‘This bill pushes back on Beijing’s inclination to bully smaller countries and limit Taiwan’s global network of partners,’ Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi said. A bipartisan group of House members and senators has introduced legislation to counter the Chinese communist regime’s continued efforts to isolate Taiwan in the international arena. The legislation, called the Taiwan Allies Fund
JOHANNESBURG—African countries reacted with shock when the U.S. government recently cut $13 billion in financial assistance. But analysts said the move could spur those countries toward better governance, and even critics said it shines a spotlight on the most corrupt nations on the planet. In fiscal year 2024, the U.S. government gave almost $13 billion
The senators argued the Trump administration should consult with Congress before involving U.S. forces in foreign conflicts. After more than two weeks of U.S. strikes across Yemen, Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.) have called on the Trump administration to explain its decision-making and lay out a clear strategy for how this new
The Israel Defense Forces launched a major ground offensive Wednesday in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, as it expands its campaign to dismantle Hamas following the collapse of a two-month ceasefire, Defense Minister Israel Katz announced. Katz said the IDF is working to “clear the area of terrorists and terror infrastructure, and to seize
A health official said all the Freedom of Information Act offices were previously operating in an isolated fashion. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s entire Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) office was fired as part of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) reorganization, a health official confirmed on April 2. Some FOIA
‘There have been a couple of recent incidents impacting My Social Security and we are actively investigating the root cause,’ a spokesperson says The Social Security Administration (SSA) has confirmed it is investigating the origin of an outage of a website portal that recipients use to access their benefits. Tracking website DownDetector indicated on Wednesday
A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed the corruption case against New York City mayor Eric Adams (D.) and barred the Department of Justice from refiling the charges against him. Judge Dale Ho in a written order tossed the criminal case “with prejudice,” permanently blocking the DOJ from recharging Adams based on the same evidence. Federal