Tag: National Security

LIVE NOW: Senate Committee Hearing on ‘Preparing for the Next Public Health Emergency’

The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee holds a hearing on Preparing for the Next Public Health Emergency: Reauthorizing the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act at 1:00 p.m. ET on May 4. Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response Dawn O’Connell, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner  Robert…


White House Proposes Tighter Controls Over Foreign Land Purchases Near Military Bases

The Biden administration is proposing tighter controls over foreign land purchases by adding eight additional military installations to the list for national security review. This addition expands the jurisdiction of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), a federal panel that reviews foreign acquisitions for national security risks. Once finalized, any non-excepted real…


Biden Administration Proposes Tighter Controls Over Foreign Purchases of Land Near Military Bases

The Biden administration is proposing tighter controls over foreign land purchases by adding eight additional military installations to the list for national security review. This addition expands the jurisdiction of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), a federal panel that reviews foreign acquisitions for national security risks. Once finalized, any non-excepted real…


Trump Condemns Biden for Failing to Control Waves of Illegal Immigrants

Presidential candidate Donald Trump criticized President Joe Biden for removing his “successful” border policies and triggering an illegal immigrant crisis in the country while warning that the situation will become dire once Title 42 ends. “Under my leadership, we had the most secure border in U.S. history so far. We replaced catch-and-release with detain-and-deport. One…


LIVE NOW: DNI, DDI Directors Testify on Worldwide Threats to Senate Committee

Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines and Defense Intelligence Agency Director Lieutenant General Scott Berrier testify on worldwide threats to the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing at 9:30 a.m. ET on May 4. …


DNI, DDI Directors Testify on Worldwide Threats to Senate Committee

Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines and Defense Intelligence Agency Director Lieutenant General Scott Berrier testify on worldwide threats to the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing at 9:30 a.m. ET on May 4. …


DOE: Reinstating ’22 Budget Would Be ‘Catastrophic’ for Biden’s ‘Green Energy’ Plans

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) maintains scaling its $52 billion Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) budget request back to FY22 funding levels, as House Republicans are proposing, would raise costs for consumers, taxpayers, and industry while derailing momentum in “re-shoring” domestic manufacturing capacity. “That would be absolutely catastrophic at this critical moment,” DOE Deputy Secretary…


US, Philippines to Share Military Intelligence on China

The United States and the Philippines will share real-time intelligence about China’s military activities in the Pacific, the Pentagon said. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and his Philippine counterpart, Carlito Galvez, established the Bilateral Defense Guidelines on May 3. As part of that agreement, the two nations will increase their military coordination and interoperability, including…


LIVE 2:30 PM ET: Senate Foreign Relation Committee Hearing on If the US Is Losing the Global Information War

U.S. Senate Foreign Relations State Department & USAID Management, International Operations, & Bilateral International Development subcommittee holds a hearing at 2:30 p.m. ET on May 3 on THE GLOBAL INFORMATION WARS: IS THE U.S. WINNING OR LOSING?   …


LIVE NOW: Senate Foreign Relation Committee Hearing on If the US Is Losing the Global Information War

U.S. Senate Foreign Relations State Department & USAID Management, International Operations, & Bilateral International Development subcommittee holds a hearing at 2:30 p.m. ET on May 3 on THE GLOBAL INFORMATION WARS: IS THE U.S. WINNING OR LOSING?   …