Biden Administration Proposes Evenly Cutting Water Allotments From Colorado River
As the river shrinks, the Biden administration is getting ready to impose, for the first time, reductions in water supplies to states.
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Your Tuesday Briefing: China’s Display of Force Around Taiwan
Also, President Biden prepares to visit Northern Ireland and Ireland.
Biden Must Tread Rocky Path in Northern Ireland Before Tending Roots
President Biden, who has ancestral ties to Ireland, will mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement in Northern Ireland before heading south.
How the Latest Leaked Documents Are Different From Past Breaches
The freshness of the documents — some appear to be barely 40 days old — and the hints they hold for operations to come make them particularly damaging, officials say.
In Dealing With China, U.S. and Europe Take Different Tacks
The Biden administration says there is “convergence.” But trans-Atlantic leaders adopt different strategies on security and trade issues — including on Ukraine and Taiwan.
The Response to Crime
Republican lawmakers are putting limits on progressive prosecutors.
U.S. Acknowledges Afghanistan Evacuation Should Have Started Sooner
President Biden’s decision to end a 20-year war in August 2021 led to the swift collapse of the Afghan government and military. His administration has placed heavy blame on his predecessor.
It’s Not Just Willow: Oil and Gas Projects Are Back in a Big Way
Alaska’s controversial Willow project has drawn criticism, but a global analysis shows that it’s just one of hundreds of investments approved in the past year or so.
Biden’s Ambassador to Israel, at the Center of the Storm
A longtime Democratic insider, Thomas Nides navigates a fraught U.S.-Israel relationship with humor, if a sometimes all-too-quotable candor.
U.S. Tensions With China on Display as McCarthy Hosts Taiwan’s Leader
Speaker Kevin McCarthy became the most senior elected official to meet with a Taiwanese president on American soil since the United States established diplomatic relations with Beijing.