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  1. Zelensky Saw Pushing Back As Only Move Foreign, Yesterday

    Staying quiet is riskier than speaking up, Ukrainian officials say, as President Trump goes further than ever in prioritizing Russia’s interests.

  2. Trump Says He Asked Putin to Release American Jailed in Russia Washington, Yesterday

    The president called for the return of Stephen James Hubbard, a Michigan teacher seized from his home in Ukraine months after Russia invaded that country.

  3. Stop Appeasing Russia Op Ed, Yesterday

    The stakes in Ukraine are much larger than the fate of one nation.

  4. Is Putin’s Waiting Game Working? Foreign, Yesterday

    Trump’s push for deals and Europe’s political fractures seem to be giving the Russian president the opening he’s been waiting for.

  5. In the Kill Zone News Desk, Yesterday

    We take a look at what’s happening on the front line of the war in Ukraine.

  6. Trump’s Push for Deals With Russia Powers His Frustration With Ukraine Washington, Yesterday

    The series of recent steps by the president that seem to favor Vladimir Putin reflect his intensifying desire to normalize the relationship with Moscow even if it means further undercutting Ukraine.

  7. Russian Satellite Makes a Menacing Approach to Another Craft in Orbit Science, October 19

    Although Kosmos 2612 is now backing away, the maneuver raised alarm bells for analysts who see it as part of a pattern of Russian aggression.

  8. Zelensky Says U.S. Wants Ukraine to ‘Capitulate’ Foreign, October 19

    President Volodymyr Zelensky said he didn’t want to believe that Washington wanted an end to the war at Ukraine’s expense. “But that’s how it looks,” he added.

  9. Blaze at Starlink Center in Lithuania Was an Attempt at Sabotage, Officials Say Foreign, October 19

    The fire, which did not seriously damage the network, came after similar incidents in Bulgaria and Poland involving the satellite internet provider, a key defense tool for Ukraine’s armed forces.

  10. Inside Putin’s Plan to Cripple Ukraine This Winter The Daily, October 19

    Moscow seems to be seizing an opening to plunge Ukrainian cities into cold and darkness to try to inflict immense human suffering.

  11. Trump Defends Plans to Ease Russia Sanctions and Hints at a Hostage Deal Washington, October 19

    The president on Sunday justified his reversal of almost five years of sanctions against Russia as part of peace negotiations. He did not name any hostage.

  12. Kyiv Wonders Whether U.S. Will Strand It Foreign, October 18

    President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine pressed Sunday for more information on possible restrictions to Starshield, a U.S.-provided satellite internet service used by the Ukrainian military.

  13. Migrants From Ukraine and Sudan to Keep Deportation Protections for Now Washington, October 18

    Temporary Protected Status for the two countries was set to expire on Monday. The Trump administration said an announcement would be made “at the appropriate time.”

  14. The Old World Order Is Over. This Is What Could Come Next. Op Ed, October 18

    Here are three scenarios for what the new global order might look like.

  15. Waiving Sanctions In Hopes Of a Favor Washington, October 17

    The Trump administration is ignoring the will of Congress and waiving new Russia sanctions amid fears that high energy prices will cost Republicans in next month’s elections.

  16. Graham Says She Differs Over Waiving Brother’s Law Washington, October 17

    Senator Darline Graham, appointed to fill the Senate seat of her late brother, Lindsey, gently disagreed with the president’s decision to exempt Russia from the sanctions legislation.

  17. U.S. Floats More Relief for Russia: Letting It Sell Europe Gas Washington, October 17

    The Trump administration is pitching the idea as part of a peace deal with Ukraine, but Europe is wary and critics say Russia would be strengthened.

  18. This Is the Kill Zone Interactive, October 17

    The front line in Ukraine has blurred into a miles-wide wasteland where drones fill the sky and neither side holds firm control.

  19. Why I Canceled Russian Culture for Myself Op Ed, October 17

    A Russified education did not forbid access to my own culture, it just quietly weakened my instinct to reach for it.

  20. Trump’s Order Exempts Russia From Sanctions Washington, October 17

    The sanctions were part of a measure that was named after Senator Lindsey Graham, the South Carolina Republican who died in July.

  21. Russia Appears to Be Escalating Efforts To Sway U.S. Voters via Social Media Washington, October 16

    One campaign has created social media posts focusing on U.S. support for Israel to sow discord ahead of the midterm elections.

  22. Pope Asks Putin for a Cease-Fire for a Ukrainian City Under Siege Foreign, October 16

    Recovering from lung cancer surgery, Pope Leo XIV spoke with Vladimir V. Putin to make a plea for Oleshky, where mines and drones have trapped some 2,000 people who are at risk of starvation.

  23. Japan Mistakenly Issues Warning for Strongest Ever Earthquake Express, October 16

    Officials on Friday withdrew an alert sent when they believed a 9.9-magnitude earthquake had taken place. In the end, the tremor was hardly felt.

  24. Trump’s Deal With Russia Inflames War He Vowed to Swiftly End Washington, October 15

    The Ukrainian president’s defiant decision to continue attacking Russian refineries underscores President Trump’s inability to end a war he had promised to resolve.

  25. How U.S. Support to Ukraine Has Evolved Under Trump Washington, October 15

    President Trump’s latest push to end the war in Ukraine has raised questions about the future of U.S. support.

  26. Why Russia Sees a Window to Bomb Ukraine Into Submission Foreign, October 15

    Moscow is not winning on the battlefield. Instead, it is seizing an opening to inflict immense human suffering in Ukrainian cities.

  27. To Inflict Economic Pain, Russia and Ukraine Strike at Data Centers Business, October 15

    Military forces have sought to damage the computing hubs that power online services and artificial intelligence systems.

  28. Defying Trump, Zelensky Says Ukraine Will Resume Russian Refinery Strikes Foreign, October 15

    President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed overt frustration with the United States in an interview with The Financial Times. He had paused the strikes to comply with a demand from the United States.

  29. The Race to Defend Kyiv Against Terrifying New Jet-Powered Drones Foreign, October 15

    Ukrainian engineers are rushing to perfect A.I.-guided, jet-driven interceptors. Their goal: to stop a fast Russian threat in the latest round of a deadly tech duel.

  30. Trump’s Democracy-for-Diesel Deal Shames Us All Op Ed, October 15

    The president’s arrangement to import Russian diesel fuel is one more example of how he has sold out American democracy.

  31. Zelensky Says Trump Is on ‘Wrong Side’ of History Video, October 15

    Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, expressed frustration with President Trump for making deals with Russia as the country continued its campaign of striking Ukrainian energy infrastructure before winter.

  32. Russia Was Losing. Enter President Trump. Op Ed, October 15

    The commander in chief is Putin’s ace in the hole.

  33. Inside the Plague Research Labs at the Heart of a Russian Mystery Science, October 15

    A Russian researcher, who died from an unknown illness, worked at a remote anti-plague facility. Few foreigners have visited these labs, which dot the former Soviet states, and are shrouded in secrecy.

  34. U.S. Continues to Provide Intelligence to Ukraine, Officials Say Washington, October 14

    Confusion about the U.S. stance has mounted in Kyiv amid restrictions on how the military version of Starlink is used.

  35. Why Trump’s Diesel Deal With Putin Won’t Knock Down High Prices Business, October 14

    President Trump’s deal with Russia will probably not lower diesel prices that have soared because of his war with Iran and Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries.

  36. Satellite Cut Hobbles Ukraine As Russia Pounds Power Grid Foreign, October 14

    A huge attack cut power to 600,000 people in Kyiv, and a Pentagon-funded satellite internet program appeared to be curbed without warning.

  37. North Korea and China Open Their Biggest Border Bridge Foreign, October 15

    The long-delayed opening of the New Yalu River Bridge comes as the two countries expand trade despite international sanctions imposed on North Korea.

  38. Why Trump Made a Diesel Deal With Putin Video, October 14

    Our national security and White House correspondent David E. Sanger breaks down why President Donald Trump struck a deal with President Vladimir V. Putin to import Russian diesel fuel in the coming months, despite having signed recent congressional legislation tightening energy sanctions on Russia.

  39. Anger Over Trump’s Deal With Putin Letters, October 14

    Readers react to President Trump’s diesel fuel deal with Russia. Also: Stressed out in America; useful skills.

  40. Russia Fires Ballistic Missile Barrage at Ukraine Video, October 14

    Russia launched dozens of ballistic missiles at Ukraine early Wednesday in one of the largest salvos of the war. Some 600,000 people were left without power in the capital, according to Ukraine’s president.

  41. America First? N Y T Now, October 14

    We look at the state of the U.S.-Ukraine relationship.

  42. America Is in Decline, and Trump Is Leading the Fall Op Ed, October 14

    The old world order is fraying. Who gets to shape the next one?

  43. Japan Protests the Arrest Of a Journalist by Russia Foreign, October 14

    Tokyo summoned Russia’s ambassador after a Japanese reporter was arrested in Russia’s far east and accused of collecting military intelligence.

  44. The U.S. Tried to Choke Russia’s Energy Market. Then It Made a Diesel Deal. The Daily, October 14

    President Trump has announced a deal in which the United States could buy billions of dollars’ worth of diesel fuel from Russia, stunning allies and lawmakers.

  45. Diesel Break Brings Nothing From Putin But More Strikes Foreign, October 13

    Russia has reaped a diesel deal and an increase in U.S. pressure on Ukraine as President Trump’s political needs align with his longstanding inclinations toward Russia.

  46. Zelensky’s Comment Raises Fears Over U.S. Not Sharing Intelligence Foreign, October 13

    Asked about apparent U.S. threats to cut off intelligence sharing with Kyiv, which can warn of Russian aerial attacks, President Trump said information continued to flow.

  47. Senators Urge Trump to Reverse Diesel Deal With Putin Washington, October 14

    A bipartisan group of 12 senators called on the president to drop his decision to ease sanctions on Russia’s exports of diesel fuel, saying the deal would help Moscow continue the war in Ukraine.

  48. U.K. and Europe Recoil From Trump’s Diesel Deal With Putin Foreign, October 13

    Shocked by the U.S. agreement with Russia, which Ukraine has called “a gift” to President Putin, officials in Europe have coalesced around a cautious diplomatic message.

  49. Foreign Workers End Up in War’s Cross Hairs Foreign, October 13

    Ukrainian strikes on oil refineries and warehouses have led to casualties among the foreigners easing Russia’s labor shortage.

  50. A Father’s Mission Is to Show the World ‘What Russia Did to My Family’ Foreign, October 13

    After a glide bomb killed his wife and younger daughter, Yevhen Ovcharov was determined to prevent other Ukrainians from dying the same way.

  51. MI5 Chief Warns That Iran and Russia Have Been Escalating Attacks Foreign, October 13

    The head of Britain’s domestic security agency accused Tehran and Moscow of escalating their hybrid campaigns in the U.K., and called Iran-led attacks on Jewish communities “sickening.”

  52. Trump Squeezes Ukraine, Again Foreign, October 13

    The president’s proposed fuel deal with Russia and a one-sided cease-fire plan are putting Kyiv in a tough spot as winter approaches.

  53. Russia Detains Japanese Journalist for Alleged Espionage Foreign, October 13

    The main security service said it had detained a reporter for the Hokkaido Shimbun newspaper in Russia’s far east, where he had been reporting on military recruitment.

  54. Deal on Diesel Jolts U.S. Ties With Ukraine Washington, October 12

    President Trump’s surprise decision to suspend sanctions on Russian diesel fuel stunned Ukrainian and European officials, who were meeting with U.S. envoys at an exclusive golf club near Miami.

  55. Trump Aids Russia in Economic War With Kyiv Foreign, October 12

    President Trump is moving to buy Russian diesel while also pressuring Ukraine to halt attacks on refineries, a lifeblood of Moscow’s war machine.

  56. NATO Details Plan to Shield Ukraine’s European Allies from Russia Foreign, October 12

    With the Russians intensifying sabotage, arson and cyberattacks against European nations supporting Ukraine, NATO divulged a blueprint, in case of war, to deter the Kremlin.

  57. Growing Threats Against Public Officials, and Trump’s Diesel Deal With Putin The Headlines, October 12

    Plus, how much will holiday travel cost this year?

  58. Lethality and Testosterone Will Get Us Only So Far Op Ed, October 12

    Backing down on Ukraine while failing in Iran is an invitation to our enemies.

  59. Trump Told Ukrainians to ‘Get a New President.’ Ukraine Shrugged. Foreign, October 11

    President Trump lashed out at President Volodymyr Zelensky for striking Russian oil refineries. Mr. Zelensky said he’ll stop — if Russia does too.

  60. An Outrage in 2019. No Problem in 2026. Trump Has Moved the Ethical Line. Washington, October 4

  61. Who Owns the Moon? Foreign, October 4

  62. War’s Effects on Roads Of Russia: More E.V.s Foreign, October 4

  63. Superpowers Race to Put Nuclear Reactors on the Moon Foreign, October 4

  64. Russia Is Striking Bridges, Vital Lifelines in Kyiv Foreign, October 3

  65. Trump, Putin, Ukraine and an Oil Deal: 5 Takeaways Washington, October 3

  66. U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies Washington, October 3

  67. Kyiv Reports 1st War Use Of a Missile It Produced Foreign, October 2

  68. Russia’s Latest Propaganda? A.I.-Generated War Songs. Business, October 2

  69. Russia Wields Human Tool Against West Foreign, October 2

  70. Moscow Plans Biggest Blow Yet to Sink Ukraine Into Cold and Darkness Foreign, October 2

  71. Russian Firm Again Faces Sanctions By the U.S. Business, October 1

  72. Russia Raising Budget For Military and Paring Money for Health Care Foreign, October 1

  73. Finnish Lawmakers Report Break-Ins Foreign, October 1

  74. Chaos at Jack Smith’s Senate Hearing Letters, September 30

  75. Ukraine’s Versatile, Inexpensive Naval Drones Are Remaking War at Sea Foreign, September 30

  76. Drone Strike Deals Blow To Sciences In Ukraine Science, September 29

  77. Estonia Says Arson at Defense Company Was a ‘Deliberate’ Attack by Russia Foreign, September 29

  78. Huge Data Breach Leaves F.B.I. Scrambling, and Russian Attacks Destroy Millions of Books The Headlines, September 29

  79. A Deeply Reported and Enthralling Memoir, Written From a Russian Jail Book Review, September 29

  80. What Life Looks Like in the ‘Fortress Cities’ Russia Is Trying to Break Foreign, September 29

  81. Gershkovich Describes Life in a Russian Prison Washington, September 29

  82. Fire and Desperation After Another Strike In the Heart of Kyiv Foreign, September 28

  83. What Russians Who Lost Sons in Ukraine Think About the War Now Foreign, September 28

  84. Russian Foreign Minister Says Nation Will See Ukraine War Through Foreign, September 27

  85. Russian Software Company Duped Secret Service, U.S. Prosecutors Say Foreign, September 25

  86. Ban on Exporting U.S. Diesel Could Backfire Business, September 25

  87. Stuck on the Battlefield, Russia Wages ‘Total War’ on Ukraine’s Economy Foreign, September 25

  88. Welcome Mat For Dictators, Not U.S. Press Washington, September 25

  89. How a Company’s Web of Deceit Helps Russia Evade Sanctions Business, September 24

  90. Europeans Struggle to Counter Russia’s Growing Shadow War Foreign, September 24

  91. Ukraine Sent South Korea 2 P.O.W.s From Kim’s Army Foreign, September 24

  92. Trump Invites Putin to G20; Its Members May Grumble Washington, September 23

  93. Zelensky Is Expected to Warn Russia’s Aggression Won’t Stop at Ukraine’s Borders Foreign, September 23

  94. Trump’s Diesel Dilemma Business, September 23

  95. The September 23 Un General Assembly Iran Ukraine live blog included one standalone post:
  96. Japan’s Leader Requests End to ‘Enemy State’ Tag Foreign, September 23

  97. Prices Have Skyrocketed in Russian Supermarkets. We Have the Receipts. Interactive, September 23

  98. Britain’s New Prime Minister Prepares for U.N. Spotlight Foreign, September 22

  99. G.O.P. Senator Urges Panel To Investigate A Trump Son Washington, September 22

  100. Trump Calls for Export Ban On Diesel to Curb Prices Business, September 22

  101. Macron Calls on the U.N. to Fight Against the ‘Law of the Jungle’ Foreign, September 22

  102. Zelensky Says He Hopes Trump Helps Him to End the War ‘Before Winter’ Foreign, September 22

  103. German Leaders Prepare to Deny the Far Right Access to a Secret War Plan Foreign, September 22

  104. South Korea’s President Asks U.S. to Ease Curbs On North and Make Deal Foreign, September 22

  105. Western Civilization Will Never Be the Same After Trump Op Ed, September 21

  106. Russia’s Election Sends the Message It Was Engineered to Send Foreign, September 21

  107. At U.N. Assembly, Agenda Reflects A World In Crisis Foreign, September 21

  108. The Moscow Bureau Chief and His Soviet Censor: A Love Story, of Sorts Op Ed, September 21

  109. Scientists Get a Glimpse to How New Pandemics Are Made Science, March 9

    Researchers have devised a new tool for discerning between naturally occurring viral outbreaks and those resulting from lab accidents.

  110. Trump siguió en contacto con Putin tras dejar la presidencia, según un nuevo libro En español, October 8

    El libro del periodista Bob Woodward también relata que Donald Trump envió en secreto a Vladimir Putin lo que entonces eran raras máquinas de prueba COVID-19 para uso personal del líder ruso.

  111. Trump Secretly in Touch With Putin After Office, Book by Woodward Says Washington, October 8

    The journalist Bob Woodward cited an unnamed aide saying that Donald J. Trump had spoken to Vladimir V. Putin as many as seven times since leaving office. Multiple sources say they cannot confirm that report.

  112. In ABC Interview, Exaggerations About Polling and Trump Washington, July 6

    The president defended his debate performance with exaggerations about polling, his recent appearances and his opponent.

  113. Trump Imagines Alternate Reality of World Where He Didn’t Lose Washington, March 16

    The war in Ukraine. Hamas’s attack on Israel. Inflation. The former president has insisted that none would have occurred if he had remained in office after 2020.

  114. As Putin Poses for Selfies, U.S. Says Russian General May Be Detained Foreign, June 29

    President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia made highly choreographed appearances in an effort to project power and control, and U.S. officials suggested Gen. Sergei Surovikin was probably being held.

  115. Por qué parece que ya no sabemos nada de la economía global En español, June 20

    Mientras prestábamos atención a la pandemia, China y Ucrania, los caminos hacia la prosperidad y los intereses comunes se han oscurecido.

  116. Failures of Globalization Shatter Long-Held Beliefs Business, June 18

    While the world’s eyes were on the pandemic, China and the war in Ukraine, the paths to prosperity and shared interests have grown murkier.

  117. The Airman Who Wanted to Give Gamers a Real Taste of War World, April 13

    The group liked online war games. But then Jack Teixeira, an active-duty airman, began showing them classified documents, members say.

  118. OPEC Plus Says It’ll Cut Oil Output Business, April 2

    Oil prices soared 7 percent on Sunday night after the group’s move to cut 1.2 million barrels a day.

  119. Your Monday Briefing: China’s Post-Covid Economic Goal N Y T Now, March 5

    Also, Russia tries to cut off Bakhmut, and countries reach an ocean biodiversity deal.

  120. At Stake in the Ukraine-Russia War Letters, February 13

    Readers discuss a guest essay by Christopher Caldwell that blamed the U.S. for an escalation in the war. Also: Mask mandates; the next pandemic; YouTube.

  121. Your Thursday Briefing: Rising Militancy in Pakistan N Y T Now, February 1

    Also, Adani Enterprises pulls its offering and soldiers die on both sides in Bakhmut.

  122. Your Wednesday Briefing: China Rebounds N Y T Now, January 31

    Also, Russia’s resilient economy and Sri Lanka’s enduring struggle.

  123. Your Friday Briefing: China’s Campaign Against ‘Zero-Covid’ Protesters N Y T Now, January 26

    Also, Russian missile attacks in Ukraine and a major deal for Indian women’s cricket.

  124. Your Tuesday Briefing: Chinese ‘Zero Covid’ Workers Revolt N Y T Now, January 16

  125. Your Tuesday Briefing: A Major Ukrainian Strike N Y T Now, January 2

    Also, China’s uncertain economic recovery.

  126. For Xi and Putin, Another Meeting of Strongmen Comes at Weak Moment Foreign, December 30

    Russia is isolated by its invasion of Ukraine and needs China more than ever. But China, facing a Covid crisis, is in no position to risk sanctions.

  127. Your Thursday Briefing: The U.S. Requires Covid Tests for Travelers From China N Y T Now, December 28

    Also, Ukraine peace talks seem far-off.

  128. Your Wednesday Briefing: China’s Overwhelmed Hospitals N Y T Now, December 27

    Also, Ukraine is fighting to retake a city in the Donbas.

  129. Your Tuesday Briefing: China Menaces Taiwan N Y T Now, December 26

    Also, an emerging picture of China’s Covid crisis.

  130. Your Friday Briefing: A Times Investigation Into Bucha N Y T Now, December 22

    Also, Benjamin Netanyahu is poised to lead Israel again and the week in culture.

  131. White Noise Magazine, December 21

    In China, Russia and the United Kingdom, unmarked sheets of white paper have become a potent symbol of defiance.

  132. Your Monday Briefing: The Social Cost of ‘Zero Covid’ National, December 4

    Plus, Iran abolishes the morality police and Russia vows to defy an oil price cap.

  133. Plutocrats, Power and Philanthropy Letters, November 25

    Readers discuss a guest essay about recent misdeeds by four billionaires. Also: Pandemic cautions; moderate Republicans; Russian brutality in Ukraine.

  134. Your Thursday Briefing: No ‘Red Wave’ in U.S. Midterms N Y T Now, November 9

    Plus Russia says it is retreating from Kherson City and markets try to parse China’s “zero Covid.”

  135. Your Thursday Briefing: Iran’s Protests Intensify N Y T Now, October 26

    Plus Myanmar gets closer to Russia and a dire climate report.

  136. An Empty Airport Wasn’t Finland’s Plan Sunday Business, October 20

    When Russia closed its airspace, it upended the decades-long strategy for making Finland a European travel hub to and from the East.

  137. Russia’s New Onslaught Against Ukraine Letters, October 10

    Readers respond to the latest Russian attacks in Ukraine. Also: The wonders of math; pandemic spending; Republicans and crime.

  138. The September 25 Italy Elections live blog included one standalone post:
  139. Burnout, Productivity and Tales of the Office Letters, September 19

    Readers discuss new aspects of the workplace during the pandemic. Also: A political balance; Vladimir Putin and Mikhail Gorbachev; student newspapers.

  140. Xi Leaves Covid Bubble, Traveling Outside China Foreign, September 14

    Xi Jinping, who is expected to meet with Vladimir Putin, will seek to project confidence as a global statesman at a time of grave challenges at home.

  141. Your Thursday Briefing: Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping Likely to Meet N Y T Now, September 7

    Plus India’s growing economy and China’s “zero-Covid” trap.

  142. Your Thursday Briefing: How Authoritarians See Mikhail Gorbachev National, August 31

    Plus the decline in American life expectancy and the latest on Typhoon Hinnamnor.

  143. Dmitri Vrubel, 62, Artist Who Planted a Startling Kiss on Remains of Berlin Wall Obits, August 19

    A Russian-born painter, he created a mural of the Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev smooching the East German leader Erich Honecker — and with it a tourist attraction.

  144. A Smart Tactic, or an Unethical One? Letters, August 14

    Readers debate the party’s strategy of supporting far-right G.O.P. candidates it thinks it can beat. Also: Covid and schools; Ukraine’s students; Kansas and abortion.

  145. Your Friday Briefing: U.S. to Unseal Trump Warrant N Y T Now, August 11

    Plus Russia prepares for show trials and Taiwan does not rise to China’s provocations.

  146. Your Thursday Briefing: Trump Declines to Answer Questions N Y T Now, August 10

    Plus new details about explosions in Crimea and revelations about the victims of Seoul’s floods.

  147. Ukraine’s Grain Gets Moving, But Food Disaster Still Looms Foreign, August 1

    The departure of a grain-filled vessel from Odesa was hailed as a victory against global hunger. But experts say the crisis is so big that no single advance can reverse it.

  148. Your Thursday Briefing N Y T Now, July 28

    Brittney Griner for Viktor Bout?

  149. Your Monday Briefing N Y T Now, July 25

    Russia looks to Africa.

  150. Biden, Oil and the Middle East Business, July 14

    Under pressure as tight oil supplies hurt the U.S. economy, Biden will go to Saudi Arabia for a meeting with M.B.S.