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Undergraduate student Moe Lewis, left, shows her watercolor painting of peony leaves at a traditional Chinese painting class at the Confucius Institute at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., on May 2, 2018. U.S. lawmakers are pushing for tighter regulation or even closure of the more than 100 Chinese Confucius Institutes set up on campuses across America. But for university students, they offer a chance to learn about Chinese language and art. (AP Photo/Matthew Pennington)

Confucius Institutes still active in K-12 education

In October, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had sharp words for “any country trying to steal our hard-earned inventions or turn our young people against their own country.”

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D.C. Council members Janeese Lewis George speaks to the crowd after winning D.C. Mayor Democratic primary election during the Election Night Party at the Howard Theatre Tuesday, June 16, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

D.C. needs a Republican opposition

D.C. is sitting on a ticking time bomb. The Council is considering new taxes, and the Democratic nominee for mayor, Janeese Lewis George, is a longtime member of the Democratic Socialists of America. Not one of the Council's 13 seats is held by a Republican.