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And Democrats flip a key state Senate seat in Virginia Beach.
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And Democrats flip a key state Senate seat in Virginia Beach.
The results in the House mean that the president’s life could be made more difficult, but—at least as far as foreign policy is concerned—continuity appears to have been the big winner.
A stark contrast in narratives about China’s future is emerging inside and outside of China. This is partly a function of the dramatic constriction in the flow of people and ideas into and out of China, owing to China’s COVID-19 quarantine requirements. There also are fewer foreign journalists in China to help the outside world make sense of developments. Those foreign journalists and diplomats who are in China often are limited in where they can travel and who they can meet. There also is tighter technological control over information inside China than at any point since the dawn of the
It's ironic to hear Donald Trump suggest that Americans are only hearing from one side in Jan. 6 hearings: We’re hearing from members of his own party.
And it’s not just the leakers. It’s Biden and his top officials openly speaking of crippling Russia.