Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer told Trump in a letter this week that "to help rein in North Korea's threatening and destabilizing behavior," you need to pressure China economically, per Reuters.
It's the first time Schumer has asked Trump to go after Chinese investment in the U.S., WSJ reports.
Schumer wants Trump to suspend approval of "all mergers and acquisitions in the U.S. by Chinese entities" through his authority via the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), which approves acquisitions of U.S. companies by foreign entities. Congress and the White House are already planning to work with CFIUS, per National Counterintelligence Executive William Evanina.
Israeli police confirmed for the first time today that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is involved in an investigation concerning "bribery, fraud, and breach of trust" with a gag order preventing news agencies from reporting on details surrounding the case, though it did not directly name him as a suspect, per Bloomberg.
The accusations: Netanyahu allegedly offered to cripple a daily newspaper partially funded by American Sheldon Adelson in order to receive positive coverage from another. Additionally, Netanyahu is alleged to have accepted lavish gifts, like cigars and champagne, from wealthy supporters.
Sound familiar? Netanyahu's office issued a statement saying that the allegations are "a witch hunt intended to topple the government."
