Biden cancels trip to Italy, meant as final foreign visit, amid California wildfires
President Joe Biden on Wednesday canceled the final overseas trip of his presidency just hours before he was set to depart for Rome and the Vatican, choosing to remain in Washington to monitor the response to devastating fires raging in California
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Biden cancels Italy trip to monitor response to California wildfires
President Biden canceled a diplomatic visit to Italy this week, opting to remain in the U.S. to monitor the deadly California wildfire situation.CBS News - 4h -
Biden cancels Rome visit with Pope Francis to focus on response to Calif. wildfires
President Joe Biden has canceled a planned trip to Rome to meet with Pope Francis so that he can instead focus on federal response to the rapidly moving wildfires that are tearing through the Los ...NBC News - 15h -
Biden cancels Italy trip to monitor response to California wildfires
President Biden canceled a diplomatic visit to Italy this week, opting to remain in the U.S. to monitor the deadly California wildfire situation.CBS News - 4h -
Biden cancels trip to Italy to focus on Los Angeles wildfires, Trump blames Newsom for blazes
President Biden has canceled the last planned foreign trip of his presidency so he can focus on the federal response to the Los Angeles wildfires. President-elect Donald Trump, meanwhile, has taken ...CBS News - 6h -
Biden cancels Rome visit with Pope Francis to focus on response to Calif. wildfires
President Joe Biden has canceled a planned trip to Rome to meet with Pope Francis so that he can instead focus on federal response to the rapidly moving wildfires that are tearing through the Los ...NBC News - 15h -
Biden postpones Italy trip amid raging Los Angeles fires
President Biden will no longer travel to Italy this weekend as fires rage in Los Angeles County, the White House said Wednesday. "After returning this evening from Los Angeles, where earlier today ...The Hill - 16h -
Biden says he is deploying federal resources to California amid wildfires
President Biden received a fire briefing in Santa Monica, California, on Wednesday before returning to Washington, D.C. He said he is deploying federal resources to the region. CBS News chief White ...CBS News - 18h -
Biden: Impact from California wildfires is 'astounding'
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