China is more likely to pursue a “short of war coercion campaign,” as we call it, centered on political and economic warfare accompanied by limited kinetic action than an invasion of Taiwan for three main reasons:
Ohio state legislators are scrambling to get President Biden on the November ballot after members failed to break a legislative impasse this week. State law says presidential candidates need to be certified with the state 90 days before the November election; this year, that date is Aug. 7. But Democrats are on track to miss...
The heavy bombs that President Biden has held back from sending to Israel have been a major point of controversy in the Gaza war, as a key tool for Israel’s decimation of the territory. Biden has paused a shipment of some 3,500 bombs, which includes heavy 2,000-pound versions along with the lighter 500-pound munitions. Both...
The U.S. and Chinese governments are meeting in Geneva on Tuesday to discuss artificial intelligence risks amid the rapid development of new tech tools upending work and war around the world, according to senior Biden administration officials.
A few weeks ago, I had a run-in with a group of pro-Hamas sympathizers from the leftist group Code Pink. The protesters confronted me over my support for Israel’s right to defend itself. I responded with a simple question: “Do you know where we stand on terrorists?” The answer: “We stand on their throats.” I’m […]
Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE), who represents Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District, has not always been popular with the right-most flank of his party. He is one of the most centrist members of the House caucus, and he has been somewhat critical of former President Donald Trump. It is something of a surprise, then, that conservative radio […]
The White House said it has so far announced nearly $454 billion in funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which the president signed in late 2021. The money has been used to fund projects and awards in more than 4,500 communities in all 50 states. “Across the country, we are breaking ground and cutting ribbons...
The number of fentanyl seizures by law enforcement more than quadrupled between 2017 and 2023, with researchers finding the drug has continued entrench itself in the country's illicit drug supply. Seizures of fentanyl in the U.S. have followed an exponential upward trend since 2017, according to data from the federal High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas...