Look at live: Senate International Affairs Committee holds a listening to on U.S.-China coverage and competition

Look at live: Senate International Affairs Committee holds a listening to on U.S.-China coverage and competition


The Senate Overseas Relations Committee is holding a hearing titled “Analyzing U.S.-China Plan in the Period of Severe Levels of competition.”

The listening to comes two times just after President Joe Biden highlighted China’s more and more intense strategies as a danger to the sovereignty of the U.S. through his State of the Union address Tuesday evening.

The U.S. military services past week shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon that traversed the region for a number of days.



Supply

Speaker Johnson: ‘Confident’ government shutdown will end by Tuesday
Politics

Speaker Johnson: ‘Confident’ government shutdown will end by Tuesday

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks during the annual “March for Life” in Washington, D.C., U.S., Jan. 23, 2026. Aaron Schwartz | Reuters House Speaker Mike Johnson on Sunday said he believes he has the votes to end the partial government shutdown by Tuesday, with the House set to take up a Senate-approved spending […]

Read More
Democrat Christian Menefee wins election for U.S. House, narrowing GOP’s slim majority
Politics

Democrat Christian Menefee wins election for U.S. House, narrowing GOP’s slim majority

Democrat Christian Menefee won a Texas U.S. House seat in a special election Saturday that will narrow Republicans’ already-slim majority, telling President Donald Trump that the Democratic district “topples corrupt presidencies.” Menefee, the Harris County attorney, prevailed in a runoff against Amanda Edwards, a former Houston City Council member. He will replace the late Rep. […]

Read More
Federal judge denies bid to end ICE Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota
Politics

Federal judge denies bid to end ICE Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota

Protestors march during a “Nationwide Shutdown” demonstration against ICE enforcement on Jan. 30, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Stephen Maturen | Getty Images A Federal judge on Saturday rejected a request from state officials to immediately halt the federal immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota. The court said the plaintiffs — the State of Minnesota and the […]

Read More