Tag: Department of State

US Funded Program in Australia to Help Pacific Nations Battle Cybersecurity Threats

A new Australian program supported by the United States will help organisations in 11 Indo-Pacific nations safeguard against emerging cybersecurity threats. Led by researchers at Monash University and Oceania Cyber Security Centre (OCSC) in Melbourne and funded by the United States Department of State, the Post-Quantum Cryptography in the Indo-Pacific Program (PQCIP) aims to help organisations…


State Department Still Refusing to Give House GOPers Info on Overseas Atheism Grants

State Department officials are continuing to refuse House Republican demands for information regarding grants of U.S. tax dollars to advance atheism in foreign countries, according to Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.). Banks, who is chairman of the Republican Study Committee (RSC), expressed frustration with a lengthy Dec. 1 telephone conference call with Mariah Mercer, an assistant…


Pennsylvania’s Department of State Has Sent Out 249,000 Ballots to Unverified Voters in 2022 Election

If you tie your shoes before they go on your feet, it’s harder to put them on. The order in which things are done matters. In Pennsylvania, the Department of State has allowed at least 249,000 unverified voters to receive mail-in ballots so far in the 2022 general election, due to an odd process for…


After Sending 250,000 Ballots to Unverified Voters, Pennsylvania Now Warns Of Delays Counting Votes | Facts Matter daily

The Pennsylvania Department of State released official data showing that election officials throughout the state have sent out more than 250,000 mail-in ballots to the homes of voters with unverified IDs. Stay tuned for our newsletter so you won’t miss out on our exclusive videos and private events. Listen to Podcasts: iTunes Podcast: ept.ms/FactsMatterApplePodcast Spotify…


House Republicans Tell State Department to Preserve All Documents on Grants Backing Atheism

Eighteen House Republicans, led by Republican Study Committee Chairman Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.), are warning Secretary of State Antony Blinken to preserve all official documents and communications on a grant program promoting atheism overseas. Their warning came in an Aug. 2 letter made public on Aug. 3 in which the House GOPers told Blinken that…


State Department’s Skewed Reports Enabling Nigerian Violence: Rights Advocates

After the worst massacre of Catholic faithful in Nigeria’s history on June 5, rights advocates have rebuked the U.S. Department of State’s flawed conclusions in its annual religious freedom report for 2021. “Instead of tongues of fire—bombs and firearms descended on worshippers in southwestern Ondo state [June 5] in a Pentecost Day massacre,” said government…


United States, Canada Continue Negotiations Over Columbia River Treaty

On Jan. 10, the United States and Canada entered their twelfth round of negotiations on the Columbia River Treaty, a 1960s-era agreement between the two countries over flood control, hydroelectric power generation, and other facets of water resources management in the massive, cross-border Columbia River Basin. The agreement’s flood control provisions are set to expire…


US, Canada Continue Negotiations Over Columbia River Treaty

The United States and Canada have entered their 12th round of negotiations on the Columbia River Treaty, a 1960s-era agreement between the two countries that covers flood control, hydroelectric power generation, and other facets of water resources management in the massive, cross-border Columbia River Basin. The agreement’s flood control provisions are set to expire in…


North American Missionaries Going on Second Week as Hostages in Lawless Haitia

Thursday marked 13 days that one Canadian and 16 U.S. citizen missionaries have been held by Haitian kidnappers for $17 million. The kidnappers threaten to kill the hostages unless they get $1 million per person. The hostages are in Haiti to do work for the Ohio-based Christian Aid Ministries and were abducted on Oct. 16,…


North American Missionaries Going on Second Week as Hostages in Lawless Haiti

Thursday marked 13 days that one Canadian and 16 U.S. citizen missionaries have been held by Haitian kidnappers for $17 million. The kidnappers threaten to kill the hostages unless they get $1 million per person. The hostages are in Haiti to do work for the Ohio-based Christian Aid Ministries and were abducted on Oct. 16,…