French government sides with EU Commission on wolf protection status review
France’s five-year plan for wolves from 20
September 15, 2023
Transit clash with Italy: Vienna not worried
An Austrian ban on lorries from Italy has sparked outrage in Rome, prompting threats that the Italian government will go to Luxembourg to sue the Austrian government at the EU…
Senate Committee Backs Bill to Deepen U.S. Economic Ties With Taiwan
Legislation to end double taxation between Taiwan and the United States is intended to spur semiconductor investment but is likely to rankle U.S. relations with China. Share full article Although…
Lauch Faircloth Dies at 95; Senator Targeted D.C. Home Rule in Crisis
A North Carolina hog farmer and a Democrat-turned-Republican, he helped strip Mayor Marion Barry of his fiscal powers as Washington’s deficits swelled in the late ’90
McCarthy Pulls Back Pentagon Spending Bill, Inching Closer to a Shutdown
The House speaker abandoned efforts to move forward on a normally bipartisan military spending bill as far-right Republicans balked at the funding level, after pleading with his party to avert…
Biden Accuses Republicans of Undercutting Working-Class Americans
President Biden trained his criticism on House Republicans who are threatening to shut down the federal government if their budget cuts are not enacted. Share full article President Biden faces…
U.S. Approves $235 Million in Egypt Aid, Choosing Security Over Rights
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken overruled congressional restrictions on U.S. military aid tied to Egypt’s dismal human rights record. Share full article President Biden met with President Abdel Fattah…
Wisconsin Republicans Vote to Oust Top Elections Official
Meagan Wolfe, with help from the Democratic governor, is suing to keep her post, after years of criticism propelled by Donald Trump’s 2020