Inside President Biden’s pointed phone call with Benjamin Netanyahu
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President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke by phone Thursday, the White House said, with Biden saying future U.S. support for its war in Gaza depends on Israel taking new steps to protect civilians and aid workers.
Joe Biden and Xi Jinping have clashed in a telephone call about Taiwan and US trade restrictions on technology, but sought to manage their tensions, as two top US officials prepare to visit Beijing.
President Joe Biden spoke with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the phone Tuesday, a call the White House described as a way for the two leaders to "check in" and responsibly manage the strained U.S.-China relationship. "Intense competition requires intense diplomacy to manage tensions, address misperceptions and prevent unintended conflict," a senior administration official said on a call with reporters on Monday. "This call is one way to do that." During the call with Xi, the first such phone meeting since July 2022, Biden planned to raise a host of U.S.
As the election approaches, President Biden is making regular calls to former President Barack Obama to catch up on the race or to talk about family. But Mr. Obama is making calls of his own to Jeffrey D. Zients, the White House chief of staff, and to top aides at the Biden campaign to strategize and relay advice.
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A White House valet who was with former president Donald Trump on the day Congress certified his 2020 election loss to Joe Biden told the House January 6 select committee that Mr Trump threatened then-vice president Mike Pence’s future political viability in a phone call just before Mr Pence was to preside over a joint session of Congress to count electoral college ballots.
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