Senate passes child online safety bill, sending it to House
Senate passes child online safety bill, sending it to House
NYTimes —The Senate on Tuesday passed bipartisan legislation to impose sweeping safety and privacy requirements for children and teens on social media and other technology platforms, voting overwhelmingly to send the measure to the House, where its fate was uncertain. Passage of the measure, which has been the subject of a dogged advocacy campaign by parents who say their children lost their lives because of something they found or saw on social media, marked a rare bipartisan achievement at a time of deep polarization in Congress. The vote was 91-3 to approve the measure, sending it to the House, which is in recess until September.
US pledges $500M in new military aid to Philippines, as China asserts sea claims
NYTimes — The Biden administration announced Tuesday an additional $500 million of military aid to the Philippines, bolstering the defense alliance between the two nations while the Philippine military is grappling with aggressive actions by Chinese ships in the South China Sea. The U.S. and Philippine governments have deepened their military alliance since Ferdinand Marcos Jr. became president of the Philippines two years ago. Marcos hosted a meeting Tuesday of the top diplomatic and military officials from both nations in Manila. Biden has made alliance-building a hallmark of his foreign policy, especially in Europe and Asia, where the goal is countering or deterring military action by two nuclear-armed superpowers that are partners with each other — Russia and China.
Ukraine conscripting thousands more
NYTimes — Ukraine’s campaign to replenish war-weary troops is ramping up and should help fill personnel gaps on the front line in the coming weeks, according to Ukrainian officials, soldiers and military analysts. The mobilization push has so far not significantly bolstered Ukraine’s forces on the battlefield, those people say. Many conscripts are still completing the weekslong training process and have yet to reach the front. And some recruits who have arrived are not physically fit for combat, members of Ukrainian units have noted. But several brigades deployed on the battlefield have said they hoped the influx of soldiers would help Ukraine to stabilize the front line this summer.