POLITICS

House Lawmakers Propose Bills to Counter Beijing’s Transnational Repression in the US

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The measures would dedicate personnel, training, and resources to monitor transnational repression from authoritarian regimes and protect target groups. House lawmakers have reintroduced three bipartisan bills to strengthen the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in countering the growing threat of repression from authoritarian regimes on U.S. soil. “Transnational repression occurs when the Chinese Communist Party

US to Pay El Salvador $6 Million to Imprison 300 Illegal Immigrant Gang Members for a Year

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Trump also signed a proclamation invoking an 18th-century law called the Alien Enemies Act to further target the Tren de Aragua gang. The Trump administration is set to pay El Salvador $6 million to hold about 300 alleged members of the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang and two alleged members of the MS-13 gang in

Senate Confirms Stephen Feinberg as Deputy Defense Secretary

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Feinberg has suggested opening defense manufacturing opportunities like Ford and General Motors to boost the overall defense industrial base. The U.S. Senate confirmed Stephen Feinberg as the deputy secretary of defense on March 14, moving him up to the number two position at the Pentagon behind Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Feinberg was confirmed in a

U.S. launches multiple strikes against Houthi targets as Trump issues warning

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The U.S. launched strikes Saturday in Yemen as President Trump said the U.S. would use “overwhelming lethal force” until Houthis cease shipping attacks. “Today, I have ordered the United States Military to launch decisive and powerful Military action against the Houthi terrorists in Yemen. They have waged an unrelenting campaign of piracy, violence, and terrorism