Category: National Security

LIVE 2:30 PM ET: House Ways and Means Committee Holds Field Hearing on Agriculture, Critical Supply Chains

The House Ways and Means Committee holds a full committee field hearing on “Trade in America: Agriculture and Critical Supply Chains” at 2:30 p.m. ET on July 10 in Kimball, Minnesota. Don Schiefelbein, past president of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association; Tom Bakk, former member of the Minnesota State Legislature; Carolyn Olson, vice president of the Minnesota…


LIVE 3:30 PM ET: House Ways and Means Committee Holds Field Hearing on Agriculture, Critical Supply Chains

The House Ways and Means Committee holds a full committee field hearing on “Trade in America: Agriculture and Critical Supply Chains” at 3:30 p.m. ET on July 10 in Kimball, Minnesota. Don Schiefelbein, past president of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association; Tom Bakk, former member of the Minnesota State Legislature; Carolyn Olson, vice president of the Minnesota…


LIVE NOW: House Ways and Means Committee Holds Field Hearing on Agriculture, Critical Supply Chains

The House Ways and Means Committee holds a full committee field hearing on “Trade in America: Agriculture and Critical Supply Chains” at 3:30 p.m. ET on July 10 in Kimball, Minnesota. Don Schiefelbein, past president of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association; Tom Bakk, former member of the Minnesota State Legislature; Carolyn Olson, vice president of the Minnesota…


House Ways and Means Committee Holds Field Hearing on Agriculture, Critical Supply Chains

The House Ways and Means Committee holds a full committee field hearing on “Trade in America: Agriculture and Critical Supply Chains” at 3:30 p.m. ET on July 10 in Kimball, Minnesota. Don Schiefelbein, past president of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association; Tom Bakk, former member of the Minnesota State Legislature; Carolyn Olson, vice president of the Minnesota…


Biden Says Ukraine ‘Not Ready’ to Join NATO

President Joe Biden says Ukraine is “not ready” to join NATO despite Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s recent push to join the treaty organization. Ahead of Biden’s trip to a NATO summit in Lithuania, Zelenskyy said during an interview that it is wholly in Biden’s power to advance the eastern European nation’s membership with NATO. Many…


Pentagon Faces Pressure Over $6.2 Billion Accounting ‘Error’ as House Panel Demands Accountability

The Pentagon is facing calls for accountability from House lawmakers over a multibillion-dollar accounting error relating to military aid to Ukraine. “Our committee is alarmed by the Pentagon’s financial management practices, particularly regarding the recent overestimation in the value of weapons sent to Ukraine by $6.2 billion,” the Republican-led House Oversight Committee said in a…


US State Department Says No Reply From Beijing About China Rejoining Global Efforts to Fight Drugs

China has not responded to an invitation to be part of the Global Coalition to Address Synthetic Drug Threats, probably due to its strained diplomatic relations with the United States, officials said. U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said the United States is joining over 80 countries and dozens of international agencies to fight synthetic…


‘Cluster Bombs’ Headed for Ukraine Pack a Punch, but Leave Lethal ‘Duds’ in Wake

While defined as “dual purpose,” the “hundreds of thousands” of cluster munitions the United States is sending to Ukraine have one but function: Annihilate everything within its 7.5-acre blast spread. Used since at least World War II because of their low-tech efficiency and flexibility—and now banned by 123 countries—they can be launched from aircraft, drones,…


Rise in Mailings of Suspicious Substances to State Lawmakers Concerns Experts

A slew of state lawmakers have received suspicious letters containing white powder in recent months, including most recently in states such as Kansas and Tennessee, leading to buildings being evacuated and investigations being launched. Several Republican leaders in Tennessee received letters containing a white powder substance last month, prompting a temporary lockdown of a legislative office…


Blinken Delivers Closing Remarks at Virtual Ministerial Meeting Against Synthetic Drug Threats

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken hosts and delivers closing remarks at a virtual Ministerial meeting to form the Global Coalition to Address Synthetic Drug Threats at 12:15 p.m. ET on July 7 at the Department of State. …