The U.S. Justice Department is escalating prosecution of Chinese economic espionage cases and other predatory practices that are at the heart of trade tensions between Washington and Beijing.

ON THIS DAY IN AMERICAN HISTORY On August 27, 1908, the 36th President of the United States, Lyndon Baines Johnson, is born near Stonewall, Texas. Johnson first entered politics in 1938, when he was elected to the House of Representatives. His political career was put on hold as he served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. After the war, he served again in the House, and in 1948, he was elected to the Senate. In 1960, presidential candidate John F. Kennedy chose Johnson to be his running mate. After Kennedy’s assassination on November 22, 1963, Johnson was sworn in as president. He was reelected in 1964, and his presidency was highlighted by the passage of several impactful laws, including Medicare/Medicaid, Head Start, the Voting Rights Act and the Civil Rights Act. However, the seemingly endless Vietnam War took its toll on his presidency, and led him to not seek reelection in 1968. Johnson died in 1973 at the age of 64.

The United States said Monday it will closely monitor the Sudanese transitional government’s commitment to human rights, democracy and peace before Washington decides to remove Khartoum from the U.S. list of countries that sponsor terrorism.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said if U.S. President Donald Trump wants to hold talks, he must “take the first step” and lift all sanctions imposed against Iran. He said Iran has made it clear it has no desire to build a nuclear weapon, and called the sanctions “illegal, unjust and unfair.”

There are growing concerns that the heat and humidity at the Tokyo Olympics next summer may pose a danger to athletes. The Japanese capital, one of the biggest and most densely populated cities in the world, regularly sees summer temperatures exceed 95 degrees Fahrenheit, with humidity exceeding 80% and strong sunshine

Native American representation in Congress made great strides with the 2018 election of two Native American women to Congress. Now, the Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma says it will send its own delegate to Congress, a move that will test both the tribe’s sovereignty and the willingness of the U.S. to meet its treaty promises.