Several U.S. schools have hosted the Confucius Institute, a CCP-sponsored language and culture program. The House of Representatives on May 7 passed a bill that would ban the Department of Homeland Security from providing grants to colleges and universities that partner with the entities of China’s ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP). By a vote of
His comments came after he said in March that judges should not be impeached for decisions that officeholders disagree with. Chief Justice John Roberts on May 7 emphasized the importance of maintaining the judiciary’s independence as a check on government power during a visit to his birthplace of Buffalo, New York. Roberts, who presides over
The president says the deal with the ‘highly respected country,’ will be the first of many. President Donald Trump said he would hold a news conference on Thursday morning to unveil what he described as a major trade deal. The media event will concern a “major trade deal with representatives of a big, and highly
FBI Director Kash Patel also told lawmakers that the bureau’s mission cannot continue without their investment and support. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has captured three of the “Top 10 Most Wanted” fugitives in the world since President Donald Trump took office in January, FBI Director Kash Patel said on Wednesday. “Three in less
FBI Director Kash Patel says his agency needs nearly $1 billion more than the White House proposal. FBI Director Kash Patel said during a May 7 Congressional hearing that the bureau needs more funding than the amount included in a budget proposal put forward by President Donald Trump, which would slash over half a billion
The Army Transformation Initiative seeks to deliver new weapons systems, restructure current fighting formations, and cut aging programs. U.S. Army leaders fielded questions from lawmakers on May 7 over their latest plan to prepare the fighting force and streamline their processes for adopting new technology and weapons systems for future conflicts. Secretary of the Army
Republican lawmakers are divided over a potential change in Medicaid funding that pits moderates against fiscal hawks and threatens to further delay the budget reconciliation process. Two proposals at the center of contention would shift additional responsibility for funding the program—which provides health coverage for millions of low-income Americans—from the federal government to the states.