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Will Biden’s Nominees Confront China? Tim Morrison © Mark Schiefelbein/Pool via Reuters Staffers adjust U.S. and Chinese flags before the opening session of trade negotiations in Beijing, China, February 14, 2019. With the nomination season for the Biden administration’s most-senior appointees underway, understanding the nominees’ views on the most significant threat to the national security of the United States and its allies — the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) — should be a significant part of the Senate’s advice and consent. Already during the nomination hear...

Lloyd Austin focuses inward in first days as Pentagon chief CNN 2/5/2021 By Oren Liebermann, CNN © Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images Retired general Lloyd Austin speaks after being nominated by US President-elect Joe Biden to be US Defense Secretary, at The Queen Theater in Wilmington, Delaware on December 9, 2020. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images) Lloyd Austin pressed his extended forefinger into the table, a sign the new secretary of defense was serious. He had called a meeting Wednesday with his most senior military leaders to address wha...

Last Updated On: Feb 03 2021 01:53 Gmt+3 U.S. National Security Chief Advisor Jack Sullivan, in a phone call on Thursday with Bjoern Seibert, the head of cabinet of the European Commission’s President Ursula von der Leyen, placed Turkey in the same category as China.  The pair discussed U.S.-EU cooperation while also agreeing to “work together on issues of mutual concern, including China and Turkey,’’ according to the White House briefing of the call. In December, EU leaders had postponed the decision of harsh measures against Ankara, banking on the new Biden administration to take ...

Biden Replaces Trump: A Malignant “Normalcy” Is Restored The defeat of Donald Trump came as a deliverance to millions of Americans after four years of political hell. It was greeted by mass spontaneous outbursts of joy and relief. Ridding ourselves of a uniquely malicious and bizarre president is reason to celebrate, but I argue that it is misleading to see the election as a victory of democracy over authoritarianism. Biden’s win is the triumph not of democracy but of an oligarchic status quo, itself an increasingly authoritarian system. And I suggest that the conclusions to be drawn fr...

Public can now comment on Trails at Carmel Mountain Ranch development project 1,200-unit housing project in environmental review The public can now comment on a 1,200-unit housing development on the old Carmel Mountain Ranch golf course. and last updated 2021-01-14 10:14:21-05 SAN DIEGO (KGTV) - The public now has a chance to chime in on a controversial housing project proposed for the old golf course at Carmel Mountain Ranch. Developer New Urban West is trying to build 1,200 homes on the property. They also plan to develop parks, open space, trails, and community gathering areas. The City of...