by Reece Dower | Apr 29, 2026 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth alternated between championing a proposed massive increase to defense spending and fielding attacks from Democratic lawmakers during testimony on Capitol Hill Wednesday. It marked the secretary’s first...
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by Reece Dower | Apr 21, 2026 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — A senior U.S. military commander reassured senators on Capitol Hill Tuesday that the war in Iran had not detracted from operations in the Indo-Pacific or interfered with the U.S.’s ability to deter adversaries in the region. Admiral Samuel Paparo,...
by Reece Dower | Apr 9, 2026 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — Experts stressed Ukraine’s need to maintain control over its so-called fortress belt, a roughly 31-mile stretch of defensive infrastructure in the country’s east, during a public briefing on Capitol Hill Wednesday. “The fortress belt is...
