by Jacques Abou-Rizk | May 12, 2026 | Featured, Foreign Affairs, National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON — American journalist Reza Valizadeh visited his elderly Iranian parents in March 2024 for the first time in 15 years. Valizadeh’s stories for Voice of America and other U.S. government-funded outlets often criticized the Iranian regime. So before...
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by Jaylyn Preslicka | May 5, 2026 | National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON — As midterm elections take place across the country, the tactic known as “reconciliation” is being used by Senate Republicans as a way to bypass the need for bipartisan agreements all before a new congress takes office. In the latest example, the...
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 Nicole Cheah | Apr 28, 2026 | Foreign Affairs, National Security
WASHINGTON – The Indo-Pacific remains the US military’s most consequential foreign theatre, the region’s top commander told members of Congress, dispelling concern that the movement of Asia-based munitions to the Middle East has undermined deterrence against China....
by Kaitlin Bender-Thomas | Apr 22, 2026 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle held a press conference on Tuesday, urging Congress to pass a bill to rebuild the nation’s shipbuilding industry, warning that declining maritime capacity threatens both national security and economic growth. Reps....
by Georgia Epiphaniou and Yuqing Liu | Apr 22, 2026 | Business & Tech, Cybersecurity, Featured, Foreign Affairs, National Security
WASHINGTON—The Senate Committee on the Judiciary emphasized on Wednesday that the U.S. should increase policies to protect against data theft by Chinese agencies, who are allegedly stealing U.S. information technology amidst a growing arms race over global domination...
