by Pavan Acharya | Oct 5, 2023 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the Biden administration is “complying by law” in its decision to waive 26 federal laws in South Texas to allow construction of the U.S.-Mexico border wall to commence. The move — which was announced...
by Emiliana Betancourt and Jacob Wendler | Feb 9, 2023 | Featured, National Security, Topics
WASHINGTON – Lawmakers on Capitol Hill raised new warnings about China’s threats to the U.S. and condemned its brazen attempts at spying after the U.S. Air Force shot down a Chinese surveillance balloon, prompting new worries about the relationship between the two...
by Medill News Service | Mar 1, 2022 | Featured, Politics, Topics
Immigration experts and advocates divided in response to Biden’s SOTU By Ali Bianco and Jenny Huh, 11:34 p.m. Rep. Chuy Garcia of Illinois, who attended yesterday’s “People’s State of the Union” protest, took to Twitter: “It’s great that POTUS wants to provide a...
by Linus Hoeller | Oct 20, 2021 | National Security
WASHINGTON – The Biden administration should open new embassies and increase its diplomatic force in Pacific island nations if it hopes to counteract a rising China, foreign policy and diplomatic experts told a House Foreign Affairs subcommittee on Wednesday....
by Angelina Campanile and Joey Safchik | Jan 9, 2020 | National Security
WASHINGTON – A continuing U.S. military presence in Iraq is vital to U.S. interests, and President Donald Trump’s insistence that America doesn’t need Middle East oil is misguided, the head of the National Council on U.S. Arab Relations said Thursday. “The thought of...
