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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 &...
DHS Secretary Mayorkas grilled on ‘broken’ immigration system

DHS Secretary Mayorkas grilled on ‘broken’ immigration system

by Ali McCadden | Nov 16, 2021 | Immigration

WASHINGTON — Republican senators grilled Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas during a Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday, criticizing the department’s handling of migrants at the southern border as well as its handling of Afghan evacuees. Iowa Sen....
They marched 250 miles. Now they want Congress to hear them out.

They marched 250 miles. Now they want Congress to hear them out.

by Stavros Agorakis | Mar 1, 2018 | Featured, Immigration

WASHINGTON — When Li was seven years old, he left Mexico to reunite with his family in New Jersey. Seventeen years later, holding a temporary visa through the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, he walked for two weeks to send a message to Congress — pass...

Budget battle: Defense spending plan under fire amid Crimea intervention

by Cat Zakrzewski | Mar 18, 2014 | National Security

WASHINGTON — After President Barack Obama’s 2015 defense spending plan was unveiled, hawkish Republicans were quick to criticize the president for drawing back military funding as Russia intervened in Ukraine’s Crimea peninsula. “We are deeply concerned that the...
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