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The Senate on Thursday gave final approval to a bipartisan bill to crack down on imports from China's Xinjiang region, where Beijing is accused of using forced labor.

The House of Representatives saw 13 Republicans and six progressive Democrats vote in opposition of the other members of their respective parties in Friday's vote on President Joe Biden's $1.2

A bipartisan push on Capitol Hill to force the White House to expel hundreds of Russian diplomats has backed President Biden into a corner, fueling doubts about his promise to get tough on the Kremlin and raising questions about whether the U.S. has squandered leverage to Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

President Biden has previously registered his support for appealing the authorizations, arguing that they are outdated. The administration has also strayed from previous administrations’ tendency to lean on the 2002 AUMF for engagements in the region, citing Article II of the Constitution for airstrikes on Iranian-backed militia fighters in Iraq and Syria in February and June. Then-President Obama cited the authorization in 2014 as legal authority to send troops back in the theater to fight t...

Advertisement More than Innovation and Competition: The Latest Proposed Monitoring and Enforcement Mechanisms Targeting Foreign Influence in U.S. Research Thursday, July 1, 2021 I.    INTRODUCTION On 8 June 2021, the Senate passed an expansive bipartisan bill aimed at enhancing the country’s scientific research and development capabilities. In response to emerging technological competition from foreign innovation sources, the U.S. Innovation & Competition Act (USICA) contemplates...

In this Feb. 3, 2021, file photo, a security person moves journalists away from the Wuhan Institute of Virology after a World Health Organization team arrived for a field visit in Wuhan in China’s Hubei province. A member of the ... more > By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times - Wednesday, June 30, 2021 Senate Republicans are calling on the chamber’s leadership to halt confirmation of nominees...

Russian influence key focus at Senate hearing on Belarus Follow Us Question of the Day The Supreme Court declined to take up a case on women & the military draft. Who should have to register with the Selective Service? Question of the Day By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times - Wednesday, June 9, 2021 Russia’s growing influence in Belarus is complicating U.S. and Western efforts to pressure Minsk and force in...

It's not too late. But the clock is ticking.

Ethiopia plans June 21 poll, but Tigray crisis sticks out like a sore thumb Monday May 24 2021 Solyana Shimeles, spokesperson of Ethiopia’s election body, at a press conference in Addis Ababa on May 20, 2021. A new election date has been set for June 21. PHOTO | AFP Summary Low voter registration, logistical challenges, security concerns in distributing poll materials, training of electoral staff, and more time needed to print ballot papers were her major reasons for postponing the election...

US Senate passes unanimous resolution calling for withdrawal of Eritrean forces from Ethiopia The US Senate has unanimously passed a resolution calling for the immediate withdrawal of Eritrean troops from Ethiopia’s war-torn northern Tigray region, after a CNN investigation revealed that the soldiers were cutting off critical aid routes. A CNN team traveling through Tigray in late April witnessed Eritrean soldiers, some disguising themselves in old Ethiopian military uniforms, blocking aid to...