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Uncommon Knowledge: Trump ‘Armada’ Against Venezuela Carries Echoes of Iraq
This week, the White House christened illicit fentanyl and its “core precursors” a weapon of mass destruction, following President Donald Trump’s contention, referring to Venezuela, that “thousands of people are dying because of those boatloads of drug…
Trump says has asked Xi to release Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai
WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump said Dec 15 he wanted his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to free Jimmy Lai as he voiced sadness over the
Hong Kong media mogul’s conviction.…
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Fentanyl labelled “weapon of mass destruction” by Trump
WASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday declaring fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction, a move that dramatically expands the U.S. government’s authority to fight the synthetic opioid blamed for tens of thousa…
US forces stormed cargo ship travelling from China to Iran: Report
United States forces raided a cargo ship travelling from China to Iran last month, according to the Wall Street Journal, in the latest reported instance of increasingly aggressive maritime tactics by the administration of US President Donald Trump.R…
Facing a hot Trump controversy, Sullivan deploys a sidestep
WASHINGTON — The subject of Thursday’s hearing was one of the biggest political controversies of President Trump’s second term: His use of the National Guard within the United States.
Democrats on the Senate Armed Service Committee railed against the d…
Ex-NY Aide Did China’s Bidding To ‘Get Rich’, Prosecutor Says In Closing Arguments
Authored by Nicholas Zifcak & Eva Fu via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
Linda Sun, former aide to New York governors, did Beijing’s bidding to enrich herself and her family, prosecutors said in closing arguments on Dec.…
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US forces raided ship headed to Iran from China in Indian Ocean, WSJ says
WASHINGTON, Dec 12 (Reuters) – A U.S. special operations team in the Indian Ocean raided a ship headed to Iran from China last month and seized military-related articles, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing U.S.…
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House passes Biosecure Act, new Chinese biotech restrictions
WASHINGTON — Congress is poised to pass the Biosecure Act after two years of incremental changes that watered down the bill’s curbs on Chinese biotechs and made the law more palatable for U.S.…
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US House backs massive defense policy bill, Senate next
WASHINGTON, Dec 10 (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives passed a massive defense policy bill on Wednesday authorizing a record $901 billion in annual military spending, paving the way for the must-pass measure to become law for a 65th st…
House passes $900B defense bill with pay hike for troops, Golden Dome project
WASHINGTON — The US House of Representatives passed the annual defense bill Wednesday, outlining a $900 billion budget that would give troops a 4% pay bump, help counter China and Russia, support new technologies like the Golden Dome missile defense sy…