DARIEN GAP, Panama—The grind of heavy machinery breaks the silence of the Darién jungle, where the Pan American Highway ends at Yaviza in Panama. Construction workers have cleared towering trees to make way for a steel and concrete bridge mighty enough to withstand flooding from the Chucunaque River. An onsite worker for the construction company
Chairs of the bipartisan and bicameral Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), Rep. Christopher Smith (R-N.J.) and Sen Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), are joined by Frances Hui of the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation, Anna Kwok of the Hong Kong Democracy Council, and other members of civil society groups, hold a … Original News Source
Chairs of the bipartisan and bicameral Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), Rep. Christopher Smith (R-N.J.) and Sen Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), are joined by Frances Hui of the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation, Anna Kwok of the Hong Kong Democracy Council, and other members of civil society groups, hold a … Original News Source
The House of Representatives on Friday passed a $1.2 trillion government funding bill with more support from Democrats than the majority Republicans, leading to a fresh threat by a hardline conservative lawmaker to oust Speaker Mike Johnson. The House’s 286-134 vote sends the measure to the Democratic-majority Senate, which has hours to act ahead of
One day before his retirement, Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) became the first Republican in the House of Representatives to sign the Democrats’ discharge petition to force a vote on sending an additional $60 million in foreign aid to Ukraine. Filed on March 12, the petition needed 218 signatures for the foreign aid resolution that allocated
The United Nations Security Council on Friday failed to pass the United States’ resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza after Russia and China vetoed the measure, objecting to the resolution’s demand that Hamas release all its remaining hostages as a condition of the ceasefire. The resolution, which Guyana also abstained from voting for, called
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) has formally moved to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) from his leadership role in frustration over a $1.2 trillion spending package Congress is working to pass today to avoid a shutdown. Ms. Greene filed the motion to vacate on March 22 as members of the House voted to fund