Commentary The world has reacted with shock to the assassination of the former Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe. Abe was the Prime Minister of Japan on two occasions, from 2006 to 2007 and 2012 to 2020, when he resigned for health reasons. But he maintained his interest in politics and continued to advocate on…
The Assassination of Shinzo Abe Is an Assault on Democracy
July 13, 2022
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Japan Bids Sombre Farewell to Slain Shinzo Abe, Its Longest-Serving Premier
TOKYO—With prayers, flowers and flags draped in black ribbons, Japan on Tuesday said farewell to Shinzo Abe, a polarising figure who dominated politics as the country’s longest-serving premier, before being gunned down at a campaign rally last week. Crowds packed pavements lined with a heavy police presence as the hearse carrying Abe, who died at…
Capitol Report (July 11): Biden Calls for Assault Weapons Ban; Most Dems Don’t Want Biden to Run in 2024
July 11, 2022
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President Joe Biden held a White House celebration Monday to tout a gun control bill he signed into law last month. But Biden wants more restrictions on guns. The First Amendment is back in the spotlight with Elon Musk backing out of his bid to buy Twitter. As social media continues to ban and censor,…
Chinese Nationals Celebrate Shinzo Abe’s Passing; Amb. Brownback on International Religious Freedom
July 11, 2022
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Chinese nationals are celebrating the death of Shinzo Abe, while the rest of the world mourns for the death of the former Japanese prime minister. Chinese internet users offer cruel comments, nightclubs celebrate his death, and businesses offer discounts. We discuss why this is happening in China. I also speak with ambassador Sam Brownback, former…
Biden Considers Health Emergency for Abortion; World Leaders Pay Tribute to Shinzo Abe
President Joe Biden is weighing his options on abortion, saying he’s considering declaring a national health emergency to promote abortion access. The U.S. government gave out $800 billion in PPP loans during the pandemic. A new study says that much of the money was poorly targeted and was sent to unintended recipients. U.S. Secretary of…
Taiwan Has Lost ‘A True Friend’ With Shinzo Abe’s Death: President Tsai
Taiwan’s president ordered public institutions to fly national flags at half-mast on Monday to honor former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was fatally shot while delivering a campaign speech on July 8. President Tsai Ing-wen said on Saturday that she instructed her government to fly flags at half-mast for a day to mourn Abe’s…
Shinzo Abe’s Ruling Party Gains Supermajority in Upper House Election Following His Assassination
Japan’s ruling center-right party scored a supermajority in the House of Councillors election on July 10, claiming more than half of the 125 contested seats, in the wake of the assassination of former prime minister and party leader Shinzo Abe. Abe’s factious Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) won 119 of the 248 seats in the upper…
Japan Votes in Key Election in Shadow of Abe Assassination
TOKYO—Japanese voted Sunday in the shadow of the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that brought heightened security as party leaders avoided mingling with crowds and delivered messages of upholding democracy and free speech during campaigning the day before. Exit polls for the election for the parliament’s upper house showed Abe’s governing party certain…
Biden Speaks to Japanese Prime Minister Kishida After Abe’s Death, Trump in Talks About Attending Funeral
President Joe Biden held a phone call with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, and former President Donald Trump has been talking to the family of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe about attending Abe’s funeral. Abe, 67, was assassinated on Friday during an election campaign speech in Nara, Japan, by a man with a handmade…
Biden Speaks to Japan’s Kishida After Abe’s Death; Trump in Talks About Attending Funeral
President Joe Biden spoke to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on July 8 to offer condolences over the death of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Abe, 67, was assassinated on July 8 in Nara, Japan, during a campaign speech backing his party’s candidates ahead of a parliamentary election, by a man with a homemade gun….
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