By Liam Scott, Cate Cadell, and Noah Robertson Published May 7, 2026 at 2:26 p.m. EDT Ahead of President Donald Trump’s trip to China next week, a bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers — including about two-thirds of the Senate — is urging him to seek the release of publisher Jimmy Lai, an ardent critic of the Chinese Communist Party who has been imprisoned in Hong Kong since 2020. In a letter Thursday, more than 100 lawmakers asked Trump to raise Lai’s case with Chinese President Xi Jinping next w... Read more

By Jasmine Baehr Published May 7, 2026 at 5:43 PM EDT FIRST ON FOX: More than 100 Republican lawmakers are urging the Supreme Court to reinstate abortion pill restrictions, warning current policy allowing mifepristone to be mailed without in-person oversight has led to cases of women being coerced — and in some instances allegedly forced — to take the drug. The amicus brief, led by Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., and House Speaker Mi... Read more

By Lakewood Alerts Published May 7, 2026 Rep. Chris Smith joined local officials this week to formally unveil a new fleet of vehicles for the Manchester Township Police Department, marking a significant investment in public safety funded through federal appropriations. The ceremony featured nine new police SUVs and an animal control van, purchased with $1.148 million secured by Smith during the congressional appropriations process. The funding was aimed at replacing aging vehicles and strengthen... Read more

By Tessa Gervasini Published May 5, 2026 at 6:00 AM ET The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) stated its unwavering support for legislation that advances “our nation’s commitment to eradicating the sin of human trafficking." In an April letter to the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Archbishop Shelton Fabre of Louisville, Kentucky, and Bishop Brendan Cahill of Victoria, Texas, expressed their support for the legislation (S. 2241 / H.R. 4307) on behalf of ... Read more

By Donald Kirk Published May 4, 2026 at 4:00 AM ET Free speech is in jeopardy in South Korea under the left-leaning government that took power in Seoul nearly a year ago. A former American air force intelligence officer and a member of the academic council of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, Tara O, described the loss of freedom in Korea at a congressional hearing recently conducted by the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission on rights in both North and South Korea. “There are more an... Read more

By Christianity Daily Published April 30, 2026 at 4:34 EDT Co-chaired by Smith and McGovern; testimony from Tara Oh and Suzanne Scholte highlights restrictions on information flow into North Korea and limits on defector-led activities The Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, a bipartisan human rights body under the U.S. Congress, held a hearing on North Korean human rights at 12:30 p.m. on the 28th at the Rayburn House Office Building near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., focusing on the imp... Read more

By Voice of America, Mandarin Service Published April 30, 2026 “I don’t understand why anyone in the world would want to emulate Xi Jinping,” said U.S. Representative Chris Smith, a Republican, on April 28 during a hearing on human rights in North Korea, criticizing the South Korean government’s alleged abandonment of human rights. He stated that immediate action was needed, “otherwise we will hand South Korea over to the Communist Party—and that would be extremely disastrous.” The hearing, host... Read more

By Jeanne Wall Published April 30, 2026 at 3:02 AM WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), founder and co-chair of the Congressional Autism Caucus and author of five comprehensive autism laws, earlier this month, welcomed advocates from across the country to Capitol Hill as part of ongoing efforts to advance autism research and support services. The visit took place during Autism Awareness/Acceptance Month, a time when communities nationwide focus on increasing understanding of autism s... Read more

By Kim Eun-joong Published April 29, 2026 The Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, a bipartisan human rights organization within the U.S. Congress, held a North Korean human rights hearing on the 28th after several years. At the hearing, titled “North Korean Human Rights Movement: Current Prospects and Obstacles,” Republican Congressman Chris Smith, the commission’s chairman, stated, “North Korea is one of the most oppressive regimes in the world” and criticized it for operating a “horrifying sys... Read more

By Elise Winland Published April 29, 2026 Republican Rep. Chris Smith of New Jersey, a Catholic, said April 28 that the North Korean human rights movement is facing increasing pressure from both inside North Korea and from recent policy shifts in South Korea. Speaking at an April 28 hearing dedicated to the prospects and challenges facing North Korea’s human rights movement, Smith described the regime as “what may well be the most comprehensively repressive government in the world.” He cited the... Read more