Defying Beijing’s repeated threats, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen and US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy presented a carefully choreographed united front in California on Wednesday against an increasingly powerful and aggressive China.

Taiwan’s military is ramping up preparations for a possible future war with China by planning an unprecedented military drill that will take place at a civilian airport in July this year, the island’s official Central News Agency (CNA) declared in a statement.

It’s probably no coincidence that former Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou landed in Shanghai just a day before his successor, Tsai Ing-wen, took off for a two-night visit to New York on Tuesday.

Taiwanese internet users appear more interested in Taiwan's NT$6,000 tax rebate and saga of an escaped baboon, than former President Ma Ying-jeou's (馬英九) trip to China, based on Google Trends.

When President Joe Biden delivered his State of the Union address to Congress in February, he drew a clear distinction on entitlement spending – his administration had pledged to protect Social Security and Medicare, while congressional Republicans were trying to cut them.

Democrats are gearing up for another hard-fought Senate race in Nevada next cycle after the state narrowly decided who would control the upper chamber in the midterms.

Democrats are gearing up for another hard-fought Senate race in Nevada next cycle after the state narrowly decided who would control the upper chamber in the midterms.

Amid ongoing tensions between China and Taiwan, people here in Taipei may at times strike outsiders as blasé about the threat of Chinese attack.

Outgoing Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has softened his rhetoric over issues related to Taiwan, avoiding further backlash from the self-governed island while trying to thaw frozen cross-strait relations.

Nevada Democrats are grappling with turmoil in their ranks ahead of a critical state party chair election this weekend, sparking fears that the divisions could hinder them as they head into 2024.

Infighting between the moderate and progressive factions of the Nevada State Democratic Party may come to a head Saturday after weeks of public squabbling in the run up to leadership elections that will decide who leads the organization into a pivotal 2024 election cycle.

For years, the board that governs Nevada's universities has made headlines — but not in a good way. They’ve been accused of harassment, favoritism and just making bad decisions, at times based on political and even religious beliefs.