[ad_1] The U.S. shot down a Chinese surveillance balloon in February 2023. US Department of Defense | Handout | Anadolu | Getty Images The U.S. military is monitoring an unidentified “small” balloon flying at high altitudes over the west, according to two U.S. officials and a defense official. A fighter …
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Trump will quit NATO, Hillary Clinton says, as anxiety mounts over U.S. commitment to the alliance
[ad_1] Former U.S. President and current GOP Presidential candidate Donald Trump addresses the press at Mar-a-Lago on February 16, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images News | Getty Images MUNICH, Germany — NATO members on Saturday weighed the U.S.’ possible withdrawal from the military alliance …
Read More »U.S. President Joe Biden again tells Netanyahu that Rafah civilians must be protected
[ad_1] President Joe Biden (L) listens to Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he joins a meeting of the Israeli war cabinet in Tel Aviv. U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday again told Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he should not proceed with military action in Rafah without a …
Read More »Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin re-hospitalized for bladder issue
[ad_1] US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin takes questions during a press conference at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, on February 1, 2024. Andrew Caballero-reynolds | Afp | Getty Images Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was taken back to the hospital on Sunday afternoon for symptoms related to a possible bladder issue, …
Read More »Senators test support for Israel, Ukraine funding in vote on Super Bowl Sunday
[ad_1] U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) holds a press conference after the Senate passed a continuing resolution to avoid a shutdown of the federal government, in Washington, U.S., November 15, 2023. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters Senators spent the weekend in slow-going negotiations to gauge support for a $95 …
Read More »Marianne Williamson drops long-shot 2024 presidential bid
[ad_1] Democratic Presidential hopeful Marianne Williamson speaks at the California Democratic Party 2019 Fall Endorsing Convention in Long Beach, California on November 16, 2019. Mark Ralston | AFP | Getty Images Author Marianne Williamson announced her exit from the 2024 presidential race. “As of today we are suspending our campaign,” …
Read More »U.S. and Britain strike Yemen’s Houthis in a new wave, retaliating for attacks by Iran-backed militants
[ad_1] The United States and Britain struck 36 Houthi targets in Yemen on Saturday in a second wave of assaults meant to further disable Iran-backed groups that have relentlessly attacked American and international interests in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war. The latest strikes against the Houthis were launched by …
Read More »Sen. Elizabeth Warren pushes Fed Chair Powell to cut ‘astronomical’ rates, ease housing pressure
[ad_1] Senator Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat from Massachusetts, left, speaks with Jerome Powell, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, during a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. Kevin Dietsch | Bloomberg | Getty Images Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and …
Read More »Ron DeSantis drops out of 2024 presidential race, endorses Donald Trump
[ad_1] Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a campaign event at the Chrome Horse Saloon on January 14, 2024 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis dropped out of the 2024 presidential race and endorsed front-runner Donald Trump on Sunday, two …
Read More »Defense Secretary Austin is ‘actively involved and engaged’ while hospitalized
[ad_1] US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin testifies before a House Armed Services Committee hearing on the conclusion of military operations in Afghanistan at the Rayburn House Office building on Capitol Hill on September 29, 2021 in Washington, DC. Olivier Douliery | Afp | Getty Images Defense Secretary Lloyd …
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