Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) at the Capitol in December. | Francis Chung/POLITICO Congressional leaders have clinched a deal on overall budget totals that could pave the way for a broader government funding compromise in the coming weeks â further enraging Speaker Mike Johnsonâs right flank. The long-stalled
Rep. Chris Smith Plans Congressional Hearing on W.H.O. Pandemic Accord Talks
July 27, 2023 by
Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) announced on Monday he will chair a Congressional hearing in the near future on negotiations at the World Health Organization (W.H.O.) to adopt a âpandemic accord,â an international legal document that could bind American public health efforts beholden to the United Nations, potentially eroding sovereignty. The W.H.O. is hosting its annual
Trump decides to exit nuclear accord with Iran.
May 8, 2018 by
WASHINGTON (AP) â President Donald Trump plans to follow through on his campaign threat to pull out of the landmark nuclear accord with Iran, according to two people familiar with his thinking, dealing a profound blow to U.S. allies and potentially deepening the presidentâs isolation on the world stage. It wasnât immediately clear which sanctions […]
Trump vindicated on Paris Climate Accord pull-out.
March 27, 2018 by
The Foundation of Green.  Art Installation at Santa Monica College by Monica Showalter. When President Trump announced the U.S. pull-out from the Paris Climate Accord last year, the left howled. Here’s what the top bureaucrats at the United Nations had to say at the time: [United Nations spokesman Stephane] Dujarric reiterated [U.N. secretary-general Antonio] Guterres’ June […]
Trump Vindicated: U.N. Confirms Paris Climate Accord Was a Complete Waste of Space
November 2, 2017 by
The United Nations has officially confirmed what many of us, including President Trump, knew already: the Paris climate accord was a complete waste of space. As UN Environment admits in its latest Emissions Shortfall report, even when you add up all the CO2 reduction pledges made by all the signatory nations at Paris, it still comes to […]
US Urges Colombia and FARC to Sign Peace Accord
April 4, 2016 by
US Secretary of State John Kerry has urged the Colombian government and the Farc rebels to redouble their efforts to reach a peace accord. He met both delegations in Cuba, where the negotiations are being held. Humberto de la Calle, the head of the Colombian government delegation, said the US had offered to help provide […]