A Breakdown of the Races in New York, Virginia, and New Jersey
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**Quick Hits: Today’s Top Stories**
President Donald Trump met this morning with Japan’s new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, signing a rare earth minerals deal with the country. Reuters reported that Takaichi is set to announce new purchases of trucks, gas, and soybeans from the U.S., along with a new shipbuilding deal.
This comes ahead of Trump’s meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in South Korea on Thursday, a discussion he hopes will yield a trade deal. The U.S. and China agreed to a framework for a deal on Sunday that addresses export curbs and tariffs, but the specific terms have yet to be finalized.
Meanwhile, Chinese state-sanctioned media reported Monday that Chinese fighter jets conducted “confrontation drills” near Taiwan. Taiwan’s defense ministry did not report any incidents and dismissed the news as a propaganda tactic. A Taiwanese general told Fox News that China’s military drills could be preparations for a blockade against the island.
Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson warned on Monday that the government could not reallocate federal funds to temporarily sustain the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
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**Insights and Opinions**
– Kyla Scanlon discusses how the American economy is coming to resemble a casino. *(New York Times)*
– Matthew Hennessey argues it’s the worst time to be a jewel thief. *(Wall Street Journal)*
– John Cassidy writes that Trump’s pardon of Binance’s founder shows presidential power going unchecked. *(The New Yorker)*
– Austin Vernon explores the feasibility of returning to a “nuclear fission regulatory blank slate.” *(Substack)*
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**International Headlines**
– BBC: Trump says he had a “perfect” MRI at Walter Reed Hospital.
– 8NewsNow: Director of Las Vegas Committee Tackling DUI Issues Faces DUI Charge.
– Rudaw: Iraqi Husband Uses Own Picture on Wife’s Campaign Posters.
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