As violence continues to grip Haiti, there are now reports that gangs on the island nation are recruiting children as young as 8 years old. Human Right Watch (HRW) reported on Wednesday, Oct. 9, gangs are luring kids with the promise of food, shelter and money. Boys are reportedly recruited to be informants, trained to…

It is China week in the House of Representatives and members are voting on dozens of bills related to U.S.-China policy. The legislation covering economics, military, education and more has received extraordinary bipartisan support.  Here are a few examples of legislation:  The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office certification Act passed 413-3.  A motion recognizing…

In her first interview since becoming a presidential candidate, Vice President Kamala Harris defended some changes of opinion on controversial matters since she last ran for the presidential nomination in 2019. And former President Donald Trump said if he gets a second term, he’ll make sure all Americans have access to IVF. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown…

The Biden administration denied a Wall Street Journal report on Monday, Aug. 12, claiming that the United States had offered Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro amnesty for U.S. drug trafficking charges in exchange for his resignation. The outlet reported that it was part of a larger effort to push Maduro to leave office before his term…

Palestinian authorities in Gaza said they found mass graves outside Al-Shifa Hospital and Nasser Medical Complex on Saturday, April 20. However, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) are calling the claims “completely baseless.” Palestinian authorities said the graves containing the bodies of hundreds of Palestinian women and children were found after the IDF completed an operation…

The House of Representatives is working on three bipartisan bills to address transnational repression. According to the FBI, transnational repression happens when foreign governments stalk, intimidate or assault people in the United States. In countries like Russia, China and Turkey, where oppressive regimes reign, criticizing the government can get someone jailed or killed. However, those…

A hidden camera allegedly captured South Korean first lady Kim Keon-hee accepting a lavish bag as a gift from Korean American Pastor Choi Jae-young. The incident, dubbed the “Dior Bag Scandal,” has become a flashpoint in South Korea’s political culture as President Yoon Suk Yeol’s conservative People’s Power Party (PPP) seeks to recapture the majority…

The House Homeland Security Committee is moving forward with two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The committee will hold a markup Tuesday, Jan. 30, and send the articles to the full House for a yet-to-be scheduled vote. The articles charge Mayorkas with willful and systemic refusal to comply with the law,…

Alabama is set to conduct the first execution of a death row inmate by nitrogen gas in U.S. history. And the FAA halts Boeing from expanding its production on certain planes following the Alaska Airlines midair scare. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Thursday, Jan 25, 2024. Alabama to proceed with first…

The United Nations Human Rights Office has expressed apprehension over Alabama‘s plan to conduct an execution using nitrogen gas, stating that it could potentially amount to torture. Kenneth Eugene Smith has been on death row since 1996. He will be the first person executed by Alabama’s nitrogen hypoxia method in the U.S. Alabama canceled its…