The arrangement is part of a broader effort to counter China’s military development and assertive territorial claims across Asia.
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Senator Whitehouse Puts Climate Change on Budget Committee’s Agenda
For more than a decade, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse gave daily warnings about the mounting threat of climate change. Now he has a powerful new perch.
Congress Proposes More Than $44 Billion for Ukraine
The spending bill unveiled Tuesday includes billions more for the country than President Biden had requested.
Congress’s Spending Bill Includes Nearly $50 Billion in Ukraine Aid
The new aid would push U.S. investment in the war against Russia to more than $100 billion, and sets aside funds for inspector generals to scrutinize how the money is being spent.
Military Spending Surges, Creating New Boom for Arms Makers
The combination of the war in Ukraine and concern about longer-term threats from Russia and China is driving a bipartisan push to increase U.S. capacity to produce weapons.
How Joe Manchin Left a Global Tax Deal in Limbo
Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen’s signature achievement is in jeopardy if the United States cannot ratify the tax agreement that she brokered.
How Joe Manchin Left a Global Tax Deal in Limbo
Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen’s signature achievement is in jeopardy if the United States cannot ratify the tax agreement that she brokered.
Four Ways the United States Can Still Fight Climate Change
With the president’s most potent tools to fight climate change stripped by Congress and the courts, the administration will now have to rely on smaller, less powerful actions.
How Joe Manchin Doomed the Democrats’ Climate Plan
Senator Joe Manchin III of West Virginia led his party and his president through months of tortured talks, with nothing to show for it as the planet dangerously heats up.
Two Covid Problems
The U.S. may soon run out of Covid money. That’s not the only problem.