House Commerce Committee Advances Bills to Protect Children Online

Lawmakers advanced the bills in hopes of securing a floor vote before the November election. The House Energy and Commerce Committee advanced two bills on Sept. 18 that would help to protect children’s safety and privacy online. The Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) would require social media companies to improve their platform designs to prevent physical

Lawmakers, Activists Seek to Put China on ‘No Travel’ List Over Arbitrary Detention Risks

The family of one American says she was tricked into traveling to China for a cash prize, which ended up being a designer bag lined with illicit drugs. WASHINGTON—Lawmakers and families of detained Americans in China are calling for the United States to raise their travel warning for the country to the highest level over

Angela Alsobrooks Led a $40,000 Taxpayer-Funded Trip to Africa as Violent Crime Plagued Her County. What Did Her Constituents Get Out of It?

Violent crime was on the rise in Prince George’s County, Maryland, in November 2022, but County Executive Angela Alsobrooks, who is now the Democratic nominee for the state’s open Senate seat, had another thing on her mind: traveling around South Africa on the taxpayer’s dime. Alsobrooks led the delegation of county officials and local business

‘Israel Is Going to War’: Attacks on Hezbollah Devices Signal Jewish State Ready for Escalation

TEL AVIV—As Hezbollah terrorists across Lebanon spontaneously combusted for a second straight day on Wednesday, war-weary Israelis were enjoying the show. But they were also asking what comes next. Were the thousands of explosions the start of a long-anticipated Israeli offensive against Hezbollah or just another tit-for-tat response to the Iran-backed terror group’s nearly yearlong