South America: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on June 13, 2025.
MIL-OSI Economics: Press Briefing Transcript: Julie Kozack, Director, Communications Department, June 12, 2025
Source: International Monetary Fund June 12, 2025 SPEAKER: Ms. Julie Kozack, Director of the Communications Department, IMF MS. KOZACK: Good morning, everyone, and welcome to this IMF Press Briefing. My name is Julie Kozak. I’m the Director of Communications at the IMF. As usual, this press briefing will be embargoed until 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time in […]
MIL-OSI USA: VIDEO: Cassidy Bill to Combat Illegal Fentanyl Heads to President Trump’s Desk
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Louisiana Bill Cassidy [embedded content] WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) today celebrated as the U.S. House of Representatives passed his Halt All Lethal Trafficking (HALT) Fentanyl Act, which permanently schedules fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). The fentanyl-related substances have been temporarily scheduled since […]
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: The Foreign Secretary’s Mansion House Speech 2025
Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments Speech The Foreign Secretary’s Mansion House Speech 2025 The Foreign Secretary delivers his 2025 Mansion House Speech. My Lord Mayor, Your Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen… thank you for hosting me. My thoughts are with all those affected by the tragic plane crash in Ahmedabad this morning. I […]
MIL-OSI Security: Mexican national sentenced to federal prison for trafficking illegal immigrants
Source: Office of United States Attorneys SHERMAN, Texas –A Mexican national living in Plano has been sentenced for immigration violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs. Ana Maria Villa-Flores, 42, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to transport aliens into the United States and conspiracy to conceal or harbor aliens. Villa-Flores […]
MIL-OSI USA: SPC MD 1265
Source: US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Mesoscale Discussion 1265 Mesoscale Discussion 1265NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK0514 PM CDT Thu Jun 12 2025 Areas affected…portions of southeast Colorado and eastern NewMexico Concerning…Severe potential…Watch unlikely Valid 122214Z – 130015Z Probability of Watch Issuance…5 percent SUMMARY…Occasional severe gusts and large hail may occur thisafternoon across portions […]
MIL-OSI USA: Cantwell Critical of Trade Chaos as Trump Administration Rejects Rules-Based Trade System
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Washington Maria Cantwell 06.12.25 Cantwell Critical of Trade Chaos as Trump Administration Rejects Rules-Based Trade System Under questioning from Cantwell, Bessent downplays the need for predictability and transparency in trade policies; Cantwell: “We have to be for a rules-based regime” WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell […]
MIL-OSI China: Beijing International Book Fair to showcase 220,000 books
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News BEIJING, June 12 — The upcoming 31st Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF) will gather over 1,700 exhibitors from 80 countries and regions to display approximately 220,000 Chinese and international books, the fair’s organizers said at a press conference on Thursday. The book fair will open on […]
MIL-OSI USA: AG Brown joins lawsuit challenging Trump administration attack on California’s Clean Vehicles Program
Source: Washington State News SEATTLE – Attorney General Nick Brown today joined coalition of 11 attorneys general in challenging the federal government’s unprecedented and unlawful use of the Congressional Review Act to disapprove California’s waivers for its various clean vehicle standards, which Washington subsequently adopted. Waivers have never been subject to the Congressional Review Act nor have any other agency orders that adjudicate requests for permission […]
MIL-OSI USA: Rep. Loudermilk on Passage of the Recissions Act of 2025 – U.S. Representative Barry Loudermilk
Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) Washington, D.C. (June 12, 2025) | Rep. Barry Loudermilk (GA-11) issued the following statement after of H.R. 4: Recissions Act of 2025: “This week, my colleagues and I passed the first of possibly several rescission bills, which eliminate wasteful government spending. This level of […]
MIL-OSI USA: Kelly votes to codify $9.4 billion in cuts, reduce federal spending
Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Mike Kelly (R-PA) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) voted in favor of a recissions package to codify $9.4 billion in wasteful spending identified by President Trump and the Department of Government Efficiency. This includes a rescission of $8.3 billion in wasteful foreign aid spending […]
MIL-OSI USA: Luján, Warnock, Blunt Rochester Lead Senate Push Slamming Secretary Kennedy for Decision to Gut Nation’s Vaccine Advisory Committee and Replace Them With Vaccine Skeptics
US Senate News: Source: US Senator for New Mexico Ben Ray Luján Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) led a group of 19 Senate colleagues in condemning U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s decision to gut the Centers […]
MIL-OSI USA: Congresswoman Tenney Stands with President Trump to Defund NPR, PBS, and Wasteful Foreign Aid
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-22) Washington, DC – Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) today voted in favor of H.R. 4, the Rescissions Act of 2025, which will eliminate $9.4 billion in wasteful foreign aid spending and funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which finances NPR and PBS. This legislation passed […]
MIL-OSI USA: Moran, House Republicans Codify $9.4 Billion in DOGE Spending Cuts
Source: Congressman Nathaniel Moran (R-TX-01) Congressman Nathaniel Moran (R-TX-01) released the following statement after House Republicans voted to pass $9.4 billion in spending cuts targeting waste, fraud, and abuse identified by President Trump and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE): Washington, D.C. — Congressman Nathaniel Moran (R-TX-01) released the following statement after House Republicans voted to […]
MIL-OSI USA: Secretary Pete Hegseth: “What’s an AST?”
Source: US Representative Gabe Vasquez’s (NM-02) Vasquez Exposes Secretary Hegseth’s Shocking Ignorance on Border Issues in House Armed Services Hearing WASHINGTON, D.C. – During a House Armed Services Committee hearing today, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) confronted Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth for his blatant lack of knowledge about the U.S.-Mexico border, despite the Department of […]
MIL-OSI USA: Welch Grills Treasury Secretary Bessent on Trump’s Trade War: “Vermonters call it pretty painful as a way to run their business.”
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Peter Welch (D-Vermont) WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today grilled Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on the Trump Administration’s reckless trade policies, which are raising costs for Vermont businesses, manufacturers, farmers, and families. Senator Welch pressed Secretary Bessent on how President Trump’s unpredictable economic policies have wrought instability […]
MIL-OSI USA: Van Orden Votes to Codify Federal Spending Cuts, Save Billions in Taxpayer Dollars
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Derrick Van Orden (Wisconsin 3rd) WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) voted to pass H.R. 4 – the Rescissions Act of 2025. This bill codifies a rescissions request from the White House to eliminate $9.4 billion in unobligated, wasteful federal spending. Following his vote, Rep. […]
MIL-OSI USA: ICE investigation nets 10-year sentence for leader of drug trafficking organization
Source: US Immigration and Customs Enforcement BOSTON — A Massachusetts man was sentenced June 2 in federal court in Boston after a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigation into his role leading a large-scale drug trafficking organization found he distributed fentanyl sourced from Latin America. Jonathan Melendez Decatro, aka “Jacha,” 32, of Braintree, was sentenced […]
MIL-OSI USA: On Senate Floor, Luján Condemns Forcible Removal and Manhandling of Senator Padilla
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-New Mexico) WATCH Senator Luján’s Floor Speech here. Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) took to the Senate floor to deliver remarks condemning the forcible removal of U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) by federal agents at a press conference held by […]
MIL-OSI USA: Grassley-Wyden Report Exposes How Organ Procurement Organizations Game the System, Fail to Adequately Address Conflicts of Interest
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Iowa Chuck Grassley WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), current Ranking Member, released the results of their bipartisan investigation into nonprofit Organ Procurement Organizations (OPO), which are responsible for obtaining donated organs […]
MIL-OSI USA: Jayapal Introduces Legislation to Protect Domestic Workers
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (7th District of Washington) WASHINGTON — U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) is today leading 104 Members of Congress in reintroducing the National Domestic Workers Bill of Rights. The groundbreaking legislation will finally extend common workplace rights and protections to the 2.2 million domestic workers in […]