Foreign Affairs

'A lot of bold ideas': Nebraska congressmen react to Trump's ideas

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'A lot of bold ideas': Nebraska congressmen react to Trump's ideas In 13 days, President-elect Donald Trump will be sworn in for the second time. On Tuesday, Nebraska's elected leaders reacted to some of his intentions like expanding U.S. Control. https://www.ketv.com/article/nebraska-congressmen-react-to-trumps-ideas/63366265

Bipartisan group of 39 legislators calls for classified briefing on Turkey-Hamas alliance

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Bipartisan group of 39 legislators calls for classified briefing on Turkey-Hamas alliance Congress members from both sides of the aisle have demanded a classified briefing so they can better understand the expanding relationship between the government of Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the Hamas terrorist…

Bacon Issues Statement on ICC's Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant

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Bacon Issues Statement on ICC's Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant Washington - Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) today issued a statement about the International Criminal Court's (ICC) decision to issue arrest warrants for Prime Minster Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Gallant: "The International Criminal Court lost all legitimacy today when it unanimously issued two decisions…

Lawmakers urge U.S. crackdown on Hezbollah financing networks

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A bipartisan group of 46 House members, led by Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), called on the administration on Monday to “fully utilize all the tools at its disposal to crack down on Hezbollah’s international financing network, including the imposition of sanctions,” as well as law enforcement, criminal prosecutions and diplomatic…

Bacon Issues Statement After Netanyahu's Address

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Washington - Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) issued a statement after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed a joint session of Congress: "I wholeheartedly welcomed Prime Minister Netanyahu today at the Capitol. He gave an outstanding speech and laid out his commitment to destroy Hamas in Gaza after 3,000 terrorists murdered and raped 1,200 innocent Israelis and guests on October 7…

Bacon Introduces Censure of Rep. Omar

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Washington - Today, Rep Don Bacon (NE-02) issued the following statement when he filed his censure of Rep. Ilhan Omar (MN-05) for her antisemitic remarks: “The recent remarks by Rep. Omar about Jewish American students being pro-genocide shows her increasing disregard for the Jewish people and she is perpetuating and increasing antisemitism in our country. The House of…

Rep. Omar Faces Another Censure Resolution in House

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Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., is again facing censure in the House after referring to some Jewish students at Columbia University as pro-genocide. Omar, who is of Somali heritage and a member of the “Squad,” a faction of extreme left-wing Democrats, made the comments Thursday during a visit to the tent encampment set up by pro-Palestinian protesters at the university. Omar’s daughter, Isra…

Russian propaganda takes hold in U.S. House

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Republicans have sounded alarms over Russian propganda taking hold in the U.S. House of Representatives. “It is absolutely true we see, directly coming from Russia, attempts to mask communications that are anti-Ukraine and pro-Russia messages, some of which we even hear being uttered on the House floor,” Republican Rep. Mike Turner, chair of the House Permanent Select Committee on…

More than 140 House members join resolution to condemn Iranian regime

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A coalition of more than 140 bipartisan members of the House of Representatives have signed a resolution that condemns the brutality of Iran’s regime, and its attack on Israel as of Tuesday. Iran launched more than 30 missiles and airstrikes against Israel on Saturday, 99% of which were intercepted according to Fox News, after it claimed Israel attacked and killed seven of its forces…

Over 25% of US Essential Medicines at 'Very High Risk' Due to Dependency on China

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Recent findings reveal a concerning dependency on foreign sources for key pharmaceutical ingredients critical to the United States' healthcare system, with a significant focus on China. This dependency places over a quarter of US-designated essential medicines at a 'very high risk,' sparking bipartisan efforts to address the nation's pharmaceutical supply chain…