For President Biden, First Trip to Vietnam Offers Opportunity
While others of his generation were scarred by the conflict, President Biden forged a strategic partnership on his first visit to the country, framing it in pragmatic terms.
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As Ukraine Aid Benefits Their Districts, Some House Republicans Oppose It
The American push to fund Kyiv’s war effort has created big economic opportunities for Mesquite, Texas, and other cities around the country. Some of their G.O.P. congressmen want to end it.
‘It Is Evening, Isn’t It?’ An 80-Year-Old President’s Whirlwind Trip.
President Biden went to Asia with a diplomatic to-do list. But he also wanted to show he remains up to the rigors of globe-trotting statesmanship.
At G20 in India, Biden Looks to Fill a Hole Left by Putin and Xi
With the Russian and Chinese leaders absent, the president hopes to get others to align with him on a variety of matters, including Ukraine and curbing Beijing’s assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific.
Huawei Phone Is Latest Shot Fired in the U.S.-China Tech War
The release of a homegrown Chinese smartphone during a visit by the Biden official in charge of regulating such technology shows the U.S.-China tech conflict is alive and well.
With Aid on the Line, Biden Officials Debate ‘Coup’ Finding for Niger
American officials have tap danced around a word that would prompt a cutoff of U.S. assistance to a valued African ally.
Biden Picks Jack Lew as Envoy to Israel During Time of Friction
Mr. Lew, a former Treasury secretary, would bring stature and a low-key style to the assignment of representing the president to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government.
Facing Threats, U.S. Navy Struggles to Modernize Its Ships
A new generation of cheaper and more flexible vessels could be vital in any conflict with China, but the Navy remains lashed to big shipbuilding programs driven by tradition, political influence and jobs.
U.S. Seeks to Block Recovery of Titanic Artifacts
Washington has gone to court to become a party to the salvage case involving the famous liner so it can stop any expedition it deems objectionable.
TikTok’s U.S. Future Still in Limbo as Commerce Secretary Visits China
Gina Raimondo, who is in China this week, has said banning TikTok could “lose every voter under 35, forever.”