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ADVERTISEMENT But Democratic critics of the Wyden-Crapo deal said it had two provisions that could have derailed the Endless Frontiers Act.  One of the provisions in the draft agreement would have lifted tariffs on personal protective equipment (PPE) imports from China, undercutting the broader political goal of limiting U.S. dependence on China, according to aides familiar with the draft deal. “Certainly, the PPE thing is counterproductive to trying to get tough on China. That was in the original deal,” said a Senate aide familiar with the negotiations. A Democratic aide confirmed that ...

Fri, 23 Apr 2021 00:00 UTC his first trip outside the country; only the fourteenth trip outside the capital with the exception of visits to his home in Delaware. In over three months in office. He's not had time to visit forty-one states in his own nation (82% of them), but will play the merry summiteer in Britain and Belgium. One must have priorities as leader of the free world. His are, to cite Psaki, to "highlight his commitment to restoring our alliances, revitalizing the Transatlantic relationship, and working in close cooperation with our allies and multilateral partners to addres...

The White House WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to serve in key national security positions in his Administration. Brenda Sue Fulton, Nominee for Assistant Secretary for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, Department of Defense Donald Lu, Nominee for Assistant Secretary, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, Department of State Christopher Maier, Nominee for Assistant Secretary for Special Operations/Low Intensity Conflict, Department of Defense Sarah Margon, Nominee for Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights,...

WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to serve in key national security positions in his Administration. Brenda Sue Fulton, Nominee for Assistant Secretary for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, Department of Defense Donald Lu, Nominee for Assistant Secretary, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, Department of State Christopher Maier, Nominee for Assistant Secretary for Special Operations/Low Intensity Conflict, Department of Defense Sarah Margon, Nominee for Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Depa...

Joe Biden’s Ukraine Policy: A Repeat of George W. Bush in Georgia? It is a bad idea for Washington to give its partners the impression that they have a blank to go to war and expect American forces to come to the rescue if the fighting goes poorly. Biden’s administration is going out of its way to assure Ukraine’s government that the United States and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) have Kiev’s back in its growing confrontation with Russian-supported separatists and Russia itself. An April 2 White House press release confirmed that in his telephone call to Ukrainian Pre...