Tag: National Security

Wray Repeatedly Denies FBI Censorship of Conservatives, as Republicans Point to Suppressed Posts

Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray had barely completed his opening statement to the House Judiciary Committee’s FBI oversight hearing when Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) began a rapid-fire barrage of pointed questions that culminated in a clash of utterly opposed perspectives. “On July 4th, we had this explosive, explosive 155-page opinion from a federal…


Lawmakers Launch Bill to Prevent More ‘Accounting Errors’ at Pentagon After $6.2 Billion Flub

Sens. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) and Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) have introduced legislation to prevent further accounting errors at the Department of Defense (DOD) after a “valuation error” came to light recently at the Pentagon amounting to over $6 billion. The draft bill (pdf) aims to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require the Pentagon…


US Condemns North Korea’s Missile Test, Urges Diplomatic Engagement

The National Security Council (NSC) released a statement condemning North Korea’s missile testing, saying the Biden administration is “assessing” the situation, along with United States allies. “The United States strongly condemns the DPRK for its test of a long-range ballistic missile,” NSC spokesperson Adam Hodge said in a statement released by the White House on July…


Ukraine Leaves NATO Summit With Security Assurances, but No Clear Path to Membership

A day after he called NATO leaders “absurd” for failing to clarify a timeline for Ukraine’s long-deliberated entry into the 32-nation alliance, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was far more upbeat on July 12 as NATO’s two-day summit in Lithuania neared its conclusion. He may not have secured the big win—advancing Ukraine’s stalled 2008 request to…


Ukraine Leaves NATO With Security Assurances, but No Clear Path to Membership

A day after he called NATO leaders “absurd” for failing to clarify a timeline for Ukraine’s long-deliberated entry into the 32-nation alliance, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was far more upbeat on July 12 as NATO’s two-day summit in Lithuania neared its conclusion. He may not have secured the big win—advancing Ukraine’s stalled 2008 request to…


House Lawmakers Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Compel Retroactive FARA Registration

A bipartisan group of House lawmakers on July 11 unveiled a bill that would compel individuals who have worked for foreign governments, particularly the Chinese communist regime, to retroactively register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA). Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.), who chairs the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), along with…


LIVE 2 PM ET: Border Security Subcommittee Holds Hearing on ‘Fighting the Flow of Fentanyl From the Southwest Border’

The House Homeland Security Committee Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee holds a hearing on “Protecting the U.S. Homeland: Fighting the Flow of Fentanyl from the Southwest Border” at 2 p.m. ET on July 12. …


LIVE NOW: Border Security Subcommittee Holds Hearing on ‘Fighting the Flow of Fentanyl From the Southwest Border’

The House Homeland Security Committee Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee holds a hearing on “Protecting the U.S. Homeland: Fighting the Flow of Fentanyl from the Southwest Border” at 2 p.m. ET on July 12. …


Border Security Subcommittee Holds Hearing on ‘Fighting the Flow of Fentanyl From the Southwest Border’

The House Homeland Security Committee Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee holds a hearing on “Protecting the U.S. Homeland: Fighting the Flow of Fentanyl from the Southwest Border” at 2 p.m. ET on July 12. …


Evidence Show UFO Tech ‘100 Percent’ Not From Earth, but That’s Not a Threat: Rep. Tim Burchett

Extraterrestrial beings might not be a threat. Otherwise, they could have already used their superior technologies to “turn us into a charcoal briquette,” said Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) after claiming to have seen classified UFO footage. Mr. Burchett, who will lead an anticipated House Oversight Committee hearing on UFOs—now commonly referred to as unidentified anomalous…