Politics News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on July 23, 2025.
MIL-OSI USA: Budd Joins Young, Colleagues to Urge End to Foreign Free-Riding Burdening American Patients & Calls for IP Negotiator Appointment
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Ted Budd (R-North Carolina) Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.) joined Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.), and several of his Senate Republicans colleagues, in sending a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick urging the Trump Administration to use ongoing trade negotiations to […]
MIL-OSI USA: Cornyn, Coons, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Protect State and Local Judges
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Texas John Cornyn WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Chris Coons (D-DE), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), and Josh Hawley (R-MO) today introduced the Countering Threats and Attacks on Our Judges Act, which would establish a State Judicial Threat Intelligence and Resource […]
MIL-Evening Report: Auckland is NZ’s ‘primate city’ but its potential remains caged in by poor planning and vision
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Timothy Welch, Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Getty Images The recent report comparing Auckland to nine international peer cities delivered an uncomfortable truth: our largest city is falling behind, hampered by car dependency, low-density housing and “weak economic performance”. The Deloitte […]
MIL-Evening Report: Climate disasters are pushing people into homelessness – but there’s a lot we can do about it
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Timothy Heffernan, Lecturer in Anthropology, Australian National University Almost half of all Australian properties are at risk of bushfire, while 17,500 face risk of coastal erosion. By 2030, more than 3 million will face riverine flood risk. Meanwhile, housing demand continues to outpace supply. With climate-related disasters […]
MIL-Evening Report: UK bans Gaza protest group – could the same thing happen in Australia?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shannon Bosch, Associate Professor (Law), Edith Cowan University More than 100 people were arrested in the United Kingdom on the weekend for supporting Palestine Action, a protest group that opposes Britain’s support of Israel. Palestine Action was recently proscribed as a terrorist organisation, placing it in the […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Transcript – ABC RN Breakfast with Sally Sara
Source: Murray Darling Basin Authority SALLY SARA, HOST: Legislation aimed at stripping funding from child care centres that fail to meet minimum standards will be introduced to the Federal Parliament today here in Canberra. Child care safety has been pushed to the top of the agenda following a string of shocking allegations of child abuse. […]
MIL-OSI USA: At Nomination Hearing, Warren Secures Agreement from Trump Treasury Nominee to Work on Raising Deposit Insurance Limits for Business Transaction Accounts
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Massachusetts – Elizabeth Warren July 22, 2025 “Raising FDIC insurance limits is a common-sense policy that levels the playing field for the small and mid-sized banks that actually lend to small businesses.” Watch here (YouTube) Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), member of the […]
MIL-OSI USA: SBA Offers Relief to Arkansas Small Businesses, Private Nonprofits and Residents Affected by April Storms and Flooding
Source: United States Small Business Administration SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the availability of low interest federal disaster loans to Arkansas small businesses, private nonprofits and residents affected by severe storms, tornadoes and flooding occurring April 2‑22. The SBA issued a disaster declaration in response to a request received from Gov. Sarah Sanders on […]
MIL-OSI China: China strengthens disability support systems in 14th Five-Year Plan period
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News A sign language interpreter works at a press conference held by the State Council Information Office (SCIO) in Beijing, capital of China, July 22, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] Millions of people living with disabilities have seen their lives improve as China made major strides in accessibility, inclusion and […]
MIL-OSI USA: Booker Blasts Third Circuit Court of Appeals Decision On AB5207, “Moral Failing”
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for New Jersey Cory Booker NEWARK, N.J. – This afternoon, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement: “Attaching a profit motive to imprisonment is a moral failing and wholly inconsistent with our obligation to guarantee just and fair outcomes […]
MIL-OSI USA: Vermont Delegation Meets with Dylan Collins, Demands Accountability for Targeted Attack Against International Journalists in Lebanon
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Peter Welch (D-Vermont) WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today met with Dylan Collins, a Vermonter and video journalist for the Agence France-Presse (AFP) news agency, who was attacked and wounded by Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) while reporting in Southern Lebanon. Representatives for Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Representative […]
MIL-OSI USA: Klobuchar Opening Remarks at Spotlight Forum on the Consumer Product Safety Commission
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn) Klobuchar Opening Remarks at Spotlight Forum on the Consumer Product Safety Commission WATCH KLOBUCHAR’S FULL REMARKS HERE WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) gave the following remarks at a spotlight forum she hosted titled “Buyers Beware: Attacks on Nation’s Product Safety Watchdog Threaten Americans’ […]
MIL-OSI USA: Rep. Young Kim Initiative to Support U.S. Leadership in Indo-Pacific Passes Markup
Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Young Kim (CA-39) Washington, DC – Today, the House Foreign Affairs Committee passed out of markup H.R. 4490, the Providing Appropriate Recognition and Treatment Needed to Enhance Relations (PARTNER) Act. U.S. Representative Young Kim (CA-40), chairwoman of the House Foreign Affairs East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee, helped […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Advocacy – Government’s Jewish Muslim ‘Harmony Initiative’ helps Israeli campaign to redefine Palestine conflict – PSNA
Source: Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) The Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa says a just-signed government-produced ‘Harmony Initiative’ will help in Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu’s recently announced ‘Eighth War Front’. This is an Israeli government propaganda campaign to present Israel’s brutal assault on Palestinians as a response to global antisemitism. Netanyahu has likened Israel’s worldwide […]
MIL-OSI USA: Kennedy applauds USDOT lease agreement for National Center of Excellence for LNG Safety in Lake Charles
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator John Kennedy (Louisiana) WASHINGTON – Senator John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement applauding the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) for entering into a 20-year lease agreement with McNeese State University in Lake Charles, La., […]
MIL-OSI USA: ICYMI: GOP Senator Reveals the ‘Dirty’ Secret to Trump’s Make America Healthy Again Movement
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Kansas Roger Marshall Washington – U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) sat down with Fox News Digital to discuss the nearly 30 bipartisan bills he has proposed for his Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) legislative package. Senator Marshall is the chairman of the MAHA Caucus. Read the full […]
MIL-OSI USA: Tiffany’s Legislation to Help Wabeno Small Business Clears House
Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Tom Tiffany (WI-07) WASHINGTON, DC –Today, Congressman Tom Tiffany’s (WI-07) Wabeno Economic Development Act passed the U.S. House of Representatives with overwhelming bipartisan support. H.R. 3937 will expedite the conveyance of 14 acres of land in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest to Tony’s Wabeno Redi-Mix for fair market value. After years of not making […]
MIL-OSI USA: Brownley, Espaillat, Carbajal Demand Accountability from ICE Regarding California Immigration Enforcement Operations
Source: United States House of Representatives – Julia Brownley (D-CA) Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-CA) joined Congressman Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), and Congressman Salud Carbajal (D-CA) in a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director […]
MIL-OSI USA: Welch Calls Trump’s Decision to Withdraw from UNESCO Uninformed and Ill-Conceived
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Peter Welch (D-Vermont) WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today submitted a Statement for the Congressional Record excoriating President Trump for withdrawing from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). In his statement, Senator Welch called the withdrawal from UNESCO ill-conceived, and warned this […]
MIL-OSI USA: Tuberville Speaks with Pentagon Nominees During SASC Hearing
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Tommy Tuberville (Alabama) WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) spoke with Vice Admiral Frank Bradley, President Trump’s nominee to be Admiral and Commander of U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) and Lt. Gen. Dagvin Anderson, President Trump’s nominee to be General and Commander of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) during […]