Lawmakers Rebuke Biden for Bypassing Congress in Deal With Japan
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Lawmakers Rebuke Biden for Bypassing Congress in Deal With Japan

The Democratic lawmakers called the Biden administration’s limited trade deal “unacceptable,” saying it should have been made available to Congress and the public for review.
U.S. and Japan Reach Deal on Battery Minerals
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U.S. and Japan Reach Deal on Battery Minerals

While the terms of the deal are limited, the agreement appears to provide a model for resolving recent trade spats between the United States and some of its closest allies.
Xi and Putin Bind China and Russia’s Economies Further, Despite War in Ukraine
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Xi and Putin Bind China and Russia’s Economies Further, Despite War in Ukraine

On the second day of the Chinese leader’s state visit in Moscow, Xi Jinping and Vladimir V. Putin declared an enduring economic partnership, in an effort to insulate their countries from punitive Western measures.