President Trump met with Prime Minister Khan of Pakistan yesterday to discuss counterterrorism and continued peace talks in the South Asia region. The United States President reaffirmed his administration’s goals of “continuing to reduce troops in Afghanistan [by] working with Pakistan,… getting an agreement signed,… [and] negotiating with the Taliban.”…
House Votes to Raise the Minimum Wage
July 18, 2019
The United States House of Representatives voted today to raise the minimum wage effective October of this year. The bill entitled, “Raise the Wage Act”, passed the House on a vote of 248-191, with fifteen Republicans voting in favor and one Democrat voting against. The “Raise the Wage Act” will…
Congress Votes to Disapprove Trump’s Arms Sale to Saudi Arabia and Others
July 18, 2019
Almost two months ago, President Trump “declared a national emergency” to move forward with an arms sale to Saudi Arabia and other countries “to deter Iranian aggression”. One month later, the United States Senate voted to disapprove the “military sale” and yesterday the House of Representatives confirmed. Representative Eliot Engel…
DOD Releases Report on Status of War in Afghanistan
July 16, 2019
The United States Department of Defense (DoD) released their semiannual report on the current status of the ongoing war in Afghanistan. The report covers events from the first half of the year and highlights the “principal goal” of the United States “to conclude the war in Afghanistan”. As outlined in…