Despite knowing him for decades, US President Joe Biden's relationship with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been rocky during their time in office
China has targeted candidates from both parties based on their stance on issues of key importance to Beijing, including support for Taiwan. Officials said they have observed Chinese disinformation age
Texas pointed to a state Supreme Court ruling that said doctors do not have to wait until a woman's life is in immediate danger to provide an abortion legally
The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget analysis estimates that Harris' policy ideas could add $3.5 trillion to the national debt through 2035
Biden, addressing reporters at the White House, acknowledged that Israel would respond in some fashion, as Netanyahu vowed to do soon after Iran fired about 200 missiles
Biden and Netanyahu have long managed a complicated relationship, but they are running out of space to manoeuvre as their views on the Gaza war diverge
The president also highlighted the deal reached on Thursday to suspend a strike by 45,000 dockworkers on East and Gulf coast ports until January 15
Biden earlier in the day contributed to a surge in global oil prices when he said Washington was discussing strikes on Iran's oil facilities
Oil prices rose following Biden's suggestion that US and Israeli officials were considering a possible Israeli strike on Iranian oil facilities
The strike, the biggest of its kind in nearly half a century, has blocked unloading of container ships from Maine to Texas, threatening shortages of everything from bananas to auto parts
Border crossings hit record highs during the Biden administration but have fallen since Biden instituted a curb on asylum claims by executive order earlier this year
Harris also toured a Red Cross relief centre and received a briefing from local officials, praising those working to 'meet the needs of people who must be seen and must be heard'
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed late on Tuesday to retaliate, and an Iranian commander threatened wider strikes on infrastructure if Israel did so
Biden's administration has signalled that it is urging Israel to display restraint in how it responds to Iran's missile attack, which Biden said was ineffective and defeated
More than 38 container vessels were already backed up at US ports by Tuesday, compared with just three on Sunday before the strike, according to Everstream Analytics
He said on Wednesday that he did not raise the issue on his call with Biden but would find the chance to do so later
US officials stress that they have repeatedly come out in support of Israel's right to defend itself and that any change in their language only reflects evolving conditions on the ground
But Zelenskyy found himself briefly mired in domestic politics before meeting with Trump in New York
These changes will make it much more difficult to lift the restrictions and allow people entering the country between the official border crossings eventually to apply for asylum in the US
Biden said he will travel to Raleigh to get a briefing from state and local officials and take an aerial tour of Asheville