In this episode of The President’s Daily Brief:

• China’s rare earth export ban was meant to punish the U.S.—but it may be backfiring, as countries around the world rush to cut their dependence on Beijing.

• The State Department unveils a major reorganization plan aimed at slashing bureaucracy and aligning with President Trump’s America First foreign policy.

• Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky both signal—for the first time in years—that they may be open to direct talks.

• And in today’s Back of the Brief: A jury in Manhattan convicts Senator Bob Menendez’s wife in a long-running federal bribery case.

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