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How Biden could send Ukraine $4.4B in added weapons without Congress – and why he won't
While the Biden administration for months has claimed they cannot send Ukraine any additional weapons without additional funding – the truth is that the president has the authority send Kyiv...
Ukraine will win the war — if the US helps, former NATO commander says
"If the West chooses to give Ukraine what they need to win, Ukraine will win this war," retired Gen. Phil Breedlove said.
Congress passes $886B defense bill, OKs warrantless spy authority into 2024
Congress passed its annual defense spending bill on Thursday, approving a record $886 billion for the Pentagon and extending intelligence agencies' warrantless foreign surveillance authority into April of next year.
Senate passes record-breaking $886 billion defense policy bill
The Senate authorized a record $886 billion in military spending for 2024 after passing the annual National Defense Authorization Act on Wednesday. The 3,000-page must-pass bill received strong bipartisan support...
Defense bill includes 'anti-woke' bans on spending for military drag shows, critical race theory
This year's edition of the annual defense spending bill includes "anti-woke" measures pushed by House Republicans, including the stripping of funding for military drag show performances.
How TikTok boosts Hamas, Tlaib’s Biden smear and other commentary
Tech watch: How TikTok Boosts Hamas At the Free Press, Rep. Mike Gallagher notes that “51 percent of Americans ages 18–24 believe Hamas was justified in its brutal terrorist attacks.”...
Ukraine and Israel won't win if US support stops: Defense Secretary
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Tuesday he does not believe either nation could win their respective wars without American help.
Congress needs to get help fast to Israel AND Ukraine
Congress absolutely should think for itself on President Joe Biden’s $106 billion supplemental funding request, but funds for war-torn Ukraine and Israel are a must.
US aid to Ukraine may depend on who wins race to replace McCarthy as House speaker
Tuesday's ouster of former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has thrown future US funding for Ukraine into doubt.
Alabama Space Force HQ cancelation gets Republican probe demand: 'Real concerns'
Rep. Mike Rogers demanded Thursday that the Pentagon's inspector general launch an investigation into why the Biden administration reversed a decision to move the US Space Command to Alabama.
Government shutdown 90% likely, could last up to 3 weeks: Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs' chief economist Jan Hatzius said a government shutdown is 90% likely to occur, and he expects it to last two to three weeks.
First American-made Abrams tanks arrive in Ukraine: Zelensky
The first batch of American-made Abrams tanks arrived in Ukraine on Monday months ahead of schedule, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced, thanking Washington for keeping their word to help in the...
Biden approves $325M Ukraine military aid package as Zelensky visits White House
While the package will not include the ATACMS long-range missiles for which Zelensky has pleaded for months, it will contain additional missiles, rockets and ammunition the US has sent Ukraine...
Pentagon's $1.7T F-35 jets have ‘maintenance issues,’ finish missions barely half the time: feds
The Pentagon is poised to spend $1.7 trillion on nearly 2,500 F-35 fighter jets resulting from “costly maintenance issues” it faces in operating and repairing the aircraft.
'My whole house shook!' South Carolina retiree goes viral for account of F-35 crash near home
Wearing a straw hat in the front yard of his rural Williamsburg County home, Randolph White, 72, told a local NBC affiliate that he was "taking a shave" in the...
Blinken to announce new $1B Ukraine aid package during Kyiv trip
Only 20% of the assistance to Ukraine — about $175 million — will go towards military equipment and weapons.
Ukraine's counteroffensive crawls as US 'waffling' on supplying critical weapons: experts
Three months into the campaign, Ukraine has retaken a dozen villages but has not breached Russia's main defenses.
US to send Ukraine another $200M in weapons and equipment using unspent funds granted by Congress
The US is sending Ukraine another $200 million in weapons and equipment as part of President Biden's 44th military aid package for the country since Russia invaded the eastern European...
Trudeau, Canada getting free ride on NATO's back: GOP senator
The Republican senator called Canada “one of the biggest laggards” in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization by failing to cough up 2% of its gross domestic product to fund the...
Biden approves $400K more in Ukraine military aid
The latest approval marks the 43rd time the US has sent weapons from its own stocks to the war-torn country.