Politics News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on May 29, 2025.
MIL-OSI USA: Padilla Cosponsors Bill to Make Public Colleges and Universities Tuition Free
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — As President Trump and Congressional Republicans work to make college unaffordable and unattainable for millions of working-class families, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) joined Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), Representative […]
MIL-OSI China: China issues nearly 1.5 trln yuan in new local gov’t bonds in Jan.-April
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News China’s local governments issued new bonds worth about 1.49 trillion yuan (about 207.63 billion U.S. dollars) in the first four months of 2025, data from the Ministry of Finance showed Wednesday. Of the total, special-purpose bond issuance came in at over 1.19 trillion yuan, while general-purpose […]
MIL-OSI China: Trump says Harvard should have 15% cap on foreign students
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that there should be a cap of around 15 percent on foreign students at Harvard University, while continuing to pressure it to submit its list of foreign students. “Harvard has to show us their lists,” Trump told reporters at […]
MIL-OSI China: Chinese FM meets with guests from Pacific Island countries
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Wednesday held individual meetings with foreign guests attending the Third China-Pacific Island Countries Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Xiamen, east China’s Fujian Province. When meeting with Kiribati’s President and Foreign Minister Taneti Maamau, Wang conveyed Chinese President Xi Jinping’s sincere greetings […]
MIL-Evening Report: Why NZ must act against Israel’s ethnic cleansing and genocide
ANALYSIS: By Ian Powell When I despairingly contemplate the horrors and cruelty that Palestinians in Gaza are being subjected to, I sometimes try to put this in the context of where I live. I live on the Kāpiti Coast in the lower North Island of Aotearoa New Zealand. Geographically it is around the same size […]
MIL-OSI Security: Better investing in science and technology would free up 15 million hours of police time
Source: United Kingdom National Police Chiefs Council Additional investment in science and technology could mean an extra 41,000 hours of police time available every day across England and Wales to be reinvested in neighbourhood policing and preventing crime. Police chiefs are calling for the government to allocate circa £220 million to science and technology per […]
MIL-OSI USA: Cotton, Boozman, and Westerman to Driscoll: Army Must Analyze Pine Bluff’s Potential to Address our Munitions Shortage
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Arkansas Tom Cotton FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353May 28, 2025 Cotton, Boozman, and Westerman to Driscoll: Army Must Analyze Pine Bluff’s Potential to Address our Munitions Shortage Washington, D.C. — Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), John Boozman (R-Arkansas), and Congressman Bruce Westerman (Arkansas-04) today sent a letter to […]
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: UK Government launches newly digitised historic editions of world’s oldest English language daily newspaper
Source: United Kingdom – Government Statements Press release UK Government launches newly digitised historic editions of world’s oldest English language daily newspaper From today (Thursday 29 May) copies from three centuries of the historic Belfast title will become accessible to the public online for the first time Secretary of State Hilary Benn views newly digitised […]
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: More support for neurodivergent children in mainstream schools
Source: United Kingdom – Government Statements Press release More support for neurodivergent children in mainstream schools Around 300,000 children across 1,200 primary schools to benefit from earlier and better neurodiversity support. Around 300,000 children, including those with conditions such as autism, ADHD, and dyslexia, will be better supported to achieve and thrive as the government […]
MIL-OSI USA: Trump Admin Encourages Max $200k Pay for Political Appointees as It Fires Veterans, Cancer Researchers, & More—Murray, Democratic Colleagues Demand Answers, List of Top-Paid Political Staff
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Washington State Patty Murray OPM encourages agencies to offer maximum salary to Trump political appointees, encouraging them to sidestep agency HR offices & standard vetting process Lawmakers: “Padding the pockets of political operatives while firing food safety inspectors is nothing short of an egregious abuse of taxpayer […]
MIL-OSI Russia: Alexander Novak chaired the 39th OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting and the 60th OPEC Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee meeting
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: Government of the Russian Federation – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article. Alexander Novak chaired the 39th OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting and the 60th OPEC Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee meeting May 28, 2025 Alexander Novak chaired the 39th OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting and the […]
MIL-OSI Russia: Government meeting (2025, No. 18)
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: Government of the Russian Federation – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article. 1. On the results of the passage of housing and communal services enterprises and electric power industry entities in the autumn-winter period of 2024-2025 and the tasks of preparing for the passage of the […]
MIL-OSI Security: Woman Indicted for Metro Bus Robbery and Stabbing
Source: Office of United States Attorneys WASHINGTON – Tywanna Johnson, 29, of Washington, D.C., was indicted today by a grand jury on charges stemming from a stabbing aboard a Metro Bus in January 2025, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro and Chief Michael Anzallo of the Metro Transit Police Department. A Superior Court grand […]
MIL-OSI USA: Newly Declassified FBI Document Proves Fusion GPS Contractor Nellie Ohr Lied to Congress about Contributions to Crossfire Hurricane
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Iowa Chuck Grassley BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Department of Justice (DOJ) failed to prosecute Fusion GPS contractor Nellie Ohr for lying to Congress about her role in advancing the FBI and DOJ’s Crossfire Hurricane investigation, according to an internal FBI […]
MIL-OSI USA: Reed Blasts House Passage of Irresponsible Tax Bill That Will Take Away Health Care, Wreak Havoc on America’s Finances
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Rhode Island Jack Reed PROVIDENCE, RI – At a time when many Americans believe government should be more responsive to everyday families, Congressional Republicans are working on a law to kick millions of Americans off their health care coverage and food assistance programs this week, with House […]
MIL-OSI USA: Stansbury, Luján Hold Town Hall in Albuquerque on GOP Attacks on Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, and SNAP
Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Melanie Stansbury (N.M.-01) Albuquerque, N.M. – U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) and U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) held a town hall in Albuquerque on Tuesday to sound the alarm on Republican-led efforts to gut critical federal programs that New Mexicans rely on, including Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, […]
MIL-OSI USA: Baldwin, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Expand Medicare Drug Price Negotiation and Lower Costs for Americans
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Wisconsin Tammy Baldwin WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Peter Welch (D-VT) to introduce the Strengthening Medicare and Reducing Taxpayer (SMART) Prices Act. The legislation would expand the number of drugs that Medicare can negotiate lower drug prices for, […]
MIL-OSI USA: Warner & Kaine Condemn GOP Tax Plan for Driving Up Costs for American Families
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Virginia Tim Kaine WASHINGTON, D.C. – Just a week after Moody’s downgraded the U.S. credit rating due to mounting government debt, pushing up mortgage interest rates, Republicans in the House moved forward with their plan to provide massive tax breaks to the wealthiest Americans that would add […]
MIL-OSI USA: Warner & Kaine Blast Trump Administration’s Call for Agencies to Max Out Pay for Political Appointees Amid Firings of Civil Servants
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Virginia Tim Kaine WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) joined six of their colleagues in sending a letter to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) criticizing its recent memo encouraging agencies to ignore the recommendations of agency human resources […]
MIL-OSI USA: Rep. Weber Joins Galveston Business Leaders in Push to Preserve Pro-Growth Tax Cuts
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Randy Weber (14th District of Texas) Galveston, TX – U.S. Rep. Randy Weber (TX-14) sat down with local business leaders, the Galveston Regional Chamber of Commerce, and the Galveston-Texas City Pilots for a U.S. Camber of Commerce roundtable discussion focused on protecting hardworking Texans from looming tax hikes. […]