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President Joe Biden proposed an almost $6 trillion budget for 2023 to cut the US deficit in the next decade by raising taxes and proposing to increase military and domestic programs.
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare of the Solomon Islands defended the country's potential expansion of security deal with China. The official called crticism of the decision as "insulting," saying that there was no devious intention and no secret plan behind the agreement.