Pentagon to Allow Apple, Samsung Devices The Department of Defense is expected in coming weeks to grant two separate, security approvals for Samsung's Galaxy smartphones, along with iPhones and iPads running Apple's latest operating system. More
Collins' big test will be walking into locker room Now that Jason Collins has made history as the first active player in any of the four major U.S. professional sports leagues to come out as gay, the 7-foot center is facing another big step.... More
U.S. believes Syria used chemicals The United States has evidence that the chemical weapon sarin has been used in Syria on a small scale, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Thursday. But numerous questions remain about the origins of the chemicals and what impact their apparent use could have on the ongoing Syrian civil war and international involvement in it. More
France Approves Same-Sex Marriage The passage of the “marriage for all” law came after months of sometimes angry debate and a series of major protests. More
Pentagon frustrated by lack of notice from Israel in Syria strike Senior Pentagon officials were frustrated that Israel did not notify the United States before conducting a strike on an Iranian site in Syria this month, an escalation that they assess increases ... 04/11/2024 - 12:52 pm | View Link
Pentagon defends pace of weapon shipments as Ukraine worries it’s too late The Pentagon is defending its steady rollout of weapons to Ukraine even as officials in Kyiv say the assistance is coming too slowly — and it might already be too late to help turn the tide of ... 04/8/2024 - 5:21 am | View Link
Strongest earthquake in 25 years rocks Taiwan, killing 9 people and stranding 70 workers in quarries Taiwan's strongest earthquake in a quarter century rocked the island during the morning rush hour Wednesday, damaging buildings and highways and leaving nine people dead. 04/2/2024 - 11:24 pm | View Link
China military’s inroads make US defence of Guam ‘top priority’ in Pacific, top Pentagon officials say After Guam on the Pentagon’s wish list for the Indo-Pacific is the creation of a seamless “blind, see, kill” network aimed at taking on China, military officials told the House hearing on US ... 03/31/2024 - 2:12 am | View Link
China military’s inroads make US defence of Guam ‘top priority’ in Pacific, top Pentagon officials say The growing sophistication and range of Chinese missile technology further from its shores has made the defence of Guam a top priority for the US Navy in the Pacific as Beijing becomes ... 03/20/2024 - 6:41 pm | View Link
Enthusiastic treason enabler Bill Barr said yesterday he will vote for the “Republican ticket” in the November presidential election. He said on Fox that it was his duty to pick the person "I think would do the least harm to the country." Ha, ha! What a lying weasel he is.
While Republicans once again blocked repeal of an ancient abortion statute, Democrats in the Arizona Senate worked on clearing a procedural path to bring a proposed repeal to a vote. Via HuffPost:
Although no vote was taken on the repeal itself, Republican Sens. T. J. Shope and Shawnna Bolick sided with 14 Democrats in the Senate on Wednesday in changing rules to let a repeal proposal advance after the deadline for hearing bills had passed.
The Kennedy family will come out in force to endorse Joe Biden at a campaign event in Philadelphia today, since Biden is likely more at risk from Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s third-party challenge than Trump is. Via Axios:
RFK Jr.'s sister, Kerry Kennedy, will invoke the legacy of her slain father, former Attorney General Robert F.
Rep. Jamie Raskin laid into James Comer after the two got into a heated argument that lasted almost five minutes over the fact that Comer has not found any crime President Biden actually committed, but continually lies about it.
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The Washington Post reported that the charges against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas were dismissed after Republicans quashed their opportunity for limited debate and the creation of an impeachment committee. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s dreams of being the MAGA star of the day must have been so crushed once she learned she and the other House impeachment managers would never have the opportunity to perform make their case.
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Some senators appeared bored at their small desks as Republicans made procedural point after procedural point, forcing a series of failed votes to delay the trial and other matters.