TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, Sept. 17 -- The U.S. Embassy in Uzbekistan issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2024: Ambassador Jonathan Henick and First Deputy Minister of Geology Omonullo Nasritdinxodjaev signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen cooperation between the United States and Uzbekistan on critical minerals. The signing ceremony took place on the eve of the Government of Uzbekistan's participation in MINExpo INTERNATIONAL, the mining industry's largest global event  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Sept. 13, 2024, at 3:17 p.m.: * * * MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hey. Good afternoon, everybody. Q: Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hi. Okay. So, for over 30 years, combat- -- combatting gender-based violence has been the cornerstone of President Biden's career. When Joe Biden was growing up, his father used to say to him that the cardinal sin was abuse of power, and tha  more