Author: Mike Brest
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Kirby: Gaza aid airdrops part of ‘sustained effort’ to boost humanitarian assistance
President Joe Biden approved plans for multiple airdrops of aid into Gaza on Friday, following weeks, if not months, of comments from U.S. officials about the need for more humanitarian aid. The first U.S. airdrop will happen in the “coming days,” according to National Security Council spokesman John Kirby, who noted, “It will be part…
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U.S., Iran ‘not close’ to reentering nuclear agreement
WASHINGTON • Reentering the Iranian nuclear agreement is “not (the Biden administration’s) focus right now,” State Department spokesman Ned Price revealed Wednesday. President Joe Biden’s administration has remained steadfast in its commitment to reenter the 2015 nuclear agreement that former President Donald Trump withdrew from in 2018, though Price’s comments are the latest to demonstrate…
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Fifty lawmakers, mostly Democrats, ‘deeply concerned’ about Iran nuclear deal
WASHINGTON • A group of 50 members of the House, made up of mostly Democrats, expressed their concern to President Joe Biden about reports regarding a possible new nuclear agreement with Iran. The 34 Democrats and 16 Republicans wrote a letter explaining their concerns to the president Thursday. “We are deeply concerned about multiple provisions…
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U.S. intel: Russia and China look to militarize and dominate space
WaSHINGTON • China and Russia’s threats in space to the United States have significantly increased in recent years, according to a new report from the Defense Intelligence Agency. The report, titled Challenges to Security in Space — 2022, which was released Tuesday, details China and Russia’s efforts to militarize space in an attempt to “exploit…
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Navy recovers downed F-35 in South China Sea
WASHINGTON • The Navy has successfully recovered the F-35 Lightning II aircraft that crashed aboard the USS Carl Vinson in the South China Sea. The 7th Fleet’s Task Force 75 and Naval Sea Systems Command recovered the aircraft from a depth of approximately 12,400 feet on Wednesday, the Navy announced a day later. The crash…
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Pentagon delays ballistic missile test over Russia tensions
WASHINGTON • Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has decided to postpone a ballistic missile test scheduled for this week to avoid escalating tensions with Russia. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby made the announcement Wednesday, days after Russian President Vladimir Putin upgraded the nuclear posture within his country and threatened any intervening country would face “such consequences that…
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Appeals court sides with Navy SEALs suing over Pentagon’s vaccine mandate
WASHINGTON • The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit denied a request from the Navy that would have forced a group of service members to get the coronavirus vaccine. A three-judge panel rejected the Navy’s request to stay the injunction Monday. The case revolves around roughly three dozen Navy SEALs, all of whom…
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Veterans write to Gen. Milley to protest ‘woke’ political agenda
WASHINGTON • A group of veterans upset with what they argue is the “indoctrination of our soldiers, sailors, Marines, airmen, and guardians,” reached out to Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs, in hopes that he will remedy the situation. Stand Together Against Racism and Radicalism in the Services, a group that says…
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Biden deploying 3,000 troops to fortify Europe amid Russia-Ukraine standoff
President Joe Biden has decided to deploy thousands of troops to and within Europe amid the Russia-Ukraine standoff. Biden’s decision, which the Pentagon announced on Tuesday, comes as the United States continues to attempt to thwart off a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine as the former has amassed a military buildup of more than 100,000…
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Poll: Majority believe China is US’s biggest threat, while confidence in military has plummeted
A majority now believe China poses the biggest threat to the United States, while confidence in the U.S. military has simultaneously dropped. Less than half of the roughly 2,500 people who participated in the fourth annual Ronald Reagan Foundation and Institute survey, which was released on Wednesday, said they have “a great deal” of confidence…