https://editorials.voa.gov/z/4091 Policy Focus https://editorials.voa.gov/Content/responsive/VOA/en-US-POLICY/img/logo.png https://editorials.voa.gov/z/4091 en 2026 - VOA 60 Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:44:00 -0400 Pangea CMS – VOA “The President... made it abundantly clear that taking U.S. citizens – or any citizens - wrongfully is not appropriate and it will be answered in the toughest way possible.” https://editorials.voa.gov/a/a-new-era-for-americans-taken-hostage/8010098.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/a-new-era-for-americans-taken-hostage/8010098.html Thu, 13 Mar 2025 19:48:50 -0400 VideoPolicy Focus “We’ll take this offer now to the Russians, and we hope that they’ll say yes, that they’ll say yes to peace,” said Secretary Rubio. https://editorials.voa.gov/a/ukraine-takes-a-positive-step-toward-peace/8009348.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/ukraine-takes-a-positive-step-toward-peace/8009348.html Thu, 13 Mar 2025 09:32:14 -0400 VideoPolicy Focus “All elements of the Assad regime’s chemical weapons program must now be secured, declared, and safely destroyed under international verification,” said Ambassador Shea. https://editorials.voa.gov/a/an-historic-opportunity-to-secure-and-destroy-syria-s-chemical-weapons/8007224.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/an-historic-opportunity-to-secure-and-destroy-syria-s-chemical-weapons/8007224.html Tue, 11 Mar 2025 16:12:48 -0400 VideoPolicy Focus “Over 21 million people have come across the border illegally,” said DNI Director Tulsi Gabbard. “From Central Asia, there were over 4,000 people who came across our borders using an ISIS-affiliated network.” https://editorials.voa.gov/a/an-all-of-government-effort-to-secure-the-border/8005461.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/an-all-of-government-effort-to-secure-the-border/8005461.html Mon, 10 Mar 2025 13:01:52 -0400 VideoPolicy Focus Several initiatives will shore up U.S. national defense at home and abroad. https://editorials.voa.gov/a/trump-moves-to-improve-national-security-at-home-and-abroad/8003373.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/trump-moves-to-improve-national-security-at-home-and-abroad/8003373.html Fri, 07 Mar 2025 20:11:21 -0500 VideoPolicy Focus “Millions of Ukrainians and Russians have been needlessly killed or wounded in this horrific and brutal conflict with no end in sight,” said President Trump. https://editorials.voa.gov/a/time-to-end-savage-war-in-ukraine/8001691.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/time-to-end-savage-war-in-ukraine/8001691.html Thu, 06 Mar 2025 17:33:07 -0500 VideoPolicy Focus “The United States continues to call on Sudan’s warring parties to cease hostilities, allow unhindered humanitarian access, and protect civilians,” said Ambassador Kelley. https://editorials.voa.gov/a/alarming-events-in-darfur/8001634.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/alarming-events-in-darfur/8001634.html Thu, 06 Mar 2025 16:25:18 -0500 VideoPolicy Focus "We're not going to abandon our engagement as a Pacific power," said Secretary Rubio, "we're not going to live in a world where the Chinese dominate things that are critical to our economy and be held hostage by them." https://editorials.voa.gov/a/rubio-on-u-s--china-relations/7997168.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/rubio-on-u-s--china-relations/7997168.html Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:37:15 -0500 VideoPolicy Focus “We are working alongside federal, state, local, tribal, and international partners to protect the American people and ensure our national security remains strong,” said Rear Admiral Adam Chamie. https://editorials.voa.gov/a/making-america-s-borders-impermeable-to-drugs/7997169.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/making-america-s-borders-impermeable-to-drugs/7997169.html Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:30:34 -0500 VideoPolicy Focus “Any plan for reconstruction in Gaza must ensure Hamas is fully removed from power and held accountable for its October 7 terrorist massacre,” said Ambassador Shea. https://editorials.voa.gov/a/hamas-and-iran-destructive-to-mideast-peace/7992575.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/hamas-and-iran-destructive-to-mideast-peace/7992575.html Fri, 28 Feb 2025 11:22:55 -0500 VideoPolicy Focus “We commend MINUSCA’s recent work with the National Election Authority to support voter registration and prepare for local elections” in the Central African Republic, said Ambassador Shea. https://editorials.voa.gov/a/upcoming-elections-could-make-big-difference-in-central-african-republic/7990501.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/upcoming-elections-could-make-big-difference-in-central-african-republic/7990501.html Thu, 27 Feb 2025 13:48:24 -0500 VideoPolicy Focus “For months, we have consistently watched M23 and Rwanda ignore ceasefires, seize territory under false pretexts, and deny intention of further expansion, only to start the cycle anew,” said Ambassador Shea. https://editorials.voa.gov/a/m23-must-immediately-cease-its-attacks-in-the-drc/7987934.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/m23-must-immediately-cease-its-attacks-in-the-drc/7987934.html Tue, 25 Feb 2025 16:18:56 -0500 VideoPolicy Focus “I believe that dismissing people, dismissing their concerns or worse yet, shutting down media, shutting down elections, or shutting people out of the political process protects nothing,” said Vice President Vance. https://editorials.voa.gov/a/the-greatest-threat-to-european-democracy/7986440.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/the-greatest-threat-to-european-democracy/7986440.html Mon, 24 Feb 2025 15:24:26 -0500 VideoPolicy Focus “They can build a factory here, a plant or whatever it might be here, and that includes the medical, that includes cars, that includes chips and semiconductors,” said President Trump. https://editorials.voa.gov/a/a-plan-for-fair-trade/7982475.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/a-plan-for-fair-trade/7982475.html Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:48:54 -0500 VideoPolicy Focus “In America, our founding fathers rightly recognized this listing freedom of religion first among the liberties enshrined in our great Constitution,” said Vice President Vance. https://editorials.voa.gov/a/protecting-religious-freedom-the-first-right/7980555.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/protecting-religious-freedom-the-first-right/7980555.html Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:30:52 -0500 VideoPolicy Focus “But the United States will no longer tolerate an imbalanced relationship which encourages dependency,” said Secretary Hegseth. “Rather, our relationship will prioritize empowering Europe to own responsibility for its own security.” https://editorials.voa.gov/a/europe-must-take-greater-responsibility-for-its-security/7987979.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/europe-must-take-greater-responsibility-for-its-security/7987979.html Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:10:03 -0500 VideoPolicy Focus “This is not about ending foreign aid. It’s about structuring it in a way that furthers the national interest of the United States,” said Secretary Rubio. https://editorials.voa.gov/a/restructuring-u-s-foreign-aid/7974202.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/restructuring-u-s-foreign-aid/7974202.html Thu, 13 Feb 2025 16:06:55 -0500 VideoPolicy Focus “From the earliest days of our republic, faith in God has always been the ultimate source of the strength that beats in the hearts of our nation,” said President Trump. https://editorials.voa.gov/a/bringing-religion-back-into-american-life/7986480.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/bringing-religion-back-into-american-life/7986480.html Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:54:10 -0500 VideoPolicy Focus "The Rapid Support Forces, RSF, and allied militias have systematically murdered men and boys," said Ambassador Shea. "The other belligerent, the Sudanese Armed Forces or SAF, has also committed war crimes in Sudan." https://editorials.voa.gov/a/no-good-guys-in-sudan-conflict/7969864.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/no-good-guys-in-sudan-conflict/7969864.html Mon, 10 Feb 2025 15:52:45 -0500 VideoPolicy Focus “We will once again enforce the most aggressive possible sanctions, drive Iranian oil exports to zero and diminish the regime’s capacity to fund terror throughout and throughout the world,” said President Trump. https://editorials.voa.gov/a/president-trump-restores-maximum-pressure-campaign-against-iran/7966689.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/president-trump-restores-maximum-pressure-campaign-against-iran/7966689.html Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:31:10 -0500 VideoPolicy Focus