By Madalaine Elhabbal Published April 10, 2026 at 10:41 AM ET A New Jersey congressman sharply criticized the Vatican for giving a platform to one of Beijing’s top transplant officials at a 2017 international conference on organ trafficking. During an April 9 event hosted by the Hudson Institute highlighting new evidence of forced organ harvesting in China, Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, called out the Vatican for hosting China’s leading transplant official at the Summit on Organ Trafficking an... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), who served as speaker pro tempore during the U.S. House of Representatives’ pro forma session on April 9, issued the below statement following House Democrats’ failed attempt to pass an Iran war powers resolution by unanimous consent: “With respect, instead of offering a motion precluded by House rules, Democrats should pivot and support the new ceasefire agreement, which represents significant, tangible progress towards a long-term resolution of this conflict—and above... Read more

By Catherine Yang and Eva Fu Published April 7, 2026 at 9:49:22 PM EDT WASHINGTON—When Robert Moffit learned about the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP's) forced organ harvesting industry through the recently published book "Killed to Order," he was reminded of the horrors of human experimentation in the Third Reich that came to light during the Nuremberg Trials. "Well, very frankly, like most human beings on this planet, I never thought that anything like this would be surfaced again. But when I ... Read more

By Yihua Lee Published April 3, 2026 Capitol Hill — As the leaders of the United States and China are expected to meet in mid-May, a Republican congressman in the U.S. Congress who has long been concerned about human rights issues said that U.S.-China relations should be based on truth and the defense of human rights. The veteran Republican also called on President Donald Trump to mention the case of Hong Kong's pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai during the talks and asked for Jimmy Lai's medi... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Africa Subcommittee, issued the following statement in response to the recent deadly attacks perpetrated against Christian communities in Nigeria’s Plateau State: “As Christians in Nigeria observe Holy Week and approach Easter Sunday, a time of profound spiritual reflection and celebration, I urge the Government of Nigeria to take immediate and concrete steps to ensure the safety and security of all Christian communities in the coun... Read more

During today’s markup, the House Foreign Affairs Committee unanimously approved legislation authored by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) to extend and authorize annual appropriations for the State Department’s United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) through fiscal year 2028. If enacted, Smith’s United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) Reauthorization Act of 2025 (HR 1744) will reauthorize the Commission, which was created through the International... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) delivers remarks at AFPI's "Ending Human Trafficking: An America First Priority" roundtable on March 25, 2026. The following are excerpts of remarks delivered by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), author of the landmark Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) of 2000 and four additional anti-human trafficking laws, for the America First Policy Institute (AFPI)'s "Ending Human Trafficking: An America First Priority" roundtable in Washington, D.C. on March 25, 2026: Special thanks... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) today announced the date of his United States Service Academy Information Night, which will take place on Wednesday, April 22nd from 5:00—6:30 PM at the Ocean County Resource Center (1005 Hooper Ave., Toms River, NJ 08753). “Over the years, I’ve had the honor and privilege of nominating many outstanding young men and women for acceptance into our Nation’s Service Academies,” said Smith. “Many, if not all, of the students I nominated attended one of the Service Academy in... Read more

By Jerry Carino Published March 18, 2026 at 5:15 AM ET Leo Perlmutter was a corporal in the U.S. Marines, fighting in the bloody Tet Offensive in 1968, when a mortar round exploded near his head. “I didn’t even know I had gotten hit,” he said. A Navy corpsman — a medical specialist — noticed his forehead was bleeding. “I said, ‘Eh, it’s just a pimple,” Perlmutter recalled. “He said, ‘That ain’t no pimple. You got some metal in your head.’” Leo Perlmutter during his service in Vietnam. Provided B... Read more

By Nick Mordowanec Published March 16, 2026 at 5:00 AM EDT Dr. Gulshan Abbas, 63, a retired physician and ethnic Uyghur, was disappeared by Chinese authorities in September 2018 in China’s western region of Xinjiang, after her sister, Rushan Abbas, publicly spoke out against the Chinese Communist Party’s oppression of Uyghurs. Gulshan’s family was unaware of her whereabouts until December 2020, when it was learned that a secret trial had taken place in March 2019 declaring Gulshan guilty for “ta... Read more