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China: The Limits of Transactional Diplomacy

May 17, 2026Center Right

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America has the chips. Here’s what it’s missing in race with China

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America has the chips. Here’s what it’s missing in race with China

As America celebrates 250 years of freedom, the question is whether we can win the global race against China in artificial intelligence, the newest technology. The country that generates the most reliable electricity fastest will train the most powerful models and set technological terms for the rest of the century. China is building dozens of […]

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'It's insane': GOP senator says Supreme Court birthright ruling hands China a citizenship loophole

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'It's insane': GOP senator says Supreme Court birthright ruling hands China a citizenship loophole

Sen. Eric Schmitt warns the high court's birthright citizenship ruling leaves America vulnerable to China.

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China Warns Japan Survey Ships in East China Sea, Upping Tension

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China Warns Japan Survey Ships in East China Sea, Upping Tension

China warned two Japanese Coast Guard survey vessels to stop operating in the East China Sea in recent days, Japan’s top government spokesman said, unusual moves that highlight elevated tensions over sea border claims in the area and worsening diplomatic ties between Beijing and Tokyo.

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China Sends First Senior Official to Iran Since War for Funeral

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China Sends First Senior Official to Iran Since War for Funeral

China will send a deputy head of its top legislative body to attend the funeral of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in Tehran.

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EU Officials Fear Leaders Will Balk in Confronting China

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EU Officials Fear Leaders Will Balk in Confronting China

The European Union’s latest bid to reset its trade and economic relationship with China is already floundering, with some member states and officials involved in the planning skeptical that the bloc is ready to take decisive action should diplomacy fail.

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US judge blocks Trump bid to limit mail-in voting in latest setback for president

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US judge blocks Trump bid to limit mail-in voting in latest setback for president

Ruling marks second time that Trump’s plan to restrict mail ballots across the US has suffered a setback in courtA federal ⁠judge blocked a proposed restriction on mail-in voting across the US, challenging a crackdown on elections ordered by Donald Trump.Judge Emmet Sullivan of the US district court for the District of Columbia ruled that a US Postal Service (USPS) plan to deny ballots to voters in states that do not turn over their voter rolls to the federal government should not proceed. Continue reading...

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Supreme Court strikes down party spending limits

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Supreme Court strikes down party spending limits

The Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down federal limits on how much political parties may spend in coordination with candidates, handing party committees a major win and reshaping campaign-finance rules ahead of the midterms.Why it matters: Freed from the caps, party committees can now spend without limit alongside their candidates — making them a far more powerful magnet for the big-dollar money that's flooded into super PACs over the past 15 years.Driving the news: In a 6–3 decision with a majority opinion by Justice Brett Kavanaugh, the court held that the coordinated party expenditure limits violate the First Amendment.The decision overturns a 25-year-old precedent that had upheld the same limits.The intrigue: The decision comes at a time when insurgent anti-establishment candidates have garnered success in both parties.Supporters of striking down Congress' limits on coordination have said the guardrails weaken parties while super PACs and other outside groups have become dominant players, especially after the court's landmark 2010 Citizens United decision.Critics say removing the caps could let major donors evade the few remaining anti-corruption safeguards, which is a stepping stone to allowing PACs to directly coordinate with candidates.The decision could make party committees more attractive vehicles for donor money in competitive races.What they're saying: "More speech is generally better than less speech," Kavanaugh wrote for the majority.In dissent, Justice Elena Kagan warned that the ruling brings about an old era of corruption: The "Court ushers back in the same opportunities for quid pro quo corruption that the contribution limits were meant to check."President Trump praised the ruling on Truth Social, calling it "A BIG WIN FOR REPUBLICANS and, more importantly, The First Amendment!" His administration had declined to defend the law in court.Catch up quick: The case, National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Commission, was brought by two Republican committees, Vice President Vance and former Ohio Rep. Steve Chabot.They argued the law prevented party committees from coordinating effectively with their own candidates on core political speech.The ruling is the latest in a line of Supreme Court campaign-finance decisions narrowing the government's power to restrict political spending.

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SCOTUS Smacks Down Limits On Political Party-Candidate Spending Coordination

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SCOTUS Smacks Down Limits On Political Party-Candidate Spending Coordination

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that federal limits on political party-candidate spending coordination are unconstitutional. The ruling was 6-3, with Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Ketanji Brown Jackson in the dissent. The case, known as NRSC v. FEC, stems from a 2022 challenge to a provision of the Federal Election Campaign Act […]

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