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Serbia’s longtime leader, Aleksandar Vucic, conceded defeat to the country’s student-led movement. Now comes the hard part, and Congress can help by cosponsoring the Supporting the Rule of law, Building Institutional Justice, and Accountability (SRBIJA) Act. /* Preview-only: gray gutt…
FDD Action co-led a coalition of 27 organizations urging the House and Senate Armed Services Committees to include the DETERRENT Act (H.R. 1048 / S. 1296) in the FY27 NDAA. The bill would strengthen Section 117 reporting requirements to expose foreign funding of U.S. higher education from countries like China and Qatar.
FDD Action is urging the administration to reverse its October 16 executive order waiving key sanctions and tariffs under the Graham Act, warning that the move hands Russia a financial lifeline as it continues its war against Ukraine.
Houthi forces hammer a major Saudi airport, Kalshi investigates suspiciously well-timed bets on Trump’s new press secretary, and the State Department sanctions the International Criminal Court. Plus Treasury’s Russian-diesel license, three endorsed NDAA provisions, and a lighter note on D.C.’s banana craze.
President Trump rejected another bad-faith Iranian ceasefire proposal as U.S. economic pressure mounts, while the UN and several European governments launched economic warfare against Israel. Trump also hosted top AI industry leaders at a White House summit aimed at balancing innovation with oversight amid Chinese competition.
Trump told the UN he faces a “big decision” on the U.S.-Iran war as Washington’s blockade and sanctions tighten the vise on Tehran. The Houthis open a new front along Yemen’s coast, and Trump hosts Xi Jinping for a landmark White House summit on trade and Taiwan.