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Welcome to what should be a slow week in Washington. The Senate is in session, the House isn’t back to vote until June 7.
Breaking: President Joe Biden made some news during a joint press conference with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday morning in Japan.
Speaking in Tokyo, Biden reiterated that U.S. policy toward Taiwan remains the same, and he warned China against any invasion or military action. Biden said the United States would intervene militarily on behalf of Taiwan if it is attacked by China.
Here’s CNN’s Kevin Liptak and DJ Judd with reporting and context:
Also:
| → | Kishida told reporters that Biden would support Japan’s ascension to a “reformed” U.N. Security Council. Biden has previously backed adding India to the U.N. Security Council as well. |
| → | And Biden welcomed the announcement that next year’s G7 meeting will be held in Hiroshima. That city was destroyed by a U.S. atomic bomb on Aug. 6, 1945. Kishida considers Hiroshima to be his hometown, and it plays a key role in his political background, according to Japanese media. |
| → | The U.S. and other Indo-Pacific countries Monday announced the launch of the The Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, which is meant to combat the role of China in the region. Here’s more from the WSJ. |
| → | In addition, Biden told reporters that he doesn’t believe the United States has entered a recession: |
| → | Per CNN’s Kaitlin Collins, Biden will meet soon with Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen “on whether to remove Trump-era tariffs on Chinese goods, which have remained in place since he took office.” |
The president’s comments on potentially removing tariffs on Chinese imports is the latest twist in a broader fight inside the administration over U.S. policy toward China. Biden has previously suggested that he could drop some of the trade penalties imposed under former President Donald Trump in order to counter surging inflation back home.
However, Biden’s forceful statement on Taiwan – and Tuesday’s “Quad” meeting of Japan, India, Australia and the U.S. – also demonstrate his commitment to a strong American military presence in the region to counter China’s rise.
– John Bresnahan and Jake Sherman
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What’s become of New York’s House delegation?
Jonathan Cervas, the special master who drew the New York congressional map, released his final district lines Friday night. And it did very little to cure the heartburn in the Empire State’s delegation. Several Democratic incumbents in New York City were drawn out of their districts, and there are a number of interesting political dynamics facing one of the most powerful delegations in Congress. The N.Y. primaries are now scheduled for Aug. 23.
Here are a few things we’re watching this week.
| → | Will there be a lawsuit? Several sources we spoke to during the last few days indicated that, absent big changes from Cervas in the final round of tweaks, Democrats would file suit to challenge the map. Well, Cervas made only modest changes to the map. And if you read House Democratic Caucus Chair Hakeem Jeffries’ statement, you get the sense Democrats aren’t taking this lying down: |
| → | Maloney vs. Nadler. One of the most fascinating races as a result of this new map is the internecine battle between House Judiciary Committee Chair Jerry Nadler and Committee on Oversight and Reform Chair Carolyn Maloney. Both Nadler and Maloney are running for the 12th District, which stretches through much of Manhattan, from Chelsea and Stuyvesant Town all the way to the Upper East Side and Upper West Side. |
Maloney is making the case that much of the district is hers, and Nadler should defer. Nadler said Sunday that he’s going to be the only Jew in the New York City delegation. Nadler’s old district was the most Jewish in the country. It stretched from the Upper West Side through Midtown Manhattan to Brooklyn.
| → | The fight for the 10th. This is setting up to be an epic battle. The new 10th District covers Lower Manhattan and a big swath of Brooklyn, including Park Slope and Borough Park. The field is getting awfully crowded. Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said he will run. Rep. Mondaire Jones, who was pushed out of his suburban and exurban seat by Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, is running in the 10th too. State Rep. Yuh-Line Niou, who represents lower Manhattan in Albany, has jumped in as well. |
– Jake Sherman and John Bresnahan
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