Politics News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on June 18, 2025.
MIL-OSI USA: Congresswoman Sara Jacobs, Williams, Pressley Introduce Resolution Condemning Anti-Abortion Laws that Continue to Harm People including Adriana Smith
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Sara Jacobs (D-CA-53) June 17, 2025 Today, Congresswoman Sara Jacobs (CA-51), Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05), and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) introduced a resolution recognizing the tragic and deeply disturbing case of Adriana Smith, a Black mother who was declared brain dead in February 2025 and has since […]
MIL-OSI USA: Congresswoman Sara Jacobs, Williams, Pressley Introduce Resolution Condemning Anti-Abortion Laws that Continue to Harm People including Adriana Smith
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Sara Jacobs (D-CA-53) June 17, 2025 Today, Congresswoman Sara Jacobs (CA-51), Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05), and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) introduced a resolution recognizing the tragic and deeply disturbing case of Adriana Smith, a Black mother who was declared brain dead in February 2025 and has since […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Release: Govt overreach removes power from local councils
Source: New Zealand Labour Party Ministers will now be able to override the decisions of councils and locally elected officials. “Chris Bishop has taken National’s general disdain for local councils up a notch and has assigned himself the role of Chief Council Despot,” Labour local government spokesperson Tangi Utikere said. “Councils are elected by the […]
MIL-OSI China: Xi urges China, Central Asian countries to promote high-quality Belt and Road cooperation
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News Xi urges China, Central Asian countries to promote high-quality Belt and Road cooperation Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a keynote speech during the second China-Central Asia Summit in Astana, Kazakhstan, June 17, 2025. The second China-Central Asia Summit was held in Astana on Tuesday. Kazakh President […]
MIL-OSI USA: Sen. Scott Champions Historic Senate Passage of GENIUS Act
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for South Carolina Tim Scott WASHINGTON — Today, the United States Senate passed the bipartisan Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act – legislation Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) co-sponsored and championed as it advanced through the Senate. The GENIUS Act – which is led by Senator Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) and […]
MIL-OSI USA: Rep. Ayanna Pressley’s Statement on Adriana Smith
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) Adriana Smith’s Family Was Denied the Right to Make Medical Decisions for Months, After She Was Declared Brain Dead, Due to Georgia Abortion Ban Pressley Joins Williams, Jacobs in Introducing Resolution Condemning Anti-Abortion Laws that Denied Smith’s Dignity and Human Rights Adriana’s Son Chance […]
MIL-OSI Russia: Xi Jinping Calls on China, Central Asian Countries to Promote High-Quality Cooperation within Belt and Road Initiative
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian – Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News ASTANA, June 18 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday called on China and Central Asian countries to advance high-quality cooperation under the Belt and Road […]
MIL-OSI Russia: IMF Staff Concludes Staff Visit to Liberia
Source: IMF – News in Russian June 17, 2025 End-of-Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after a visit to a country. The views expressed in this statement are those of the IMF staff and do not necessarily represent the views of the IMF’s Executive Board. This mission will […]
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: New plans to supercharge UK cyber sector
Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments Press release New plans to supercharge UK cyber sector The UK’s growing cyber security sector will be boosted by millions in new investment and a new Cyber Growth Action Plan, as part of the government’s Plan for Change. New Cyber Growth Action Plan to boost jobs and […]
MIL-OSI USA: Joint statement from Delaware’s elected leaders on the violence in Minnesota
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Delaware Christopher Coons DOVER – Today, Delaware’s elected leaders released a joint statement on the political violence in Minnesota: “We are all horrified by the shooting of Minnesota House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman, Sen. John Hoffman, and their spouses in what appears to have been a despicable […]
MIL-OSI USA: WATCH: Hickenlooper Calls Republicans’ Budget Plan “Fiscal Madness” on Senate Floor
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Colorado John Hickenlooper Hickenlooper: “Their lavish tax bill gives more to the top earners while taking away from the Americans with the least.” Republicans’ national budget will increase prices for Coloradans, gut critical services, and balloon the national debt to bankroll tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy WASHINGTON […]
MIL-OSI USA: Carbajal Unveils Bill to Help First-Time Homebuyers During Santa Barbara Press Conference
Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Salud Carbajal (CA-24) Today, U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) hosted a press conference in Santa Barbara on the introduction of his American Dream for All Act. The legislation would help first-time homebuyers purchase homes by creating a federal pilot program that provides down payment assistance loans. The […]
MIL-OSI USA: Ezell, Carter Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Strengthen America’s Ports and Manufacturing Jobs
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Mike Ezell (Mississippi 4th District) Congressmen Mike Ezell (R-MS04) and Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA02) introduced H.R. 3842, the Strengthening American Maritime Dominance (SAMDA) Act, a bipartisan bill aimed at bolstering investment in American cargo ports and revitalizing domestic manufacturing jobs. The Strengthening American Maritime Dominance (SAMDA) Act will […]
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Over 500,000 homes to be built through new National Housing Bank
Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments Press release Over 500,000 homes to be built through new National Housing Bank £16bn of new public investment will help build over 500,000 new homes, unlocking over £53bn of private investment, as part of the government’s Plan for Change Hundreds of thousands of extra homes will be […]
MIL-Evening Report: How high can US debt go before it triggers a financial crisis?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Luke Hartigan, Lecturer in Economics, University of Sydney rarrarorro/Shutterstock The tax cuts bill currently being debated by the US Senate will add another US$3 trillion (A$4.6 trillion) to US debt. President Donald Trump calls it the “big, beautiful bill”; his erstwhile policy adviser Elon Musk called it […]
MIL-OSI USA: Historic Investment at SUNY Downstate Hospital
Source: US State of New York [embedded content] [embedded content] SUNY Chancellor John B. King Jr. said, “Governor Hochul is making a historic investment in SUNY Downstate and Central Brooklyn, which will create a state-of-the-art, modern teaching hospital for generations of Brooklynites. This more than $1 billion investment, as part of a reasonable, scalable, and […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Speech to the Wellington Chamber of Commerce: Saying yes to more housing
Source: New Zealand Government Good morning and thanks to the Wellington Chamber of Commerce for hosting us. I have spent most of my life in either the Hutt or Wellington and I love this city and I love our region. Some people like to paint this city as only a public service town. The reality, […]
MIL-OSI USA: Warren, Sanders, Democrats Introduce No War Against Iran Act As Military Strikes Continue in the Middle East
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Massachusetts – Elizabeth Warren June 17, 2025 Warren: “Congress decides when our country goes to war, not the President or the Netanyahu government.” Text of Bill (PDF) Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) joined Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Saying yes to housing growth
Source: New Zealand Government New Zealanders have an opportunity to help shape the new planning system replacing the Resource Management Act (RMA) through public consultation on removing unnecessary barriers to housing growth, says Housing and RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop.“New Zealand’s house prices are among the most expensive in the developed world – a direct […]
MIL-OSI USA: Senator Murray Slams Republican Attempt to Ban Abortion Nationwide, Defund Basic Health Care in Big Ugly Betrayal Bill
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Washington State Patty Murray ***VIDEO OF SENATOR MURRAY’S REMARKS HERE*** Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), a senior member and former Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, delivered the following remarks at a press conference on Republicans’ efforts to […]