Tag: Tom cotton

Yellen Says Direct Communication Can Resolve US-China Trade Woes

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Saturday called on the Chinese regime to communicate “directly” if there are concerns about specific economic practices, reiterating the importance of communication amid a “complicated global economic outlook.” Ms. Yellen’s remarks were delivered during a meeting with China’s Vice Premier He Lifeng, a long-time ally of Chinese leader Xi…


Senators Cotton, Britt, Schatz, and Murphy Discuss Harmful Impacts of Social Media

Sens. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) hold a press conference at 10:20 a.m. ET on April 26 to discuss the harmful impacts of social media. …


Tom Cotton Says Ukraine War Will End in ‘Negotiated Peace’

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), a prominent Republican and Senate Armed Services Committee member, said Thursday a Ukrainian victory in the ongoing war will ultimately come in the form of a “negotiated peace.” In January, Cotton penned a letter to President Biden urging him to provide more advanced weaponry to the Ukrainian military and empower the…


Senate Intel Chair: ‘All Things Will Be on the Table’ to Get Access to Biden and Trump Classified Documents

Both Democratic and Republican senators on the Intelligence Committee have issued demands to see purportedly classified documents that were in the possession of President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump. Intelligence Chairman Mark Warner (D-Va.) said that senators may have to take dramatic action to obtain the documents. “All things will be on the table”…


LIVE November 17, 8 AM ET: A Conversation With Senator Tom Cotton

On Nov. 17, the Center for Immigration Studies is hosting a conversation with Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), who is a leader in the U.S. Congress on immigration and national security issues. The event will start at 8:00 a.m. ET at the Capitol Hill Club, 300 First Street, SE, in Washington, D.C. The conversation will be…


Republican Senator Announces He Won’t Run for President in 2024

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) will not be running for president, the senator has announced. Cotton confirmed reports that he decided against a 2024 presidential bid, after earlier reports that he was considering a run. “This is not the right time for our family for me to commit to a six-to-seven day a week campaign for…


Senator Says US Weakness Against Russia WIll Put Taiwan in Harm’s Way

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) warned that Taiwan could be the next democracy invaded if the United States doesn’t make Russian President Vladimir Putin pay for his “unprovoked, naked war of aggression” against Ukraine. “Just as Putin watched Joe Biden’s shameful retreat in Afghanistan, so now is China watching us today,” Cotton said during a speech…


US Weakness Against Russia Will Put Taiwan in Harm’s Way: Sen. Cotton

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) warned that Taiwan could be the next democracy invaded if the United States doesn’t make Russian President Vladimir Putin pay for his “unprovoked, naked war of aggression” against Ukraine. “Just as Putin watched Joe Biden’s shameful retreat in Afghanistan, so now is China watching us today,” Cotton said during a speech…


Capitol Report (Feb. 9): Police Leaving the Force Across Nation

A crime wave has swept across the nation—more robberies and the largest spike in murders in six decades. As President Joe Biden works to shed the “Defund the Police” label from the Democratic Party, a bipartisan push is underway on Capitol Hill to invest more in law enforcement. Crime is up all across the country,…


Washington Post Corrects ‘Fact-Check’ After Revelation Boston Bomber Received Stimulus Check

A Washington Post “fact-check” about a claim by Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) was updated this week after the government revealed convicted Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev received a stimulus check. Cotton said last year that prisoners like Tsarnaev would get stimulus checks if an amendment to a COVID-19 relief package weren’t approved. Democrats blocked the amendment….