Republican Representative Thomas Massie is set to introduce a measure to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as soon as Monday, roughly one week after the unpopular Iran war he championed ended up fueling a midterm defeat for President Donald Trump’s Republican Party. Thomas Massie is set to introduce a measure to impeach Defense Secretary Pete … Read more
US Congressman Keith Self has introduced legislation to abolish the Diversity Immigrant Visa Lottery, which offers a pathway to permanent residency for applicants from countries with historically low levels of immigration to the United States. Congressman Keith Self has introduced legislation to abolish the Diversity Immigrant Visa Lottery. (AFP) Self, a Republican representing Texas’s 3rd … Read more
US President Donald Trump has blocked key parts of a Russia sanctions law just two days before they were due to take effect. He signed an executive order on Friday evening waiving key sanctions and tariffs meant to pressure Russia to end its war in Ukraine, which began in February 2022. Donald Trump has waived … Read more
A US lawmaker from Georgia has urged the Trump administration to investigate alleged widespread H-1B visa fraud in the Atlanta metro area and its suburbs. Representational. (IStock) Rich McCormick, a Republican US House Representative from Georgia’s 7th Congressional district, has written multiple communications to the Trump administration officials urging a probe into alleged abuse of … Read more
China, meanwhile, has rejected widespread accusations of abuses against Uyghurs. Starbucks is facing criticism in the United States after opening its first two outlets in China’s Xinjiang region, with a US lawmaker urging the company to shut them down over alleged repression of Uyghurs.John Moolenaar, chairman of the House of Representatives’ Select Committee on China, … Read more
Donald Trump said on Friday he would declare Strait of Hormuz a US territory after Iran is defeated A senior Iranian lawmaker on Sunday told Donald Trump to “worry about your own security” rather than “endlessly bluffing” over the Strait of Hormuz, in response to the US president’s latest remarks on the key maritime route, … Read more