House Select Committee Investigates Reports of Chinese Mercenaries in Ukraine

A letter sent to the State Department seeks answers about the extent to which Chinese mercenaries are fighting for Russia in Ukraine. A congressional committee is investigating reports that more than a hundred Chinese nationals are serving as mercenaries for the Russian military in Ukraine. The Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has

US Changes Rules to Expedite Foreign Student Deportations

The change expands the government’s power to deport students whose visas have been revoked. The federal government has changed the rules regarding the legal status of foreign students in the United States, allowing for an expedited deportation if their visas are revoked, according to an internal memo from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that was

Trump Admin Asks Supreme Court to Allow Removal of Protected Status for Venezuelan Nationals

The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to remove a lower court’s block on its decision to remove temporary legal protections for more than 300,000 Venezuelan nationals. U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer told the Supreme Court in a brief on May 1 that a federal judge in California had overstepped his authority. “The

Here’s What’s in the Critical Minerals Deal Signed by US and Ukraine

The deal will create an investment fund governed by Washington and Kyiv that will oversee all new natural resource projects in Ukraine. A new resource development deal between the United States and Ukraine will allow both countries to jointly invest in natural resource projects for decades to come. Officials from the U.S. Treasury Department said

Trump Administration Investigating Washington State Over Alleged Title IX Violations

More school boards are expected to oppose Washington state’s ‘gender inclusive’ mandates, which leverage state funding. Washington state’s education department is under investigation for allegedly violating privacy regulations, parents’ rights, and Title IX laws established to protect women’s equality in scholastic sports, federal officials announced this week. A Title IX special investigations team comprising Department of

Treasury Sanctions Major Mexican Cartel Network Over Fentanyl and Fuel-Theft Cash Streams

The U.S. Treasury froze assets of a major Mexican cartel fuel-theft ring, sanctioning three brothers and two trucking firms tied to fentanyl trafficking. The Treasury Department on May 1 announced U.S. sanctions on three Mexican nationals and two Mexico-based transport companies that investigators say allegedly fed the fentanyl pipeline of Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación