By GOPI Published June 5, 2026 Washington, June 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Chinese government's efforts to silence critics beyond its borders have come under fresh scrutiny in the US Congress, as lawmakers, state officials and democracy activists described what they called an expanding campaign of intimidation, surveillance and coercion targeting people living in America. At a hearing of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), held on the 37th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crac... Read more

By Turkish Minute Published June 4, 2026 Turkey is moving toward full authoritarian rule as the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan intensifies its crackdown on political opposition, independent media, civil society and perceived critics at home and abroad, US lawmakers and expert witnesses warned at a congressional hearing on Wednesday. Speakers pointed to the March 2025 arrest of İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, pressure on the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), the misuse... Read more

By IANS Published June 3, 2026 at 6:32 AM Washington, June 3 (IANS) Bipartisan lawmakers in the US House of Representatives have introduced legislation requiring the State Department to determine whether China has committed genocide or crimes against humanity against Tibetans, adding fresh congressional pressure on Beijing over its human rights record. Representatives Chris Smith, a Republican from New Jersey, and Tom Suozzi, a Democrat from New York, on Tuesday introduced the Tibet Atrocities D... Read more

By Tibetan Review Published June 3, 2026 A House companion resolution has been introduced in the US Congress on Jun 2, requiring the State Department to compile and submit a comprehensive report to Congress on whether the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has committed acts of genocide and/or crimes against humanity against Tibetans in Tibet. This HR 9085, titled as Tibet Atrocities Determination Act, is the House companion legislation to S. 4432, introduced earlier this year on Apr 29 by Senator... Read more

By The Staff Published June 1, 2026 WASHINGTON, D.C. — New Jersey Congressman Chris Smith (R, NJ-04) is welcoming a series of new federal initiatives aimed at strengthening the nation’s response to Lyme disease, including expanded research funding, prevention efforts, and support for innovative diagnostic tools. On Friday, Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced an initiative by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to increase federal investment in combating Lyme disease and other ... Read more

By Bob Vosseller Published June 1, 2026 MANCHESTER – It was a day of celebration with county and municipal officials joining special guest 4th District Congressman Christopher Smith for the dedication of 10 new police vehicles. Police Chief Antonio Ellis welcomed the officials and guests who were present at the police headquarters on Colonial Drive. The vehicles were funded with no municipal tax burden through the Byrne Discretionary Grant Program. This program supports projects designated for f... Read more

By Lisa Bourne Published May 29, 2026 Fifty Members of Congress submitted an amicus brief arguing that the Biden Administration illegally commandeered the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) to force all U.S. employers - even faith-based and religious organizations – to accommodate employee abortions. Led by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Rep. Erin Houchin (R-IN), Sen. Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), and Sen. James Lankford (R-OK), the lawmakers submitted the brief Tuesday to the Fifth Circuit Court of Ap... Read more

By Gabrielle M. Etzel Published May 29, 2026 at 4:04 PM ET The Department of Health and Human Services announced a sweeping set of new initiatives to improve prevention and treatment of tick-borne diseases, including the chronic effects of Lyme disease. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., visiting New Hampshire on Friday, announced a variety of new programs, including new research funding from the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to improve diagno... Read more

By Kate Scanlon Published May 28, 2026 at 4:38 PM WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Fifty members of Congress offered their support to a lawsuit by the U.S. Catholic bishops’ conference and other Catholic organizations seeking to block a federal agency from enforcing an abortion provision within a set of federal regulations meant to add workplace protections for pregnant workers. Reps. Chris Smith, R-N.J., Erin Houchin, R-Ind., and Sens. Bill Cassidy, R-La., and James Lankford, R-Okla., and 46 other Repub... Read more

By Nirmala Carvalho Published May 23, 2026 MUMBAI, India – U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Kolkata, India, early on Saturday, where he visited Mother House, the headquarters of the Missionaries of Charity, founded by St. Mother Teresa. Rubio spent an hour at the headquarters and then visited Nirmala Sishu Bhawan, an orphanage run by Missionaries of Charity. “It was a joy to welcome him, he wanted Blessings from Mother’s Tomb, it was like a family get together,” said Sister Concett... Read more