Politics News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on June 5, 2025.
MIL-OSI: SPEC Resumes Global Collaboration with Companies on U.S. BIS Entity List
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) GAINESVILLE, Va., June 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Standard Performance Evaluation Corp. (SPEC), the trusted leader in computing benchmarks, announced today that SPEC International Standards Group (ISG) successfully advocated that the United States clarify export policies to allow companies on the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) Entity List to participate in […]
MIL-OSI Canada: The Government of Canada outlines 2025 measures to protect Southern Resident killer whales
Source: Government of Canada News The Government of Canada recognizes that Southern Resident killer whales continue to face imminent threats to their survival and recovery, and that protecting these iconic marine mammals requires comprehensive and immediate action. The 2025 management measures focus on addressing the three primary threats to Southern Resident killer whales: acoustic and […]
MIL-OSI Canada: Government of Canada announces 2025 measures to protect Southern Resident killer whales
Source: Government of Canada News (2) June 4, 2025 British Columbia, Canada The government is acting to protect Canada’s nature, biodiversity and water. Southern Resident killer whales are iconic to Canada’s Pacific coast and hold deep cultural significance for Indigenous Peoples and coastal communities in British Columbia. That’s why today, the Minister of […]
MIL-OSI Canada: The Governments of Canada and Manitoba match Red Cross donations to help those impacted by wildfires
Source: Government of Canada News (2) June 4, 2025 – Ottawa, Ontario Today, the Governments of Canada and Manitoba announced that they will both match every dollar donated to the Canadian Red Cross 2025 Manitoba Wildfires Appeal to support wildfire disaster relief and recovery efforts across Manitoba. Donation matching will be open for 30 days, […]
MIL-OSI USA: Senators Coons, Whitehouse, colleagues demand answers from Justice Dept. on decision to shutter specialized unit for cracking down on global drug crime
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Delaware Christopher Coons WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), and several of their colleagues sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi questioning the Department of Justice’s plan to end the successful Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) program. “As the Department’s […]
MIL-OSI USA: Gillibrand, Markey Slam Republican Plan To Rescind Over $1 Billion In Federal Funding For The Corporation For Public Broadcasting
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for New York Kirsten Gillibrand Today, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Ed Markey led a group of 29 senators in slamming a Republican attempt to rescind $1.07 billion in already-allocated funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), which funds local public broadcasting stations across the country. The […]
MIL-OSI USA: Restricting The Entry of Foreign Nationals to Protect the United States from Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats
US Senate News: Source: US Whitehouse class=”has-text-align-center”>BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION During my first Administration, I restricted the entry of foreign nationals into the United States, which successfully prevented national security threats from reaching our borders and which the Supreme Court upheld. In Executive Order 14161 of January 20, 2025 […]
MIL-OSI USA: Enhancing National Security by Addressing Risks at Harvard University
US Senate News: Source: US Whitehouse class=”has-text-align-center”>BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Admission into the United States to attend, conduct research, or teach at our Nation’s institutions of higher education is a privilege granted by our Government, not a guarantee. That privilege is necessarily tied to the host institution’s compliance and […]
MIL-OSI USA: Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Directs Review of Certain Presidential Actions
US Senate News: Source: US Whitehouse INVESTIGATING EXECUTIVE ACTIONS UNDER BIDEN’S PRESIDENCY: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a Presidential Memorandum directing an investigation into who ran the United States while President Biden was in office. The Memorandum directs an investigation into whether certain individuals conspired to deceive the public about Biden’s mental state and […]
MIL-OSI USA: Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Restricts Foreign Student Visas at Harvard University
US Senate News: Source: US Whitehouse RESTRICTING FOREIGN STUDENT VISAS AT HARVARD: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a Proclamation to safeguard national security by suspending the entry of foreign nationals seeking to study or participate in exchange programs at Harvard University. The Proclamation suspends the entry into the United States of any new Harvard […]
MIL-OSI USA: Reviewing Certain Presidential Actions
US Senate News: Source: US Whitehouse MEMORANDUM FOR THE ATTORNEY GENERALTHE COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT SUBJECT: Reviewing Certain Presidential Actions By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby directed: Section 1. Background. The President of the United States, as the […]
MIL-OSI USA: Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Restricts the Entry of Foreign Nationals to Protect the United States from Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats
US Senate News: Source: US Whitehouse COMBATING TERRORISM THROUGH COMMON SENSE SECURITY STANDARDS: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a Proclamation to protect the nation from foreign terrorist and other national security and public safety threats from entry into the United States. Pursuant to President Trump’s Executive Order 14161, issued on January 20, 2025, titled […]
MIL-OSI USA: Letlow Announces 2025 Congressional Art Competition Winner from Livingston Parish
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Julia Letlow (LA-05) Congresswoman Julia Letlow announced Gabrielle Sibley, a junior at French Settlement High School in Livingston Parish, as the winner of the 2025 Congressional Art Competition for Louisiana’s 5th District. Sibley’s sketch, “Viking,” features a pencil-drawn Viking woman whose gaze she described as having the […]
MIL-OSI USA: Chairman Pfluger, Green Request DHS Documents on Suspect in Boulder Terror Attack
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) WASHINGTON, DC — In the wake of the antisemitic terrorist attack in Boulder, Colorado, House Committee on Homeland Security Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence Chairman August Pfluger (R-TX) and Full Committee Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) sent a letter to Department of Homeland […]
MIL-OSI USA: Rep. Pfluger Introduces Bill to Protect Small Biotech Companies
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11), alongside Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Congressman David Kustoff (TN-08), introduced legislation to protect innovative small biotech manufacturers from the Medicare drug price negotiation program. The Small Biotech Innovation Act will establish a new exemption for small […]
MIL-OSI USA: House Passes Pettersen’s Bill to Expand Access to Treatment, Combat Opioid Epidemic
Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Brittany Pettersen (Colorado 7th District) Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen’s bill – the Support for Patients and Communities Act – to reauthorize funding for critical prevention, treatment, and recovery substance use disorder (SUD) programs. Pettersen’s own mother struggled with a decades-long battle with addiction […]
MIL-OSI USA: Nadler Statement on Reauthorization of SUPPORT Act Amid Trump Administration Sabotage and House Republican Complicity
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Jerrold Nadler (10th District of New York) WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-12) released the following statement after voting in favor of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act: “Today, I voted in favor of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act, which […]
MIL-OSI USA: Padilla, Schiff Blast Trump Admin’s Plan to Gut California High-Speed Rail Funding
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) Padilla, Schiff Blast Trump Admin’s Plan to Gut California High-Speed Rail Funding WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff (both D-Calif.) released the following joint statement after Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy announced his plan to terminate billions of dollars of […]
MIL-OSI USA: Warner, Kaine, Colleagues Press Trump Administration for Answers and Demand Reversal of Termination of Temporary Protected Status for Afghans Living in the U.S.
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Virginia Tim Kaine WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, (both D-VA) joined nearly 100 of their congressional colleagues in pressing the Departments of Homeland Security (DHS) and State regarding the Trump Administration’s decision […]
MIL-OSI USA: Rosen, Cortez Masto Demand Information on How Trump TSA Firings Are Hurting Nevada
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) are demanding answers from the Trump Administration following a sweeping decision to terminate hundreds of Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees, including those in Nevada. In a letter to Secretary Noem, the […]