President Trump said on Wednesday that he has directed the Department of Defense (DOD) to immediately begin testing US nuclear weapons on par with China and Russia. “The United States has more nuclear weapons than any other country,” Trump wrote. “During my first term in office, this was accomplished, including a complete update and renewal…
President Trump met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea on Thursday, expected to focus on trade between the world’s two largest economies. During talks between US and Chinese representatives, Trump told reporters that the two have “already agreed on many things, and we will agree on some more things,” although he did not…
Radio Free Asia (RFA) announced on Wednesday that it is ceasing operations for the first time in its history amid the government shutdown and after the Trump administration cut its funding. one in statementRFA executive editor Rose Hwang said the interruption was “due to uncertain funding.” “For RFA journalists who have sacrificed so much to…
President Trump is meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea this week on the final leg of his Asia trip. The two leaders posed for photographs and then made brief remarks during a bilateral meeting with staff, in which both expressed the warm relations between their two countries. Earlier Wednesday evening, after the…
More than a dozen Republican House members expressed concern over the Trump administration’s plan to boost imports of Argentine beef in a letter to Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. “We encourage the administration to ensure that any adjustments to Argentina’s tariff-rate quota or inspection regime are contingent on verified equivalence and…
Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry (R) said Wednesday that Louisiana State University (LSU) athletics director Scott Woodward will not be involved in choosing the university’s next football coach. “I can tell you right now, Scott Woodward is not selecting the next coach,” Landry said at a news conference. “Hey, I’ll let them choose this before I…
Democratic Senator Ed Markey (Mass.) on Monday called on the Trump administration to discuss denuclearization with Russia, arguing that it is “our only real path to avoid nuclear devastation.” Citing the recent film “A House of Dynamite”, which details the government’s response to an imminent nuclear attack, Markey argues that “long-range missile defense will not…
President Trump said on Wednesday that South Korea will pay US$350 billion in exchange for reduced tariffs as part of a recently announced trade deal between the two countries. In a Truth Social post detailing the deal, the president also said South Korea has agreed to buy “large quantities” of American oil and gas. Trump…
The government shutdown left many federal employees furloughed, flights delayed across the country, small businesses unable to get loans and nonprofit services in jeopardy. There is a possibility of it getting worse. As Congress remains deadlocked over passing a stopgap measure to reopen the government, thousands of Americans are at risk of losing benefits from…
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) suggested Wednesday that Maryland state lawmakers will act soon to redraw the state’s House map as part of Democrats’ effort to neutralize the Republican redistricting campaign being run by President Trump. That option appeared to be fading after Maryland Senate Democratic President Bill Ferguson issued a letter this week…
