Senate Rejects Dueling Health Care Bills Tackling Expiring Obamacare Subsidies
WASHINGTON—The Senate on Dec. 11 rejected a pair of competing health care measures aimed at addressing expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies. Both procedural votes...
New “Gang of Four” Crumbling in Succession?
China Insights delivers sharp, data-driven analysis of China’s politics, economy, and society. We connect the dots behind breaking headlines — from Beijing’s power shifts...
Why South Korea poses a major challenge to China’s Middle East arms sales drive
Rising tensions in the Middle East despite the fragile ceasefire agreement in Gaza are continuing to fuel demands for arms in a region where...
US Justice Department fails again to reindict Letitia James, in blow to Trump
A grand jury declined for a second time to reindict New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday, refusing to resurrect a mortgage fraud...
How Pakistan’s rising confidence could shape a cooperative South Asia
At the Islamabad Conclave earlier this month, Ishaq Dar, Pakistan’s deputy prime minister and foreign minister, urged a rethink of how South Asia approaches...
Seized tanker to be taken to US port, as Venezuela war threats grow
Published: 5:06am, 12 Dec 2025Updated: 5:28am, 12 Dec 2025 An oil tanker seized by American forces off the Venezuelan coast will be brought to...
Ukraine, US Officials in Agreement on Ukraine Reconstruction Plan
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy revealed on Dec. 10 that Ukraine has agreed to key aspects of a strategy for rebuilding the country after the...
Judge Rejects Trump Admin Request to Dismiss California Rail Funding Suit
A federal judge in California on Dec. 10 rejected the Trump administration’s effort to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the rescission of more than $4...
Trump Says Gaza Board of Peace Members to Be Named in Early 2026
President Donald Trump said on Dec. 10 that he expects to name the world leaders who will serve on the Gaza Board of Peace...