Category: National Security

Rising Number of Russian, Chinese Nationals at US Southern Border Raises Security Concerns

House Republicans stated that Customs and Border Protection (CBP) have intercepted an increasing number of foreign nationals from countries not in South or Central America, including Russia, and several high-value targets from China. In a June 21 Committee on Homeland Security hearing on Threats Posed to the Homeland by Nation-State Actors in Latin America, held…



Congressional Bill Aims To Protect Journalists From Government Surveillance

American journalists may soon have protection from Congress against attempts by the federal government to seize their private data. A bipartisan coalition in the House and Senate reintroduced the PRESS Act (Protect Reporters from Exploitive State Spying) on June 21 to limit the government’s ability to compel reporters to disclose data that might reveal the identities…


House Panel Rejects Bid to Boost Ukraine Funding by $500 Million in US Defense Budget

The House Armed Services Committee on June 22 rejected a proposed amendment within the proposed U.S. defense budget calling for a $500 million boost in a fund that allows the Pentagon and Biden administration to dispatch assistance to Ukraine without Congressional approval. The measure was among 800 amendments approved by the committee in moving the…


Taiwan Invasion Would Wreck US Economy, Military Development: Report

A Chinese communist invasion of Taiwan would wreck the United States’ economy and military development due to the nation’s reliance on the island for its advanced semiconductors, according to a new report. The report (pdf), published jointly by the U.S.-Taiwan Business Council and the Project 2049 Institute think tank, says that any disruption in access…


Former FBI Analyst Sentenced to Jail for Keeping ‘Extremely Sensitive’ Classified Documents at Home

A former Kansas FBI agent is going to serve jail time for illegally keeping classified documents related to national defense at her home, the Justice Department said. Kendra Kingsbury, who worked as an intelligence analyst for the FBI’s Kansas City Division, was sentenced on Wednesday to three years and 10 months in federal prison without…


Former FBI Analyst Sentenced to Prison for Keeping ‘Extremely Sensitive’ Classified Documents at Home

A former FBI agent from Kansas will serve prison time for illegally keeping classified documents related to national defense at her home, the Justice Department said. Kendra Kingsbury, who worked as an intelligence analyst for the FBI’s Kansas City Division, was sentenced on June 21 to three years and 10 months in federal prison without…


Frequent White House Visits Position Soros Foundation Officials to Influence US Policies

They didn’t appear on a ballot for voters to elect or reject, but many staffers of George Soros’ Open Society Foundations have the ear of high-level White House officials, and with it, influence over federal policies. Since President Joe Biden took office, representatives from the Open Society Foundations have met privately 40 times in the…


ANALYSIS: Frequent White House Visits Position Soros Foundation Officials to Influence US Policies

They didn’t appear on a ballot for voters to elect or reject, but many staffers of George Soros’ Open Society Foundations have the ear of high-level White House officials, and with it, influence over federal policies. Since President Joe Biden took office, representatives from the Open Society Foundations have met privately 40 times in the…


Pentagon Needs Major Reform, Says Former Defense Secretary

“The only way you can force new thinking is to cut the budget. You have to reduce resources to the bureaucracy. That forces prioritization and new thinking, says Christopher Miller. In a recent episode of “American Thought Leaders,” host Jan Jekielek and former Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller discuss his vision of a major reform…