US Focused on Strengthening Alliances Near China: Ambassador Burns

The US ambassador to China described ‘a battle of ideas’ between democracy and authoritarianism. NEW YORK CITY—The United States is looking to strengthen alliances with China’s neighbors in response to an increasingly aggressive and repressive regime, according to Nicholas Burns, the U.S. ambassador to China. At a moderated discussion at Manhattan’s Asia Society, the U.S.

New York School Districts Comply With State DEI Policy Forcing Mascot Changes

The Westhill High School Warriors varsity sports teams boast an impressive display of regional and state championship banners in Syracuse, New York. But by this time next year, those teams will be rebranded under a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) mandate by the New York State Department of Education. The mandate prohibits districts—under the threat

Connecticut Governor Forms Working Group to Explore Ranked Voting

State lawmakers will consider implementing the election method during the 2025 legislative session. Connecticut’s Democrat Gov. Ned Lamont tasked a working group with developing a legislative proposal to allow ranked-choice voting in caucuses, conventions, primaries, and certain municipal elections. Connecticut law does not currently permit ranked-choice voting, which allows voters to rank candidates by order

Lawmakers Urge DHS to Blacklist Major Chinese Battery Companies

Five Republican lawmakers are calling on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to immediately blacklist two leading Chinese battery companies, on the basis that their supply chains are “deeply compromised” by the communist regime’s state-sponsored slave labor and Uyghur genocide. Led by Rep. John Moolenaar (R-Mich.), chairman of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist

US Says Gaza Aid Pier Repaired, Reattached, and Soon to Resume Humanitarian Deliveries

The U.S. military-built pier designed to facilitate aid deliveries to the Gaza Strip has been repaired and reconnected to the Gazan shoreline after a section broke apart in a storm, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced Friday. The reconnection occurred nearly two weeks after rough seas beached four U.S. military vessels supporting the pier structure.

Gaza Aid Pier Repaired, Reattached, and Soon to Resume Humanitarian Deliveries, US Says

The U.S. military-built pier designed to facilitate aid deliveries to the Gaza Strip has been repaired and reconnected to the Gaza shoreline after a section broke apart in a storm, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said on June 7. The reconnection occurred nearly two weeks after rough seas beached four U.S. military vessels supporting the