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- Trump a 'wild card' on China as allies push for tougher policy
Former President Trump and his top foreign policy advisers are putting Chinese President Xi Jinping on notice, threatening to enact a more aggressive U.S. policy toward China as Trump looks increasingly likely to return to the White House. There’s bipartisan support in Washington for a tough U.S. approach to China, but Trump’s former top officials,...
- 142 House lawmakers urge Biden to address Turkey's human rights abuses during NATO summit
A bipartisan group of House lawmakers is urging President Biden to push Turkey to abide by international law while Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is in Washington for the NATO Summit between July 9 and 11, raising alarm over "systematic human rights abuses." Reps. Chris Smith (R-N.J.) and Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) led a group of 142...
- Zelensky challenges Trump to release plan to end Ukraine war with Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is challenging former President Trump to release a plan for ending the ongoing war with Russia. “If Trump knows how to finish this war, he should tell us today,” Zelensky said in a Bloomberg Television interview on Wednesday. “If there are risks to Ukrainian independence, if we lose statehood — we...
- 12 former aides say Biden has prioritized politics over 'fair policymaking' on Gaza
Twelve U.S. government employees who resigned in protest of President Biden’s handling of Israel’s war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip are accusing the administration of prioritizing politics over "fair policymaking," and offering recommendations to change course. The dozen signatories on a joint statement represent a wide spectrum of government staff, including former employees of...
- Third Biden political appointee resigns over US support for Israel
A Biden political appointee in the Department of the Interior has resigned in protest over the president’s support for Israel, criticizing its war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip as a “genocide” against the Palestinians living there. Maryam Hassanein, who was a former special assistant, credited protests on college campuses in support of Palestinians in...