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Brazil’s Lula Invites Chinese Investment in Critical Minerals, Challenging US Supply Strategy

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has openly sought Chinese investment in the country’s rare-earth and critical-minerals industries, complicating Washington’s efforts to build alternative supply chains.
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TSA Bars Airport Security Officers From Sitting During Passenger ID Checks
Trump Publishes Senator Tom Cotton’s Phone Number in Push for Daylight Saving Time Vote
Federal Judge Weighs Challenge to Postal Service Mail-Ballot Screening Rules
Third-Country Deportations Trigger US-Europe Tensions After Migrants Reach Spain
US Authorizes Long-Term LNG Exports to Morocco Through 2050
United States Leads Coalition Backing Kyoto Vision for Scientific Innovation
Justice Department Issues Tougher Corporate Fraud Enforcement Directive
Trump Rallies Republicans in Ohio as Texas and Michigan Senate Races Tighten
White House Threatens Diesel Export Ban to Secure Allied Oil Reserve Releases
United States and Japan Hold First Joint Operations Under New Logistics Pact
South Korean Firms Launch $22 Billion Texas Energy Infrastructure Investment
US and Australia Suspend Diplomatic Operations in Brazil Over Security Threats
US Prosecutors Charge California Executive Over Alleged $300 Million AI Server Smuggling Scheme
CBO Says Republican Debt Targets Would Require Major Medicare and Medicaid Cuts
September US Job Growth Slows to 29,000 Ahead of Fed Decisions and Midterms
United States and China Agree $60 Billion Tariff Framework and Launch AI Dialogue
Pentagon Sends Third Carrier Strike Group to Middle East Amid Iran Standoff
G7 Releases Emergency Oil Reserves as Iran Closes Strait of Hormuz
Trump Publishes Senator Tom Cotton’s Phone Number in Push for Permanent Daylight Saving Time
Homeland Security Issues Nationwide Guidance to Counter Swatting Attacks
Federal Judge Weighs Challenge to Postal Service Mail-Ballot Screening Rules
IRS Proposes Expanded Tax Benefits for Private School Choice Programs
Trump Administration Previews $500 Healthcare Savings Payments for About One Million Americans
Brazil’s Lula Invites Chinese Investment in Critical Minerals, Challenging US Supply Strategy
Treasury Backs Panama Audit of CK Hutchison Port Operations Near Canal
Third-Country Deportations Trigger US-Europe Dispute After Migrants Reach Spain
Pentagon Reaffirms AUKUS Nuclear Submarine Commitments Amid Australian Political Debate
Justice Department Unveils Tougher Corporate Fraud Enforcement Framework
Texas and Michigan Senate Races Tighten as Midterm Battle Intensifies
White House Threatens Diesel Export Ban to Secure Allied Oil Reserve Releases
US and Japanese Forces Hold First Joint Operations Under New Logistics Pact
United States Presses Netherlands to Tighten ASML Export Restrictions on China
South Korea Launches $22 Billion Texas Energy Infrastructure Investment
US Prosecutors Charge California Executive Over Alleged $300 Million AI Server Smuggling Scheme
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Supreme Court Allows Third-Country Deportations to Continue During Legal Review
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