On President Biden’s commitment to defend #Taiwan militarily, Chu says he welcomes the @POTUS ' position, but will not “solely rely on a single promise”. (5/9)
I was at @SenateGOP when the team made this incredible video welcoming the 114th Congress’ freshman senators.
The biggest question we got from reporters was, “who made it?” Because many couldn’t believe this was made by Hill staff.
It’s an iconic video.
Bill Ritter opened up on Good Morning America about stepping away from the anchor desk after going public with his early-stage Alzheimer’s diagnosis and the outpouring of love he’s received: “This disease doesn’t care about your politics — we’re all in this together.”
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SCOOP: Army Secretary Dan Driscoll has no plans to resign or otherwise leave his role at the Pentagon, he said in a statement on Tuesday, after a series of internal clashes with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have caused other U.S. officials to question how long they can coexist.
First in @semafor: NYT, WaPo learned of the secret US raid on Venezuela soon before it was scheduled to begin but held off publishing what they had at the administration's request to avoid endangering US troops
The first Trump admin's bumper sticker for the Indo-Pacific was that Washington must keep it "free and open." While Trump 2.0 hasn't officially abandoned this position, there's a new slogan which appears in this year's China military power report: US interests are "scoped and reasonable."
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Im enjoying CSPAN on YouTubeTV & U CAN TOO bc I worked hard w Sens Klobuchar, Young & Wyden 2 make it available on all platforms CSPAN gives Americans front row seat 2 their govt WITHOUT $$ frm taxpayers Gr8 news!!
Kurt Campbell tells Nikkei: The Taiwan Relations Act is "probably the most important piece of legislative leadership in foreign policy."
He said that keeping the peace over Taiwan, which China claims, remains in the interest of the U.S.
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One thing about Chris Van Hollen many might not know: he came up around these kinds of foreign endeavors. His father was a career FSO and US Ambassador, and his mother was a top analyst at the CIA and State Department. Van Hollen was born in Pakistan and grew up abroad.
When asked whether it's his policy that China will never take Taiwan by force while he's in office, President Trump says, "I never comment on that. I don't comment because I don't ever want to put myself in that position."
Trump added that he has "a great relationship" with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
News: Officials last summer pushed to close one of three runways at DCA airport following two close calls between airliners still on the ground, sources told
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