by Annastazia Ng'ambi | Apr 17, 2024 | National Security
WASHINGTON — As the Presidential elections are approaching, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law, stated that a bipartisan bill is necessary to safeguard the upcoming elections since artificial...
by Laeba Hafiz | Mar 21, 2024 | National Security
WASHINGTON — Chairman Michael McCaul, R-Texas, called on the members of the Committee on Foreign Affairs on Wednesday to investigate electoral irregularities and violence that took place in the recent election in Pakistan on February 8, 2024. The United States and...
by Aidan Johnstone and Lily Ogburn | Mar 13, 2024 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – For years, US venture capital firms have invested in Chinese technology companies linked to China’s military and persecution of the Uyghur people. Now, the recent glare of the spotlight from Congress and declining public opinion of China has prompted...
by Rafaela Jinich | Mar 8, 2024 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden didn’t waste any time mentioning his support for Ukraine during his State of the Union address on Thursday night, rallying Americans to move forward with aid. “My message to President Putin is simple,” Biden said. “We will not walk...
by Lily Ogburn | Feb 28, 2024 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – The Uyghur Policy Act is one of Congress’s newest efforts aimed at fighting China’s oppression of the Uyghur people. The bill has passed in the House of Representatives, and activists are urging the Senate to act quickly on the legislation. What is the...
by Charlotte Ehrlich | Jan 30, 2024 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – Experts in the commercial shipping industries outlined the ever-increasing humanitarian and economic costs of recent Iran-backed Houthi militant strikes on American ships positioned in the Red Sea during a subcommittee hearing on Tuesday. The continuing...
by Lily Ogburn | Jan 30, 2024 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta warned lawmakers on Tuesday that China is increasingly collaborating with nations hostile to the United States and urged lawmakers to provide more support to help Taiwan...
by Rafaela Jinich | Jan 23, 2024 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – The Senate Armed Services Committee convened to scrutinize the nominations of three crucial roles within the Department of Defense on Tuesday. Melissa Griffin Dalton, nominated for Under Secretary of the Air Force, Douglas Craig Schmidt, nominated...
by Rafaela Jinich | Jan 18, 2024 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden convened key congressional leaders at the White House on Wednesday to catalyze support for the stalled $110 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel, and other crucial U.S. allies. Minutes before the meeting, National Security...
by Lily Ogburn | Jan 18, 2024 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – Members of Congress discussed the need for new legislation and additional financing and support for nuclear energy abroad on Wednesday in response to China and Russia’s exportation of nuclear reactors to foreign countries. According to a memorandum...
by Jonah Elkowitz | Jan 16, 2024 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – Tens of thousands marched on Freedom Plaza on Saturday calling for President Biden to support a ceasefire in Gaza and halt support for Israel amidst the climbing death toll in the region. Organized by the American Muslim Task Force for Palestine, in...
by Lily Ogburn | Jan 11, 2024 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – Lawmakers tried to identify better ways of enforcing laws to combat the imports of goods made with slave labor and called on U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials to suggest how to improve tracking of goods that violate the Uyghur Forced Labor...
