National Security and Foreign Affairs
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) and Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) urged President Trump to raise the principle of maintaining a “human-in-the-loop” in nuclear launch decisions during his meeting with General Secretary Xi Jinping next week. The United States already has the policy of ensuring humans are the decision-makers in the employment of nuclear weapons thanks to a provision authored by Rep. Lieu and Sen. Markey in the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act.
The Pentagon’s spokesman is facing backlash for falsely claiming that it is a “crime” for journalists to publish classified information following a report that some military leaders were critical of extending President Donald Trump’s war in Iran.
A classified Pentagon assessment reviewed by The Washington Post reportedly advised Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that prolonging the conflict in Iran was weakening the U.S. elsewhere, including on home soil.
Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., one of the authors of the “AI Kill Switch Act,” said Thursday that the ongoing hacks by rogue artificial intelligence agents are adding urgency to getting the bill passed.
Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) on Wednesday erupted at United Nations Ambassador Mike Waltz over the deaths of U.S. service members in Iran, urging that he “should resign.”
Eighteen members of the US Congress have moved to block any attempt to readmit Turkey to the F-35 fighter jet program, citing the legal restrictions that remain in force following Ankara’s purchase of the Russian S-400 air defence system.
WASHINGTON D.C. — Thursday, June 18, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D – Los Angeles County) and Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D – NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, introduced a resolution reaffirming the United States’ commitment to the protection of refugees and displaced persons. The World Refugee Day Resolution was cosponsored by 27 Senators and 34 Members of Congress.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement after the House passed a provision he authored to enhance subnational diplomacy.
WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County), an Air Force veteran, along with fellow members of the House Democratic Veterans Caucus issued the following statement.