Politics
U.S. and Taiwan plan to launch new trade initiative
The U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st Century Trade is officially launching negotiations between the two countries and is a precursor to signing a free trade agreement,
Politics
Former FBI official compares 'mainstream' conservatives to Islamic terrorists
He stated that the fact that mainstream conservatives are violent is what "really concerns" him the most
Immigration
Panama repatriates undocumented migrants to South America on U.S. funded flights
The U.S. funded flights are being coordinated with the Panamanian government and come several weeks after newly elected Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino, a known anti-immigration crusader, was sworn into office
Politics
Sen. Joe Manchin advocates America's return to centrism
Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin says a far-left shift is not helping unite the country, and says America needs “a path forward where the center of this country is represented, and that's the center-left and the center-right.”
Health
Biden to commute sentences for nearly 1,500 people placed on home confinement during COVID-19 pandemic
The commutations are the move is the most significant single-day clemency act of any president in recent U.S. history
Human Rights
Brazil's president elect Lula said Zelensky "just as responsible" for war as Putin
He argued Zelensky should have “should have negotiated a little more” if he didn’t want war.
Politics
Pence makes surprise visit to Ukraine, meets with President Zelensky to condemn Russian invasion
"We have to stand together, freedom loving-nations, stand with the people fighting for their freedom here in Ukraine, and that'll be my message when I return home," Pence told reporters
Politics
Shock: 100 letters with 'suspicious' white powder mailed to Kansas Republican lawmakers
Beginning on Friday, several Kansas GOP lawmakers began receiving the letters, including Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach
Politics
U.S. National Archives asks former presidents to check for classified documents
The Archives sent letters to all former presidents and vice presidents to ensure that they are complying with the Presidential Records Act, which requires them to turn over any documents received while in office to the U.S. government