House Speaker Mike Johnson led a delegation of over 60 House Republicans to Eagle Pass, Texas Wednesday to view firsthand the situation on the Southern border. NTD spoke to Simon Hankinson, a senior research fellow in the Border Security and Immigration Center at The Heritage Foundation, to find out more about what needs to be […]
Secretary of State Antony Blinken and DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas were in Mexico this week for emergency meetings on the immigration crisis. NTD spoke to Laura Ries, director of the Border Security and Immigration Center at The Heritage Foundation. She highlighted the United States’ desire for Mexico’s assistance in reducing the surge of illegal immigrants, […]
Japan will not send a government delegation to the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics due to the human rights situation in China, a government spokesman said on Friday, following the actions of several Western nations that have also withheld officials’ attendance at the Games. Instead of sending government officials, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said Japan […]
A U.S. Congressional delegation has kicked off a surprise one-day visit to Taiwan—the second visit from Washington to the self-ruled island this month. Despite Beijing’s previous demand over a trip cancellation, The bipartisan delegation landed in Taipei on Nov. 25 and praised Taiwan as “a force for good in the world” while meeting its president. Led […]
PRAGUE—Taiwanese government ministers were visiting the Czech capital on Monday accompanied by dozens of business and research representatives to boost trade and investment, a move that has angered China. Minister of National Development Kung Ming-hsin is leading a delegation of 66 officials representing business and research groups and organizations, including biotechnology, green energy, information technology, […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. officials sent to Haiti by President Joe Biden’s administration in the wake of the assassination of its president met with three politicians who have all staked claims to lead Haiti’s government, the White House said on Monday. Representatives of the White House National Security Council and the departments of Homeland Security, Justice and State […]
Two Indian delegates in the UK for G-7 meetings test positive for COVID-19, causing the entire delegation to self-isolate. France threatens to cut the power supply to Jersey, an island in the English Channel, over a dispute on fishing rights. In England, Scotland, and Wales, political parties make the final dash ahead of the many […]
BEN-GURION INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Israel—Senior White House adviser Jared Kushner led a delegation from Israel to Morocco on Tuesday on the first known direct flight since the two countries agreed to establish full diplomatic ties earlier this month as part of a series of U.S.-brokered normalization accords with Arab countries. Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, has overseen […]
China is willing to work with the United States on a bilateral investment treaty, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang told U.S. lawmakers visiting Beijing. The details will be hammered out for foreign direct investments. Li greeted the U.S. delegation on April 10. He said China is willing to increase exchange and dialogue with the United States […]
