US announces additional humanitarian support for #Rohingya.
"We have been and will be in contact with the Indians at a high level on this issue," adds Jake Sullivan, saying it is being taken seriously by the US government and no country will get a pass for this type of activity. "We will stand up and defend our basic principles"
"I firmly reject the idea there is a wedge" between the US and #Canada regarding Ottawa's accusation of possible #India government involvement in the assassination of a Sikh leader in #BC in June, says White House national security advisor Jake Sullivan. He adds the US supports Canada's investigation.
President Biden signs executive order to designate a “Federal Disaster Recovery Coordinator” for the East Palestine, #Ohio toxic train derailment. https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2023/09/20/executive-order-on-ensuring-the-people-of-east-palestine-are-protected-now-and-in-the-future/
“Lawmakers would not be personally affected — members of Congress would continue to get paid, as well as President Joe Biden and federal judges.” https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/disaster-nears-millions-federal-workers-paychecks-would-be-hold-shutdown #governmentshutdown
#WindEnergy opponents spreading myths about dead whales. https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/09/wind-opponents-spread-myth-about-dead-whales/
Statement from House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul on the release of five Americans who were held hostage by #Iran.
"While we celebrate the release of Emad Shargi, Siamak Namazi, Morad Tahbaz, and two other U.S. citizens from their unjust detention in Iran, we are also taking action to hold the regime accountable for its abhorrent practice of unjustly detaining other countries’ citizens and to deter future wrongful detention by Iran and other regimes." - Secretary of State Blinken in a statement
AP: A Jan. 6 rioter was convicted and sentenced in secret. No one will say why. https://apnews.com/article/capitol-riot-secret-sentencing-3c4ffcc5ebeaff6fd6aa279d0ce888ad
Federal prosecutors ask the judge overseeing Trump’s indictment on charges of conspiring to overturn #Election2020 to impose “a narrowly tailored” gag order on him. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.258149/gov.uscourts.dcd.258149.57.0_1.pdf
Two #UK based activists have described troubling interactions with a researcher in the British parliament who was arrested on suspicion of spying for #China. https://www.voanews.com/a/contacts-of-uk-spy-suspect-recount-curious-encounters/7266091.html
US preparing a new military package for #Ukraine, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan tells reporters, adding the latest announcement will be timed to next week’s visit by Zelenskyy.
President Biden to host #Ukraine President Zelenskyy next Thursday at the White House, US officials confirm.
US Treasury #OFAC sanctions 29 individuals and entities in connection with the violent suppression of nationwide protests in #Iran following the death of Mahsa “Zhina” Amini in custody of its ‘Morality Police,’ and the regime’s continued efforts to detain dissenting voices and restrict access to a free and open internet. https://ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions/20230915
A recent #China-linked hack of US government emails detected in June may have gone unnoticed for much longer were it not for an enterprising government IT analyst. https://www.politico.com/news/2023/09/15/digital-tripwire-helped-state-uncover-chinese-hack-00115973
This historic indictment against the son of a sitting US president comes after a plea deal feal apart that might have ended a the multi-year investigation of Hunter Biden. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ded.82797/gov.uscourts.ded.82797.40.0.pdf
“Laws should be applied equally against all criminals,” NRA Spokesman Billy McLaughlin tells nostr:npub1eum0ca52psencqntfua8jn9mtse9t454tv9h8dw4ygfkm48gdqyq5sgws0.
This historic indictment against the son of a sitting US president comes after a plea deal feal apart that might have ended a the multi-year investigation of Hunter Biden. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ded.82797/gov.uscourts.ded.82797.40.0.pdf
The US government has imposed sanctions on ~150 companies and individuals it accuses of helping #Russia in the war it initiated against #Ukraine. Details in my VOA radio report.
At 18:00 EDT today, President Biden is to participate "in a call and delivers remarks with rabbis around the country to commemorate the Jewish High Holidays," according to the White House.
US State Department has approved selling the #ROK F-35 jets for $5.06 billion, according to DoD.