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...
by Gabriel Matias Castilho | Apr 8, 2026 | Environment
WASHINGTON—Addressing a conference of scientists and other experts skeptical of climate change, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin on Wednesday celebrated his decision to repeal what is known as the “endangerment finding,” which provided the...
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by Matthew Shea | Jul 14, 2025 | Featured, Foreign Affairs, National Security
WASHINGTON (MNS) — President Donald Trump on Monday issued a sharp ultimatum to Russian President Vladimir Putin: agree to a cease-fire in Ukraine within 50 days or face sweeping new tariffs and sanctions. The proposed policy would impose 100% secondary tariffs on...
by Khaleel Rahman | Jun 11, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON (AN) — A team of researchers at Yale University has used social media posts, satellite imagery and adoption databases to track thousands of Ukrainian children kidnapped by Russia in its war against Ukraine. Its loss of U.S. funding brings to a halt one of...
by Bridget Craig | Jun 11, 2025 | National Security
WASHINGTON – As the Department of Veterans Affairs last week announced a nationwide search for new leaders to oversee its health and benefits systems, veterans around the country said they hoped the new leaders would make meaningful reform so they get better health...
by Bridget Craig | Jun 11, 2025 | National Security
WASHINGTON – Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins faced bipartisan criticism on May 6 over plans to cut thousands of jobs across the department as part of the Trump administration’s major effort to “rightsize,” the federal workforce. Republicans and Democrats alike...
