Revisiting our history can “help America remember what it once was, help us better understand who we are today, and point us to a united shared future,” Lonnie G. Bunch III argues. He writes about creating the Smithsonian’s “American Aspirations” exhibit. https://t.co/0vBVor9Qg1
Calling on America to recommit itself to its founding principles of unity and peace at home and abroad, Pope Leo XIV accepted the Liberty Medal virtually on Friday during a ceremony at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. https://t.co/LaSYbo8AqP
Delighted to address our guests today during our sister event with the @usembthehague, @MinPres Jetten, and @usambnl Popolo to honor two monumental milestones in our shared history: the transatlantic celebration of America 250 & the legacy of the First Salute from St. Eustatius.
@KDilanianMSNOW Those of us who work in national security and foreign policy still talk about it almost every day. There’s rarely a day that goes by where we’re not dealing with some aspect of their absence from our toolkit and the impact of the reorganization of foreign assistance procedures.
Russian forces massacred hundreds of civilians in Bucha during a month of occupation in 2022, leaving bodies in the streets and a mass grave by the church.
What happened there is why Ukrainians refuse to give up occupied land in any peace deal — Dominic Pino, Washington Post. 1/
.@stephensemler : At no point have more Americans supported the Iran War than opposed it. In terms of net public support, it’s the first U.S. war to be fought entirely under water. https://t.co/Gxf56nktfT
An overwhelming majority of likely voters want powerful AI systems to undergo mandatory formal safety reviews before they are released to the public, according to a new survey about Americans’ views on AI. https://t.co/b6FWr2pw9K
Yesterday, the NL Embassy in Sweden hosted a seminar on accountability for war crimes committed in Ukraine. Together with Kajsa Ollongren, EU Special Representative for Human Rights, and Måns Molander of Human Rights Watch, we discussed pathways to justice for victims. 1/4
Workers are demanding AI guardrails. While states are passing AI protections, we need federal law to protect workers’ jobs and rights.
Thank you, @SenMarkey, for reintroducing the No Robot Bosses Act and Stop Spying Bosses Act and promoting a pro-worker AI agenda.