against taiwan in recent years, increasing military drills in the seas around the island, and working to cut off its official ties with countries around the world. discussions between washington and taipei began in august of last year. this current agreement covers issues like customs with regard to trade, anti corruption measures, and investment opportunities for small and medium sized enterprises. let s stay on the topic of tensions between the us and china asia s biggest annual security summit gets under way later in singapore. defence leaders from more than a0 countries will meet at the shangri la hotel. as tensions continue to grow between the two countries, their defence spending is following a similar trend. monica miller reports. the escalating tension between the two countries is turning out to be costly for the us and china. beijing has increased its military spending by more than 7% this year as they try to modernise their military. however, the americans have ro
friday and chris christie is said to be on the verge. this is in addition to already declared challengers nikki haley, asa hutchinson, and viv ecoramaswami. he will decide before june. meanwhile, names being floated for a so-called unity ticket, the idea from the bipartisan group no labels, include democratic senator joe manchin, independent senator kyrsten sinema, and republican larry rolling hogan, the former maryland governor. trump s biggest obstacle still seems to be his own legal entanglements. among them his recent self-incriminating remarks on cnn regarding jack smith s case about the withheld mar-a-lago documents and the investigation into interference in the 2020 election by fulton county, georgia, d.a. fondy willis who signaled a decision from her could be coming in early august. so into this fray finally steps ron desantis. joining me to discuss is gary fineout. he writes for florida playbook for politico. previously worked in the associated press. nice to s
filed by mr. biden s that are not confidential. you re watching fox and friends first, i m todd piro. ashley: i m ashley strohmier. some say this could blow the lid off the biden family business, including offshore accounts and propaid premium for his artwork. brooke singman has details. good morning. brooke: major revelation in the arkansas courtroom yesterday as hunter biden fights his child support battle. his lawyers reveal the president s son has paid $750,000 in child support ever since a paternity test confirmed he was the father. that hasn t stopped the first family from oh, racing navy from the family tree. president biden: i have six grandchildren, i m crazy about them and speak to them every single day, not a joke. brooke: hunter biden ignoring any admission as he left the courtroom. is your service doing a service for not recognizing his grandchild. brooke: investments and art sales and overseas business dealings say this paternity case may be key to
coast time. he what has to overcome low approval ratings and looking into his son. his republican critics have taken notice already. the president really focused on the past more and some of the divisions. i would hope and would think he would be talking about the economy, talking about america s position in the world, and strength. so i was a little disappointed in that. it shows the contrast. it sounds like he is heading forward now on, you know, dividing our country in a way that i think will have a lasting impact that will be very negative. dana: will voters give biden four more years to finish the job? reaction. first david spunt live at the justice department for the latest on the hunter biden probe. what s going on there, david? federal prosecutors continue to weigh potential misdemeanor and felony charges against hunter biden. no decisions have been made that we know of yet. this is an investigation going on for almost half a decade over a variety issues inclu