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Russia envoy: US and Russia need to start strategic dialogue

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

In this April 24, 2015, photo, pumpjacks work in a field near Lovington, N.M. Oil and gas development infused $2.8 billion into New Mexico coffers during the 2020 fiscal year and marked its second-highest total revenue ever reported despite a global price war and plummeting demand amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report released Monday, Dec. 21, 2020. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) **FILE**

New Mexico senators, advocates back Biden oil and gas plans

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN - Associated Press

Cybersecurity researchers find TikTok privacy vulnerability exposes users’ data

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

Former Secretary of State John Kerry arrives for the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool)

Kerry aims to talk US back into a lead role in climate fight

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER - Associated Press

In this file photo released Jan. 16, 2021, by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, a missile is launched in a drill in Iran. On Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021, Iran warned the Biden administration that it will not have an indefinite time period to rejoin the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers. Iran said it also expects Washington to swiftly lift crippling economic sanctions that former President Donald Trump imposed on the country after pulling America out of the atomic accord in 2018 as part of what he called maximum pressure against Iran. (Iranian Revolutionary Guard/Sepahnews via AP, File)

Iran’s U.N. ambassador says Biden must make the first move

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, speaks during fifth plenary session of the 19th CPC Central Committee in Beijing on Oct 29, 2020. (Ju Peng/Xinhua via AP)

Chinese President Xi Jinping warns U.S. of ‘new Cold War’

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Nov. 8, 2009, file photo, a woman walks near a Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force's J-11 fighter jet displayed for the Air Force's 60th anniversary at an airport in Beijing, China. Taiwan says its planes warned off Chinese military aircraft that crossed the center line in the Taiwan Strait, calling China’s move a provocation that seeks to alter the status quo in the waterway dividing the island from mainland China.(AP Photo, File)

China incursions into Taiwan air defense zone seen as test of Biden administration

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

People clash with police during a protest against the jailing of opposition leader Alexei Navalny in St.Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021. Russian police on Saturday arrested hundreds of protesters who took to the streets in temperatures as low as minus-50 C (minus-58 F) to demand the release of Alexei Navalny, the country's top opposition figure. A Navalny, President Vladimir Putin's most prominent foe, was arrested on Jan. 17 when he returned to Moscow from Germany, where he had spent five months recovering from a severe nerve-agent poisoning that he blames on the Kremlin. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Joe Biden administration faces early tests from China, Russia

By David R. Sands and Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Biden has North Dakota energy officials pondering the future

By AMY R. SISK - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 24, 2015, file photo, pumpjacks work in a field near Lovington, N.M. In the closing months of the Trump administration, energy companies stockpiled enough drilling permits for western public lands to keep pumping oil for years. That stands to undercut President-elect Joe Biden's plans to block new drilling on public lands to address climate change. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Biden halts oil and gas leases, permits on US land and water

By MATTHEW BROWN - Associated Press

President Joe Biden speaks about the coronavirus in the State Dinning Room of the White House, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Joe Biden gender-identity order accused of ‘erasing women,’ threatening girls’ sports

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

South Korean President Moon Jae-in speaks during an on-line New Year press conference with local and foreign journalists at the Presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea Monday, Jan. 18, 2021. (Jeon Heon-kyun/Pool Photo via AP)

Moon urges Biden to learn from Trump’s N. Korea diplomacy

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

Israeli politician Gideon Saar speaks at the party headquarters in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021. Saar is promising &quot;new hope&quot; for voters ahead of March elections, and a different approach to relations with the United States after the four-year lovefest between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)

AP Interview: Netanyahu challenger pledges change with Biden

By JOSEF FEDERMAN - Associated Press

In this May 20, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump shakes hands with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Trump accomplishments in Middle East complicate Biden Iran plans

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, attends the ruling party congress in Pyongyang, North Korean, Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: &quot;KCNA&quot; which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

Kim Jong-un threatens Joe Biden with expanded nuclear program

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

China Dominance in the Rare Earth Minerals Market Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

U.S. faces a critical resource race with China

By Pini Althaus

President-elect Joe Biden introduces his nominee for Secretary of Education, Miguel Cardona, at The Queen Theater in Wilmington, Del., Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Twitter to deny Biden administration followers gained during Obama, Trump presidencies

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Illustration on Georgia election and U.S. energy policy by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

America’s energy future rests on Georgia’s Senate runoffs

By Ian Prior

President-elect Joseph R. Biden has signaled that he intends to use the federal government, including the military, to further his ambitious climate agenda. (Associated Press photograph)

Joe Biden to thrust climate change to Pentagon forefront

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times