Tag: National Security

Wray Repeatedly Denies FBI Censorship of Conservatives, as Republicans Point to Suppressed Posts

July 12, 2023
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Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray had barely completed his opening statement to the House Judiciary Committee’s FBI oversight hearing when Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) began a rapid-fire barrage of pointed questions that culminated in a clash of utterly opposed perspectives. “On July 4th, we had this explosive, explosive 155-page opinion from a federal…

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Lawmakers Launch Bill to Prevent More ‘Accounting Errors’ at Pentagon After $6.2 Billion Flub

July 12, 2023
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Sens. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) and Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) have introduced legislation to prevent further accounting errors at the Department of Defense (DOD) after a “valuation error” came to light recently at the Pentagon amounting to over $6 billion. The draft bill (pdf) aims to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require the Pentagon…

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US Condemns North Korea’s Missile Test, Urges Diplomatic Engagement

July 12, 2023
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The National Security Council (NSC) released a statement condemning North Korea’s missile testing, saying the Biden administration is “assessing” the situation, along with United States allies. “The United States strongly condemns the DPRK for its test of a long-range ballistic missile,” NSC spokesperson Adam Hodge said in a statement released by the White House on July…

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Ukraine Leaves NATO Summit With Security Assurances, but No Clear Path to Membership

July 12, 2023
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A day after he called NATO leaders “absurd” for failing to clarify a timeline for Ukraine’s long-deliberated entry into the 32-nation alliance, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was far more upbeat on July 12 as NATO’s two-day summit in Lithuania neared its conclusion. He may not have secured the big win—advancing Ukraine’s stalled 2008 request to…

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Ukraine Leaves NATO With Security Assurances, but No Clear Path to Membership

July 12, 2023
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A day after he called NATO leaders “absurd” for failing to clarify a timeline for Ukraine’s long-deliberated entry into the 32-nation alliance, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was far more upbeat on July 12 as NATO’s two-day summit in Lithuania neared its conclusion. He may not have secured the big win—advancing Ukraine’s stalled 2008 request to…

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House Lawmakers Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Compel Retroactive FARA Registration

July 12, 2023
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A bipartisan group of House lawmakers on July 11 unveiled a bill that would compel individuals who have worked for foreign governments, particularly the Chinese communist regime, to retroactively register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA). Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.), who chairs the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), along with…

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LIVE 2 PM ET: Border Security Subcommittee Holds Hearing on ‘Fighting the Flow of Fentanyl From the Southwest Border’

July 12, 2023
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The House Homeland Security Committee Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee holds a hearing on “Protecting the U.S. Homeland: Fighting the Flow of Fentanyl from the Southwest Border” at 2 p.m. ET on July 12. …

LIVE NOW: Border Security Subcommittee Holds Hearing on ‘Fighting the Flow of Fentanyl From the Southwest Border’

July 12, 2023
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The House Homeland Security Committee Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee holds a hearing on “Protecting the U.S. Homeland: Fighting the Flow of Fentanyl from the Southwest Border” at 2 p.m. ET on July 12. …

Border Security Subcommittee Holds Hearing on ‘Fighting the Flow of Fentanyl From the Southwest Border’

July 12, 2023
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The House Homeland Security Committee Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee holds a hearing on “Protecting the U.S. Homeland: Fighting the Flow of Fentanyl from the Southwest Border” at 2 p.m. ET on July 12. …

Evidence Show UFO Tech ‘100 Percent’ Not From Earth, but That’s Not a Threat: Rep. Tim Burchett

July 12, 2023
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Extraterrestrial beings might not be a threat. Otherwise, they could have already used their superior technologies to “turn us into a charcoal briquette,” said Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) after claiming to have seen classified UFO footage. Mr. Burchett, who will lead an anticipated House Oversight Committee hearing on UFOs—now commonly referred to as unidentified anomalous…

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