International Affairs
U.S. Declines USMCA Renewal; Pact Remains in Force
The United States declined to renew the pact in its current form at the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) joint review on July 1, while Canada...
Senate Venezuela Briefing to Focus on Post-Maduro Transition
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee will receive a classified briefing on Venezuela as the country navigates a political transition following the U.S....
World Trade Organization Faces Administration Questions On Value
The World Trade Organization (WTO) faces serious challenges, a Congressional Research Service (CRS) report finds, as the Trump administration has expressed...
Commission Will Examine Ukraine Energy Strikes, U.S. Vulnerabilities
Russia has attacked Ukrainian energy infrastructure nearly 300 times in 2026 alone, according to reporting by the Associated Press, while diplomatic efforts...
Senate Grills Ambassadorial Nominees on Human Rights
A Senate Committee hearing examined human rights conditions in El Salvador's CECOT prison, with one U.S. senator calling that country's President Nayib...
U.S.-China Relations Face November Tariff Deadline
A tariff truce between the U.S. and China is set to expire in November 2026, and both sides have paused, not resolved, their core disputes. The...
Colombia's New Leader Shifts U.S. Security Strategy
Colombia's political realignment carries direct consequences for U.S. counternarcotics strategy, foreign assistance, and regional security, as a...
Gulf Strategy In Question After U.S. Naval Base in Bahrain Damaged
The U.S. naval headquarters in Bahrain, Naval Support Activity (NSA) Bahrain, has sustained damage that preliminary estimates put at a minimum of $400...
Senate To Examine Nicaragua's Democratic Collapse
Nicaragua's government has eliminated electoral competition, documented enforced disappearances, and is now accused by United Nations experts of crimes...
U.S.-Mexico Relations: USMCA Review and Trade Pressure
A Congressional Research Service (CRS) report updated September 23 examines the full U.S.-Mexico bilateral relationship under the Trump administration and...
GOP Candidates Break With Trump on Iran as Gas Prices Spike
Diesel prices hit $6.50 per gallon as of last Sunday, according to AAA, squeezing rural voters, truckers, and farmers in critical swing states. Polling...
Senate Panel Accelerates Pending Nominations Amid Ambassador Vacancies
More than 100 U.S. ambassador posts remain vacant, including critical positions in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Iraq and Kuwait, while 37...
Maduro Faces Immunity Claims in U.S. Drug Prosecution
Nicolás Maduro, the Venezuelan leader seized by U.S. armed forces in Caracas on January 3, is now facing federal charges in New York. A Congressional...
U.S.-Japan Trade Talks Stall Amid Overlapping Tariffs
The U.S.-Japan trade relationship faces mounting uncertainty as multiple tariff mechanisms overlap and key policy commitments remain unfulfilled, according...
Case-Zablocki Act: Tensions Over Executive Agreement Disclosure
The State Department's handling of international agreements is facing legal and legislative pressure as Congress seeks greater transparency into executive...
Congress Funds China Human Rights Programs as Administration Cuts Them
The scope of repression facing religious minorities, ethnic groups, and dissidents as the Trump administration curtails funding for programs designed to...
Senate Panel Scrutinizes Mideast and Africa Military Readiness
The Senate Armed Services Committee is set to scrutinize the military posture of U.S. Central Command and U.S. Africa Command on May 14 — a closed-then-open...
Committee Challenges Trump's Trade Authority Grab
The House Ways and Means Committee is set to put U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer in the hot seat on April 22, as the Trump administration's...