China and the US are playing nice for now but flashpoints remain. They must agree to peace | Bob Carr and Gareth Evans

Countries such as Australia should be alert to the worst-case scenario: a war with existential risks The environment in the Asia-Pacific is less alarming than it was a year ago. Washington and Beijing are talking again. So are Canberra and Beijing. The United States is focused, externally, on the Middle East and the Russia-Ukraine war … Read more

Mike Pence’s AAF sends memo to lawmakers: ‘Biden doesn’t seem to want Israel to win’

FIRST ON FOX: Former Vice President Mike Pence’s nonprofit political advocacy group sent a memo to Congress on Monday urging lawmakers to “hold the Biden administration” accountable for “slow-rolling” Israel’s war efforts. The memo from Advancing American Freedom (AAF), titled “Biden Doesn’t Seem to Want Israel to Win” and obtained by Fox News Digital, outlines … Read more

‘Do not drive’: Toyota recalls 50,000 older US cars over deadly airbag fears

Advisory covers older models of Corolla, Matrix and Rav 4 whose airbag inflator could explode and potentially kill motorists Toyota said on Monday it is urging the owners of 50,000 older US vehicles to get immediate recall repairs because an airbag inflator could explode and potentially kill motorists. The Japanese automaker said the “do not … Read more

GOP lawmaker introduces bill to ‘stop all’ taxpayer funds to UNRWA over Hamas ties: ‘Monstrous atrocities’

FIRST ON FOX: A Republican congressman has introduced legislation that would permanently ban the United States from funding UNRWA, a United Nations agency that has funneled hundreds of millions in aid meant to help Palestinians in Gaza but has come under fire for its ties to Hamas. New Jersey GOP Congressman Chris Smith has introduced … Read more

Bipartisan senators introduce bill to strengthen administration response to child trafficking

FIRST ON FOX: Sens. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., and Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, will introduce legislation on Tuesday that would mandate the Biden administration adopt a more robust response to child trafficking.  The bill – called the Preventing Child Trafficking Act of 2024 – comes after a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report earlier this month found agencies … Read more

Homeland security chief Mayorkas decries ‘false accusations’ as Republicans consider impeachment articles – live

House Republicans blame the homeland security secretary for mishandling the southern border It’s not just the homeland security chief Alejandro Mayorkas that House Republicans are going after. The party is also considering impeaching Joe Biden for alleged corruption, but that effort appears to be on the backburner at the moment, perhaps because lawmakers have not … Read more

West Virginia House advances bill requiring state ID to access internet pornography

People in West Virginia would need to present some form of state-sponsored identification before accessing internet pornography under a bill that advanced Monday in the Republican-dominated state House of Delegates. Sponsors say the bill, similar to one passed in Virginia last year, is meant to prevent children from accessing harmful explicit material. The proposal passed … Read more