The US is executing an interagency effort aimed at countering North Korean actors' crimes and destabilizing behavior. The US Treasury recently announced sanctions on fraudulent North Korean businesses clandestinely funneling funds and intelligence to the communist North Korean regime. According to the US Treasury, the sanctions were preceded and justified by joint investigations from the […]
President Donald Trump recently announced that he reached an agreement with Columbia University over the disbursement of federal education funds. Columbia and the Trump administration had sparred over the former’s alleged internal progressive policies, educational strategies, inaction against antisemitism, and course content. The Trump-Columbia feud began last March when the Department of Education (DOE) froze […]
Controversy is festering over a US District Court's recent attempted replacement of Interim US Attorney for the District of New Jersey Alina Habba. US Attorney Habba, who is awaiting official confirmation from the US Senate, had reportedly foreshadowed that the progressive District Judges for New Jersey would not retain her. US Attorney appointees can be […]
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado recently condemned Venezuelan Dictator Nicolas Maduro for manipulating prisoner exchanges to support his regime’s goals. Leader Machado’s comments follow Dictator Maduro’s recent release of ten American hostages in exchange for the repatriation of hundreds of Venezuelans detained in El Salvador. Maduro also agreed to release several Venezuelan political prisoners […]
The US Treasury recently expanded sanctions against the Houthis, an Iran-backed militia wreaking havoc across the Middle East. The new sanctions build on a series of sanctions previously imposed by the US to winnow the Houthis’ cash reserves and limit access to foreign markets. The US Treasury claimed the latest sanctions target the Houthis’ illicit […]
José Adolfo Macías Villamar (‘Fito’) was recently extradited from Ecuador to the US to face sundry charges for leading the notorious ‘Los Choneros’ gang. ‘Los Choneros’ is Ecuador’s largest gang, and Fito is charged with committing international drug and arms trafficking crimes. If convicted, Fito faces anywhere from 20 years to life in prison. According […]
Israel and the United Nations (UN) are clashing over humanitarian aid distribution in the Gaza strip. For months, Israel has directly organized and monitored humanitarian aid efforts in Gaza after substituting the UN’s Relief Works Agency (UNRWA) with the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF). GHF is financed by Israel, the US, and allies and was created […]
The Liberian government is reportedly disenchanted with a recently signed infrastructure deal that US state department officials allegedly endorsed. As reported by The Floridian’s Javier Manjarres, certain US government officials lobbied for Liberia to sign a commercial agreement with US-based Ivanhoe Atlantic, formerly known as High Power Exploration (HPX). U.S. Ambassador to Liberia Mark Toner, […]
The US Treasury has announced new sanctions against the Venezuelan ‘Tren de Aragua’ gang. Tren de Aragua began its criminal operations inside Venezuela’s porous jail system and eventually grew its operations across Latin America and the whole globe. Today, Tren de Aragua is Venezuela’s largest gang with an estimated 5,000 members and has recently been […]
Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) introduced a bill to ban immigration from countries with laws requiring their citizens to cooperate with foreign intelligence services. Senator Scott claimed the bill is motivated by reports that countries, like China, target the US through pernicious intelligence gathering efforts. “Communist China”, said Scott, “is not just our competitor, they are our […]
The US government is working to contain an escalating confrontation between Syria and Israel. Recently, the Syrian security forces clashed with the Druze minority in southern Syria. Syria is undergoing a political transition following President al-Assad’s forced departure from the country after rebel forces took control of the country. Since then, interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa […]
The US military is shifting its naval assets in the Middle East after months of confrontations with Iran and its proxies. Reports tracking the US’s deployed carrier strike groups (CSGs) reveal the recent departure of the Vinson CSG from the North Arabian Sea. Vinson had patrolled the North Arabian Sea for months to combat Houthi […]
Former Republican Representative and National Security Adviser Mike Waltz has begun Senate confirmation hearings for his nomination to become the US’s next ambassador to the United Nations (UN). UN Ambassador appointee Mike Waltz, a former Green Beret, is known for his hardline policy approach to countries hostile to the US. President Donald Trump appointed Waltz to the UN […]
The US government recently raised concerns about the ongoing and escalating gang violence crisis in Haiti. Concerns were raised at a recent meeting of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on the Haitian crisis and the UN’s relief efforts inside Haiti. Haiti has been periodically rocked by gang violence in recent years, but gang violence […]
The Supreme Court of the US (SCOTUS) recently ruled to allow President Donald Trump and Education Secretary Linda McMahon to continue shrinking the Department of Education (DOE). President Trump issued an Executive Order last March to “facilitate” the DOE’s termination. Since then, Secretary McMahon had been downsizing the DOE while acknowledging that its complete abolishing […]
Representative Maria Elvira-Salazar (R-FL) announced she will soon re-introduce her ‘Dignity’ Act to update the US’s legal immigration framework and address the illegal immigration crisis. Representative Salazar’s ‘Dignity’ Act arrives amid President Donald Trump’s nationwide efforts to deport illegal immigrants. President Trump has repeatedly pledged to maximize deportations and recently began mass deportations. Deportation efforts […]
Republicans are focused on outperforming China in critical minerals procurement and are proposing laws to ensure the US can quickly expand its supplies. During former President Joe Biden’s administration, Republicans persistently warned that China enjoyed a growing chokehold on the world’s critical mineral supplies. Currently, China is the largest producer of processed critical minerals, processing […]
US Representative Maria Elvira-Salazar (R-FL) has requested President Donald Trump impose sanctions on Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes. Justice Moraes is notorious for making unilateral rulings curtailing free speech and investigating former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. Representative Salazar has previously criticized Moraes’s rulings and claims he uses judicial authority to promote progressive policy. […]
