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…

Greece is officially moving to a 6-day workweek. Workers will receive 40% overtime pay for all hours worked beyond the existing cap of 40, equating to a full day’s extra overtime pay each week. The new law goes into effect even as nations around the world are already moving in the opposite direction and transitioning…

Tensions are mounting on the Korean Peninsula as South Korea and the United States prepare for key annual joint military drills amid increasing nuclear threats from North Korea. The exercises, scheduled for Aug. 19-29, are designed to improve defenses against missile strikes, GPS jamming and cyber threats. North Korea often perceives these drills as preparations…

United States Forces Japan is getting a glow up, and Japan couldn’t be happier about it. After a meeting between the U.S. secretaries of State and Defense and their Japanese counterparts, the four leaders announced a plan to upgrade the headquarters of U.S. military personnel in Japan to a joint force headquarters. “This will be…

This year’s Rim of the Pacific exercises — more commonly known as RIMPAC — saw several notable accomplishments. RIMPAC is the world’s largest maritime warfare exercise, designed to prepare the U.S. and its allies for war in one of the most massive places on the planet: the Pacific Ocean. RIMPAC 2024 saw 25,000 warfighters from…

President Joe Biden is set to hold a press conference as George Clooney joins the calls for him to step aside. And the NBA scores big with its latest TV rights deal. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Thursday, July 11, 2024. Biden to hold press conference as Clooney, Welch call for a change…

Concerns over gambling addiction in the military are in spotlight as an Army veteran prepares to release a book about his experience with gambling. Former Army Sgt. David Yeager said his addiction started on a military base in South Korea at slot machines run by the Defense Department and quickly turned into an “obsession.” Yeager…

In April, social media posts out of China showed a potential major step for the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). If the images are accurate, that means their newest aircraft carrier, the Fujian, is set to begin sea trials, moving it even closer to operational status. This development has drawn the attention of American…

It just got a little bit harder for China to try and take Taiwan or impose its will in the western Pacific. That’s because Japan just moved a battery of its new Type 12 surface-to-ship missiles to Okinawa. Ryukyu Shimpo, a media outlet in Japan, reported the country’s Self Defense Force, the official name of…

President Biden will host Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for a White House summit next month, amid rising concerns over North Korea’s nuclear program and Chinese actions in the South China Sea. White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre announced on Monday, March 18, the first-ever U.S.-Japan-Philippines leaders’ summit on April 11, underscoring the…