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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration and private investors are partnering with two rare-earth startups in a $1.4 billion deal to scale up the nation’s access to materials and technology that analysts say is crucial for producing an array of high-tech goods and military equipment. The investment in Vulcan Elements and ReElement Technologies is the [...]
The new congressional map that California voters approved marked a victory for Democrats in the national redistricting battle playing out ahead of the 2026 midterm election, but analysts say Republicans are still ahead in the fight. The unusual mid-decade redistricting fray began in the summer when President Donald Trump urged Republican-led states to reshape their [...]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The Trump administration says it will be initiating formal meetings with Native American tribes in the Southwest as it considers revoking a 20-year ban on oil and gas development across of hundreds of square miles of federal land surrounding Chaco Culture National Historical Park. The Bureau of Land Management made the [...]
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Washington and Beijing would establish military-to-military communications channels, adding that bilateral ties between the countries have “never been better.” Hegseth said he spoke with his Chinese counterpart, Admiral Dong Jun, late Saturday on the sidelines of a regional security meeting and that they agreed [...]
Ohio’s Republican-led redistricting commission unveiled a proposed U.S. House map last week that could give Republicans a chance at winning two more seats in next year’s midterm elections, bolstering President Donald Trump’s efforts to hold on to a slim congressional majority. Ohio’s redistricting plan comes amid a nationwide battle for partisan advantage ahead of next [...]
China’s promise to delay its newest restrictions on the export of the rare earths that are crucial to many high-tech products for one year as part of a trade agreement President Donald Trump secured creates an opportunity for the United States and its allies to bolster their own production and processing capabilities, analysts say, but [...]
President Donald Trump’s meeting last week with China’s top leader Xi Jinping produced a raft of decisions to help dial back trade tensions, but no agreement on TikTok’s ownership. “China will work with the U.S. to properly resolve issues related to TikTok,” China’s Commerce Ministry said after the meeting. It gave no details on any [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate approved a resolution this week that would nullify President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Brazil, including oil, coffee and orange juice, as Democrats tested GOP senators’ support for Trump’s trade policy. The legislation from Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine, a Democrat, passed on a 52-48 tally. It would terminate the national emergencies [...]
NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration is moving to overrule any state laws that may protect consumers’ credit reports from medical debt and other debt issues. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has drafted what’s known as an interpretative rule related to the Fair Credit Reporting Act, interpreting the law in a way that says [...]
Food banks and pantries were already struggling to supply enough food to users after federal program cuts this year, but now they’re bracing for a possible tsunami of hungry people if a pause in federal food aid to low-income people kicks in this weekend as the federal government shutdown persists. The rush has already begun. [...]