Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (D-Ky.) were unclear about what red lines their parties have in the $876.8 billion annual defense policy bill. The Democrat-controlled Senate began on July 19 to vote on what will be a total of 51 amendments—21 each from Democrats and Republicans and nine…
Senate Democrat, GOP Leaders Mum About Bottom Lines in Annual Defense Bill
Senate Democrat, GOP Leaders Mum About Red Lines in Annual Defense Bill
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (D-Ky.) were unclear about what red lines their parties have in the $876.8 billion annual defense policy bill. The Democrat-controlled Senate began on July 19 to vote on what will be a total of 51 amendments—21 each from Democrats and Republicans and nine…
Proposed Defense Bill Mandates Investigation to US Parts in Chinese Spy Balloon
A new amendment to critical national defense legislation would require the Biden administration to investigate how American technologies wound up in a Chinese spy balloon and how to prevent such from happening again. Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.), who is leading a Senate investigation into the Chinese spy balloon that traversed across the continental United States…
Proposed Defense Bill Mandates Investigation Into US Parts in Chinese Spy Balloon
A new amendment to critical national defense legislation would require the Biden administration to investigate how American technologies wound up in a Chinese spy balloon and how to prevent such from happening again. Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.), who is leading a Senate investigation into the Chinese spy balloon that traversed across the continental United States…
House Passes Defense Bill Measure That Blocks Funds for Studios That Censor for CCP
An amendment in the newly House-passed National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) would bar the federal government from providing support to film studios that censor products at the request of China’s communist regime. The Stopping Communist Regimes from Engaging in Edits Now Act (SCREEN Act) was included in the House version of the FY24 NDAA as…
US Bill Calls for Joint Weapons Production With Taiwan Amid Increasing China Tensions
The Armed Services Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives released the draft version of the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on June 12, proposing the possibility of U.S.-Taiwan joint production of weapons to resolve delays in arms deliveries to Taiwan and to enhance the island’s ability to replenish weapon inventories. The Armed Services…
Naval Lieutenant Who Refused COVID Shot, Faces $75,000 Bonus Payback
Levi Beaird loves the Navy. Through hard work and commitment, he has built a gratifying career. When much of the world was shut down in 2020 due to COVID-19, Lieutenant Beaird, 38, kept working. He moved more than 400 sailors and Marines through multiple theaters across Bahrain. It was a “bubble-to-bubble” transfer, carefully guarding against…
Capitol Report: Vaccine Mandate for Members of the Military Repealed; $1.7 Trillion Government Spending Bill Passed
Military vaccine mandates are now to be repealed. President Joe Biden signed the annual defense funding bill. What does it say, and why do some Republicans say it’s not enough? It costs nearly $2 trillion to avert a government shutdown this year. The House sent the bill to the White House Friday afternoon. There are…
Senate Approves $858 Billion NDAA Defense Spending Bill
A record defense spending bill got bipartisan Senate approval. The annual measure is now headed to President Joe Biden’s desk. In Japan, the biggest military build-up since World War II is forming in the face of a possible war in the region. A total of 36 Chinese companies were added to the U.S. trading blacklist,…
What Is the JCPA?
The Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA) is a bill that attempted to attach to the National Defense Authorization Act. After blowback from both the right and the left, the non-defense provision has been stripped from the bill and calls Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s leadership into question. – BUY Jan 6 DVD: www.epochtv.shop/product-page/dvd-the-real-story-of-january-6, Promo…
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