FULLERTON – The city gave its support Tuesday night to a House of Representatives resolution that asks Japan to acknowledge and apologize for forcing Korean women into sexual slavery during World War II. A bill co-authored by 39th District Rep. Ed Royce and passed unanimously in 2007, recognizes the plight of so-called “comfort women,” sex slaves used by the Japanese army in World War II. Acting on a recommendation of the Korean American Forum of California, a nonprofit dedicated to raising awar... Read more

New Rotary International President Gary Huang promises to “light up” the worldwide service club. Only a month into his term, Huang lit up the banquet room of the Diamond Bar Golf Course on Friday. The Rotary Club of Walnut Valley hosted the reception for the new president from Taiwan. Huang noted he was the first Chinese president in the Rotary’s 109 year history. The service club is one of the oldest and largest organizations in the world, with more than 1.2 million members. Rotary Internationa... Read more

(Reuters) - A U.S. lawmaker will pressure the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday to consider a raft of reforms, after William Ackman's aggressive efforts to take over Allergan Inc raised concerns about loose rules governing disclosure and shareholder voting. Republican Representative Edward Royce of California plans to grill SEC Corporation Finance Director Keith Higgins at a House Financial Services hearing. Among his top concerns is a rule that lets investors such as Ackman de... Read more

They couldn’t be more different: the stiletto who aims for targeted foreign policy legislation and the sledgehammer who pounds away at big domestic investigations. Meet Southern California Reps. Ed Royce and Darrell Issa, among the most powerful people in Congress. Each steers an influential committee in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives – Royce at the helm of Foreign Affairs, Issa in charge of Oversight and Government Reform. “They are oil and water personalities,” said Christo... Read more

Rep. Ed Royce, (R) California, also weighed in with potential solutions to the crisis in Ukraine. Rep. Royce said sanctions against Russia could hit them where they'd be impacted the most – with their economy. Read more

The House Foreign Affairs panel sent its best wishes to the U.S. Olympic team in a bipartisan video on Tuesday. Read more

With the Super Bowl just days away, federal officials are working with airlines, Amtrak, and other transportation providers to help identify and rescue victims of human trafficking who are brought to major sporting events to be exploited for sex or forced labor. Read more

Cody Foute placed her hand over her mouth, trying – and ultimately failing – to hold back tears. They were not, however, tears of sadness or grief – which would have been expected from the 27-year-old Riverside woman who had just explained to 30 people at Rep. Ed Royce’s Brea office how she became a victim of sex trafficking when she was 15 years old. Read more

"I'm concerned that this agreement takes us down that path where sanctions pressure is relieved, but Iran maintains its ability to produce a nuclear weapon," said House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Rep. Ed Royce, R-California. Read more

Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), the Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, told Breitbart News on Monday that Dennis Rodman's basketball game in North Korea on Kim Jong-un's birthday is a "propaganda" win for the regime at a time when the dictator "brutally" solidified his power by executing his uncle. Read more