Military Spending Emerges as Big Dispute in Debt-Limit Talks
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Military Spending Emerges as Big Dispute in Debt-Limit Talks

President Biden has offered to freeze discretionary spending, including for defense. Republicans want to spend more for the military, and cut more elsewhere.
In a Sharp Reversal, Biden Opens a Path for Ukraine to Get Fighter Jets
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In a Sharp Reversal, Biden Opens a Path for Ukraine to Get Fighter Jets

The president told allied leaders that he would allow Ukrainian pilots to be trained on American-made F-16s, and is prepared to approve other countries’ transferring the jets to Ukraine.
Europe Plots a Diplomatic and Business Reset on China
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Europe Plots a Diplomatic and Business Reset on China

President Emmanuel Macron of France and Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, arrived in China on Wednesday aiming to restart business and political ties.
What is in the CHIPS Act, Aimed at Childcare Expansion and National Security
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What is in the CHIPS Act, Aimed at Childcare Expansion and National Security

A sprawling new program for the semiconductor industry is foremost about national security, but it will try to advance other priorities as well