President Joe Biden ordered airstrikes in northern Syria after an American contractor was killed in a drone attack; the U.S. and Canada reached a border deal; and Starbucks’ CEO will work the counter. These stories and more highlight your daily rundown for Friday, March 24, 2023.  American killed in Syria drone strike An Iranian suicide…

The International Criminal Court has issued a warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s arrest. The ICC has accused the president of being responsible for war crimes committed in Ukraine. Reuters reported earlier this week the court was expected to hand out several warrants but it wasn’t known at the time which Russian officials would be…

A bipartisan group of senators wrote a letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin that stated the United States needs to take a hard look at providing F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine. The senators want the Pentagon to be prepared, should the U.S. decide to send aircraft. “We are now at a critical juncture in the…

The Pentagon is asking Congress for $842 billion next year, its largest ever budget request. The Defense Department said the budget’s number one priority is to counter China both now and in the decades to come. “Our greatest measure of success and the one we use around here most often is to make sure the…

The Pentagon is blocking the Biden administration from sharing evidence of Russian war crimes with the International Criminal Court. A New York Times report states the Defense Department is concerned that assisting The Hague will set a precedent of cooperation and lead to the possible prosecution of Americans. Congress made an exception for this type of cooperation…

The United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM) is responsible for overseeing America’s combined Special Operations Forces (SOF). SOCOM plans and carries out some of the nation’s most secretive missions. According to recently amended federal contracting documents, SOCOM wants to add a few more tools to its toolbox; specifically, using the internet to conduct propaganda campaigns…

Lawmakers – under the microscope for their own stock trading practices – are questioning whether senior executive branch officials should be banned from owning and trading individual stocks. On Monday, Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo, plans to propose legislation that would bar them from the practice. “Senior members of the executive branch – who have access…

Two Pakistani brothers who were held by the United States at the Guantanamo Bay military prison without charges for over two decades, have been released by the U.S. Abdul and Mohammed Rabbani were initially arrested in Pakistan in 2002 and transferred to U.S. custody after being accused of aiding al-Qaida. The brothers alleged torture while…

The U.S. military is investigating a leak of emails from a Pentagon server; a new candidate enters the 2024 presidential contest; a fourth train derailment within a month; and a massive winter storm is coming. These stories and more highlight the daily rundown for Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023.  U.S. military email server exposed The U.S.…

President Joe Biden is getting it from all sides. Republicans are criticizing Biden for waiting so long to respond to what we now know was a Chinese spy balloon, especially after the Pentagon admitted it had been tracking the balloon since its launch from China. And China is accusing the Biden administration of overreacting when…