Category: National Security

IN-DEPTH: Pentagon Paying the Price for Going ‘Woke’

The directive came from the top: A memo from the U.S. Secretary of Defense ordering Pentagon leaders and the commanders of the six military branches to review and recommend changes to “policies, programs, and processes that may negatively affect equal opportunity, diversity, and inclusion for all our people.” A month later, the secretary issued a…


Blinken, Chinese Foreign Minister Hold ‘Candid’ Talks in Beijing

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on June 17 had a “candid” talk with Chinese foreign minister Qin Gang in Beijing, the two sides said, at the start of a two-day visit that has drawn criticism as experts and U.S. lawmakers say that visiting China was a mistake. Blinken, the highest-level U.S. official to set…


Blinken Meets Chinese Foreign Minister in a Rare Trip to Beijing Amid Criticism and Dim Hopes for Progress

Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Chinese foreign minister Qing Gan on June 17, hours after arriving in China for a two-day visit. The timing of his trip, however, has been met with criticism as experts and U.S. lawmakers say that visiting China was a mistake and ill-advised. Blinken is the highest-level American official…


Blinken Meets With Chinese Foreign Minister in Rare Trip to Beijing Amid Criticism, Dim Hopes for Progress

Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Chinese foreign minister Qin Gang on June 17, hours after arriving in China for a two-day visit. The timing of his trip, however, has been met with criticism as experts and U.S. lawmakers say that visiting China was a mistake and ill-advised. Blinken is the highest-level American official…


Blinken, Chinese Foreign Minister Meet in Rare Trip to Beijing Amid Criticism, Dim Hopes for Progress

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Chinese foreign minister Qin Gang in Beijing on June 17, part of a two-day visit that has drawn criticism as experts and U.S. lawmakers say that visiting China was a mistake. Blinken, the highest-level U.S. official to set foot in China since President Joe Biden took office…


Make Evidence in Biden Corruption Probe Public, Top Democrat Tells FBI

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), the leading Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, has asked the FBI to make public evidence that would confirm that President Joe Biden is not under federal investigation for bribery. At heart are allegations made by an FBI informant and documented in form FD-1023 claiming that then-Vice President Biden engaged in…


McCarthy Threatens to Block Funding of Visa Waivers for Chile Over Linked Burglaries

SANTA ANA, Calif.—House Speaker Kevin McCarthy threatened to use the congressional spending bill to block funding of a visa waiver program for Chile that has been blamed for a sharp rise in organized crime including home burglaries and robberies in the United States. The rise in residential and business crimes is linked to a Chilean…


ANALYSIS: Vatican Official Denies Whistleblower’s Mussolini-Era UAP Cover-Up Claim

News Analysis  A Vatican official has denied a recent whistleblower’s claim that it was involved in a cover-up of extraterrestrial craft. David Grusch, a decorated Air Force veteran and former senior intelligence officer, reported to media outlets The Debrief and NewsNation that classified information about the government’s possession of craft of nonhuman origin has been…


[PREMIERING NOW] Cartels Have Operational Control of the U.S. Border: Former Border Patrol Chief Rodney Scott [ATL:NOW]

“It’s not uncommon right now for the cartel to push a group of 100 or 200 people across in remote areas like Columbus, New Mexico, and that will wipe out an entire station for an 8-hour shift. What that does is it leaves about 75, 80, up to 100 miles of border completely unpatrolled for…


[ATL:NOW] Cartels Have Operational Control of the U.S. Border: Former Border Patrol Chief Rodney Scott

“It’s not uncommon right now for the cartel to push a group of 100 or 200 people across in remote areas like Columbus, New Mexico, and that will wipe out an entire station for an 8-hour shift. What that does is it leaves about 75, 80, up to 100 miles of border completely unpatrolled for…