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Step by Step, How China Seized Control of Critical Minerals
China’s far-reaching rules already affect manufacturers of semiconductors, cars and many other products. They will soon become much broader.
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White House Withdraws Nominee for Top State Department Job
Joel Rayburn had been questioned over ties to a former Trump administration official who admitted to defying the president’s push to withdraw troops from Syria during his first term.
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Jack Smith Asks Justice Dept. for Guidance on Testifying to Congress
Republicans have accused some people who worked for Mr. Smith, the former special counsel who investigated President Trump, of hiding behind grand jury secrecy rules.
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AFGE, Top Federal Workers’ Union, Sides With Republicans on Shutdown
The American Federation of Government Employees, in a shift, called on Congress to immediately reopen the government without the health care measures sought by Democratic lawmakers.
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It’s Unconstitutional, but Trump Keeps Musing About a 3rd Term
A president who has chafed at the limits on his power sees political benefit in talking about remaining in office.
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Trump Asks Supreme Court to Let Him Fire the Top Copyright Official
An appeals court sided with the director of the U.S. Copyright Office, saying her role is to work with Congress.
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New College of Florida, a Conservative Bulwark, Will Sign Trump’s ‘Compact’
The school, once a progressive college, was remade by Gov. Ron DeSantis’s administration. Now, it is the first school to agree to the Trump administration’s list of demands.
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6 New Hotels Put Umbria on the Map
The Italian region has lacked hotels worthy of its many charms, but a new crop of boutique lodgings and converted estates have opened. Here, stylish places to stay and explore.
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As This President Tours Asia, Democracy’s Ideals Aren’t on the Agenda
Several of the leaders President Trump will encounter are either autocrats or presiding over fragile democracies. And some admire his willingness to break the rules.
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Will Trump’s Tariffs Survive Supreme Court’s ‘Major Questions’ Test?
The justices used the doctrine, a judicially created method of reading statutes, to thwart several major Biden programs.