On behalf of the United States of America, I reaffirm our commitment to the people of Burma as they mark the 77th anniversary of the country’s independence on January 4. The United States was among the first to recognize Burma and its right to chart its own future. We stand in solidarity with its people…
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to the Republic of Korea (ROK), Japan, and France January 4-9. In the ROK, Secretary Blinken will meet with senior ROK government officials to reaffirm the ironclad U.S.-ROK Alliance and discuss ways our two nations can build on our critical cooperation on challenges around the world based…
Mexico opened the possibility Friday of receiving non-Mexican migrants deported by the United States after initially saying they would push President-elect Donald Trump to return other nationalities directly to their countries of origin. Source link
American gymnast Simone Biles suggested in a recent interview that her time as an Olympian may be over, even with the 2028 Los Angeles Games being held on home soil. Source link
Before President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House he will return to the courthouse, a New York judge ruled Friday. Justice Juan Merchan will sentence Trump for his crimes on Jan. 10 — just 10 days before his inauguration on Jan. 20 — in a court proceeding that will be unlike any in America’s…
The United States is imposing sanctions today on the Beijing-based cybersecurity company Integrity Technology Group, Incorporated (Integrity Tech), which has links to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) Ministry of State Security, for its role in multiple computer intrusion incidents against U.S. victims. Integrity Tech is a large PRC government contractor with ties to the…
President Biden and first lady Jill Biden will travel to New Orleans on Monday to grieve with family members and residents affected by the New Year’s Day tragedy in which a Texas man killed 14 people by driving into a crowd of revelers on Bourbon Street. Source link
The Caesars Superdome may be the epicenter for the Super Bowl in New Orleans next month, but Verizon has a game plan to ensure the championship excitement stretches beyond the Big Easy. Source link
An entire generation of Syrians has never known freedom and so when it swept over them, last Sunday, there was shock, then joy, and a desperate hope that it might last. Damascus is a city nearly 5,000 years old. But over this decade the war has seemed like the end of civilization. Half a million…
The House is expected to have 434 members present. The one seat expected to be vacant is that of former Rep. Matt Gaetz. Members will be called individually and vote by calling out a name. To be reelected as speaker, Johnson will need a majority. The magic number isn’t set in stone, which is why…
