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When my husband and I decided to attend the “Mobile Office Hour” of US representatives, we weren’t expecting to meet her in person. But we wanted to get some ideas about her position on issues relating to us. Ultimately, the Tampa Bay Times editorial board approved Rep. Laurel Lee in 2024 in the 15th Congressional District, celebrating his ability to tackle issues in a bipartisan way and his response to voters. We are optimistic and there may be room for dialogue on important changes that affect all Americans.Elizabeth Bird (Provided)We were unlucky.After being guided to the meeting room at Pasco-Hernando…

As two Politburo members trade jobs, China watchers see indications of greater political shakeup.News AnalysisA highly unusual personnel move in the upper ranks of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has observers pondering its significance and implications for the regime.Chinese state media confirmed on April 2 that two members of the Politburo Standing Committee—the 24-member leadership group headed by CCP leader Xi Jinping—had traded posts. The news follows reports on the matter by Hong Kong press, which often carries rumors about the goings-on in the Chinese elite.Shi Taifeng, 68, erstwhile head of the CCP’s United Front Work Department (UFWD), is now…

The American Dream is built on opportunity. This is an opportunity to lead, innovate and change your life. There is no deeper opportunity anywhere than medicine, where scientific breakthroughs can mean the difference between life and death. Florida stands on the cliff to become a national leader in medical research and innovation.Adam Anderson (Adam Anderson)Over 30 million Americans suffer from rare diseases. Many of them are children who have no chance to live a perfect, healthy life. But we have the power to change that. Advances in genetic testing provide opportunities to diagnose and treat diseases at birth, but too…

“Deterrence must be backed up by the real ability to fight and win,” said Admiral Samuel Paparo, US Indo-Pacific Commander.The United States needs a comprehensive revival in developing military capabilities to combat growing threats from communist China in the Indo-Pacific, Admiral Samuel Paparo, commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, told the Senate Armed Services Committee on April 10.”China is increasing the US with air, missiles, maritime and space capabilities and accelerating these,” the admiral said in an opening statement. “I’m confident in my deterrent attitude, but my trajectory has to change.“The Pacific Deterrence Initiative needs to counter China’s threats by…

News AnalysisAfter days of breakneck tariff escalations between the United States and the Chinese regime, the two countries have entered a new era of heightened confrontation and decoupling.That’s according to experts, who see little chance of reversal.President Donald Trump’s unveiling of 34 percent reciprocal tariffs on China, alongside higher levies on dozens of other countries, on April 2 kick-started a series of tit-for-tat moves. The reciprocal tariffs were imposed to counter the regime’s decades of unfair trade practices.After Beijing retaliated with its own 34 percent duty, Trump raised U.S. tariffs by 50 percent, only to again be matched by the…

Opposition leader Peter Dutton said that if the coalition is elected, it will maintain the standard for low-emission vehicles but will not enforce penalties. Opposition leader Peter Dutton has pledged to abolish penalties for new car models that do not meet the government’s fuel economy standards set by the coalition.Under the current plan introduced by workers that began in July, new vehicles that are unable to meet the new Vehicle Efficiency Standard (NVES) emission standards will face heavy penalties.This standard is central to the government’s mission to reach net zero by 2050.But Dutton says if the coalition government is elected…

The federal government requires illegal immigrants to comply with identification rules such as registration and fingerprinting.A federal judge has allowed the Trump administration to illegally enforce immigrant identification requirements that exist in the United States.In his ruling Thursday, Judge Trevor Neil McFadden said the Department of Homeland Security’s rules that require legal immigrants to comply with statutory registration could move forward as plaintiffs opposed it “didn’t show that they were standing to file this case.”The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in Washington on March 31, with the main plaintiff being a coalition…

“The question now is… to solve how they (Doge) can streamline the submarines and produce better,” said former ambassador Arthur Sinozinos.The former Australian US ambassador hopes tech giant Elon Musk will play a bigger role in streamlining the trilateral uplift partnership.The comments come after US President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at revitalizing the US shipbuilding industry.Musk is tasked with a three-month investigation into why it takes so long to build a vessel, but is looking for ways to streamline efficiency. The military in developed countries is constantly tackling the issue of procurement by slowing cost overruns and…

Homeland Security agents were trying to check the health and safety of children who crossed the border into the United States, DHS said.Two primary schools in Los Angeles refused to enter the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) investigators on April 7th.A spokesperson for the Los Angeles Unified School District refused to tell the times why investigators were turned away, saying all visitors must sign in and be allowed before entering the school’s campus.The district responded to visits by providing information on illegal immigration rights and resources, promptly sending emergency alerts to the school community, and provided on-site counseling.According to DHS,…

Christopher Lugerber and Anne Die Inogio, AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s new tariffs are threatening to push prices for clothing, mobile phones, furniture and many other products in the coming months, potentially ending an era of cheap goods that Americans enjoyed for about a quarter of a century before the pandemic. In return, White House officials hope that import taxes will create higher paying manufacturing jobs by bringing production back to the US. It is a politically dangerous trade-off that can take years to come to fruition, and it has to overcome tall barriers such as…