A global corporate tax rate would weaken the global economy
by Ross Marchand It’s lonely at the top. Prior to the passage of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the U.S. had the highest corporate tax rate in the…
Quad Nations Plan to Include New Members Despite Outrage From Beijing
BY FRANK YUE With the rising threat from communist China in the Indo-Pacific region, the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue between the United States, Japan, India, and Australia has become increasingly important.…
Biden expresses support for a cease-fire in call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
President Joe Biden on Monday expressed support for a cease-fire as violence between Israel and Hamas entered its second week. Biden “expressed his support for a ceasefire and discussed US…
China’s Tianwen-1 mission nails historic rover landing on Mars
Jackson Ryan The “footprint” of a Chinese robot imprinted on the surface of Mars on Friday, making China just the third nation to safely reach the red planet’s surface. The…
Israel Faces Rockets from Gaza, Lebanon, Syria as Conflict Threatens to Spread
By Tom O’Connor Amid an ongoing barrage of rockets from Gaza, where the Israel Defense Forces are engaged in an escalating military campaign against Palestinian factions, Israel has also faced…
Japan Doesn’t Want Rahm Emanuel as Ambassador
By John Gizzi With President Joe Biden’s nomination Wednesday of Rahm Emanuel, former Chicago mayor and Obama White House chief of staff, as U.S. ambassador to Japan, one could almost…
Israeli Troops Enter Gaza Strip Amid Persistent Palestinian Rocket Attacks
BY REUTERS Israel fired artillery and mounted more air strikes on Friday against Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip amid constant rocket fire deep into Israel’s commercial centre. As hostilities…
America departs Afghanistan as China arrives
Akhil Ramesh, opinion contributor In President Biden’s address to Congress on American foreign policy, there were two instances where he earned a standing ovation – one was for his statement…
Blinken calls for Taiwan to join World Health Assembly in opposition to China
BY LAURA KELLY Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday called for the World Health Assembly (WHA) to allow Taiwan to participate as an observer in its annual meeting later…
Chinese Leader Xi Jinping Lays out Plan to Control the Global Internet: Leaked Documents
BY NICOLE HAO AND CATHY HE Chinese leader Xi Jinping personally directed the communist regime to focus its efforts to control the global internet, displacing the influential role of the…
Hong Kong Passes Immigration Law That Could Ban People From Leaving City, US ‘Deeply Concerned’
BY ALEX WU Hong Kong passed a new immigration law on April 28 that gives authorities the power to prevent people from entering and leaving the city, raising concerns that…
Sens. Cotton, Ernst Introduce Bill to Prevent Agricultural Tech Theft by Chinese Regime
BY ISABEL VAN BRUGEN A pair of Republican senators on Wednesday introduced legislation that seeks to establish an office of intelligence within the Agriculture Department to keep U.S. agricultural innovations…