Pentagon discovers $6.2B in Ukraine funds after ‘valuation errors’
For two years the Defense Department calculated the value of weapons as new, rather than used, and now says it has a small fortune on hand.
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Antony Blinken begins China visit that spy balloon put off
US secretary of state’s trip seeks to clear the air but issues such as Taiwan and Ukraine leave limited room for compromiseAntony Blinken has arrived in Beijing on the highest-level trip by a US official since 2018, with his aides signalling he was see…
Blinken visit seeks to ease fraught US relationship with China
US secretary of state’s visit comes amid tense exchanges as China’s foreign minister says US should respect the ‘Taiwan issue’In a long-awaited visit, the US secretary of state is due to arrive in China this week, where he is expected to meet with seni…
White House pushes for renewal of electronic surveillance law provision
Section 702 of the Fisa Act is set to expire at the end of the year, but its reauthorization is facing backlashThe White House is stepping up pressure on lawmakers to renew a section of electronic surveillance law which permits the government to conduc…
Atlantic declaration shows Sunak and Biden’s willingness to simply make do
Although a slightly haphazard set of pledges, it accepts world has moved on from Brexit and 2019 UK electionUK politics live – latest updatesIf Rishi Sunak’s two-day visit to Washington demonstrated anything, it was the vital but sometimes neglected po…
Rishi Sunak and Joe Biden sign ‘Atlantic declaration’ but hope of trade deal ends
Landmark agreement moves UK firmly into US economic orbit but falls far short of full trade deal Tories promised in 2019Rishi Sunak and Joe Biden have announced a deal for transatlantic cooperation that moves the UK firmly into the US administration’s …
Biden ‘optimistic’ of debt ceiling deal as Yellen extends deadline to 5 June
Lawmakers on call over Memorial Day weekend as treasury secretary revises estimate of when US will run out of moneyUnless Congress raises the debt ceiling, the US will run out of money to pay its bills by 5 June, the treasury secretary, Janet Yellen, s…
Debt ceiling deal within sight as Biden and Republicans continue to negotiate
House adjourned for holiday weekend, but lawmakers could be recalled to vote on deal if agreement is reachedJoe Biden and Republican lawmakers on Thursday appeared to be nearing a deal to cut spending and raise the debt ceiling, with little time to spa…
Debt ceiling talks briefly resume as US default deadline creeps closer
Janet Yellen, the treasury secretary, has said that without action the US will cease to be able to pay its debts around 1 JuneNegotiations for a deal to raise the US debt ceiling and thereby avoid a default with potentially catastrophic consequences fo…
Biden Relents To Ukrainian Pressure For Fighter Jets
The turnabout came as Biden met his counterparts ahead of the G7 conference this weekend in Hiroshima, Japan