5 days agoFriday 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
Sep 15Friday News Roundup — September 15, 2023It has been another historic week in Washington, D.C., as for the third time in four years, the U.S. House of Representatives has begun impeachment proceedings against the President of the United States. The announcement from Speaker McCarthy had been expected, but drawn forward by what are reported to be…China17 min readChina17 min read
Sep 8Friday News Roundup — September 8, 2023Friday greetings from Washington, D.C. While the unofficial end to summer was Labor Day weekend, the summer heat wave continued this week. Senate leaders also turned up the heat on the House, as Senate Republicans moved to support additional defense spending, including for Ukraine, along with disaster aid. Significant differences…Geopolitics19 min readGeopolitics19 min read
Aug 25Friday News Roundup — August 25, 2023While Washington has been in its traditional August tempo, our attention has been drawn to events elsewhere. While the discussion about the events in Maui have already moved to discussions about preparation, response, and the politics of natural disasters and climate, there is still a cost in lives and livelihoods…Hawaii16 min readHawaii16 min read
Aug 11Friday News Roundup — August 11, 2023Friday greetings from Washington, D.C., where the major news stories of the week are the supplemental spending request from the White House for $40 billion — $24 billion for Ukraine, $12 billion for U.S. disaster relief, and the rest for border security and counter-fentanyl efforts. …Ukraine19 min readUkraine19 min read
Jul 28Friday News Roundup — July 28, 2023With summer recess Friday arriving in Washington, a bit early for some, the lure of jet fumes for CODELs, town halls, vacations, and simply returning home is strong. The time away, however, leaves little remaining room to meet the autumn deadlines. The Senate’s 86–11 vote for a traditionally bipartisan NDAA…News19 min readNews19 min read
Jul 21Friday News Roundup — July 21, 2023There are 71 days for Congress to meet the deadline for the annual appropriations bills as laid out by the debt ceiling deal. That September 30th deadline is already casting a chill in July as the sides dig in on Capitol Hill regarding the appropriations process. As we have chronicled…News14 min readNews14 min read
Jul 14Friday News Roundup — July 14, 2023With Congress back in session this week, attention has once again been on the House of Representatives, as the House GOP leadership has moved ahead with a series of amendments related to GOP priorities for this year’s National Defence Authorization Act (NDAA). Combined with Alabama Senator Tommy Tuberville’s block on…News19 min readNews19 min read
Jul 7Friday News Roundup — July 7, 2023Friday greetings to you from Washington. We hope that you have had a wonderful Independence Day holiday. The Biden administration is hoping that voters are thinking about today’s payroll and slowing inflation, not the scandals that the GOP House is investigating or will investigate. …News13 min readNews13 min read
Jun 23Friday News Roundup — June 23, 2023Friday greetings from Washington as a busy stretch gives way to two weeks of recess around Independence Day. For Republicans, there are tensions in the caucus but also celebration — or begrudging acknowledgment depending on the viewpoint — that Speaker Kevin McCarthy, (R-CA), has navigated several crises ranging from his…News22 min readNews22 min read
