President Biden recently took a trip to Asia with the goal of rallying Asian allies against China’s rising influence. Phelim Kine, D.C.-based China correspondent for Politico, said the trip was “a raging success” in that the United States received strong expressions of unity from the governments of South Korea, Japan, India and Australia. Kine said […]
In the wake of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, thousands of Russians are fleeing their country. Many are seeking entry into the United States, leaving embassies around the world scrambling. Nahal Toosi, senior foreign affairs correspondent for Politico, said many Russians are going to embassies trying to get visas to go to the United States. She […]
The Biden administration is hiring senior agency executives at the fastest rate in decades, with at least 319 during the president’s first three months in office. Daniel Lippman, reporter for Politico, said at least 30% of the Senior Executive Service (leaders in top government positions) are racial minorities and about half are women, both increases […]
The latest $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill includes $1 billion for the Technology Modernization Fund. The Senate voted on the bill’s amendments over the weekend. After an all-night voting session on amendments, the Senate passed the bill Sat. morning, agreeing to provide $300 per week of federal unemployment benefits through Sept. 6, with tax relief […]
Greg Otto, Editor-in-Chief of CyberScoop and Tim Starks, cybersecurity reporter at Politico examine the top cybersecurity stories of the year, and how they’ll inform decision-making next year.
Caitlin Emma, budget and appropriations reporter at Politico and Jack Fitzpatrick, congressional reporter at Bloomberg Government, detail what the final versions of the FY20 spending bills look like, and some surprising contents within.
Jacqueline Klimas, defense reporter at Politico, and Oriana Pawlyk, reporter at Military.com discuss the nomination of Gen. John Raymond to lead U.S Space Command.
