South Korea Assures U.S. on Trade Deal Commitments Amid Tariff Concerns 
Trump Allegedly Sought Airport, Penn Station Renaming in Exchange for Hudson River Tunnel Funding 
U.S. Announces Additional $6 Million in Humanitarian Aid to Cuba Amid Oil Sanctions and Fuel Shortages 
U.S.-India Trade Framework Signals Major Shift in Tariffs, Energy, and Supply Chains 
US Pushes Ukraine-Russia Peace Talks Before Summer Amid Escalating Attacks 
New York Legalizes Medical Aid in Dying for Terminally Ill Patients 
Trump’s Inflation Claims Clash With Voters’ Cost-of-Living Reality 
Trump Allows Commercial Fishing in Protected New England Waters 
U.S. to Begin Paying UN Dues as Financial Crisis Spurs Push for Reforms 
Pentagon Ends Military Education Programs With Harvard University 
India–U.S. Interim Trade Pact Cuts Auto Tariffs but Leaves Tesla Out 
U.S. Lawmakers to Review Unredacted Jeffrey Epstein DOJ Files Starting Monday 
Jack Lang Resigns as Head of Arab World Institute Amid Epstein Controversy 
Trump Signs Executive Order Threatening 25% Tariffs on Countries Trading With Iran 
Nighttime Shelling Causes Serious Damage in Russia’s Belgorod Region Near Ukraine Border 
Trump Lifts 25% Tariff on Indian Goods in Strategic U.S.–India Trade and Energy Deal 
Trump Backs Nexstar–Tegna Merger Amid Shifting U.S. Media Landscape 
This week, US Vice President Kamala Harris announced some measures the Biden administration is taking when it comes to activities in space. Harris announced the first-ever ban on anti-satellite missiles.
During her remarks at the Vandenberg Space Force base in California, Harris announced that the Biden administration would impose a ban on anti-satellite missiles, becoming the first country to self-impose such a restriction. Harris said she also hopes other countries will follow their lead to ban such types of missiles as well.
China, India, Russia, and the US have all carried out anti-satellite missile tests, which have produced dangerous space debris. Harris cited the administration’s goal of making it “an international norm for responsible behavior in space.”
“These weapons are intended to deny the United States our ability to use our space capabilities by destructing, destroying these satellites, satellites which are critical to our national security,” said the vice president. “These tests, to be sure, are reckless, and they are irresponsible. These tests also put in danger so much of what we do in space.”
“Simply put, these tests are dangerous, and we will not conduct them,” said Harris.
The US has identified over 1,600 pieces of debris that Russia created when it destroyed a satellite with a missile back in November 2021. The US also identified over 2,800 pieces of space debris that China created when it carried out a test back in 2007. Russia’s anti-satellite missile test produced a field of debris that threatened the International Space Station.
In other related news, a recent Democratic National Committee fundraiser that Harris headlined in Los Angeles brought in $1 million. The fundraiser took place at the home of Matt and Dana Walden. Around 30 people were in attendance. Among them were J.J. Abrams, Reggie Hudlin, and Ryan Murphy.
During the event, Harris said she is approaching the upcoming midterms – which will determine whether the Democrats keep both majorities in the House and Senate or lose their majority to the Republicans – with a “great sense of optimism.” Harris urged Democrats to emphasize the reasons why people must vote in November, citing the achievements of the administration, such as COVID-19 vaccine distribution and the child tax credit, among others.
