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Biden re-emphasizes U.S. support for Ukraine in second State of the Union

Biden re-emphasizes U.S. support for Ukraine in second State of the Union

by Jacob Wendler | Feb 7, 2023 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON –– President Joe Biden underscored America’s steadfast support for Ukraine during his second State of the Union address Tuesday night, noting the administration’s actions to date and committing to standing by its ally. Just weeks before the one-year...
Biden’s comments on growing tensions with China were vaguer than expected

Biden’s comments on growing tensions with China were vaguer than expected

by Emiliana Betancourt | Feb 7, 2023 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON — U.S. relations with China have grown tense lately, especially after the U.S. shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon. A balloon that “was purposely launched as a calculated show of force,” Rep. Mark Rogers declared Tuesday at an Armed Services Committee...
House committee warns of China’s threat to US defense after surveillance balloon

House committee warns of China’s threat to US defense after surveillance balloon

by Jacob Wendler | Feb 7, 2023 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON – The House Committee on Armed Services raised new worries about China’s threats to U.S. national defense and prospects for possible confrontation over Taiwan in the wake of the public’s attention over a suspected Chinese spy balloon that traversed the...
Border patrol agents testify in front of House Oversight Committee as immigration debate intensifies

Border patrol agents testify in front of House Oversight Committee as immigration debate intensifies

by Saul Pink | Feb 7, 2023 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON – Republicans on the House Oversight Committee sparred with Democrats over the Biden administration’s policies regarding the southern U.S. border Tuesday, which GOP lawmakers say has created a “crisis.” The hearing – part of the House GOP’s promise to...
Biden administration rolls out more sanctions against Russia as Senate panel examines ways to aid Ukraine

Biden administration rolls out more sanctions against Russia as Senate panel examines ways to aid Ukraine

by Emiliana Betancourt | Jan 26, 2023 | Featured, National Security, Topics

WASHINGTON –  The State Department strategically announced Thursday it was imposing sanctions on more than 40 groups linked to Russia’s mercenary outfit Wagner Group as senators demanded action in a separate meeting.  Victoria Nuland, undersecretary of state for...
US to send 31 M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine

US to send 31 M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine

by Jacob Wendler | Jan 25, 2023 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that the U.S. will send 31 of its powerful M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine, capping months of anticipation over whether the West would provide Ukraine with some of its strongest military equipment. “These tanks are...
US Secret Service report finds that mass attackers often have had run-ins with law enforcement

US Secret Service report finds that mass attackers often have had run-ins with law enforcement

by Shannon Tyler | Jan 25, 2023 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON — As Americans reel from the spate of mass killings in recent weeks, the United States Secret Service released a report on Wednesday that aims to shed light on what it calls mass attacks in public spaces. The agency’s National Threat Assessment Center...
New Biden administration program encourages groups of Americans to join up to sponsor refugees

New Biden administration program encourages groups of Americans to join up to sponsor refugees

by Jacob Wendler | Jan 19, 2023 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON — The Department of State announced a new program Thursday that will allow groups of American citizens to sponsor refugees looking to resettle in the United States. The program will significantly restructure the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program, which in the...
British foreign secretary celebrates US partnership, emphasizes support for Ukraine

British foreign secretary celebrates US partnership, emphasizes support for Ukraine

by Jacob Wendler | Jan 17, 2023 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON — U.K. Foreign Secretary James Cleverly and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken reaffirmed their support for Ukraine in bilateral talks Tuesday. In a joint press conference Tuesday afternoon, Blinken and Cleverly told reporters they discussed Russia’s...
Despite growing public desire, lawmakers reticent to commit U.S. forces to defense of Ukraine

Despite growing public desire, lawmakers reticent to commit U.S. forces to defense of Ukraine

by Zachary Kessel | Mar 30, 2022 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON – “One cannot wage war,” Gen. Douglas MacArthur once said, “without the support of public opinion.” What happens, though, when the public seems readier for war than the U.S. government?  Recent polling data presents just that question. Cygnal Polling &...
Lawmakers, advocates prepare to move forward with toxic exposure legislation

Lawmakers, advocates prepare to move forward with toxic exposure legislation

by Charlotte Varnes | Mar 28, 2022 | Featured, Living, National Security

WASHINGTON –– When Jen Burch first returned from a tour in Afghanistan nearly a decade ago, she was seriously sick. Her temperature was so high that it was flagged going through the airport en route to Okinawa, her home base at the time. When she arrived, she took a...
VIDEO: Adjusting to life in the U.S., eight months after fleeing the Taliban

VIDEO: Adjusting to life in the U.S., eight months after fleeing the Taliban

by Jenny Huh | Mar 23, 2022 | Featured, Immigration, National Security

WASHINGTON – On August 25, 2021, Aryan Fardeen, along with his wife, mother, and three siblings, boarded a plane in Kabul in an urgent attempt to escape the Taliban. Over the span of three months, they traveled to Kuwait, Germany and Philadelphia, before settling in...
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