White House Ramps Up Efforts to Eliminate China’s Chokehold on Rare Earths

A man driving a front loader shifts soil containing rare earth minerals to be loaded at a port in Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province, China, on Sept. 5, 2010. STR/AFP via Getty Images The White House plans to expand its support for domestic rare-earth businesses to counter China’s near-monopoly on rare-earth minerals. Senior officials informed a group

DNC Targets Battleground Districts With August ‘Organizing Summer’ Campaign

DNC chair candidate Ken Martin speaks at the Democratic National Committee Winter Meeting at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md., on Feb. 1, 2025. Rod Lamkey Jr./AP Photo The Democratic National Committee (DNC) unveiled a monthlong organizing campaign during Congress’s August recess to highlight opposition to the GOP’s One Big