Category: Jim Risch

LIVE NOW: US Support for Ukraine’s Defense With Sens. Risch and Wicker: An Event by Hudson Institute

Sens. Jim Risch (R-Ind.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), the leading Republicans on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Senate Armed Services Committee, speak about U.S. support for Ukraine’s defense in the Russian-Ukraine war at 4:00 p.m. ET March 29, in a Hudson Institute conversation hosted by Hudson Senior Fellow and Director of the Keystone Defense…


US Support for Ukraine’s Defense With Sens. Risch and Wicker: An Event by Hudson Institute

Sens. Jim Risch (R-Ind.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), the leading Republicans on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Senate Armed Services Committee, speak about U.S. support for Ukraine’s defense in the Russian-Ukraine war at 4:00 p.m. ET March 29, in a Hudson Institute conversation hosted by Hudson Senior Fellow and Director of the Keystone Defense…


Border Patrol Agents Caught Illegal Immigrant Sex Offenders, Gang Members, Murderer in 3 Days

U.S. Border Patrol agents caught 10 illegal immigrant sex offenders, four gang members, a murderer, as well as a slew of deadly drugs, according to the latest report from Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz. Ortiz made the announcement on Twitter on Sept. 6, saying that border agents had encountered 2,690 illegal immigrants including 10 large…


Republican Lawmakers Criticize Biden for Not Taking Tough Stance During Summit With Xi

President Joe Biden has received mixed responses from Congress over his virtual meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, with several Republican lawmakers calling the president out for not pressing Xi on Beijing’s various aggressions. Biden and Xi on Nov. 15 talked for about three and a half hours in their first-ever virtual summit, focusing on…


Republican Lawmakers Slam Biden for Not Taking Tough Stance During Summit With Xi

President Joe Biden has received mixed responses from Congress over his virtual meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, with several Republican lawmakers calling the president out for not pressing Xi on Beijing’s various aggressions. Biden and Xi on Nov. 15 talked for about three and a half hours in their first-ever virtual summit, focusing on…


Transition From Capitalism to Socialism: Sen. Jim Risch on Biden’s Speech to Congress

After President Joe Biden’s first speech to Congress Wednesday night, Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho), among other Republicans, criticized Biden’s vision as a socialist agenda. “What the President did tonight was lay out a comprehensive vision for how to transition our society from capitalism to socialism,” Risch responded in a statement. “We must not be swept…


Republican Lawmakers Call for Tough Biden Response After Red China Sanctions Trump Officials

Top Republican lawmakers are calling on the Biden administration to take forceful measures against the Chinese regime, after Beijing slapped sanctions on former Trump administration officials, including former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. The sanctions were announced on Jan. 20, the same day that President Joe Biden was sworn into office. A Chinese foreign ministry…


Republican Lawmakers Call for Tough Biden Response After CCP Sanctions Trump Officials

Top Republican lawmakers are calling on the Biden administration to take forceful measures against the Chinese regime, after Beijing slapped sanctions on former Trump administration officials, including former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. The sanctions were announced on Jan. 20, the same day that President Joe Biden was sworn into office. A Chinese foreign ministry…