Category: Executive Branch

Yellen Set to Visit China This Week in Bid to ‘Deepen Communication’

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is traveling to China this week for talks with senior Chinese officials, the Treasury Department said on Sunday. Yellen will be the second highest-ranking U.S. official to visit China in weeks as the United States attempts to improve ties with China’s ruling communist party. Yellen will travel to Beijing from…


Retiring Pentagon Chief Says the Next War Won’t Resemble Any War Ever Fought Before

The character of warfare—tactics, strategies, weapons—is constantly evolving, steadily developing more lethal technologies, and continuously reacting to the shifting churn of political challenges and geo-strategic threats. Armed forces that can swiftly, effectively incorporate technological advancements into war-fighting tactics will dominate the battlefields of the future, just as they always have, U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff…


Retiring Pentagon Chief Says Next War Won’t Resemble Any War Ever Fought Before

The character of warfare—tactics, strategies, weapons—is constantly evolving, steadily developing more lethal technologies, and continuously reacting to the shifting churn of political challenges and geo-strategic threats. Armed forces that can swiftly, effectively incorporate technological advancements into war-fighting tactics will dominate the battlefields of the future, just as they always have, U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff…


Next War Won’t Resemble Any War Ever Fought Before, Retiring Pentagon Chief Says

The nature of war has stalked mankind since the dawn of civilization and will remain fixed in the human psyche as long as emotions such as fear, hatred, anxiety, and jealousy influence the actions of individuals, organizations, and nations. The character of warfare—tactics, strategies, weapons—is constantly evolving, steadily developing more lethal technologies, and continuously reacting…


Federal Agency Forced to Build Part of Trump’s Border Wall

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Friday it will build 20 more miles of U.S.–Mexico border wall, carrying out some of former President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign vow. “Until and unless Congress cancels these funds, the law requires DHS to use the funds consistent with their appropriated purpose,” the U.S. Customs and Border Protection…


White House Considering Blocking Sunlight to Prevent Greenhouse Warming

The White House is suggesting the “possible deployment” of radical climate change techniques like artificially blocking sunlight as part of its climate change agenda despite expert warnings that such initiatives can have devastating effects on the planet. Solar radiation modification (SRM), also known as solar geoengineering, is aimed at preventing sunlight from accelerating the alleged…


The US Is Considering Providing Cluster Munitions to Ukraine, Says America’s Top Military Officer

WASHINGTON—The United States is considering providing cluster munitions to Ukraine, the top American military officer said Friday. Army Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the U.S. has been thinking about providing the munitions “for a long time.” He noted that Russian troops are using them on the battlefield in Ukraine…


Hunter Biden’s Lawyer Accuses House Republicans of Misinformation Campaign

Hunter Biden’s attorney on Friday accused House Republicans of undermining the law and engaging in a misinformation campaign to harm Hunter Biden and attack his father, President Joe Biden. In a 10-page letter addressed to Rep. Jason Smith (R-Mo.), the chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, Hunter Biden attorney Abbe Lowell also alleged…


State Department Report Blames Both Biden, Trump Admins for Bungling Afghanistan Withdrawal

The Aug. 26, 2021, suicide bombings at Kabul Airport killed more than 180 people, including 13 members of the United States military, and marked an ugly end to America’s 20-year war against terror in Afghanistan. Republicans have clamored for analyses of the blundered withdrawal for nearly two years, although the GOP’s rhetorical chorus has conclusively…


US Needs Plan to Coordinate Research Before Next Pandemic, Officials Say

Public health officials say the United States needs a plan and infrastructure to avoid the fragmented response to a new disease that marked its response to the COVID pandemic. “We don’t have a systemic approach to medical product testing,” said Dr. Janet Woodcock, principal deputy commissioner for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Dr….