– NYT investigates how North Korea gets oil.
-Intelligence report on Taliban is now part of Afghan troop debate.
– Iran and China sign long term economic deal.
-It may not be good press, but it’s good Constitutional law: you can’t arrest a member speeding away from the Capitol.
-North Korea wants to expand its nuclear program, WSJ says.
– Biden nominates 2 careerists to Assistant Secretary of State positions.
– FT says US officials worried about attack on Taiwan.
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