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President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping. Photo: Thomas Peter - Pool / Getty Images

The Trump administration has released 3 key strategy documents in the last month that reframe America's view of China and may indicate there's an emerging approach that's more contentious.

Why it matters: The idea of engagement has underpinned the U.S.-China relationship for decades. Now the U.S. government appears to have declared engagement has failed.

What's happening: The more contentious approach can be seen via the National Security Strategy (NSS), the USTR annual report on China's WTO compliance, and the Pentagon's new National Defense Strategy (NDS).

Go deeper: Dan Rosen, founder of the Rhodium Group, has built his career on engagement with China. Earlier this week he wrote a remarkable essay examining "A Post-Engagement US-China Relationship?"

More: Read the full story here, which points to key quotes from each document.

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Exclusive: New boss for government's tech "SWAT team"

Photo illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios. Photo: Courtesy the Office of Management and Budget

Mina Hsiang will lead the U.S. Digital Service, the Office of Management and Budget told Axios Thursday, as the Biden administration beefs up its cadre of technological special forces tasked with solving problems across the federal government.

Why it matters: Washington is preparing to spend trillions in infrastructure money allocated by the president's top-priority legislation, and building and tuning the digital systems for those programs will demand know-how.

Deadly Northeast floods: At least 8 killed in New York City area

People caught in heavy rains in New York City's Times Square on Wednesday. Photo: Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

The governors of New York and New Jersey declared states of emergency on Wednesday, as historic rainfall and flash flooding caused travel chaos and power outages across the Northeastern U.S.

The latest: At least eight deaths have been reported from the flooding in New York City and New Jersey, according to the New York Times.

Updated 57 mins ago - Politics & Policy

Supreme Court allows Texas abortion ban to remain in place

Abortion rights advocates protest against the Texas law at the state capitol in Austin in May. Photo: Sergio Flores/Getty Images

The Supreme Court allowed Texas' ban on most abortions in the state to remain in place in a 5-4 vote late Wednesday — rejecting an emergency application by reproductive rights groups to block the restrictive law.

Why it matters: The law, which took effect earlier Wednesday, is the most restrictive abortion ban allowed to be enforced since the Supreme Court's landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortion nationwide. Reproductive rights groups fear the court's decision will prompt other states to pass similar laws.