Today’s Headlines and Commentary

Maj. Gen. William Walker, commanding general of the D.C. National Guard, told lawmakers during a Senate hearing that restrictions the Pentagon placed on him ahead of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol prevented him from quickly sending forces to stop the violence that day, according to the Washington Post. Walker called the restrictions “unusual,” […]

Today’s Headlines and Commentary

The Pentagon is reviewing a request by the Capitol Police to have a two month extension of National Guard forces in the U.S. Capitol, where they have been providing added security following the Jan. 6 attack, writes the Associated Press. There have been continued concerns about potential violence and the request comes amidst news of […]

Today's Headlines and Commentary

The Biden administration has imposed temporary limits on drone strikes targeting suspected terrorists outside of war zones in Afghanistan, Syria and Iraq, according to the Washington Post. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan quietly imposed the new restriction on Jan. 20, the first day of Biden’s presidency. The new temporary guidelines require the military and CIA […]

Today's Headlines and Commentary

House impeachment investigators released the transcript of last month’s deposition of George P. Kent, the deputy assistant secretary of state in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs. The New York Times reports that Kent was alarmed at President Trump’s insistence that Ukraine open investigations into Biden and Clinton, which Kent saw as “injurious to […]

Today’s Headlines and Commentary

Iran announced that it will violate the 2015 nuclear deal unless it receives assurances from European nations that they will help Iran circumvent the effects of United States sanctions, reports the New York Times. This would open up the possibility of an unlimited rise in Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium. A Hong Kong official said […]

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