3 days agoFriday News Roundup — December 1st, 2023Greetings from Washington, we hope you’ve had a good thanksgiving holiday. With December now upon us, year end deadlines come into focus, as does holiday cheer. In a historic move this morning, the U.S. House of Representatives expelled New York Rep. George Santos as scandals swirled about him. Santos is…Artificial Intelligence14 min readArtificial Intelligence14 min read
Nov 17Friday News Roundup — November 17th, 2023After a contentious, and even “chippy” week on Capitol Hill, lawmakers and many others are now preparing for the Thanksgiving holiday. Earlier in the week, House Speaker Mike Johnson reached a deal with Democrats, like his predecessor, to keep the government open with two new deadlines now in January and…Xi Jinping28 min readXi Jinping28 min read
Nov 9Friday News Roundup — November 9th, 2023Our Friday news roundup comes to you a day early this week, as the nation honors our veterans tomorrow, Friday, November 10th. Our Senior Fellow Ethan Brown leads off this week’s roundup with a reflection on what it means to be a modern veteran, and provides some suggestions for how…Veterans Day29 min readVeterans Day29 min read
Nov 3Friday News Roundup — November 3, 2023Friday greetings from Washington, D.C., where House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, has crossed his first legislative milestone by passing a $14 billion Israel aid package offset by cuts to IRS funding. Now this legislation has no hope in the Senate, but the optimists’ take is that this is the Speaker’s…House Of Representatives22 min readHouse Of Representatives22 min read
Oct 27Friday News Roundup — October 27, 2023This has been a historic week in Washington, D.C., with Republicans settling on a new House Speaker after a nearly unprecedented three weeks of infighting that left Congress paralyzed. In “A Most Unlikely House Speaker,” CSPC Senior Fellow James Kitfield writes about what the election of relatively unknown Mike Johnson…Poland18 min readPoland18 min read
Oct 20Friday News Roundup — October 20, 2023217. For House Republicans, the question remains: who can reach that number? This week we have seen no clear answer as Reps. Steve Scalise (R-LA) and Jim Jordan (R-OH) have both been nominated by the House Republican Conference, but Scalise dropped out and Jordan has come up short in two…Indo Pacific19 min readIndo Pacific19 min read
Oct 13Friday News Roundup — October 13, 2023This week, Joshua C. Huminski, the Director of the Mike Rogers Center for Intelligence & Global Affairs, offered his thoughts on Israel’s intelligence failure in Gaza. Huminski wrote for the Messenger that it was as much Hamas’ intelligence and counterintelligence success as it was the failure of Israel’s security services…China12 min readChina12 min read
Oct 6Friday News Roundup — October 6, 2023It has been a historic week in Washington, D.C., as the speakership of California Republican Kevin McCarthy came to an end on Tuesday. Following the surprising 45-day stopgap deal, it appeared to be a matter of time before the “motion to vacate” would be laid before the House. Now, the…AI17 min readAI17 min read
Sep 29Friday News Analysis — September 29, 2023While we are moving what looks to be a likely government shutdown, there is also a break from politics today to remember and honor the legacy of Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) who passed away at age 90. Senator Feinstein was a trailblazer in politics, serving first as Mayor of San…Nato13 min readNato13 min read
Sep 22Friday News Roundup -September 22, 2023This past week marked the opening of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), the annual gathering of leaders and diplomats from the 193 member nations of the U.N., a touchstone diplomatic event that serves each year as an opportunity to take stock and assess the condition of the rules-based international…Indo Pacific15 min readIndo Pacific15 min read
