APRIL 16, 2021 •STATEMENTS AND RELEASES WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate eight leaders to key Administration posts: Pamela Melroy – Deputy Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Sarah Bianchi – Deputy United States Trade Representative Jayme White – Deputy United States Trade Representative Robin Ashton – Inspector General, Central Intelligence Agency Robert Bonnie – Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation, Department of Agriculture Gwen Graham – Assistant Secretary for Legislation and Congressional Affairs, Department of Education Mara Karlin – Assistant Secretary for Strategy, Plans, and Capabilities, Department of Defense Taryn Williams – Assistant Secretary of Disability and Employment Policy, Department of Labor…

During his inaugural visit, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced that additional troops would be stationed in Germany and praised the German government.  Berlin (dpa) - The USA will be increasing the number of its troops in Germany by 500 in the autumn, thus making a U-turn. Last summer, US President Donald Trump, who has since been voted out of office, was planning to withdraw 12,000 of the almost 35,000 US troops from Germany. During his inaugural visit to Berlin on Tuesday, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced that the additional troops would be stationed in the Hessian cities of…

UPDATE 2/12/2021: Due to the tireless efforts of Loujain al-Hathloul’s family, the international solidarity community, and YOU, Loujain has been released and is now home with her family!  But there is still work to be done. Loujain remains banned from travel and has a suspended sentence of nearly three years on charges that define her women’s rights activism as crimes under Saudi Arabia’s terrorism regulations, meaning authorities can return her to prison at any time if she decides to speak out or to resume her activism. Why does the Saudi government need high-profile stars and lavish events like the Jeddah music festival, fashion week, Formula 1, and MDL Beast? It’s part…

While support for Israel across the political spectrum remains strong in Washington, the traditional bipartisan consensus in favor of unconditional support for Israel has begun to fray in recent years. More than a half century of Israeli occupation, the rightward drift in Israeli politics, and shifts in the American political landscape, have led growing numbers of Americans, particularly left-leaning Democrats, to become more vocal in their support for Palestinian rights and in their opposition to unconditional support for Israel. This trend has been anything but uniform, however, as the bulk of American liberal and progressive politicians continue to adhere to…

  As states across the country continue to lift Wuhan coronavirus restrictions, the majority of Americans want the Chinese Communist Party punished for causing the pandemic, lying about it and covering it up.  The finding of a new poll commissioned by the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation and conducted by YouGov. In a representative survey of American adults, we discovered that 71% of the country believes that Beijing should be penalized for the coronavirus. There is deep public support for international sanctions, additional tariffs, refusing to pay interest on Chinese-held U.S. debt, and banning communist officials from traveling to America. A…