Agriculture Dept. to Crack Down on Chinese Ownership of American Farmland
The agriculture secretary announced a plan to limit Chinese and foreign purchases of farmland as part of its national security strategy. Source: Original News
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California Rejects Trump Demand to Remove Trans Athletes From Women’s Sports
The Trump administration signaled that it would pursue enforcement actions against the state and previously threatened to cut federal education funds. Source: Original News
Supreme Court Clears Way for Trump Administration’s Mass Firings of Federal Workers
The Trump administration had asked the justices to block a lower court’s ruling that paused the largest phase of the president’s efforts to downsize the government. Source: Original News
Trump Escalates Criticism of Putin After Restoring Arms Shipments to Ukraine
President Trump is increasingly suggesting that he believes his Russian counterpart had become an impediment to the peace deal he aims to make. Source: Original News
Liberal Fund-Raising Drive Seeks $250 Million to Aid Pushback Against Trump
Donors hope to raise huge sums of money to help those fighting what they see as a drift toward authoritarianism, but without attracting unwanted White House attention. Source: Original News
State Dept. Is Investigating Messages Impersonating Rubio, Official Says
A person or people imitating the secretary of state used artificial intelligence to send text and voice messages to foreign diplomats and U.S. officials, the department said in a cable to employees. Source: Original News
Netanyahu Nominates Trump for Nobel Peace Prize
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel praised President Trump’s role in his country’s establishment of diplomatic relations with some Arab states. But Mr. Trump has supported Israeli actions that have strained those ties. Source: Original News
How Insularity Defined the Last Stages of Biden’s Career
The effort by Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s inner circle to limit access to him helps explain why it took him more than three weeks to drop his re-election bid after his disastrous debate performance. Source: Original News
Netanyahu Releases Letter Nominating Trump for Nobel Peace Prize
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel praised President Trump’s role in his country’s establishment of diplomatic relations with some Arab states. But Mr. Trump has supported Israeli actions that have strained those ties. Source: Original News
The Businessman Grateful for Trump’s Tariffs
A small company in northern Mexico had faced steep competition from China in making straps, plugs, fasteners, grommets, zip ties and clamps. Now, U.S. tariffs have driven a spike in his business. Source: Original News