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China’s Growing Leverage Over the U.S., and How Oil Companies Hit the Jackpot

China’s Growing Leverage Over the U.S., and How Oil Companies Hit the Jackpot

The Headlines
May 14, 2026 10 min
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<p>Plus, a surprise reversal in the Murdaugh murder case. </p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/13/us/politics/trump-iran-war-china.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">For Trump, the Iran War Looms Over China Summit</a>, by Anton Troianovski</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/business/economy/iran-war-oil-profits-tax.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Blockbuster Oil Company Profits Revive Calls for Windfall Tax</a>, by Patricia Cohen</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/13/us/politics/kevin-warsh-fed-chair-confirmed.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Senate Confirms Kevin Warsh as Fed Chair</a>, by Colby Smith</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/13/us/murdaugh-murder-conviction-overturned.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Murdaugh Murder Convictions Overturned by South Carolina’s Top Court</a>, by Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/us/jason-collins-dead.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jason Collins, First Active N.B.A. Player to Come Out as Gay, Dies at 47</a>, by Sopan Deb</p> <p>Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: <a href="mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">theheadlines@nytimes.com</a>.</p> <p><p>Subscribe today at <a href="http://nytimes.com/podcasts">nytimes.com/podcasts</a> or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher">https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher</a>. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.</p></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>

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