Category: National Security

LIVE NOW: Pentagon Holds Press Briefing (June 29)

Pentagon press secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder holds a media briefing at 2:30 p.m. ET on June 29. …


Pentagon Holds Press Briefing (June 29)

Pentagon press secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder holds a media briefing at 2:30 p.m. ET on June 29. …


Military Academies Can Still Consider Race in Admissions: Supreme Court

Military academies are exempt from a new ruling that bans the consideration of race in university admissions, the Supreme Court said on June 29. Justice John Roberts, writing for the majority, ruled that regular universities cannot consider race in admissions, striking down the use of so-called affirmative action. But he also said in a footnote…


‘China Is Preparing Its People for War’: Haley Singles Out CCP Threat

China’s communist regime is preparing to bring war to Taiwan and the United States, according to presidential candidate and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley. Haley condemned the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) during a speech at the American Enterprise Institute think tank in Washington on June 27. The regime, she said, is…


CCP ‘Can’t Go Unchecked’ in South China Sea: Rep. Kiggans

The United States must push back on China’s communist regime and its aggression in the South China Sea and beyond, according to one congresswoman. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which rules China as a single-party state, will only continue to expand the scope and intensity of its aggression until it is met with real resistance,…


REPLAY: Is the Biden Administration Takins Space Force Seriously? Project Sentinel Panel Discussion

In a panel discussion by Project Sentinel, Tony Shaffer, president of Project Sentinel and London Center for Policy Research; Pete O’Brien, chairman of Project Sentinel; and others shared their perspectives on how the Biden administration deals with the Space Force that was created during the Trump administration. We will replay the discussion at 3:00 p.m. ET on…


Is the Biden Administration Takins Space Force Seriously? Project Sentinel Panel Discussion

In a panel discussion by Project Sentinel, Tony Shaffer, president of Project Sentinel and London Center for Policy Research; Pete O’Brien, chairman of Project Sentinel; and others shared their perspectives on how the Biden administration deals with the Space Force that was created during the Trump administration. We will replay the discussion at 3:00 p.m. ET on…


‘Try Again:’ Sens Hawley, Braun Demand Biden Admin Turn Over More COVID Origins Info After Evasive Response

Sens. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Mark Braun (R-Ind.) are demanding that President Joe Biden’s administration provide more details about the origins of COVID-19 after releasing a 10-page report describing potential links between the origins of the virus and work at a Chinese virology laboratory in 2019. In March, Congress passed, and Biden signed a law…


Defense Bill’s ‘Pacific Deterrence Initiative’ Puts Focus on Growing China Threat

The proposed United States’ $886.3 billion Fiscal Year 2024 defense budget features a $9.1 billion program designed to beef up allied operational efficiencies and fortify installations to counter aggression in the Western Pacific by China’s growing military. Both Senate and House armed services committees last week adopted the Pacific Deterrence Initiative (PDI) within their Fiscal…


Defense Budget Focuses on Growing China Threat

The proposed United States’ $886.3 billion Fiscal Year 2024 defense budget features a $9.1 billion program designed to beef up allied operational efficiencies and fortify installations to counter aggression in the Western Pacific by China’s growing military. Both Senate and House armed services committees last week adopted the Pacific Deterrence Initiative (PDI) within their Fiscal…