Politicians and criminals in Central Asia are using the UK’s financial and corporate systems to “loot” money from their own citizens a select committee has heard. The Foreign Affairs Committee heard how Britain was “enabling” corruption in Kazakstan and four other Eurasia republics by allowing dirty foreign money to be cleaned through UK property, bank…

U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee, led by Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas), holds a hearing at 10 a.m. ET on Feb. 28 on “Combating the Generational Challenge of CCP Aggression.” Testimony comes from U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Daniel Kritenbrink; U.S. Agency for International Development Assistant Administrator of the Bureau…

U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee, led by Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas), holds a hearing at 10 a.m. ET on Feb. 28 on “Combating the Generational Challenge of CCP Aggression.” Testimony comes from U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Daniel Kritenbrink; U.S. Agency for International Development Assistant Administrator of the Bureau…

U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee, led by Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas), holds a hearing at 10 a.m. ET on Feb. 28 on “Combating the Generational Challenge of CCP Aggression.” Testimony comes from U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Daniel Kritenbrink; U.S. Agency for International Development Assistant Administrator of the Bureau…

House Republicans on Feb. 2 passed a resolution that would remove Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) from the chamber’s Foreign Affairs Committee. The resolution passed along party lines, with 218 Republicans voting to remove Omar and 211 Democrats voting against the resolution. One lawmaker voted present. 3 Republicans and 1 Democrat did not vote. Despite some…

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) said during press conference Tuesday that Republicans will remove Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) from the Foreign Affairs Committee if Democrats appoint her. Omar has on several occasions come under fire for negative comments about Israel, which critics have described as “antisemitic.” Because of these past comments, Republicans have expressed…