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Joseph Clark

Joseph Clark

jclark@washingtontimes.com

Joseph Clark covered Congress and national security for The Washington Times.

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Senior editor of "Stand News" Ronson Chan, center, is arrested by police officers in Hong Kong, Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021. Hong Kong police said they arrested several of its staff, including Chan, who is also head of the Hong Kong Journalists Association, early Wednesday morning for conspiracy to publish a seditious publication. (AP Photo)

Hong Kong pro-democracy news site shutters after police raid

Hong Kong's pro-democracy news site Stand News ceased operations Wednesday after hundreds of police raided its headquarters and arrested senior staff and board members over an alleged conspiracy to publish a 'seditious publication,' as Chinese authorities continue to crack down on independent press in the city.

December 28, 2021
President Joe Biden steps off Marine One at Gordons Pond in Rehoboth Beach, Del., Monday, Dec. 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Biden signs annual defense policy bill into law

President Biden on Monday signed into law the annual defense-policy bill, capping months of partisan back-and-forth over a litany of hot-button issues as the legislation made its way through Congress.

December 27, 2021