'The fool's gold of an allegedly booming economy'
Ed Kilgore at New York magazine
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'America needs to get to the bottom of the sea'
China has jumped to cash in on the next great "resource bonanza," says James Stavridis at Bloomberg. Parts of the deep seabed hold "very valuable" deposits of minerals including cobalt, lithium, manganese, nickel, and copper. "Natural-resource poor" China has rushed to file 15% of the world's registered claims with the International Seabed Authority, which oversees distribution of the resources. The U.S. has filed none. It's time for Washington to catch up. "The stakes are high."
'Block Biden's efforts to make the border crisis worse'
Washington Examiner editorial board
President Biden followed up September's awful illegal immigration numbers by requesting more money for his failed border policies, says the Washington Examiner editorial board. He tied the request to Ukraine and Israel aid, demanding funding for migrant services and streamlining refugee processing, but not a dime "to slow illegal immigration." Republicans should do whatever it takes to "block Biden's efforts," which would only "throw gasoline onto the raging inferno of illegal immigration."
'It's not looking good for Trump'
Kim Wehle in The Bulwark
Donald Trump's legal troubles just got worse, says Kim Wehle in The Bulwark. In exchange for immunity, his last White House chief of staff, Mark Meadows, is cooperating with special counsel Jack Smith's investigation into the former president's efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss. Meadows "was at the heart of everything related to the Trump 'Stop the Steal' effort," including the "fake electors scheme." He "can speak firsthand" about "Trump's knowledge and state of mind."
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Did Cop30 fulfil its promise to Indigenous Brazilians?Today’s Big Question Brazilian president approves 10 new protected territories, following ‘unprecedented’ Indigenous presence at conference, both as delegates and protesters
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Ted Cruz teases big 2028 movesIN THE SPOTLIGHT The Texas Republican is playing his cards close to his chest, even as others in Washington start looking for hints about the arch-conservative’s future
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Congress passes bill to force release of Epstein filesSpeed Read The Justice Department will release all files from its Jeffrey Epstein sex-trafficking investigation
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