U.S. government denies report China will set up spy base near Florida
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The WSJ reported yesterday that China reached a secret deal with Cuba to establish an electronic spy base on an island near Florida.
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China-U.S. relations thawing again over U.S. push for containment of CCP
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I’ve reported on the worrying signs of a large gap in communications between the US and China. But I’ve also noted the apparent turnaround in May, signaled by President Biden’s comment that a “thaw” was in the wind and ties with China would be improving “very soon.”
U.S. Senate says no to Biden’s student debt relief plan for Americans
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The U.S. Senate rejected President Joe Biden’s student debt relief plan for Americans in a 52-46 vote yesterday.
Virginia Republicans, Democrats split on debt-ceiling deal as House votes to advance it
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An odd political bedfellows bipartisan coalition voted 314-117 on Wednesday night to pass the Kevin McCarthy-Joe Biden debt-ceiling deal.
Communications has been an issue for U.S.-China relations: Can we get to a detente?
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Among the many troubling trends in U.S.-China relations these days is the lack of high-level diplomatic engagement.
‘U.S. can no longer turn a blind eye’ to foreign ownership of agriculture
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Protecting America’s Agricultural Land from Foreign Harm Act was introduced in the U.S. House yesterday, with a companion bill in the Senate.
Warner, Kaine blast House Republicans on ‘irresponsible’ debt-ceiling brinksmanship
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House Republicans, trying to pretend to be serious about government spending, after four years of spending like drunken sailors at the direction of Donald Trump, are threatening to have the U.S. government default on its debts if Democrats don’t agree to spending cuts that they haven’t exactly spelled out.
Republicans push radical anti-immigrant legislation through House on party-line vote
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The U.S. House voted 219-213 on Thursday to pass legislation that would restart border wall construction, reinstate the remain in Mexico policy for asylum-seekers, and increase penalties for individuals who overstay their visas.
House passes Republican bill to gut unemployment insurance fraud prevention efforts
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The U.S. House voted 230-200 on Thursday to pass legislation styled by Republicans as the Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act, and derided by Democrats as either the Surprise Billing Our Workers Act or the George Anthony Devolder Santos Fraudster Protection Act.
House Republicans pass debt-ceiling bill, giving them a seat at the table
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The U.S. House voted 217-215 on Wednesday to pass the GOP debt-ceiling bill, which has no chance of winning passage in the Senate, but does give MAGA Republicans a seat at the budget negotiating table with Senate Democrats and President Biden.
