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The U.S. embassy in Moscow accused Russian authorities on Monday of barring diplomatic staff from a property on the outskirts of Moscow, after having earlier agreed to grant access until midday on Tuesday for them to retrieve belongings. A Russian foreign ministry official, quoted by state news agency RIA, said the U.S. embassy had sent […]
In the wake of North Korea’s most recent ballistic missile test, which may indicate Kim’s regime is now capable of delivering a nuclear warhead to targets as far away as New York or Boston, South Korean President Moon Jae-in has authorized the deployment of four additional THAAD Missile Defense Systems in his country. President Moon, […]
The Russian government announced Friday that it would seize U.S. diplomatic properties and kick out a large number of U.S. diplomats, effectively ending hopes for the fresh start with Moscow that President Trump came into office promising to seek. The action, in response to a sanctions bill passed by Congress, signaled a loss of patience […]
A U.S. congressional panel this week asked 22 government agencies to share documents on Moscow-based cyber firm Kaspersky Lab, saying its products could be used to carry out “nefarious activities against the United States,” according to letters seen by Reuters. The requests made on Thursday by the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space […]
Reince Priebus is out as White House chief of staff, after struggling for months to bring a sense of order to the West Wing or advance President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda. Trump announced in a tweet on Friday that Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly will replace him. Two senior White House officials said Priebus had […]
Commander of the United States Navy’s Pacific Fleet Admiral Scott Swift calmly assured members of a media panel in Australia earlier Thursday that he would have no qualms with executing a nuclear strike on China if so ordered by President Donald Trump. Speaking at a security conference at Australian National University in Canberra, Admiral Swift […]
The United States has approved a new round of sanctions against Venezuela, as the country continues to slog through a series of crises and a deteriorating security situation in the wake of a massive economic downturn. The sanctions reportedly affect 13 key members of President Nicolas Maduro’s ruling and security establishment, targeting their personal finances […]
A single “big, beautiful wall” stretching from San Diego to Texas may be unnecessary in achieving the stated goals of the Trump administration in reducing illegal immigration and other threats, according to one senior Border Patrol official. Speaking before the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security on Tuesday, Border Patrol Acting Deputy […]
Russian military police have been deployed to an area east of Syria’s capital Damascus as part of their contribution to so-called “de-escalation” zones in the country. According to Russian military officials, the military police there are to function as peacekeepers, enforcing a cease-fire agreement hashed out between Russia, Iran, the Assad regime, Turkey, and opposition […]
Last week, Army Staff Sergeant Ricardo Branch received notice that a decision had been made in his third and final appeal. Aware that he could not access the documents without a Common Access Card reader, he had two options: go to his unit, where he reluctantly admitted to me that he wouldn’t be comfortable, or […]
Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, took the stage at the Aspen Security Forum in Aspen, Colorado on Saturday to answer questions about looming threats faced by American defenses. According to the General, Russia remains the single largest nation-state threat to the security of the United States, but […]
When President Trump declared the media the “enemy of the American people,” I called it an outrage. Well, the New York Times seems to be working overtime to prove me wrong and Trump right. In a front-page story, the Times recently exposed the identity of the covert operative running the CIA’s Iran operations as Michael D’Andrea — noting that he was […]
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