It was a funfair at the White House yesterday as President Joe Biden invited thousands to celebrate the signing into law of gay marriage legislation before a bipartisan crowd that reflects growing acceptance of same-sex unions.The triumphant mood played out against the backdrop of a right-wing backlash over gender issues, which has alarmed gay and transgender people and their advocates.The new law is intended to safeguard gay marriages if the U.S. Supreme Court ever...

Joe Biden "tested positive late Saturday morning, by antigen testing," and "will reinitiate strict isolation procedures," presidential physician Kevin O'Connor wrote in a memorandum.His White House doctor said Saturday that Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 for a second time and is returning to isolation, his White House doctor said Saturday, attributing the result to "rebound" positivity from the treatment the US president received.The 79-year-old Biden "teste...

During his discussion with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, US President Joe Biden addressed the topic of Taiwan, promising to safeguard the island from any invasion.When asked if Washington would intervene militarily to prevent Beijing from seizing control of Taiwan, he answered, "That's the commitment we made," according to Sputnik."We signed on to the One China policy... but the concept that it may be taken by force is simply not right," he continued.This i...