– NYT has a good assessment of the debt ceiling deal. In my view, the good news is that a centrist agreement was reached and passed; the bad news is that future agreements will be harder because the Administration seems to accept the GOP red lines of no new revenues and ever-growing defense, and the GOP accept the Democratic opposition to touching mandatory social programs.
– Jake Sullivan says the US still wants arms control. His speech, and a story about it.
– FP writer complains [and he’s right] that the Biden administration isn’t really doing trade deals yet falsely redefines agreements as FTAs.
– WSJ notes that oral exams are back. [We were there long ago.]
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