US lawmakers and national security experts this week agreed that China poses one of America's most significant strategic challenges, but differed over how Washington should respond without undermining civil liberties, academic openness and the country's ability to attract global talent....
A presidential commission on religious liberty has urged the Justice Department to formally clarify the constitutional understanding of the Establishment Clause, arguing that the phrase "separation of church and state" has been wrongly used for decades to limit religious expression in American public life....
President Donald Trump has defended recent US military action against Iran, saying Tehran's armed forces had been severely weakened and asserting that Iran would never be allowed to acquire a nuclear weapon....
US lawmakers have warned that China is intensifying efforts to acquire American artificial intelligence technology and other advanced innovations through economic espionage, cyber operations and commercial investments, describing the campaign as a growing threat to both national security and global technological leadership....
US President Donald Trump has called for sweeping election reforms, urging Congress to pass the SAVE America Act and require voters to show photo identification and proof of citizenship....
A Congressional hearing on China's influence operations turned into a heated debate over race, immigration and national security after a Democratic lawmaker accused a witness of promoting discriminatory views towards Chinese Americans....
The United States launched airstrikes on Iranian military targets after Tehran attacked a Singapore-flagged commercial cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, marking Washington's first direct military response since the two countries agreed to a ceasefire earlier this week....
US President Donald Trump received a report from the Presidential Commission on Religious Liberty, with members urging his administration to strengthen protections for religious expression, combat anti-Semitism and roll back policies they said have undermined the free exercise of faith in the United States....
President Donald Trump used a gathering of conservative Christian activists to declare that religion is "back" in the United States, highlight his administration's policies on religious liberty and social issues, and warn that what he described as the rise of "communism" posed the greatest threat to the country....
The United States, Israel and Lebanon on Friday signed a trilateral framework agreement that Washington described as the first step towards ending decades of conflict along Israel's northern border, restoring Lebanese sovereignty and creating a pathway for the disarmament of Hezbollah....
