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Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin 'shielded' biotech firms in gain-of-function research audit, GOP senator claims
A recent audit of Pentagon funding of gain-of-function research outside the US “may have shielded” collaborations with Chinese biotech firms — including at least one linked to Beijing's military, a...
Policies for ‘nonbinary service members,’ critical race theory are Pentagon 'priority:' senior defense official
The Pentagon's second-highest-ranking official outlined a commitment to policies focused on "nonbinary service members" and mandating critical race theory training, according to reports.
Pentagon watchdog doesn’t know how much overseas gain-of-function research is done with US funds — despite $1.4B spent: report
The Department of Defense Office of Inspector General released the inconclusive results Thursday of its congressionally mandated audit into funding that could have resulted in diseases becoming more virulent.
How fear of 'escalation' has Biden admin handcuffing Ukraine against Russia
National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan announced the Biden administration was relaxing its restrictions on Kyiv's use of weapons on Kremlin territory.
US facing 'Cuban Missile Crisis in space' as Russia plots anti-satellite nukes: US intelligence chair
America is on the brink of a new Cuban Missile Crisis -- this time in space -- as Russia develops nuclear anti-satellite armaments, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Turner said.
US to send Ukraine critical – and rare – Patriot air defense system that could shake up war
WASHINGTON -- The US is expected to announce Thursday it will send Ukraine a second Patriot missile system, giving the country a vital air defense boost that its president, Volodymyr...
Lloyd Austin's chief of staff, blamed for Pentagon chief's hospitalization secrecy, to step down
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's chief of staff Kelly Magsamen – who took the heat for failing to tell the White House that the intensely private former Army general was hospitalized...
Institutions have violated the trust of Americans, and a new revolution is coming
Sometimes unexpected but dramatic events tear off the thin veneer of respectability and convention.
GOP senator urges $55B defense budget boost to counter China, Russia and Iran
The leading Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee is bucking his party’s isolationist leanings and urging an increase of $55 billion in defense spending to counter Chinese, Russian and...
Wrecked Gaza pier touted by Biden 'absolutely' will resume deliveries, White House says
WASHINGTON — White House spokesman John Kirby insisted Tuesday that the badly damaged temporary pier that President Biden unveiled in his State of the Union address will resume aid deliveries...
US forces shoot down Houthi drone over the Red Sea after 'imminent threat'
US Central Command claims to have shot down a drone that was launched from a Houthi-controlled area in Yemen during the early Monday morning hours.
Defense Secretary Austin undergoes 'successful' medical procedure after temporarily transferring power to deputy
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin underwent a successful “non-surgical” medical procedure Friday evening, requiring him to temporarily transfer power to his deputy, the Pentagon announced.
569 metric tons of aid that passed through US-built pier fails to reach Palestinians, some ‘intercepted’ by looters: Pentagon
“Some of that initial aid that was brought in, as it was being taken along a transportation route, was intercepted by some people who took that aid off those vehicles.”
Sen. Roger Marshall demands Pentagon probe all tax-funded gain-of-function research in China
Sen. Roger Marshall pushed the Pentagon’s inspector general in a Friday letter to probe all US taxpayer-funded gain-of-function research in China — as well as “undisclosed, unpublished pathogen and biospecimen...
Pentagon announces 'urgently needed' $400M military aid package for Ukraine
The latest assistance package is the third tranche of aid for the war-torn country since Congress approved $60 billion in additional funding in April.
US hits pause on precision bomb shipments to Israel to send message in protest of Gaza policy
Biden administration officials are reportedly hampering an arms shipment to Israel to send a message amid concerns about military activity in the Gaza Strip.
US soldier arrested in Russia told local girlfriend he supported Trump, repeated Kremlin line on 'aggressive' NATO, videos show
WASHINGTON – An American soldier jailed in Russia last week empathized with Russia's view of the war in Ukraine and repeated Moscow's talking points decrying NATO in videos posted to...
Russian troops move into base housing US forces in Niger: reports
Relations between the US and Niger have deteriorated since a military junta took control of Niger’s government last year.
Biden pursued botched Afghanistan withdrawal against diplomats' advice: ex-negotiator
President Joe Biden ignored the advice of senior US diplomats – reportedly including Secretary of State Antony Blinken – who urged him not to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan without...
Pentagon refuses to issue top-secret security clearance to US citizen related to a dictator
“Applicant has a close family member who is the dictator of Country X, which is an authoritarian state,” Administrative Judge Edward Loughran wrote in his ruling.