Dana Williamson (C), a former top aide to California Gov. Gavin Newsom, leaves the courthouse in Sacramento, Calif., on Nov. 12, 2025. Sophie Austin/AP Photo California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s former chief of staff pleaded guilty on May 14 in a federal public corruption case after taking a plea deal earlier this week. Political consultant Dana
Under Secretary of Energy for Nuclear Security and Administrator National Nuclear Security Administration Brandon M. Williams testifies before a Senate Committee on Armed Services Committee hearing to examine the 2027 budget for the Department of Energy and National Nuclear Security Administration on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on May 13, 2026. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty
The U.S. is taking steps to indict Raúl Castro, the 94-year-old former president of Cuba and brother of Fidel, in connection with the downing of planes 30 years ago, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter. The potential indictment — which would need to be approved by a grand jury — is expected to
WASHINGTON—As U.S. and China delegations convene in Beijing, a bipartisan panel of lawmakers is casting a spotlight on the regime’s forced organ harvesting, saying it’s past time to put the abuse to an end. Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.), co-chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, opened a May 14 congressional hearing by recalling a hot
WASHINGTON—As U.S. and China delegations convene in Beijing, a bipartisan panel of lawmakers is casting a spotlight on the regime’s forced organ harvesting, saying it’s past time to put the abuse to an end. Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.), co-chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, opened a May 14 congressional hearing by recalling a hot
U.S. forces patrol the Arabian Sea near the M/V Touska by the Strait of Hormuz on April 20, 2026. Currently, more than 160 million barrels of Iranian crude oil are at sea, and at least 140 million barrels are outside the blockade zone, a market analyst at Vortexa said. U.S. Navy via Getty Images It
New York City — President Trump’s state visit to China this week for his summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping has garnered palpable excitement amongst the Chinese community in the Queens neighborhood of Flushing, home to one of the largest Asian populations in the U.S. Mandarin is the language of choice at the markets and shops