As Xi and Biden Meet, Trump and Uncertainty Loom Large The two leaders will meet in Peru, where China has steadily expanded its influence in a challenge to the United States in its own region.

Fierce Races Loom With Wisconsin’s New Political Maps The new legislative maps reflect a near split between Republican- and Democratic-leaning districts. For more than a decade, earlier maps had helped Republicans hold power.

U.S. Seals Security Pact With Japan and South Korea as Threats Loom While the former president’s name appeared nowhere in the communique issued by three leaders, one of the subtexts was the possibility that he could return to power in next year’s election and disrupt ties with America’s two closest allies in the Indo-Pacific region.