RICHMOND, Va.—Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) won his reelection for a third term, defeating Republican challenger retired Navy captain Hung Cao. Virginians also handed the Commonwealth’s 13 electoral votes to Vice President Kamala Harris, who won by 4.4 percent with 88 percent of the total votes counted. The Associated Press called the Virginia Senate race for […]

Former president Donald Trump said he “wouldn’t have to” use military force against a China blockade of Taiwan because Chinese communist leader Xi Jinping respects him and “knows I’m [expletive] crazy.” Trump told the Wall Street Journal editorial board on Oct. 17 that he would raise tariffs on China-made goods to 150–200 to dissuade Xi […]

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Pa.—At another solo stumping event in Pennsylvania for former President Donald Trump, billionaire Elon Musk told more than 1,000 attendees that reelecting Trump is “incredibly important.” He urged voters to register in the swing state before the deadline on Oct. 21. On Oct. 17, Musk increased the reward per voter registration or referral […]

The governor of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), Pan Gongsheng, said on Oct. 18 that the central bank plans to lower banks’ reserve requirement ratio (RRR) by between 25 and 50 basis points in the fourth quarter, depending on market liquidity conditions. The announcement at a financial forum in Beijing came as China reported […]

WASHINGTON—The White House announced over $3 billion in grants for domestic battery processing, manufacturing, and recycling projects on Friday. “These investments are also going to help end America’s reliance on critical materials from our economic competitors like China,” Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm told reporters before the announcement. According to Granholm, with the cumulative investment from […]

WASHINGTON—To close a loophole that Chinese e-commerce platforms such as Temu and Shein can exploit to evade tariffs, the White House announced on Sept. 13 that it would exclude low-value imports subject to tariffs from qualifying for a fast-track customs process. Known as the de minimis rule, imports under the $800 threshold can enter the […]

WASHINGTON—The House has passed a bill to block consumer tax credits for electric vehicles (EVs) with batteries that involve Chinese entities in the supply chain. The legislation is the last of the Republican-led “China Week” that started on Monday. During the week, the House passed 28 China-related bills focused on addressing the threat to the […]

WASHINGTON—The House has passed a bill to re-establish the China Initiative at the Department of Justice with an updated name, replacing “China” with “CCP”—China’s ruling Chinese Communist Party. Within the DOJ’s national security division, the revived program aims to curb the CCP’s commercial and academic espionage on critical technologies by prosecuting CCP agents who have […]

WASHINGTON—The House passed a bill to reduce Chinese influence in American universities on Sept. 10, the second day of “China Week,” a week the House Republican leadership designated to push through a package of China-related legislation. On Sept. 9, the House passed 15 bills aimed at maintaining the United States’ technical leadership and curbing China’s […]

WASHINGTON—On their first day back from summer recess, House lawmakers passed a flurry of China-related legislation. The two most noteworthy bills require the backlisting of Chinese biotech firms and funding for the State Department to coordinate efforts to counter China’s malign influence, respectively. Amid other priorities, most notably the pressure to pass spending bills, the […]

The Senate on July 30 overwhelmingly passed legislation to protect children’s safety and privacy online. The legislation passed in a 91–3 vote. Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Rand Paul (R-Ky.), and Mike Lee (R-Utah) voted against the measures. “The Senate keeps its promise to every parent who’s lost a child because of the risks of social […]

The Senate on Thursday has cleared procedural hurdles for two bills that protect children’s safety and privacy online, readying them for a floor vote with a guaranteed passage next Tuesday. The new legislation significantly updates a decades-old law to safeguard children’s safety on the internet. The rules for the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of […]

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has announced that he will bring two bills related to children’s online safety and privacy to a floor vote this week. One of the bills, known as the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), requires social media companies to take measures to prevent the spread of harmful content related to […]

TikTok and its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, filed a legal brief on June 20, kicking off a fast-tracked schedule to challenge a divest-or-ban law signed by President Joe Biden on April 24. The law gives ByteDance a year to sell the short-video app, or it will be banned from mobile app stores and web-hosting services. […]

Primary contests were held in several states on June 18, with most national attention turning toward Virginia. In the Old Dominion State, House Freedom Caucus Chairman Bob Good (R-Va.) is in the political fight of his life against state Sen. John McGuire. The night finished with the race still too close to call. Other primary races […]

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va.—An Army veteran and a key figure in President Donald Trump’s first impeachment will vie for a Virginia congressional seat in November that may decide the next House majority. On June 18, the 39-year-old Army veteran Derrick Anderson and the 48-year-old Yevgeny “Eugene” Vindman, a former ethics lawyer at the National Security […]

U.S. governors and lawmakers have proclaimed Falun Dafa’s values—truthfulness, compassion, and tolerance—and adherents’ contribution to local communities, at the 32nd anniversary of the spiritual practice’s introduction to the public by its founder Mr. Li Hongzhi. “Celebrating this festive occasion allows us to reflect on the indispensable values of truthfulness, compassion, and tolerance for ourselves and […]

The Biden administration announced on Tuesday that it will impose a 100 percent tariff—quadrupling the current 25 percent—on electric vehicles (EVs) imported from China in 2024. In addition to EVs, the White House has significantly increased tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminum products, lithium-ion batteries, and solar cells. According to White House officials, the tariff […]

TikTok sued on Tuesday to block a new law that requires the sale of the app from its Chinese parent company or its ban from app stores and web-hosting services. About two weeks ago, President Joe Biden signed the bill, which passed both legislative chambers with broad bipartisan support. In a filing with a federal […]

Rep. John Moolenaar (R-Mich.), the new chair of the House China panel, has set his priorities largely following his predecessor’s: deter the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) military aggression on Taiwan, protect American technology and supply chain, and prevent CCP proxies from harassing people on U.S. soil. In a video released on Monday, Mr. Moolenaar highlighted […]