The $6.1 billion for Micron, to shore up the domestic supply of semiconductors, comes after a key union endorsement and passage of an aid bill central to the president’s foreign policy agenda.
Category: United States Politics and Government
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Blinken’s Visit to China: What to Know
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken is in China this week as tensions have risen over trade, security, Russia’s war on Ukraine and the Middle East crisis.
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Solar Companies Seek New U.S. Tariffs on Asian Imports
Firms warn that China uses its neighbors to skirt existing levies, depressing prices and threatening U.S. investments.
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High Borrowing Costs Have Some Democrats Urging Biden to Pressure the Fed
Polls show voters are angry about costs, like mortgages, and worried they will stay high if the president wins re-election.
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Abortion Data Wars: States and Cities Debate How Much Information to Collect
Some states with Republican-controlled legislatures want more data, while some controlled by Democrats want less, fearing it could be used to target patients or providers.
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Nina Jankowicz Forms New Group to Defend Disinformation Research
The group intends to fight what its leader, Nina Jankowicz, and others have described as a coordinated campaign by conservatives and their allies to undermine researchers who study disinformation.
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Melania Trump Reappears in the Public Eye, in Black
At the Log Cabin Republicans’ fund-raiser, the former first lady stepped into the campaign spotlight, just as her husband’s hush-money trial begins.
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FAA Will Require More Rest for Air Traffic Controllers
The agency announced new rules to address the dangers of exhaustion for controllers, who often work grueling round-the-clock schedules.