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OAKLAND, CA – MAY 30: A gardener tends to a passionflower containing psychedelic properties in a private garden in Oakland, Calif. on Thursday, May 30, 2019. State Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, said Tuesday that he plans to introduce a bill when the Legislature returns decriminalizing possession of hallucinogenic mushrooms and other psychedelics, part of his broader drug policy agenda that also includes measures to legalize safe-injection sites and end mandatory minimum sentences for some drug crimes. (Paul Chinn/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)

Biden is ‘very open-minded’ about psychedelics as medicine but the world may not be, says his brother who has battled addiction

By Aamer Madhani, Jesse Bedayn, and others

Joe Biden

Biden denies any U.S. or NATO involvement in Wagner rebellion, calling it ‘a struggle within the Russian system’

By Seung Min Kim, Aamer Madhani, and others

TOPSHOT – Members of Wagner group prepare to pull out from the headquarters of the Southern Military District to return to their base in Rostov-on-Don late on June 24, 2023. Rebel mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin who sent his fighters to topple the military leaders in Moscow will leave for Belarus and a criminal case against him will be dropped as part of a deal to avoid “bloodshed,” the Kremlin said on June 24. (Photo by Roman ROMOKHOV / AFP) (Photo by ROMAN ROMOKHOV/AFP via Getty Images)

Biden says U.S. ‘had nothing to do with’ Wagner’s insurrection in Russia and that Putin can’t ‘blame this on the West’

By Seung Min Kim, Aamer Madhani, and others

Tim Cook, Narendra Modi, Joe Biden, Satya Nadella

Biden sees more high-tech change in next 10 years than last 50 as he and Modi huddle with Apple’s Cook, Google’s Pichai and Microsoft’s Nadella

By Chris Megerian, Aamer Madhani, and others

FILE – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Monday, June 19, 2023. China on Wednesday, June 21, called comments by U.S. President Joe Biden referring to Chinese leader Xi Jinping as a dictator “extremely absurd and irresponsible.” (Leah Millis/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Biden called Xi a ‘dictator’ right after Blinken visited China to mend relations, opening a new rift

By Ellen Knickmeyer, Josh Boak, and others

Putin-Reisi

Iran is helping Russia build drones in a plant outside Moscow, White House says

By Aamer Madhani and The Associated Press

President Joe Biden stands with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin as the national anthem is played at the Memorial Amphitheater of Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., on Memorial Day, Monday, May 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden leans on both Democrat and Republican lawmakers to support debt ceiling deal

By Lisa Mascaro, Aamer Madhani, and others

FILE – President Joe Biden answers questions on the U.S. debt limits ahead of a bilateral meeting with Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Hiroshima, Japan, Saturday, May 20, 2023. As he embarks on his reelection campaign, just 33% of American adults say they approve of President Joe Biden’s handling of the economy and only 24% say national economic conditions are in good shape, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Only 33% of Americans approve of Biden’s handling of the economy, new poll finds

By Aamer Madhani, Emily Swanson, and others

President Joe Biden speaks at the 2023 We Are EMILY National Gala, a fundraiser for EMILY’s List, Tuesday, May 16, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Biden to cut short Asia trip and scrap Australia and Papua New Guinea stops to focus on debt ceiling talks

By Aamer Madhani, Zeke Miller, and others

President Joe Biden and South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol talk on the Blue Room Balcony during a State Arrival Ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House Wednesday, April 26, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Biden announces a new more robust nuclear agreement with South Korea to meet increasing threats from Kim Jong Un

By Aamer Madhani, Colleen Long, and others

LONDON, ENGLAND – APRIL 16: Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich looks on from the stands during the Barclays Premier League match between Chelsea and Manchester City at Stamford Bridge on April 16, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images)

Roman Abramovich and another Russian oligarch close to Putin are in the crosshairs of new economic sanctions

By Aamer Madhani and The Associated Press

President Joe Biden meets with Argentina’s President Alberto Fernandez in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, March 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Argentina’s president takes an opportunity with Biden meeting to highlight his country’s crushing $44 billion IMF debt

By Aamer Madhani, Daniel Politi, and others

President Joe Biden speaks during a Summit for Democracy virtual plenary in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus, Wednesday, March 29, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

President Biden says that democracies around the world are getting ‘stronger not weaker’ as he promises $690 million to bolster support

By Aamer Madhani and The Associated Press

US President Joe Biden talks to the press on the South Lawn of the White House as he arrives on March 28, 2023 in Washington, DC, from a trip to Durham, North Carolina. – Biden traveled to Durham to begin his “Investing in America” tour. (Photo by Oliver Contreras / AFP) (Photo by OLIVER CONTRERAS/AFP via Getty Images)

Joe Biden says GOP risks ceding U.S. tech leadership to China: ‘I’ve got news for you and for MAGA Republicans in Congress: not on my watch’

By Aamer Madhani and The Associated Press

President Joe Biden tours semiconductor manufacturer Wolfspeed Inc., in Durham, N.C., Tuesday, March 28, 2023, with CEO Gregg Lowe and North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, right. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

President Biden visits a semiconductor manufacturer to highlight the $280 billion CHIPS Act ahead of the new budget showdown

By Aamer Madhani and The Associated Press