Stakes mounting as Putin, Biden to hold summit

Ukraine’s president said Monday that his country’s military is ready to “derail” any invasion by Russian forces — a stark warning ahead of President Biden’s high-stakes virtual summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday morning amid soaring tensions and military buildups on both sides of the old Cold War … The Washington Times stories: White House

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Biden administration won’t remove tariff experts say could ease supply chain bottleneck

The Biden administration could ease the supply chain crisis simply by removing the massive tariff it has slapped on a relatively obscure piece of trucking equipment imported from China, experts say, but the administration has refused to budge. In May, the Commerce Department imposed a 221% tariff on Chinese trucking … The Washington Times stories: White House

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Biden praises Dole as ‘man to be admired,’ says he’ll miss his friend

President Biden praised former Sen. Bob Dole on Sunday as “an American statesman like few in our history,” after the longtime lawmaker died at age 98. “Bob was a man to be admired by Americans,” Mr. Biden said in a statement. “He had an unerring sense of integrity and honor. May … The Washington Times stories: White House

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Biden, Putin to hold video call Tuesday amid Ukraine tensions

President Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin will speak via video call this week to discuss fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine and other topics, the White House said Saturday. The White House’s announcement of the call, which is scheduled for Tuesday, comes hours after it was made public … The Washington Times stories: White House

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Teasing 2024 White House bid, Christie urges GOP to move past Trump

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie helped build Donald Trump up in the 2016 presidential primary and now he’s trying to tear him down before the 2024 election. He says it’s time for the Republican Party to move on from the boisterous former president and his stolen election claims. The … The Washington Times stories: White House

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Joe Biden democracy summit invite list proves divisive

The goal behind President Biden’s upcoming “Summit for Democracy” was to feature U.S. leadership and unify like-minded democracies, including many the administration hopes will work together to counter communist China’s rise as a rival, autocratic global power. But the summit, a key promise of Mr. Biden’s 2020 presidential campaign, might … The Washington Times stories: White House

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