President Donald Trump fired his Defense Secretary Mark Esper, announcing his decision in a tweet on Monday, amid talk there could be more terminations to come. ‘I am pleased to announce that Christopher C. Miller, the highly respected Director of the National Counterterrorism Center (unanimously confirmed by the Senate), will be Acting Secretary of Defense, … Read more
When Facebook acquired Instagram back in 2012 and then WhatsApp in 2014, the Federal Trade Commission made no objection and allowed the deals to go through without any objection. The only caveat was that it reserved the right to revisit the deals later on. It looks like that time has arrived as the U.S. government … Read more
The Houston Texans remained in the locker room during the Star-Spangled Banner and the reigning-champion Chiefs lined up for a singing of ‘the black national anthem’ on Thursday night as the NFL opened its season in Kansas City under dramatically different circumstances than any other campaign in league history. Not only was the limited crowd … Read more
The attorneys representing Kenosha gunman Kyle Rittenhouse have announced they will be establishing a legal defense fund for the teen who is facing multiple charges for killing two protesters on Tuesday. The Kenosha County District Attorney’s office on Thursday formally charged the 17-year-old from Illinois in the fatal shooting of two men and the wounding of … Read more
The attorneys representing Kenosha gunman Kyle Rittenhouse have announced they will be establishing a legal defense fund for the teen who is facing multiple charges for killing two protesters on Tuesday. The Kenosha County District Attorney’s office on Thursday formally charged the 17-year-old from Illinois in the fatal shooting of two men and the wounding of … Read more
The U.S. will bring about 6,400 forces home from Germany and shift about 5,600 to other countries in Europe, the Pentagon said Wednesday – as Donald Trump said it was because the country is ‘delinquent’ on defense. He attacked Germany’s failure to spend more of its budget on its military as the Pentagon outlined a … Read more
Thousands of Americans who hit the streets to protest the death of George Floyd may have come face-to-face with law enforcement who look more like the armed forces than local police. The scene is a result of the US Department of Defense’s 1033 program that provides officers with hand-me-down equipment from military groups – for … Read more
Defense Secretary Mark Esper called a press conference Wednesday to defend his participation in President Trump’s photo-op at St. John’s church – saying he had no clue what the president was planning until it happened. ‘I did know that following the president’s remarks on Monday evening that many of us were going to join President … Read more
President Donald Trump is using the Defense Production Act to require General Motors to manufacture ventilators to be used by overwhelmed hospitals – in a move that follows an angry blow-up online. Democrats and administration critics have been pushing the Trump administration to use Korean War-era military authority to speed production of vital equipment. Trump … Read more