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Ukraine Leaves NATO With Security Assurances, but No Clear Path to Membership

A day after he called NATO leaders “absurd” for failing to clarify a timeline for Ukraine’s long-deliberated entry into the 32-nation alliance, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was far more upbeat on July 12 as NATO’s two-day summit in Lithuania neared its conclusion. He may not have secured the big win—advancing Ukraine’s stalled 2008 request to…


Ukraine Leaves NATO Summit With Security Assurances, but No Clear Path to Membership

A day after he called NATO leaders “absurd” for failing to clarify a timeline for Ukraine’s long-deliberated entry into the 32-nation alliance, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was far more upbeat on July 12 as NATO’s two-day summit in Lithuania neared its conclusion. He may not have secured the big win—advancing Ukraine’s stalled 2008 request to…


Congressional Hearing Examines Corporate Complicity in Subsidizing China’s Human Rights Violations

U.S. corporations are complicit in human rights abuses by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and subject America to national security risks by adhering to the CCP’s demands, witnesses said at a hearing held by the bipartisan and bicameral Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) on Tuesday. During his opening remarks, commission chair Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.)…


US Companies Aiding China’s Human Rights Violations Under Spotlight at Congressional Hearing

U.S. corporations are complicit in human rights abuses by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and subject America to national security risks by adhering to the CCP’s demands, witnesses said at a hearing held by the bipartisan and bicameral Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) on Tuesday. During his opening remarks, commission chair Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.)…


House Lawmakers Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Compel Retroactive FARA Registration

A bipartisan group of House lawmakers on July 11 unveiled a bill that would compel individuals who have worked for foreign governments, particularly the Chinese communist regime, to retroactively register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA). Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.), who chairs the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), along with…


LIVE NOW: Securing the Border and the Homeland: Heritage Foundation Conversation With Homeland Security Committee Chairman

House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark Green (R-Tenn.) discusses the policies needed to secure the border, the next steps for the “Secure the Border Act” and other border security measures, and the committee’s recently launched oversight investigation into Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas in an event held by Heritage Foundation at 3:30 p.m. ET on…


Securing the Border and the Homeland: Heritage Foundation Conversation With Homeland Security Committee Chairman

House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark Green (R-Tenn.) discusses the policies needed to secure the border, the next steps for the “Secure the Border Act” and other border security measures, and the committee’s recently launched oversight investigation into Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas in an event held by Heritage Foundation at 3:30 p.m. ET on…


Social Security Bankrupt in 10 Years Unless Congress Acts, CBO Director Says

The two trust funds undergirding Social Security will have a zero balance in 10 years, forcing a 25 percent reduction in payments to all beneficiaries, Phillip Swagel, director of the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO), reported to Congress. The Social Security program includes two trust funds, Old-Age and Survivors Insurance and Disability Insurance, which provide…


Social Security Insolvent in 10 Years Unless Congress Acts, CBO Director Says

The two trust funds that undergird the Social Security system will have a zero balance in 10 years, forcing a 25 percent reduction in payments to all beneficiaries, Phillip Swagel, director of the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO), told lawmakers on July 12. The Social Security program includes two trust funds, Old-Age and Survivors Insurance…


Rep. Jordan Criticizes FBI For Suppressing Hunter Biden Laptop Story

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) leveled severe criticism at the FBI and the U.S. government for suppressing the Hunter Biden laptop story—along with a host of other violations—in his opening statements at Wednesday’s House Judiciary Committee hearing on “the politicization of the nation’s preeminent law enforcement agency.” …