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Jeffries Defends Kushner Meeting, Vowing Tough Oversight of Trump

Par : Annie Karni and Maggie Haberman
The Brooklyn Democrat, who is in line to be speaker should his party win the House, has drawn ire from some progressives for huddling with the president’s son-in-law.
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Abdul El-Sayed Joins Jesse Watters of Fox News for Some Light Verbal Combat

Par : Bayliss Wagner
In a smiling yet tense interview, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Michigan, argued that his Republican critics were using culture-war issues to distract from Americans’ economic concerns.

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California Judge Says Recalled Officials Are Unlawfully in Office

Par : Livia Albeck-Ripka
The mayor and three other council members of Avenal, Calif., had refused to leave despite a certified vote by residents to recall them. They will now step down, a city official said.

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The Kings County Superior Court in Hanford, Calif.
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Trump Officials Propose Charging More Than $100,000 for Skilled Worker Visas

Par : Madeleine Ngo
The proposal comes after the Trump administration ran into legal challenges in its attempt to attach a similar fee to the H-1B visa last year.

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The Trump administration has called for an overhaul of the H-1B visa program, saying it has unfairly allowed companies to sideline Americans and hire foreign workers at lower pay.
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Trump’s Attempt to Strangle Iran’s Economy Depends on China’s Cooperation

Par : David E. Sanger
The U.S. has spent 20 years promising ‘crippling sanctions’ on Iran. But the latest effort comes with a reverse twist, after military action failed to accomplish President Trump’s goals.

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In announcing Operation Economic Outcast, the Trump administration said on Monday that it would involve choking off every last transaction that funnels money to Tehran.
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Supreme Court Allows Trump to Pursue Mail Voting Limits, for Now

Par : Abbie VanSickle and Ann E. Marimow
The administration asked the court to clear the way for President Trump’s order that creates “state citizenship lists” and directs the Postal Service to decide who gets a mail-in ballot.

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Volunteers processing mail-in ballots on Nov. 5, 2024, in Dearborn, Mich.
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Judge Orders U.S. to Return Deported Man at Risk of Torture

Par : Madeleine Ngo
The Mexican man was sent to his home country after assisting federal law enforcement by testifying against Mexican drug cartels.

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The U.S. border wall seen from Tijuana, Mexico.
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U.S. Unveils Campaign to Cripple Iran’s Economy, but Offers Few Details

Par : Alan Rappeport
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent acknowledged the effort was more of a warning shot that would begin a period of “quiet diplomacy.”

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the United States would “tighten the noose” around Iran by imposing sanctions on every source or facilitator of its revenue.
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With Trump Against Him, Can Ralph Norman Win in South Carolina?

Par : Michael Gold
The ultraconservative congressman who has broken with the president on spending is hoping voters reward his experience, contrarian streak and all.

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Representative Ralph Norman’s recalcitrant posture may have widened the rift that cleared the way for President Trump’s endorsement of Senator Darline Graham.
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U.S. Marines Cancel Drill With South Korea, Citing Iran War Demands

Par : Choe Sang-Hun
The move to call off the high-profile event was communicated in June, South Korea said. President Trump shortened another joint military exercise earlier this month.

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South Korean marines participate in the Ssangyong, or “Twin Dragons,” exercise in Pohang, South Korea, in 2024.
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Farmers Struggle to Get Basic Services From Depleted Agriculture Dept.

Par : Linda Qiu
After the departure of thousands of federal workers, rural communities report problems obtaining loans, grants, technical assistance and support for infrastructure and other services.

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Mary and Zachariah Ben turned to private lenders when the low-interest loan they secured from the administration to buy property for their organic baby food business stalled for months.
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Can ‘Argentina’s Texas’ Save the Country’s Economy?

Par : Emma Bubola and Sarah Pabst
Thousands of Argentines are flocking to a remote stretch of Patagonia, seeking work with only backpacks, tents and the hope that they and their country can turn around their fortunes.
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These Conservatives Want to Be Working Moms. The Manosphere Disapproves.

Par : Vivian Yee
At a conservative center for women leaders, interns told stories about their lives. One said a male classmate told her, “I don’t know if women should be lawyers.”

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Interns at the Clare Boothe Luce Center for Conservative Women.
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In Building His Border Wall, Trump May Bring Down a 110-Year-Old Church

Par : Jazmine Ulloa and Paul Ratje
A century ago, Mexican American families came together to build an adobe church near the border in West Texas. Can its bell toll again as the wall expansion nears?

The Friends of the Ruidosa Church group has worked to restore the adobe mission for the last 20 years. Members of the group worry that border wall construction could damage the site.
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As Democrats Struggle in Some Western States, Independents See an Opening

Par : Anna Griffin
From South Dakota to Alaska, independents are challenging incumbent Republicans and eschewing a Democratic label that Western voters find toxic.

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Todd Achilles is among a wave of independent challengers.
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Bessent is expected to announce new measures aimed at isolating Iran.

Par : Alan Rappeport
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will hold a news conference outlining the new package of measures.

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said last week that countries that continue to do business with Iran would face the “full might and force” of the U.S. government.
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Trump’s Summer of Fun Ends With IndyCar Race on Streets of D.C.

Par : Shawn McCreesh
It was the final, major event planned for the nation’s 250th anniversary celebrations. The president took a lap.

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The Freedom 250 Grand Prix took place on Sunday on a 1.7-mile track made up of streets around the National Mall.
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Trump’s Summer of Fun Ends With an IndyCar Race on the Streets of D.C.

Par : Shawn McCreesh
It was the final, major event planned for the nation’s 250th anniversary celebrations. The president took a lap.

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The Freedom 250 Grand Prix took place on Sunday on a 1.7-mile track made up of streets around the National Mall.
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Jeffries and Kushner Meet Privately as Midterm Attacks Fly

Par : Maggie Haberman and Annie Karni
President Trump’s son-in-law and the man in line to be speaker of a Democratic-led House discussed how Democrats and the administration could work together.

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The Data Center Backlash Bursts Into the Midterms

Par : Shane Goldmacher
With opposition to the centers mounting, many Democrats and a growing number of Republicans are campaigning against them.

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The Midterms Feel Like 2006 All Over Again

Par : Carl Hulse
With an unpopular war and high prices agitating voters, members of both parties see parallels to an election cycle when Democrats romped. But a lot has changed.

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In 2006, Democrats gained 31 House seats and installed Nancy Pelosi, who is now retiring, as the first woman speaker.
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Echoing Trump, Latin America’s Leaders Boost Allies Across Borders

Par : Emma Bubola · Annie Correal and Ana Ionova
With cheers, endorsements and insults for rivals and “wokismo,” a new crop of right-wing leaders are openly stepping into one another’s elections.

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President Javier Milei of Argentina, left, with Flávio Bolsonaro, who hopes to be Brazil’s next president, last month. Mr. Milei’s strident support of Mr. Bolsonaro’s candidacy led to a rift with the current Brazilian president.
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Angry Ohio Voters Could Turn Their State Purple Again

Par : Campbell Robertson and Jessica Contrera
A governor’s race, a Senate contest and enough congressional contests to swing control of the House are all in play in Ohio, where voters of all stripes express a deep sense of powerlessness.

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In Millersport, Ohio, a village outside Columbus, a school cafeteria was packed for a hearing on Monday about a proposed power plant that would provide energy to a $2.1 billion data center project being built in the farmland nearby.
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Trump’s Top Trade Representative Details Offer That Canada Rejected

Par : Ana Swanson
In an interview, Jamieson Greer, President Trump’s trade representative, laid out details of what the United States offered to Canada before talks crumbled.

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Jamieson Greer, the U.S. trade representative, said Canada would have been given the most preferential treatment of any trading partner.
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Nancy Kassebaum, First Woman to Chair a Major Senate Panel, Dies at 94

Par : Adam Clymer
A moderate Republican from Kansas, she served three terms before tiring of political strife. “I couldn’t get elected today,” she said in 2013.

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Senator Nancy Kassebaum in 1995, outside her office on Capitol Hill. During the first of her three terms, she was the only woman in the Senate.
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Waking Up to an Escalating Canada-U.S. Trade War

Par : Ian Austen
The two countries are locked in a potentially devastating tariff war after last-minute demands ended talks in Washington late Friday night.

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Dominic LeBlanc and Janice Charette at the Canadian Embassy in Washington in June.
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For Some in a Disrupted D.C., Grand Prix Is More Irritation Than Celebration

Par : Karoun Demirjian
Race preparations have snarled traffic, rerouted flights and forced the National Gallery of Art to conduct vibration tests.

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How a Progressive Democrat in Florida Gave Her Party New Hope — and New Fears

Par : Patricia Mazzei
Angie Nixon, a state lawmaker from Jacksonville, shocked Democrats in red Florida by soundly defeating her centrist primary opponent. Now comes the hard part.

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Representative Angie Nixon, a progressive maverick, jolted Florida politics with her upset win in the Democratic Senate primary this week.
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Why Polling Chaos Could Create Big Problems for American Politics

Par : Reid J. Epstein
Bad polls. Misleading betting odds. Surveys meant to shape narratives. Ahead of the midterms and 2028, there is suddenly serious confusion about candidate strength and voter sentiment.

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Polls fueled a widespread belief that Representative Haley Stevens, a moderate Democrat, was a major underdog in Michigan’s primary for Senate to Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive. She ended up losing by just a percentage point.
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How the Billionaire Joe Lonsdale Shaped Trump’s Homelessness Policy

Par : Ellen Barry and Jason DeParle
As Republicans have embraced tough measures to clear the streets, no group has led the way more than the Cicero Institute, founded by the venture capitalist Joe Lonsdale.

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Joe Lonsdale, founder of the Cicero Institute, is an ally of President Trump’s whose group has commandeered Republican policy on homelessness.
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Lebanon’s Efforts to Tame Hezbollah Stall Amid Israel War

Par : Christina Goldbaum
President Joseph Aoun took office with a popular mandate to reassert control after the militant group dragged the country back into war with Israel.

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A demonstration showing support for Hezbollah and opposition to the decision of Lebanese authorities to engage in direct negotiations with Israel, in Beirut in April.
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Yvette Roudy, France’s First Minister for Women’s Rights, Dies at 97

Par : Adam Nossiter
Maintaining that access to abortion was as much a matter of economic equality as women’s rights, she successfully championed state reimbursement for abortions.

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Yvette Roudy in 2006. After her death, President Emmanuel Macron of France saluted her for “a life spent making equality between men and women a real right” and for her “untiring capacity for indignation.”
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Cities Compete in Dizzying ‘Gold Rush’ to Be Japan’s Backup Capital

Par : Javier C. Hernández and Hisako Ueno
Osaka? Fukuoka? Sapporo? The race is on to be second to Tokyo — and to claim the prestige and money that could come with it.

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Looking out across the city of Sapporo, in Hokkaido, Japan.
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With Midterms Approaching, Trump Implores Republicans: Pretend I’m on the Ballot!

Par : Shawn McCreesh
President Trump was in South Carolina to stump for Darline Graham, sister of Lindsey. But his own political future was on his mind, too.

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President Trump appeared at a rally with Senator Darline Graham ahead of the South Carolina Senate runoff.
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Postal Service Publishes Finalized Plan to Restrict Mail Ballots

Par : Adam Sella
The plan, which complies with President Trump’s executive order to curtail mail voting, will only go into effect if the Supreme Court rules in the order’s favor.

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A worker sorting ballots in 2025.
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Judge Strikes Down Trump’s 75-Country Visa Ban

Par : Mattathias Schwartz
The ruling from the Southern District of New York found that the policy went beyond Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s legal authority.

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Travelers arriving from international flights outside the U.S. Customs and Border Protection exit at Kennedy International Airport in New York last year.
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Trump Accounts Get an Unlikely Endorser: Gavin Newsom

Par : Laurel Rosenhall
Mr. Newsom, the governor of California, normally has harsh words for President Trump. But he called the new children’s savings accounts “one of the best things” the president has done.

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Gov. Gavin Newsom of California gave an unusual endorsement for an endeavor led by President Trump — investment funds for American children born during Mr. Trump’s presidency.
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Drawing on His Rust Belt Roots, Vance Campaigns for Republicans

Par : Zolan Kanno-Youngs
Vice President JD Vance traveled to his hometown, Middletown, Ohio, and spoke at a steel factory where his grandfather once worked.

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Vice President JD Vance spoke at a factory in Middletown, Ohio, on Friday.
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Pentagon Fires Editor and Publisher of Independent Military Publication

Par : Minho Kim
The firings at Stars and Stripes also claimed a Middle East correspondent. They are the latest effort by the Pentagon to diminish the news outlet’s editorial independence.

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Service members reading Stars and Stripes in Cu Chi, South Vietnam, in September 1969. The publication has a long history of independent reporting on the U.S. military.
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America Ends a Summer of Lightning-Fast Primaries and Political Speed Dating

Par : Jess Bidgood
Plot twists in several states have led to rapid-fire races that have felt more reminiscent of European-style snap campaigns than traditional American marathons.

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Senator Darline Graham and Representative Ralph Norman of South Carolina
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U.S. Agreed to Pay Liberia $5 Million in Connection with Deportees, Documents Say

Par : Madeleine Ngo · Hamed Aleaziz and Zolan Kanno-Youngs
The Trump administration approved the payment after Liberia said it would consider taking migrants from other countries.

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A plane carrying deportees from the United States at Roberts International Airport in Liberia on Thursday.
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5 Deportees Are Flown by US to Equatorial Guinea After they Resist Deplaning in Liberia

Par : Pranav Baskar · Hamed Aleaziz and Genevieve Glatsky
At least five of the people flown to Liberia under the Trump administration’s third-country deportation program resisted leaving the plane. They were then flown to Equatorial Guinea.

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The Bamy Hotel, where migrants are held, in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea.
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Chief Justice Allows Trump to Continue White House Ballroom Construction, for Now

Par : Ann E. Marimow
The 90,000-square-foot ballroom project has grown in size and scope, with the president’s lawyers saying it is intertwined with the renovation of an underground military bunker.

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The construction site for the new White House ballroom in March.
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Prison Firm Donated to Trump’s PAC After ICE Gave It $165 Million a Year in Contracts

Par : Kenneth P. Vogel and Hamed Aleaziz
The GEO Group has profited from the administration’s mass deportation campaign. A subsidiary donated more than $1.4 million to the president’s super PAC last month.

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The GEO Group signed a five-year contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement to operate a detention facility in Winton, N.C.
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Canada-U.S. Tariff Talks Continue as Trump’s Midnight Deadline Looms

Par : Matina Stevis-Gridneff
Canadian negotiators were in Washington to finalize a deal that would stave off new tariffs and improve the terms of existing ones, but Mark Carney faces a tough sell back home.

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The ArcelorMittal Dofasco steel plant in Hamilton, Ontario. President Trump hit the Canadian steel industry with tariffs of up to 50 percent last year.
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Gazebos From Uzbekistan: The Latest Foreign Gifts in Trump’s Washington

Par : Luke Broadwater
The structures will go up in West Potomac Park, the site of President Trump’s planned National Garden of American Heroes.

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Workers moving materials for Uzbek gazebos at West Potomac Park on Tuesday. President Trump’s expansive plans for the area also include reflecting pools, dining facilities and an amphitheater.
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Trump Threatens Defamation Suit Over National Guard Report, Aiming to Intimidate a Critic

Par : Alan Feuer
It was the latest example of President Trump’s bid to use the legal system against those who voice unflattering facts and opinions generally protected by the First Amendment.

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A report by the Center for American Progress determined that there was “no evidence” that President Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to cities across the country had affected the crime rate.
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Push for Online Gun Sales Meets a Surprising Opponent: Small Gun Dealers

Par : Aishvarya Kavi
The Trump administration wants average Americans to be able to buy guns online and have them shipped to their doors. Small gun stores warn it could upend the industry and risk public safety.

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Colin Overbey, the manager for Dunn’s Attic in Ormond Beach, Fla., is one of hundreds of people lobbying the A.T.F. to halt proposals that could alter the gun industry.
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Why China Thinks It Can Resist Trump’s Economic Threats on Iran

Par : David Pierson and Berry Wang
Beijing can squeeze U.S. critical mineral supplies and has enough oil to withstand the loss of Iranian crude, Chinese analysts say.

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Oil storage tanks and facilities in Shanghai in March. China has large stockpiles of oil that make it less vulnerable to energy supply disruptions.
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