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January 10, 2024

Former military pilots demand Austin’s resignation: 'Complete dereliction of duty'

The MACH 1 Caucus – comprised of four former military pilots in Congress – is demanding Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's resignation or dismissal after his delayed hospital treatment notification.

January 10, 2024

Germany softens stance on arms exports by approving air-defense missiles for Saudi Arabia

Germany has approved the export of 150 air-to-air missiles for the Iris-T air defense system to Saudi Arabia, marking a shift from the previous ban on arms exports.

January 10, 2024

New Jersey cargo ship blaze that killed 2 firefighters prompts federal investigation

Federal investigators are conducting hearings into a dockside cargo ship fire that killed two New Jersey firefighters last summer at Port Newark, officials say.

January 10, 2024

SecDef Austin's 'reckless' handling of hospitalization 'undermined' constitutional commitments: expert

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's hospitalization without the White House's knowledge undermined the "constitutional commitment to civilian control of the military," one expert says.

January 10, 2024

3 things China, Russia learned from Secretary Austin's secret hospitalization

The Pentagon released key details about Defense Secretary Austin's secret hospitalization on Tuesday. Now that we know more, I'm wondering what did Putin and Xi learn from this fumble?

January 9, 2024

US Coast Guard seizes 2,450 pounds of cocaine worth $32.2 million in Caribbean Sea

The U.S. Coast Guard, in two different interceptions, seized over 2,450 pounds of cocaine valued at about $32 million, in the Caribbean Sea.

January 9, 2024

Pro-Palestinian protesters deface veterans cemetery in Los Angeles, spray-paint ‘Free Gaza’

A group of pro-Palestinian protesters defaced a veterans cemetery in Los Angeles on Sunday, spray-painting "Free Gaza" at the entrance.

January 9, 2024

Biden admin faces scathing headlines after Lloyd Austin's 'vanishing act'

Fox News contributor Steve Hilton on the growing calls for Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to resign.

January 9, 2024

US Navy sailor sentenced to 27 months for transmitting sensitive military info to China

A California-based U.S. Navy sailor has been sentenced to prison for handing the Chinese government sensitive military info, the U.S. Justice Department says.

January 9, 2024

Defense Secretary Austin's bizarre behavior demands answers from Biden & Co.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is under extreme scrutiny after failing to disclose a hospitalization that landed him in the ICU. President Biden is sticking by him but it's troubling.