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Defense officials defend Biden administration decision to keep Space Command in Colorado

Defense officials defend Biden administration decision to keep Space Command in Colorado

by Pavan Acharya | Sep 28, 2023 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON — House Armed Services Committee members grilled Department of Defense officials in a Thursday morning hearing on President Joe Biden’s decision to keep the U.S. Space Command headquarters in Colorado, a move that some Republicans criticized as an act of...
The Duality of Invasions: Iraq and Ukraine

The Duality of Invasions: Iraq and Ukraine

by Muhammad Wasay Mir and Anson Zhang | May 17, 2023 | National Security, Topics

Nervous laughter filled the room after a moment of awkward silence and a visibly embarrassed former U.S. President having just made one of the biggest gaffes of his post-political career. On May 18, 2022, George W. Bush stood at a podium in his presidential center in...
Transgender service members say whiplash in policy has taken a toll on their financial stability, mental wellness

Transgender service members say whiplash in policy has taken a toll on their financial stability, mental wellness

by Jacob Wendler | Mar 22, 2023 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON — Kora Delta was one of thousands of U.S. troops who helped evacuate more than 100,000 people from Afghanistan in the summer of 2021. The mission came as she was awaiting gender-affirming care, a few months after the Biden administration announced that...
Border security officers ask House Homeland Security Committee for supportive legislation

Border security officers ask House Homeland Security Committee for supportive legislation

by Lucia Barnum | Mar 15, 2023 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON — At the first field hearing of the new session, expert witnesses called on the GOP-led House Homeland Security Committee to pass legislation to support agencies working on immigration and border security. Raul Ortiz, the chief of U.S. border patrol for the...
Select committee on China aims to reverse decades-long economic trends, strengthen U.S. security

Select committee on China aims to reverse decades-long economic trends, strengthen U.S. security

by Logan Schiciano | Mar 1, 2023 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON — The House Select Committee on China convened for the first time on Tuesday night and its members vowed to work together to improve the United States’ standing in economic competition with China. “We must practice bipartisanship and avoid anti-Chinese...
House Republicans express concern over U.S. technology deliveries to China

House Republicans express concern over U.S. technology deliveries to China

by Anson Zhang | Mar 1, 2023 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON–House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) called out the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) on Tuesday for granting licenses that allow critical American technology to be sold to U.S. adversaries.. This comes after the recent...
Secretary of State Blinken “hopeful” China won’t provide Russia lethal military support

Secretary of State Blinken “hopeful” China won’t provide Russia lethal military support

by Lucia Barnum | Feb 24, 2023 | National Security

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Anthony Blinken expressed confidence when asked if the U.S. would be able to successfully deter China from increasing their involvement in the Russian-Ukraine conflict.  “I certainly hope so and ultimately believe so,” Bliken said in...
Defense Advisory Committee on the Investigation, Prosecution and Defense of Sexual Assault in the Armed Forces discusses fifth annual report

Defense Advisory Committee on the Investigation, Prosecution and Defense of Sexual Assault in the Armed Forces discusses fifth annual report

by Avani Kalra | Feb 23, 2023 | Featured, National Security

ARLINGTON, Va., –– The Defense Advisory Committee on the Investigation, Prosecution and Defense of Sexual Assault in the Armed Forces met this week to discuss and review their fifth annual report, due to the Secretary of Defense and to the Committees on Armed Services...
Blinken calls Ukraine resistance a ‘victory’ and outlines next steps ahead of one-year anniversary of Russian invasion

Blinken calls Ukraine resistance a ‘victory’ and outlines next steps ahead of one-year anniversary of Russian invasion

by Logan Schiciano | Feb 23, 2023 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON – In a small room on the margins of a summit for world leaders in fall 2021, Secretary of State Antony Blinken took aside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and informed him of U.S. intelligence that Russia was planning to invade Ukraine. “He took it...
Putin defends war with Ukraine, suspends nuclear treaty with the U.S.

Putin defends war with Ukraine, suspends nuclear treaty with the U.S.

by Anson Zhang | Feb 22, 2023 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON —Russian President Vladimir Putin surprised the West by announcing that Russia will suspend its nuclear treaty with the United States when he delivered his state of the nation speech on Tuesday. The Russian leader also expressed frustration with the West’s...
Senate Republicans call for Biden to address the nation following downed flying objects

Senate Republicans call for Biden to address the nation following downed flying objects

by Jacob Wendler | Feb 14, 2023 | Featured, National Security, Topics

WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans urged President Joe Biden Tuesday to address the nation about a recent surge of flying objects shot down by the U.S. military. The military downed three flying objects over Alaska, Canada and Michigan this weekend using missiles...
Congress ramps up sharp focus on China after balloon incident raises surveillance concerns

Congress ramps up sharp focus on China after balloon incident raises surveillance concerns

by Emiliana Betancourt and Jacob Wendler | Feb 9, 2023 | Featured, National Security, Topics

WASHINGTON – Lawmakers on Capitol Hill raised new warnings about China’s threats to the U.S. and condemned its brazen attempts at spying after the U.S. Air Force shot down a Chinese surveillance balloon, prompting new worries about the relationship between the two...
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