National Security and Foreign Affairs
The Trump administration is continuing to make reckless threats against Iran. On Wednesday, in response to recent missile tests, National Security Advisor General Michael Flynn announced the White House was "officially putting Iran on notice," and refused to say whether military force is under consideration.
Democrats are demanding briefings on a U.S. raid on al Qaeda that left one Navy SEAL dead, along with an unspecified number of civilians.
Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) wrote to House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry asking for an "urgent briefing." Separately, Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) said in a statement that he requested a briefing from the Pentagon.
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Washington – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) issued the following statement after a report that President Trump, without proper intelligence, approved a counterterrorism operation against Al-Qaeda Arabian Peninsula in Yemen over the weekend. Navy Seal William "Ryan" Owens was killed in the raid.
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Washington – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) issued the following statement regarding President Trump's*** executive order making it more difficult for refugees to enter the United States based on their religion or religious heritage:
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WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) issued the following statement regarding President Trump's actions on national security policy during his first week in office.
A House bill was introduced Tuesday that could accelerate the federal government's involvement in regulating automobile cybersecurity.
As President Donald Trump assumes control of the U.S. nuclear arsenal, Democratic lawmakers have introduced a bill in both chambers that would entrust Congress with the power to launch a nuclear first strike. Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey and Califonria Rep. Ted Lieu sponsored legislation on Tuesday that would limit Trump's command over the arsenal, citing the president's ignorance in nuclear weapons, and his flippant attitude towards using them, as causes for concern.
President Trump has said that as many as 1.5 million people came to his inauguration, that as many as 5 million people voted illegally — all for his opponent, apparently — and that "many people" saw bombs in the home of San Bernardino terrorists Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik but
Two Democratic lawmakers introduced legislation Tuesday that would prevent President Trump from launching a nuclear weapon without a obtaining a congressional declaration of war.
A new bill introduced in the House of Representatives Tuesday would force the federal government to perform a long-term study of the security and privacy controls of the software running in vehicles, including their navigation, entertainment and other systems.