Senior US Officials Meet China’s Vice Foreign Minister

Among the issues discussed were Russia’s war in Ukraine, challenges in the Middle East, efforts to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula, and counternarcotics. White House Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell and the deputy national security adviser, Jon Finer, met with China’s vice foreign minister, Ma Zhaoxu, in Washington on May 30, amid tensions over Taiwan

Democrats Demand DOJ Probe Into Oil Industry Price-Fixing Allegations

Nearly two-dozen Democratic senators, led by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, say industry collusion led to higher fuel prices. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and 22 Democratic senators urged the Department of Justice (DOJ) to probe allegations of price-fixing in the oil and gas industry. Democrats in the upper chamber, joined by Sen. Bernie