WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The American Center for Law and Justice issued the following commentary: * * * Don't Let Xi and His Gang of Dictators Get the Upper Hand By Mike Pompeo, Senior Counsel for Global Affairs Xi Jinping has spent the past week rolling out the red carpet for the world's worst despots - otherwise known as China's closest allies. Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong Un, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian - the whole rogues' gallery gathered in Beijing for what can only be described as a  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen Statement on Safeguarding Security Assistance to Allies in Europe Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement regarding reports (https://www.ft.com/content/0157d5f9-1b27-4d6c-b44e-f0a77da59b5d) that the Trump  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48676) on Sept. 3, 2025, entitled "U.S.-Japan Critical Minerals Agreement: Background and Issues for Congress" by Kyla H. Kitamura, international trade and finance analyst. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Amid growing global demand for critical minerals, Congress has been deliberating how to secure U.S. access to such goods. The United States has become highly reliant on foreign imports of  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48676) on Sept. 3, 2025, entitled "U.S.-Japan Critical Minerals Agreement - Background and Issues for Congress:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * The U.S.-Japan Critical Minerals Agreement The United States and Japan signed the U.S.-Japan CMA on March 28, 2023. The U.S.-Japan CMA's stated objective is to "strengthen and diversify critical minerals supply chains and promote the adoption of  more PR