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Leaders of strategic U.S.-allied Pacific Island nations have become increasingly anxious about the U.S. congressional budget impasse that has delayed approval of vital new funding packages and warned that China is actively seeking to shift their allegiances, including over Taiwan. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Frustration about the delay in the passage of the funds is mounting in the three compact states: Palau, Micronesia and the Marshall Islands.
EXCLUSIVE — Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) is calling on the Biden administration to explain its plans to protect small businesses as it explores "march-in rights" when it comes to seizing patents developed using federal funds. The Biden administration is looking to expand its authority under the Bayh-Dole Act, which authorizes the Commerce Department to create
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, whose support for aid to Ukraine is increasingly at variance with the rest of the GOP, voted in favour of the bill.