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Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn., criticized President Joe Biden's border policies during a recent House Homeland Security Committee hearing.
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American First Policy Institute (AFPI) journalist and policy analyst Kristen Ziccarelli criticized the Biden Administration for allegedly worsening the issue of child trafficking at the U.S.-Mexico border
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U.S. Representatives Lou Correa (D-CA) and Clay Higgins (R-LA) introduced the bipartisan Cooperation on Combatting Human Smuggling and Trafficking Act
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U.S. Representative Chris Smith (R-N.J.) criticized the Biden Administration and the U.S. Department of State (DOS) for removing Nigeria from the DOS' list of countries that violate religious freedom according to
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The Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party hosted a debate on trade relations between the U.S. and China, moderated by Chairman Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill.
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken took to social media to discuss his recent visit to Jakarta, Indonesia, where he met with Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa and Republic of Korea Foreign Minister Park Jin to discuss the ICBM test on July 12.
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On July 13, Secretary of State Blinken took to social media to announce that the Vision for Adapted Crops and Soils (VACS) program will receive $100M in funding.
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Hanmei “Hannah” Xu and Qingxin “Pure Heart” Li, wife and son of Dr. Li Baiguang, made it to the U.S. from China and are currently seeking asylum. ChinaAid reported the arrival in a press release detailing the life of Dr. Li Baiguang who died in China in 2018.
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Marking the two year anniversary of thousands of Cubans protesting against the government, citing restrictions on rights and the pandemic response, Secretary Antony Blinken took to social media to call for political prisoners' release.
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The United States Department of Defense recently announced that its chemical weapons stockpile has been destroyed.
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An amendment forbidding the Department of Defense (DOD) to use any maps showing Taiwan as part of China was adopted during House negotiations over the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024.
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken recently expressed concern over election result inference with regards to the 2023 Guatemalan Presidential Election.
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Following a proposal sent June 8 to the United Nations Education, Culture and Science (UNESCO) Director-General, the United States outlined a concrete financial plan to repay its estimated arrears of $619 million and expressed its desire to rejoin the organization as early as July.
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Taiwan will need military assistance from the United States to successfully defend against a Chinese attack, Timothy Heath wrote in a commentary for The RAND Blog.
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Bill Drexel, an associate fellow at the Center for a New American Security, recently emphasized the importance of seeing the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) as an imminent threat for the near future.
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U.S. Sec. of State Antony Blinken spoke with Sunday morning news programs June 25 about the U.S. reaction to an apparent coup attempt against Russian president Vladimir Putin. The state department released transcripts of Blinken's interviews with "CBS Face the Nation" and "CNN State of the Union."
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced June 27 that he has authorized the 41st drawdown of security assistance for Ukraine in its defense against Russia's illegal invasion. The drawdown includes $500 million worth of U.S. military equipment from Defense Department stockpiles.
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In collaboration with Rhodium Group, the Atlantic Council's GeoEconomics Center released a significant new research report June 22 that explores the potential economic impacts of sanctioning China during a Taiwan crisis.
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced an additional $205 million allotted to Ukraine in the form of humanitarian aid.
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U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani, R-Ariz., believes cartels have had an increased presence in recent years and children have increasingly been subject to trafficking.