After losing Houston mayor’s race, US Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee to seek reelection to Congress
Two days after losing her bid to be Houston’s next mayor, longtime U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee announced on Monday she will seek a 16th...
Early, Often and Unequivocally: How Whitmer’s Fight for Abortion Rights Helped Turn Michigan Blue
Ten years ago, as Michigan’s Republican-led Legislature was on the verge of passing one of the nation’s most restrictive anti-abortion laws at the time,...
A Tit-for-Tat with Uncle Sam: China Puts the Screws on Exotic Mineral Exports
Brussel, Frankfurt (16/11 – 23) A levying of embargoes and export bans, the imposition of sanctions, erection of fearsome “license” (= restriction) protocol: there’s...
Zelenskyy Will Meet Biden at the White House Amid a Stepped-up Push for Congress to Approve More Aid
President Joe Biden and Ukraine’s leader, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, will meet at the White House on Tuesday as the U.S. administration steps up the pressure on Congress...
Xiplomacy: A Letter From XI — A Fond Memory of China-U.S. Solidarity Against Fascism in WWII
In October 2023, U.S. veteran pilot Harry Moyer, who was turning 103, climbed the Great Wall in Beijing where he made his birthday wish:...
Special Counsel Jack Smith Asks the Supreme Court to Rule Quickly on Whether Trump Can Be Prosecuted
Special counsel Jack Smith on Monday asked the Supreme Courtto take up and rule quickly on whether former President Donald Trump can be prosecuted on charges...
Why China Disagrees With U.S. Definition of Competitive Bilateral Ties
Friday’s announcement of an upcoming China-U.S. summit in San Francisco has raised hopes for improved relations between the two nations, strained by Washington’s hawkish...
Iranian President Slams U.S. For Supporting Israeli Offensive Against Gaza
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Saturday slammed the United States for supporting Israeli “war crimes” against the Gaza Strip, according to a statement published...
New US Aid for Ukraine by Year-End Seems Increasingly Out of Reach as GOP Ties It to Border Security
A deal to provide further U.S. assistance to Ukraine by year-end appears to be increasingly out of reach for President Joe Biden. The impasse is...
XI’s APEC Trip to Pilot China-U.S. Ties, Contribute to Regional, Global Development
At the invitation of U.S. President Joe Biden, Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend a China-U.S. summit meeting, and the 30th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation...