Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Military

Biden Admin Violating Law by Withholding Report on Iran’s Military, Lawmaker Alleges

Claudia Tenney: 'It is vital that Congress finally receives this report—even if it is 233 days late' Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps / Getty Images The Biden administration is illegally withholding from Congress intelligence information about Iran's latest military capabilities, Rep....

Black Hawk military helicopter crashes near Alabama highway, no survivors: authorities

A military helicopter crashed Wednesday near Highway 53 near Huntsville, Alabama, leaving no survivors, Fox News Digital has confirmed.  The Madison County Sheriff's Office said the fatal crash occurred at 3 p.m. near the intersection of Burwell Road and...

US Military Announces ‘Significant’ Recovery from Site of Downed Spy Balloon

Recovery efforts to learn the secrets of a Chinese spy balloon downed off the South Carolina coast on Feb. 4 have paid off. “Crews have been able to recover significant debris from the site, including all of the priority sensor...

US Navy recovers ‘significant’ portion of Chinese spy balloon off South Carolina, defense official says

US Navy crews participating in efforts to raise a Chinese spy ballon in waters off South Carolina have recovered a portion of the apparatus from the ocean floor, officials said Monday. A senior defense official did not say how big...

Chinese Military Scrambles Into Action

China’s state-run media claims that an unknown object has been spotted off of its coast and that military units will shoot it down. A tweet from the government-controlled Global Times did not offer details. “Local maritime authorities in East China’s Shandong...

U.S. Shuts Down Montana Airspace Amid Flurry of Military Activity

Pentagon shoots down two 'unidentified objects' in 24 hours in days after Chinese flew spy balloon over country F-15 fighter jet / Getty Images The U.S. government closed down airspace around Montana "to support Department of Defense activities" on Saturday evening,...

US Military Shoots Down Unidentified Object Over Alaska

The U.S. military on Friday shot down an unidentified object over Alaska, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby announced in a White House press briefing. The news comes less than a week after the U.S. military shot down a Chinese spy...

Military Finally Shoots Down Chinese Spy Balloon After Biden Let It Float Across Entire Country

By Phil Stewart, Jeff Mason and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. military fighter aircraft shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon as it floated off the coast of South Carolina on Saturday, drawing to a close a dramatic saga that...

Mike Lee Threatens U.S.-Japanese Security Agreement Unless It Frees Imprisoned Navy Officer

Rare show of force for isolationist-leaning senator Mike Lee / Getty Images Sen. Mike Lee (R., Utah) threatened to sabotage Japan’s security agreement with the United States unless the prime minister frees an imprisoned Navy officer by the end of February. Lee...

Biden Claims Veterans Law Lets Him Forgive Billions in Student Debt. The Law’s Authors Say Otherwise.

President Joe Biden claimed last month that a law designed to help veterans pay for their education empowers him to forgive hundreds of billions of dollars in student loan debt. But former members of Congress who helped pass that...

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CS Lewis, Tolkien, Orwell among works tagged as triggers for ‘far-right’ extremism by anti-terrorism group

A government anti-terrorism unit in the U.K. has reportedly flagged key English literature as potential triggers for right-wing extremism...

DeSantis Hit With Second Ethics Complaint Over Presidential Ramp-Up, This Time From a Democrat

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, a potential presidential candidate, faces a second ethics complaint, this time filed by the head of the Florida Democratic Party....

Taiwan president decries China’s ‘dollar diplomacy’ as Honduras opens ties with Beijing

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said that her country refuses to "engage in a meaningless contest of dollar diplomacy with China" after Honduras opened ties...

Russia warns Armenia against siding with ICC after Putin arrest warrant: ‘serious consequences’

Russia is warning Armenia that there would be "serious consequences" if the latter were to follow through on plans to become a member state...

Tennessee shooting: Nashville police release security camera footage of Covenant school attack that killed 6

The Metro Nashville Police Department released security camera footage Monday evening that shows a school shooting at The Covenant School, where the suspected shooter,...