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Senate GOP blasts Biden for threatening unvaccinated troops with other-than-honorable discharge

Senate Republicans on Thursday blasted President Biden's plan to allow for other-than-honorable discharges for active-duty military personnel who refuse to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

November 4, 2021

Voting technology firm Smartmatic sues Newsmax, OAN over 2020 election claims

Voting machine manufacturer Smartmatic has filed defamation lawsuits against conservative news outlets Newsmax and One America News, citing "a continuous stream of falsehoods" by the networks alleging manipulated vote totals for President Biden in the 2020 presidential election.

November 4, 2021

Two Senate Dems oppose Biden’s nomination of Rahm Emanuel for U.S. ambassador

President Biden's nomination of former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel for U.S. ambassador to Japan ran into opposition Wednesday from two Senate Democrats, one of whom said that as mayor he only gave lip service to Black Lives Matter.

November 3, 2021

Hawley introduces bill to bolster U.S. assistance to Taiwan’s defense

Sen. Josh Hawley introduced legislation on Tuesday that would bolster U.S.'s defense assistance to Taiwan amid rising tensions with China.

November 2, 2021

Navy investigation reveals sub hit uncharted underwater mountain

A U.S. Navy investigation has determined that the nuclear attack submarine damaged in a collision in the South China Sea in early October struck an uncharted underwater mountain, defense officials said Monday.

November 2, 2021

McConnell echoes GOP fury over Biden’s reported plan to pay families separated at the border

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Monday blasted President Biden's reported plan to make $450,000 payments to illegal immigrants separated under the Trump administration's zero-tolerance border policy.

November 1, 2021

Humanitarian groups pressure Biden on stranded Afghan refugees

More than 100 humanitarian groups are pressing President Biden to do more to evacuate at-risk Afghans left behind amid the chaotic U.S. military withdrawal from the country in late August.

November 1, 2021

Police officials exchanged warnings of Antifa, Black Lives Matter ‘blending in’ with Jan. 6 crowds

Newly revealed documents show that law enforcement officials were concerned that far-left activists would "attempt to blend in" with Trump supporters at Jan. 6 protests and "cause trouble especially around cameras."

October 29, 2021

Tucker Carlson taking heat for upcoming series on Jan. 6 riot, domestic terrorism

Fox News host Tucker Carlson is facing backlash over a not quite two-minute trailer for "Patriot Purge," a limited series slated to premiere next week on the Fox Nation streaming service.

October 29, 2021

Paris court to hear defamation lawsuit against Blinken

Former Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha said that a Paris judge has accepted his defamation lawsuit against Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

October 28, 2021

Lindell defiant: MyPillow CEO unwilling to drop China election hack claim

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell is doubling down on his claims that China hacked the 2020 election.

October 28, 2021

Taiwan’s president confirms U.S. troop presence

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen has confirmed that U.S. troops are training the island democracy's military amid increasing tensions with China.

October 28, 2021

Swalwell presses intelligence chiefs to label ‘Havana syndrome’ incidents as ‘attacks’

Rep. Eric Swalwell on Wednesday pressed Intelligence Community leaders to acknowledge that the unexplained health incidents known as "Havana syndrome" are the result of targeted attacks, highlighting a growing consensus in Congress that the episodes are being perpetuated by a nefarious actor.

October 27, 2021

State Dept. official: All Americans seeking to exit Afghanistan may leave ‘in next couple of weeks’

A senior State Department official told a Senate panel Wednesday that all American citizens left in Afghanistan "will have an opportunity to depart in the next couple of weeks."

October 27, 2021

Ohio school board chapter leaves national association over ‘violence’ letter to Biden

The Ohio School Boards Association announced Wednesday that it will end its affiliation with the National School Boards Association, citing the NSBA's letter to President Biden seeking federal intervention in fierce debates raging in school boards across the country.

October 26, 2021

Report: Lawmakers were involved in planning Jan. 6 rallies, organizers say

Organizers behind pro-Trump rallies in Washington on Jan. 6 who are now cooperating with the House probe into the Capitol riot have named several members of Congress as having been "intimately involved" in planning the rallies.

October 25, 2021

Congress to award Congressional Gold Medal to service members killed in attack at Kabul airport

Congress is set to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the 13 service members killed in the terrorist attack at the Kabul airport amid the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.

October 25, 2021

California teacher placed on leave for Native American-themed math lesson

A high school math teacher in California has been placed on leave after a viral video surfaced showing her mimicked Native American customs to teach trigonometry concepts.

October 22, 2021

House recommends criminal contempt charges for Bannon

The House on Thursday voted to hold former Trump adviser Steve Bannon in criminal contempt after failing to appear for a deposition before the committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

October 21, 2021

EXCLUSIVE: Space Force commander warns of China’s growing threat to U.S. in space

China is threatening to overtake the U.S. military as the most dominant force in space, says the second in command of the now 3-year-old U.S. Space Force, who warns that Washington must dramatically accelerate its rollout of critical new technologies if it wants to retain superiority over the futuristic war-fighting domain.

October 20, 2021