GOP pilots in Congress call on Biden to withdraw his ‘entirely unqualified’ FAA nomination
Fourteen Republican lawmakers who have their pilot’s license are calling on President Biden to withdraw his nominee to lead the Federal Aviation Administration because he has “zero aviation experience.” “While Mr. Washington honorably served our nation in the Army, he did not serve in an aviation unit,” the lawmakers wrote in a Thursday letter to […]
New video shows Stanford protesters heckling Trump judge as DEI dean appears to smirk
A new video of a Trump-appointed federal judge getting heckled at Stanford University shows the associate dean of diversity, equity and inclusion at the law school appearing to smirk as she watches the protesters shout at the man. Judge Kyle Duncan, who serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, was invited […]
China’s Cyberwar Steps Up Against US
State-sponsored hackers from China have been developing techniques that appear to be able to bypass routine cybersecurity tools, allowing them to stealthily embed themselves in government and business networks they can then spy on for years.This, according to Alphabet…
Michigan loses appeal over former governor’s acquittal in Flint water case
The Michigan Court of Appeals on Thursday again rejected an attempt to revive charges in the Flint water scandal, ruling in favor of former Gov. Rick Snyder who was indicted on misdemeanors. The attorney general’s office has repeatedly tried to convince judges that a landmark decision last summer from the Michigan Supreme Court didn’t actually […]
Video Report: Trump, DeSantis Camps Exchanging Barbs
Former President Donald Trump’s Super PAC “MAGA Inc.” has filed a complaint against Florida GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis for allegedly violating Florida ethics laws, Newsmax Miami correspondent Leonardo Feldman reports on Thursday’s “National Report.”
Sen. Graham Doubles Down on Responding to Russian Aggression
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Anatoly Antonov, Russia’s ambassador to the U.S., are locked in a bitter war of words over Russian military jets downing a U.S. drone over the Black Sea.
Poland breaks up Russian spy ring suspected of planning attack on military supply routes to Ukraine
Polish authorities on Thursday said they had broken up an alleged Russian spy ring that was planning to attack railroad routes used to supply Ukraine with goods and weapons. Nine people were arrested by Poland’s Internal Security Agency on suspicion of spying for Moscow, Warsaw’s Interior Minister Mariusz Kami?ski announced during a new conference. Three […]
United States plans to defend Indo-Pacific region against coercion, bullying by authoritarian regimes
United States Indo-Pacific Command chief Adm. John Aquilino said Thursday that Washington does not seek to contain China, nor seek conflicts in the region, but it would take action to support the region against coercion and bullying by authoritarian regimes. Speaking at a lecture in Singapore, Aquilino said the era of globalization has evolved into […]
Senior Iranian official visit UAE days after Tehran agrees to restore diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia
A senior Iranian official visited the United Arab Emirates on Thursday, just days after Tehran agreed to restore diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia in a Chinese-brokered deal that raised hopes of a broader rapprochement across Middle East. Ali Shamkhani, the head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said his visit was a “meaningful beginning for […]
‘Never return’: El Salvador locks up gang-bangers in new mega-prison with promise of no release
El Salvador continues to fill up its mega-prison, adding another 2,000 inmates as the government vows they will “never return” to the streets. “They are never going to return to the communities, the neighborhoods, the barrios, the cities of our beloved El Salvador,” Gustavo Villatoro, minister for justice and peace, said of the transport plans. […]
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