Palestinians flee to the southern Gaza Strip along Salah al-Din Street, on the outskirts of Gaza City, during the ongoing Israeli bombardment on Saturday, Nov. 18, 2src23. The talks of conditioning military aid to Israel come as fighting in Gaza intensifies and the civilian death toll rises. | Adel Hana/AP Democrats in the House and
Saudi Arabia Announces Joint Military Exercises with China
The government of Saudi Arabia announced on Tuesday that the Saudi and Chinese navies have commenced a three-week joint exercise known as âBlue Sword.â The first Blue Sword drill was held in 2019, near Saudi Arabiaâs Red Sea port city of Jeddah. This yearâs exercise was launched from the southern Chinese city of Zhanjiang, with
Tim Scott rolls out bill to protect sensitive military and intel sites, strengthen review process
EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., is introducing a measure that would “protect our bases” by requiring government agencies to ensure that updated information on sensitive military and intelligence sites is provided to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) so that the panel can properly assess the national security risk of certain […]
China Ramped up Harassment of the U.S. Military After Joe Biden’s Botched Afghanistan Withdrawal
Chinaâs military dramatically increased its harassment of U.S. aircraft in the Asia-Pacific region after the Biden administrationâs botched Afghanistan withdrawal, a newly released Pentagon report indicates. The yearly report on Chinaâs military said that between the fall of 2021 and the fall of 2023, the United States tracked more than 180 instances of Peopleâs Liberation Army
Biden Administration Sending Weapons to Israel After Dipping into Its Military Stockpile for Ukraine
The Biden administration is sending munitions to Israel months after it dipped into an Israel-based U.S. military stockpile to aid Ukraine. President Joe Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a call Sunday that military assistance was on the way, with more to follow over the coming days. That assistance will include munitions, according to
Pro-Israel Columnist: Time for Israel to Stop Taking U.S. Military Aid
Caroline Glick, one of the most staunch pro-Israel voices in the media, has written a column arguing that Israel should stop taking U.S. military aid because it has corrupted the leadership and policy choices of her country. U.S. aid to Israel is about roughly $3 billion per year, as part of security guarantees made by
Niger: Coup Leader Says Military Junta Will Not Last More than Three Years
General Abdourahamane Tchiani, the leader of the military junta that seized power in Niger in July, announced in a speech this weekend that he had ordered his offers to draft a detailed plan to transition towards democracy, vowing not to remain in power for more than three years. Tchianiâs nationally televised address on Saturday followed a
Putin Claims over 270,000 âVoluntaryâ Russian Military Recruits After Wagner Leadership Collapse
Russian President Vladimir Putin boasted on Tuesday that hundreds of thousands of volunteers are rushing to join the Russian military and fight in Ukraine. He portrayed the partial mobilization order he signed in September 2022 as one of the most successful recruiting drives in history, bringing a quarter of a million fresh troops into the
Michael Caine says every male should serve in the military: âIt truly makes a man of youâ
Sir Michael Caine believes every young man should be required to serve in the military. The “Going in Style” actor fought in the Korean War after entering National Service with the British Army in 1952. Before his wartime service, he was stationed in West Germany. “I think every young man should be made to do […]
U.S., South Korea, Japan Announce ‘Regular’ Trilateral Military Exercises in Biden Summit
The trilateral summit between the United States, South Korea, and Japan at Camp David, Maryland, on Friday produced several joint statements reaffirming the commitment of the three free nations to stand for Taiwanâs freedom, denuclearize North Korea, keep the Indo-Pacific free, and support human rights. The statement issued on Friday by President Joe Biden, South
If Trump indictment is true, he could have put our military in danger: Nikki Haley
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley said if the charges  in the indictment against former President Donald Trump are true, he was “reckless” with the nation’s national security. Haley said her husband, Maj. Michael Haley, is about to deploy to Africa with the Army National Guard, so the indictment hits home somewhat. “If this indictment is […]
Americans’ confidence in the U.S. military lowest in 2 decades, poll finds
The results of the Gallup poll mark the lowest level of public confidence in the U.S. military since 1997 and the steepest decline in the past five years. | John Moore/Getty Images Public confidence in the U.S. military continues to decline, reaching its lowest point in over two decades, according to a new poll. Only
Haley criticizes Tubervilleâs military hold
Nikki Haley, a former ambassador to the U.N., did not explicitly call for Sen. Tommy Tuberville to lift his blockade. | Charlie Neibergall/AP Photo GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley criticized Sen. Tommy Tubervilleâs monthslong hold on military promotions Tuesday, questioning whether it represents a distressing low point in the nationâs commitment to its armed forces.
WATCH: CUNY Law Valedictorian Blasts ‘White Supremacy’, ‘Israel’, ‘Fascist NYPD’, ‘Military’
Andrew Lichtenstein / Corbis via Getty Fatima Mousa Mohammed, the valedictorian of the Class of 2023 at the City University of New Yorkâs (CUNY) law school, used her speech to attack the law as a tool of âwhite supremacy,â and to attack Israel and the police. In a video released late last week by the publicly-funded
Exclusive: Gaetz Asks Austin and Milley Why Drag Queen Shows are Still Happening on Military Bases
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) is demanding to know from Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Mark Milley why drag queen shows and story hours are still happening on military bases â something they both testified they do not support. Gaetz wrote in a letter to Austin and
Zelensky Arrives in Hiroshima to Lobby G7 Nations for More Military Aid
HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) â Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived Saturday in Japan for talks with the leaders of the worldâs most powerful democracies, a personal appearance meant to galvanize global attention as the nations ratcheted up pressure on Moscow for its 15-month invasion of Ukraine. Bolstering international support is a key priority as Ukraine prepares
US, Irish military experts train 2 groups of Ukrainian personnel in clearing unmarked minefields
Cyprus is working together with Irish and U.S. military experts to help train two groups of Ukrainian personnel in clearing an untold number of unmarked minefields in their homeland, the island nation’s defense minister said Friday. Replying to an Associated Press query, Minister Michalis Georgallas said a first group of 24 Ukrainians was currently undergoing […]
âI Hire For Diversityâ: Pentagon Nominees Blocked By GOP Senator Are Pushing Left-Wing Initiatives To Reshape Military
Several of the military officers whose promotions are held up due to a senatorâs fight with the Pentagon have supported left-wing cultural stances and diversity initiatives, according to a Daily Caller News Foundation review of social media posts, Pentagon materials and public footage. Republican Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville has single-handedly blocked numerous officersâ confirmations in
Minnesota mom Madeline Kingsbury sings to baby in 2021 video as military brother returns from overseas
Madeline Kingsbury’s active Army infantryman brother was overseas when his dad called him with the troubling news that his sister was missing. Stephen Kingsbury’s 26-year-old sister hasn’t been seen or heard from since she dropped off her kids at daycare with the children’s father around 8 a.m. on March 31, and she sent her sister […]
Retired Navy commander sounds alarm on US military readiness: We can’t fight a ‘sustained’ war
Retired Navy Commander Kirk Lippold called on the Biden administration to project strength after Chinaâs latest military exercises near Taiwan were interpreted as a show of force. Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu issued a stark warning that Chinaâs military drills are becoming serious and coming very close to Taiwan. Any accident, Wu said, could spark […]
Jamaica Becomes First Country to Volunteer for Military Operation in Haiti
Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness said on Tuesday that his country is willing to join a U.N.-proposed multinational military force to intervene in Haiti and fight the criminal gangs that control most of its territory. Jamaica is the first nation to publicly commit troops to the effort. âJamaica will be willing to participate in a
Philippines Grants U.S. More Access to Military Bases as China Tensions Mount
Philippine Defense Secretary Carlito Galvez announced on Thursday that American forces would be granted more extensive access to Philippine military bases, adding four sites to the five already available to the United States for training, equipment storage, and infrastructure upgrades. Galvez made the announcement in a joint press conference with visiting U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd
Chinese military aircraft, vessels detected around Taiwan after US conducts exercises in the South China Sea
Nearly two dozen Chinese military aircraft and ships were detected around Taiwan on Monday morning after the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps held joint exercises in the South China Sea over the weekend. Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said that 18 People’s Liberation Army aircraft were detected, 11 of which crossed the median line of the Taiwan […]
Pentagon Chief Downplays Chances of Military Victory for Ukraine
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has downplayed the chances of a military victory for Ukraine, saying the war would likely end with negotiations. In an interview with CNN taped on Thursday, Austin was asked, âDo you still ultimately think Ukraine can win this?â Austin did not say âyes,â but instead said, âUkraineâs goal is to take
Russia to require basic military training in schools in ‘evocation of the Soviet Union,’ UK says
Russian students will start training with assault rifles and hand grenades under new guidelines from the country’s education ministry, an addition to the curriculum that is reminiscent of the Soviet Union, the UK Ministry of Defense said Sunday. The “Basics of Life Safety” course, which will become mandatory in secondary schools this September, includes military […]
Exclusive: 21 Republican Governors Oppose Joe Biden’s Military Vaccine Mandate
Jon Cherry/Getty Images Twenty-one Republican governors, led by Gov. Bill Lee (TN), sent a letter on Wednesday to the leaders of Congress objecting to the Biden administrationâs coronavirus vaccine mandate on U.S. service members and calling on the Congress to overturn it. âWe ask you to take immediate action to remove and prohibit the Biden
Report: Pete Buttigieg Took Military Aircraft to Attend Sporting Event with HusbandÂ
Alex Wong, Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP via Getty Images President Joe Bidenâs Transportation Secretary, Pete Buttigieg, reportedly traveled on military aircraft to the Netherlands with his husband to attend the fifth Invictus Games, according to a calendar obtained by Americans for Public Trust (APT). As Fox News reported: On April 15, Buttigieg traveled from Joint Base Andrews to
Taiwan’s defense ministry says dozens of Chinese military aircraft entered air space near island
Dozens of Chinese military aircraft and four ships were detected around Taiwan on Sunday amid increased tensions, Taiwan’s defense ministry said. At least 28 of the Chinese aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait, an unofficial buffer zone that separates the island from China. The People’s Liberation Army’s Eastern Theater Command said in […]
Biden sees ‘sanitized’ border crisis as migrant encounters plummet at El Paso and encampments cleared: sources
President Biden got a watered-down version of the border crisis in El Paso, Texas on Sunday, as the number of illegal immigrants coming across the U.S.-Mexico line appears to have plummeted since December, according to reports. Not only that, but the Central Processing Center, which was previously overwhelmed with immigrants, is no longer at its […]
Bengals’ Joe Mixon answers ex-NFL star’s call for coin-flip celebration, Chad Johnson vows to pay fine
Cincinnati Bengals running back Joe Mixon answered Chad Johnsonâs request on Sunday when he flipped a coin as part of his touchdown celebration against the Baltimore Ravens. Mixonâs touchdown celebration trolled the NFL over one of the leagueâs playoff scenarios. A Ravens win wouldâve meant a coin flip to determine the site of its playoff […]