Both Trump and Biden have thrown sharp verbal barbs at each other over the years. But it was soft voices and smiles in the Oval Office.

President Joe Biden will hold talks Saturday with China's Xi Jinping on the sidelines of an international summit in Peru, a face-to-face meeting that comes as Beijing braces for Donald Trump's return to the White House.

President Joe Biden and Donald Trump both advocated for a "smooth" transfer of power during their first meeting since Trump won the presidential election last week. Conversing in the White House's Oval Office, Biden said he was "looking forward to having...