U.S. tech rivalry China | Opinion

    March 3, 2026, 10:56 a.m. ET Recently, the head of antitrust for the Trump administration’s Department of Justice, Gail Slater, resigned from her post. Per reports, this stemmed in large part from tension with Attorney General Pam Bondi, who grew frustrated with Slater’s insistence on blocking a merger between Hewlett Packard Enterprises, or HPE, and…

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      NASA faces China threat as Artemis missions advance

      State Rep. Brian Hodgers Jan. 7, 2026, 5:03 a.m. ET NASA’s announcement of its 2025 astronaut class underscores America’s renewed commitment to space leadership. These individuals will train for missions to the Moon and Mars as part of the Artemis program, a cornerstone of U.S. efforts to maintain its edge in an increasingly competitive space race with China. Their…

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        Is China beating US education in STEM? How reality adds up

        Dec. 18, 2025, 5:05 a.m. ET When the International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) competition announced recently its high school winners in Paris, the grand prize went to a Chinese team from Shenzhen. Six of the nine runners-up were also from China. Only one American school ‒ Lambert High in suburban Atlanta ‒ made it into the…

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