Tag: Robert Johnson

The UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution to formally suspend Russia from the Human Rights Council. This resolution, introduced by the United States delegation, cited "gross, systemic violations and abuses of human rights" by Russian armed forces in Ukraine and passed with 93 nations voting in favor and...

Senator Sanders (D-VT) took the stand to criticize provisions of the Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Preeminence in Technology, and Economic Strength (COMPETES) Act of 2022, which would allocate "$53 billion in corporate welfare to the microchip industry," as well as "$10 billion in bailout to Jeff Bezos.. so that...

President Biden and his European counterparts will convene in Brussels on Thursday for an emergency NATO summit to coordinate on military assistance to Ukraine and impose new sanctions against Russia, according to national security adviser Jake Sullivan. "He will have the opportunity to coordinate on the next phase of military...

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan and Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi met in Rome on Monday in the first high-level meeting between Chinese and US officials since President Joe Biden's virtual conference with Xi Jinping in November. During the seven-hour session, US officials attempted to discourage Beijing from...

Sanctions upon sanctions in recent days have led to a large decrease in imports from Russia. The U.S. nuclear power industry is lobbying the White House to allow uranium imports from Russia to continue despite the escalating conflict in Ukraine, with cheap supplies of the fuel seen as key to keeping American electricity prices low,...