Trade will not play a central role when the Washington delegation meets with their China counterparts in Alaska next week, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters on March 12. Sullivan and Secretary of State Antony Blinken will join talks with China’s foreign minister Wang Yi and senior foreign policy diplomat Yang Jiechi on March…
Biden’s Rhetoric, Rollback of Trump Orders Driving Spike in Illegal Border Crossings: Expert
President Joe Biden’s words and his rollback of former President Donald Trump’s immigration restrictions are the primary reasons behind a spike in illegal crossings at the United States’ southern border, an immigration expert said. “It’s driven by Biden’s rhetoric, his rollback of Trump administration restrictions at the border,” Andrew Arthur, resident fellow in law and…
Florida Gov. DeSantis Cancels All CCP Virus Fines Issued by Local Officials
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed an executive order that will eliminate all fines issued by local government officials over the past year to people and businesses in the state who violated restrictions related to the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus. The order (pdf) was signed after the Board of Executive Clemency approved DeSantis’s proposal on…
Mississippi Governor Signs Transgender Students From Competing in Girl’s Sports
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves signed a bill Thursday to bar transgender athletes who are biologically male from competing on girls sports teams. Mississippi is the first state so far to enact such a ban, after a similar law in Idaho was struck down by a federal court last year. If no legal challenges come forward, Mississippi’s Senate Bill…
Mississippi Governor Bars Transgender Students From Competing in Girls Sports
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves signed a bill Thursday to bar transgender athletes who are biologically male from competing on girls sports teams. Mississippi is the first state so far to enact such a ban, after a similar law in Idaho was struck down by a federal court last year. If no legal challenges come forward, Mississippi’s Senate Bill…
Cartels Should Be Listed as Foreign Terror Organizations: Expert
March 12, 2021
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An expert on Mexico’s cartels has renewed the call for the federal government to list the crime groups as foreign terrorist organizations. Jaeson Jones, Director and CEO of Omni Intelligence, told American Thought Leaders’ Jan Jekielek that declaring the Mexican cartels as foreign terrorist organizations would allow U.S. law enforcement agencies to combat the cartels’…
Biden to Meet Virtually With Quad Leaders from Japan, India, Australia
March 12, 2021
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WASHINGTON—U.S. President Joe Biden will hold an online meeting on Friday with the leaders of Japan, India, and Australia, the White House said on Tuesday, the first leader-level meeting of a four-country group that seeks to promote a rules-based international order in the Indo-Pacific region in response to increased military and economic aggression by China’s…
Texas AG Sues Austin Mayor for Defying Governor’s Lift of Mask Mandates
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said on Thursday that his office is suing officials in the City of Austin and Travis County for failing to comply with a governor order that lifts a mask mandate across the state. “I told Travis County & The City of Austin to comply with state mask law. They blew…
Texas Can Remove Planned Parenthood From Medicaid Program, Judge Rules
A state district court has given the green light for Texas to remove Planned Parenthood from its Medicaid program. In her ruling on Wednesday, State District Judge Lora Livingston sided with state officials, who have been seeking to oust Planned Parenthood from Medicaid since 2015. The abortion provider sued the state last month, arguing that…
HR 8: A Look at Democrats’ Universal Background Checks Bill
House Democrats have passed The Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021, HR. 8 which will require background checks for all transfers (sales, loans, etc.) of firearms with some minor exceptions. Advocates for gun control say the measure will make the public safer, while opponents say criminals and murders do not heed gun laws and the…
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