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An Orange County congresswoman has been tapped to help U.S. Congress keep tabs on China’s international human rights standards compliance. Rep. Michelle Steel (CA-48) was recently appointed to a commission that tallies the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) human rights abuses on its own citizens and people in other countries. “We really have to watch what China is doing,” Steel […]

Some fans attending two recent games in New York City helped test a new digital health pass that can show proof a person has recently tested negative for COVID-19 or been vaccinated against the virus that causes the disease. Fans at a Feb. 27 Brooklyn Nets game at the Barclays Center and at a March

News Analysis The Chinese stock market has been mired in its deepest slump since 2015. Despite a surge on March 11—the last day of China’s annual National People’s Congress (NPC) event—Chinese stocks have slumped dramatically since reaching a high on Feb. 10. Despite efforts by several Chinese national asset managers in purchasing assets, the benchmark

On Friday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis criticized President Joe Biden’s remarks about the possibility of reinstating COVID-19 lockdowns in the United States if people are not “vigilant.” “To even contemplate doing any type of lockdown, honestly it’s insane,” said the Republican governor. DeSantis vowed to protect his state from possible Washington mandates. “That’s not gonna

On this week’s The Nation Speaks, critics are ringing alarm bells over the sweeping new federal powers contained in House Bill H.R. 1, or the “For the People Act.” The act has been passed by House Democrats; Senate Republicans say they will do everything they can to stop it. Hans VonSpakovsky—senior legal fellow at the

A powerful spring snowstorm was expected over the next three days to blanket parts of the U.S. Rockies and central High Plains where forecasters warned of whiteout conditions, power outages, and avalanches. The National Weather Service (NWS) issued blizzard warnings for parts of Wyoming and western Nebraska, where quickly accumulating snowfall of up to 2

At least six protesters were killed by security forces in Burma (also known as Myanmar), witnesses and media reported, as activists marked the anniversary on Saturday of a student whose killing in 1988 sparked an uprising against the military government. Three people were killed and several injured when police opened fire on a sit-in protest

House lawmakers in Idaho have passed a bill that would let some school employees carry concealed firearms without the need for school board permission. In a 52-18 vote on Thursday approving the measure—called House Bill 122 (pdf)—lawmakers moved to expand the ability of school staff members to carry weapons on school grounds, which under current

Chinese state media has raved over Dr. Anthony Fauci’s recent calls for solidarity to combat the pandemic, using his comments to bolster Beijing’s virus narratives. As a top U.S. infectious disease expert and chief medical advisor to President Joe Biden, Fauci appeared with Chinese epidemiologist Zhong Nanshan in early March during an online forum hosted

The UK and the West in general may be forced to capitulate “without a shot being fired” if they continue “ceding the strategic initiative” to rivals such as China and Russia, a senior British military commander has said. “While we drained our strength in interventions like Iraq, others used the time and space to further