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...
by Ricky Zipp | Jan 19, 2018 | Featured, National Security, Topics
WASHINGTON – White House Budget Director Mick Mulvaney says there is a “50-50” chance of a government shutdown late Friday night, while President Donald Trump insists that the U.S. military will suffer the most in a budget crisis. The House passed a short-term...
by Yingjie Gu | Jan 19, 2018 | Featured, National Security
President Donald Trump’s Indo-Pacific strategy put Taiwan squarely at the frontline in a bid to challenge China’s rising economic and political power in the Asia Pacific area. The administration’s National Security Strategy released last month declared that while the...
by Ricky Zipp | Jan 18, 2018 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – As the possibility of a government shutdown loomed over Congress and the country, President Donald Trump stressed the importance of keeping the military operating and funded as the basis for getting a budget or another temporary spending bill...