Category: Department of Defense

Video: Live Q&A: National Guards in DC Screened for Political Views; Melania Calls for Peace

As the nation prepares for the Jan 20 inauguration, the FBI and Department of Defense are vetting members of the National Guard stationed in Washington for their political views. And as Melania Trump released a video on Jan 18 to call for peace and unity through difficult times. In this live Q&A with Crossroads host…


Pentagon Names 9 New Chinese Companies With Ties to Chinese Military

The U.S. Department of Defense on Jan. 14 added nine Chinese companies to a growing list of companies with ties to the Chinese military. Among the nine companies were cellphone maker Xiaomi, semiconductor equipment maker Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment (AMEC), chip designer GOWIN Semiconductor, state-owned China National Aviation Holding, and aircraft manufacturer Commercial Aircraft Corporation of…


Trump’s Budget Director Denies Biden Team’s Claims of Obstructing Transition

President Donald Trump’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) director, Russell Vought, on Dec. 31 defended his agency’s handling of requests from the transition team of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, denying claims that the Trump administration is obstructing the transition process. In a letter addressed to the head of Biden’s transition team, Ted Kaufman, Vought said he wanted…