POLITICS

US Lawmakers Seek Patent Data From Commerce Department Amid Science Pact Talks With China

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Six House members want to use the data to assess the ‘national security damage’ caused by the decades-old U.S.-China Science and Technology Agreement. A group of Republican lawmakers has requested that the Commerce Department disclose government-funded research that led to Chinese patents, aiming to highlight the risks they perceive in renewing a bilateral science and

Jack Smith Handed Legal Boost in Trump Classified Documents Case

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A group of legal experts and former U.S. officials argued that Jack Smith has the authority to prosecute the former president. Special counsel Jack Smith has the constitutional authority to prosecute former President Donald Trump in his classified records case, a group of legal analysts and former U.S. officials argued in a new court motion

Oakland Reparations Committee Wants $5 Million From Taxpayers—Just To Come Up With a Plan

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Committee created in 2023 with a $51,000 budget (Fibonacci Blue/Wikimedia Commons) A California Bay Area committee appointed to design racism reparations for black residents wants two years and $5 million just to write a plan. The reparations panel for Alameda County, whose largest city is Oakland, made this demand late last month, San Francisco’s NPR

U.S. sanctions Israeli group for damaging aid to Palestinian civilians

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Washington — The State Department sanctioned an Israeli extremist group that it said has been mounting attacks aimed at thwarting the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza, it announced Friday. The U.S. accused members of the group, called Tsav 9, of blocking, harassing and damaging convoys carrying assistance to Palestinians in Gaza for several months.

G7 Leaders Condemn China’s Unfair Trade Practices and Support for Russia

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G7 countries pledged to continue ’taking measures against actors in China’ that significantly help Russia’s war machine. PUGLIA, Italy—The leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) expressed their commitment to addressing China’s unfair trade practices and its support for Russia’s military efforts in a statement released on June 14. The G7 leaders expressed “deep concern”