One senator’s human rights objections prevented the U.S. from selling 26,000 assault rifles to the Philippines’ national police, according to new reports. Four senators raised similar concerns about a $1.5 billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia, but could not stop the sale.
Sens. Al Franken, D-Minn., and Rand Paul, R-Ky., do not see eye to eye on most issues. However, the two…
In a rare act of bipartisanship, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Global Food Security Act (S. 1252). It…
This is the fourth story in a running series of dispatches providing analysis on issues that come up in the…
As Ebola flare-ups continue in West Africa, the U.S. is setting its sights on combating the Zika virus using money…
Last week, the United States Senate Appropriations subcommittee held a hearing on the State Department global health programs. Experts and leaders…
Leading humanitarian organizations like the ONE Campaign and Oxfam appear to strongly disagree on whether to support the Obama Administration’s…
Sen. Thomas Coburn, R-Okla., lifted his hold on the Water for the World Act late last night to clear the…
The U.S. Senate is considering a bill that would set back food aid reform. A provision sneaked into the act…
It is easy to be a bit critical of Sunday’s climate change march across the world. It might have appeared…