Politics

TL/DR - President Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced a deepening of military, economic and other cooperation between their nations to counter China's aggression in the Indo-Pacific region. Initiatives include expanded defense architecture with Australia, three-way military exercises with Britain, exploring ways for Japan to…

TL/DR - The Arizona Supreme Court has upheld a near-total ban on abortion, causing a swift reaction among Republicans in the state. While some, like Senate candidate Kari Lake and former Governor Doug Ducey, have called for immediate common-sense solutions and policies reflective of the electorate, others like Republican Representative David…

TL/DR - Arab Americans became involved in US politics through organized campaigns such as those of Jesse Jackson in 1984 and 1988, leading to increased voter registration and participation in national and state conventions. However, their involvement was met with resistance from pro-Israel groups, and attempts to exclude them from political…

TL/DR - Former president Donald Trump expressed dismay at a fundraising event that people were not immigrating to the U.S. from "nice" countries, citing Denmark as an example. In the same speech, Trump criticized migrants coming into the country and blamed them for a spike in crime, a claim not supported by available data. During the event that…