views the relationship as an American senator

Ronald Reagan and Arnold Schwarzenegger are among the celebrities who jumped from acting to politics

Michele Sison, a career diplomat, has served as US Ambassador to Haiti since 2018

Mike Pence, 61, had previously been diagnosed with a heart condition

Action taken by the Biden administration includes expelling 10 Russian suspected spies  

Japanese PM will be the first foreign leader to meet Biden at White House

US will pull out 2,500 troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, months later than the May 1st deadline for a full withdrawal set by the Trump administration

Announcement comes after US Postal Service in March outlined a proposed 10-year strategic plan that would slow current first-class delivery standards and raise some prices to stem $160 billion in forecasted red ink over the next decade

It promises to draw fierce opposition from Republicans

Bill says that in the decades following slavery, the government helped create 'persistent systemic structures of discrimination on living African Americans'

Historically symbiotic relationship between party and business interests is tested by public anger at restrictive voting laws

Speech will come as president hits 100 days in office

William Evans, who died April 2, lies in honor in the Capitol rotunda, one of the highest honors Congress has for a civilian