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Countering China’s Intimidation of Taiwan BY ROBERT S. WANG On the first weekend following President Joe Biden’s inauguration, Taiwan’s Defense Ministry reported back-to-back incursions by two large fleets of Chinese military aircraft into Taiwan’s self-declared southwestern air defense identification zone. On Jan. 23, the fleet comprised eight nuclear weapon–capable Chinese H-6K bomber planes, four J-16 fighter jets and one anti-submarine aircraft. This was followed the next day by a...

The United States is considering helping Taiwan wage guerrilla, or irregular, warfare against an invading People's Liberation Army. So, it's worth working out what this will mean in cross-straits relations vis-A-vis the US. Truth be told, the Taiwanese should now be very afraid with friends like the Americans. During a US congressional hearing, Christopher Maier, nominee for assistant secretary of defence for special operations and low-intensity...

For now, former Sen. Chris Dodd is expected to work as an informal emissary for President...

EASTON — House Majority Leader Claire Cronin, who was a top surrogate for President Joe Biden in Massachusetts during the 2020 campaign, could be headed to Ireland as ambassador with one source saying the Easton Democrat is being vetted by the White House and an online report suggesting she was "soon to be revealed" as Bidens pick. The possibility that Cronin, who entered the House in 2013, could be headed across the Atlantic had Beacon Hill and social media buzzing on Wednesday, May 19, tho...

Claire Cronin, the No. 2 Democrat in Mass. House, is being vetted as Biden searches for US Ambassador to Ireland Matt Stout © Provided by The Boston Globe Massachusetts State Representative Claire Cronin. Claire D. Cronin, the No. 2 Democrat in the Massachusetts House, is being vetted by Biden administration officials as they weigh a pick for the new US ambassador to Ireland, two people with knowledge of the process told the Globe. Cronin, the House’s majority leader and a ...

Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg was not asked to release a public statement on the flareup of violence between Israel and Hamas. Nevertheless, he felt compelled to do so. So the mayor issued a release on May 18 expressing his strong connection to the Jewish state, as well as his disgust with some of the recent actions of the Netanyahu administration. The headline read, “I do not recognize the Israel I love.” The essay won Steinberg praise from some fellow progressives but “mixed reacti...

Whos also getting headed off to india. so those are all political allies. two more bits of intrigue on the ambassador beat, casie, one is that chris dodd has turned down the ambassadorship, very close to president biden and will continue to do what he wants to. and jeff flake, senator from arizona, republican who endorsed biden, hes also being considered for an ambassadorship. >> very interesting. mike, before i let you go, i know youve covered richmond, virginia, politics, and also washington f...

And the DOJ releases part of a key Trump-Russia document.

Congress’s Most Family-Friendly Member Rosa DeLauro has spent 30 years in the House fighting for an adequate Child Tax Credit and paid family leave. She’s finally getting someplace. Elizabeth Warren first met Connecticut congresswoman Rosa DeLauro two decades ago, long before she became a senator from Massachusetts. DeLauro is famous among D.C. politicos for hosting twice-monthly dinner parties to which she invites academics, policy experts, and journalists to talk to members of Congr...

Budget talks are underway as lawmakers and Gov. Ned Lamont attempt to reach a deal before the General Assembly adjourns June 9, but the sides remain in disagreement about taxes. Democratic lawmakers favor raising taxes on the wealthy to fund tax credits for the poor and middle-class and other initiatives. Lamont has resisted tax hikes, saying the state is in good financial standing and tax increases send the wrong message.