by Jasmine Khayami & Matt Sussis | Jan 26, 2018 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON- A failure to shut down North Korea’s nuclear program would not only pose a threat to U.S. territory, former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger told a congressional panel. It would encourage other countries to develop their own atomic arsenals, perpetuating...
by Ricky Zipp | Jan 25, 2018 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – Two Pentagon officials said Thursday that current military operations in Syria by the Turkish government are a “distraction” that is impeding the overall goals of the U.S.-led coalition in the region. Lt. Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, director of the...
by Jinitzail Hernandez | Jan 25, 2018 | Featured, National Security
Accidents in the Pacific caused the death of 20 sailors in 2017. Secretary of the Navy and the Chief of Naval Operations briefed house members on two readiness reviews during a House Armed Services subcommittee hearing last week. Representatives questioned the...
by Elizabeth Strassner | Jan 23, 2018 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of more than 30 lawmakers urged President Donald Trump to establish a military-to-military information exchange with North Korea in a letter sent Thursday. One of the signatories, Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., told reporters that...
by Jasmine Khayami | Jan 22, 2018 | National Security
WASHINGTON – With tech giants cracking down on terrorist content, lawmakers and experts fear extremists may simply move to smaller platforms to continue spreading their propaganda and recruiting new members. “We have been successful in taking [terrorist content]...
by Oyin Falana | Jan 19, 2018 | National Security
WASHINGTON- As U.S. military presence in African nations slowly increases, American troops are more likely to confront child soldiers, an encounter they might not be prepared for. Child soldiers are underage individuals directly taking part in hostilities, either on...
