Kennedy is nephew of former president John F Kennedy, who was assassinated in 1963, and the son of former US senator Robert F Kennedy, who was assassinated in 1968 during his own presidential bid.

The dramatic increase along the border marks a turning point after numbers had plummeted in recent months.

Biden, 80, already the oldest American president ever, is running for re-election in 2024 and would be 82 when his second four-year term begins in January 2025 if he wins.

The federal government will enter its fourth shutdown in a decade next month unless the Republican-controlled House of Representatives and Democratic-run Senate can pass a long- or short-term funding bill and Biden signs it into law.

Prosecutors accuse the younger Biden of lying about his use of narcotics when he purchased a Colt Cobra handgun in October 2018.

This comes less than three weeks before funding for the government runs out.

A potential trial raises the possibility of the son of a sitting president facing criminal charges while his father campaigns for re-election, likely against Donald Trump, who faces at least three upcoming criminal trials of his own.

This follows talks that his national security adviser had with Saudi officials in Jeddah aimed at reaching a normalisation in relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel.

William Burns is not the first CIA director to attain Cabinet status.

The Democratic president has announced fresh steps to provide relief for student loan borrowers using a different approach.

It was the second slip-up in 24 hours, after the US president referred to China when he meant India.

They also tout deals on defence and commerce aimed at countering China's global influence.