US Government Plans to ‘Aggressively’ Revoke Visas of Chinese Students
Education
US Government Plans to ‘Aggressively’ Revoke Visas of Chinese Students
2025-05-29 17:26:17
by Tom Ramstack

WASHINGTON – The U.S. government plans to “aggressively” revoke the visas of Chinese students at U.S. universities, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Wednesday. He and U.S. intelligence officials recently told Congress that many Chinese graduate students are the equivalent... Read More

Ceasefire Declared Between India and Pakistan After US-Brokered Talks
Diplomacy
Ceasefire Declared Between India and Pakistan After US-Brokered Talks
2025-05-10 16:26:01
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced Saturday morning that India and Pakistan have agreed to a ceasefire after four days of intense fighting along the so-called “Line of Control” that divides the disputed Kashmir region between the two countries. “After... Read More

Trump Shuffles Key Players, Sending Waltz to UN, Giving Rubio New Duties
National Security
Trump Shuffles Key Players, Sending Waltz to UN, Giving Rubio New Duties
2025-05-01 21:37:09
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday announced the first major personnel changes of his still-young administration, apparently sacking his national security adviser, Mike Waltz, before nominating him to serve as the nation’s next ambassador to the United Nations. At... Read More

Rubio Welcomes Iraqi Foreign Minister for High-Level Talks
Diplomacy
Rubio Welcomes Iraqi Foreign Minister for High-Level Talks
2025-04-25 21:27:24
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Marco Rubio welcomed Iraq’s Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein for high-level talks at the State Department on Friday, a clear sign the Trump administration is forging strategic dialogues in the face of shifting dynamics in the... Read More

Senate Passes Bill to Make Daylight Saving Permanent
U.S. Senate
Senate Passes Bill to Make Daylight Saving Permanent
2022-03-15 22:02:24
by Reece Nations

WASHINGTON — The Senate passed legislation that would permanently extend daylight saving time nationwide by unanimous consent on Tuesday. The bill, entitled the Sunshine Protection Act, was sponsored by Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and cosponsored by a bipartisan group of... Read More

New Conservative Target: Race as Factor in COVID Treatment
COVID-19
New Conservative Target: Race as Factor in COVID Treatment

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Some conservatives are taking aim at policies that allow doctors to consider race as a risk factor when allocating scarce COVID-19 treatments, saying the protocols discriminate against white people. The wave of infections brought on by... Read More

Senators Reveal Huge Financial Losses From US Tech Stolen by Chinese
Geopolitics
Senators Reveal Huge Financial Losses From US Tech Stolen by Chinese
2021-08-05 13:31:39
by Tom Ramstack

WASHINGTON -- A Senate committee went public Wednesday with the kind of information about China’s use of U.S. technology that normally would stay behind the closed doors where clandestine issues are discussed. Select Committee on Intelligence leaders revealed that China’s... Read More

Demings Enters Race to Unseat Rubio
In The News
Demings Enters Race to Unseat Rubio
2021-06-09 14:05:22
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - Rep. Val Demings, D-Fla., made it official this morning, formally launching her Senate campaign to unseat incumbent Republican Sen. Marco Rubio. “Unlike some in Washington, I never tire of standing up for what I believe is right, because... Read More

Murphy Passing on Challenging Rubio for Senate
In The News
Murphy Passing on Challenging Rubio for Senate
2021-05-24 19:43:53
by TWN Staff

Rep. Stephanie Murphy has decided not to run for U.S. Senate, a decision that appears to clear the path for another prominent Florida Democrat, Rep. Val Demings, to do so. In a video statement released Monday , Murphy said “The... Read More

TX-23: Tony Gonzales (R)
House Watch
TX-23: Tony Gonzales (R)
2020-10-31 00:43:22
by TWN Staff

About Gonzales: As a career Cryptologist, Gonzales has been stationed at the Navy Information Operations Detachment Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, U.S. Central Command in Tampa, Fla., USS MICHAEL MURPHY in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Center for Information Warfare Training Center in Pensacola,... Read More

Florida Senators Pitch Daylight Saving Time Pause
Congress
Florida Senators Pitch Daylight Saving Time Pause

WASHINGTON — Florida Republican Sens. Marco Rubio and Rick Scott want to make sure there is plenty of time for wasting away again in Margaritaville in the sunlight this winter. If they get their way, revelers in Key West, Florida,... Read More

Rubio to Lead Senate Intelligence Committee
Intelligence
Rubio to Lead Senate Intelligence Committee
2020-05-19 13:59:18
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., has been tapped to be the acting chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, taking the place of Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., who stepped down last week amid an investigation into his stock transactions. Burr... Read More

After A Day of Briefings on Iran, House Democrats Decry Trump’s Lack of a ‘Coherent Strategy’
Foreign Affairs
After A Day of Briefings on Iran, House Democrats Decry Trump's Lack of a 'Coherent Strategy'
2019-05-21 21:38:28
by Dan McCue

As tension continues to mount here and in the Persian Gulf over a potential armed conflict between the United States and Iran, members of New Democrat Coalition in the House of Representatives say they are "deeply concerned" over the Trump... Read More

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