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Pentagon pulls missile defense, other systems from Saudi Arabia and other Middle East countries
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The Pentagon is pulling missile defense systems and other military hardware and personnel from Saudi Arabia and other countries in the Middle East, according to a defense official, as it realigns its mission and for...
Biden admin softens defense of law protecting religious exemption after liberals complain
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The issue revolves around a federal law – Title IX, a civil rights statute that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex by education programs receiving federal assistance. The statute exempts religious schools f...
Stephen Miller calls out Joy Reid for defense of Harris’ refusal to visit border
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MILLER: First of all, is there a more important issue for any country than whether or not it has, defends and maintains a border? What nation and what civilization has long endured that failed to protect and defend i...
Ingraham rips Fauci’s COVID collusion and defense of China
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Ingraham: You know the old saying, ‘When you find yourself in a hole, you got to stop digging?’ Well, today, Dr. Anthony Fauci refused to put down his shovel … His newfound belief that we have to keep looking for it...
Glenn Greenwald: Defense budget is spent ‘spying on American citizens’ rather than defending the nation
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GLENN GREENWALD: It’s obviously bizarre in the sense that we’re constantly talking about our massive defense budget. We spend ten times more on defense than the next 12 countries combined. It is run through the Depar...
Florida man claims ‘stand your ground’ defense for killing an iguana
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PJ Nilaja Patterson, 43, tried to use the Sunshine State’s State Your Ground Law to get out of animal cruelty charges that could put him behind bars for up to five years. But a circuit court judge denied Patterson st...
Bipartisan House lawmakers urge US to replenish Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system
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At least 50 House members, both Democrats and Republicans, wrote to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Wednesday urging the Pentagon to quickly work with Congress on fulfilling any request to restock Israel's supply o...
Biden defense budget stagnates on warships as focus shifts to China
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Today, deployments have grown long and frequent tax both crew and equipment as threats proliferate in the post-Cold War era. That's why the new $ 715 billion Biden defense budget raised eyebrows among Republicans wh...
Defense Secretary says US has ‘offensive options’ to respond to cyberattacks
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Washington Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told CNN the United States has "offensive options" to respond to cyberattacks following another major attack that is believed to have been carried out by the Russian group be...
Robert Durst’s defense says client had no motive, did not kill close friend
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"Bob Durst did not kill Susan Berman and he doesn't know who did," attorney Dick DeGuerin said in an abbreviated opening statement following a 14-month recess because of the pandemic. "Bob Durst had no motive and not...
Susan Collins campaign donations from Hawaii defense contractor prompt FBI investigation
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FBI personnel searched electronic devices belonging to Martin Kao, a former CEO of Hawaii defense contractor Navatek, seeking evidence that he orchestrated an effort to funnel alleged illegal contributions to help Co...
Bernie Sanders says US should revisit foreign aid to Israel, part of which funds Iron Dome defense system
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"The devastation in Gaza is unconscionable. We must urge an immediate ceasefire. The killing of Palestinians and Israelis must end," the self-proclaimed democratic socialist tweeted Sunday. "We must also take a hard ...
Former acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller walks back Trump blame for Jan. 6 riots
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"Would anybody have marched on the Capitol, and tried to overrun the Capitol, without the president’s speech? I think it’s pretty much definitive that wouldn’t have happened," Miller had said during an interview with...
Former acting defense secretary invokes Kent State massacre in defending decision not to send military to Capitol on January 6
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Washington Former acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller invoked the Kent State massacre on Wednesday as he told Congress why he didn't believe the US military should have responded to the Capitol insurrectio...
Norfolk police lieutenant fired for donating to Rittenhouse’s defense fund tells his story
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Lt. William Kelly was fired after a data breach revealed he anonymously donated $ 25 to the legal fund of Rittenhouse, an 18-year-old charged with fatally shooting two men at a protest last summer. He made the dona...
Former acting defense secretary to say he worried about appearance of ‘military coup’ at US Capitol on January 6
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Former acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller is expected to tell Congress Wednesday that he was concerned sending US troops to Capitol on January 6 would have encouraged the conspiracy of a possible "milita...