Russia seeks 400,000 more recruits as latest Ukraine push stalls [Bloomberg News :: BC-UKRAINE-RUSSIAN-TROOPS:BLO] by Defense One March 31, 2023 0 The Kremlin has dialed back plans for a further offensive in Ukraine this spring after failing to gain much ground...
Chicken-or-egg game is on as Congress barrels toward debt limit [CQ-Roll Call :: BC-CONGRESS-DEBTLIMIT:CON] by Defense One March 31, 2023 0 WASHINGTON — A House budget resolution will be delayed in part to allow for negotiations with President Joe Biden on...
Carl P. Leubsdorf: GOP disagreement over Ukraine echoes isolationists of WWII [The Dallas Morning News :: BC-LEUBSDORF-COLUMN:DA] by Defense One March 31, 2023 0 The pointed exchanges among Republican presidential candidates and lawmakers about the U.S. commitment to Ukraine is a reminder that some...
Iran hostages bitter that former Texas Gov. Connally may have stalled their release to help Reagan win [The Dallas Morning News :: BC-FORMER-IRAN-HOSTAGES:DA] by Defense One March 31, 2023 0 WASHINGTON – For 444 days, Iranian militants held 52 Americans hostage in Tehran, leaving emotional scars for them and their...
‘We are living in a reign of terror’: As Biden heads to Canada, Haitians ask, ‘What next?’ [Miami Herald :: BC-USHAITI-CANADA:MI] by Defense One March 31, 2023 0 MIAMI — As President Joe Biden heads to Canada on Thursday for a meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, where...
Commentary: Supporting US bases in the Philippines isn’t an option [Progressive Perspectives :: BC-USPHILIPPINES-PROGRESSIVE-COMMENTARY:MCT] by Defense One March 31, 2023 0 The Philippines remains the largest recipient of U.S. military aid in the Indo-Pacific region, having received more than $1.14 billion...
Sweden to pursue NATO entry as Turkey decouples Nordic bids [Bloomberg News :: BC-NATO-SWEDEN-TURKEY:BLO] by Defense One March 31, 2023 0 STOCKHOLM — Sweden will continue efforts to persuade Turkey to lift its block on the entry of the largest Nordic...
Senate advances bill repealing Iraq military authorizations [CQ-Roll Call :: BC-SENATE-IRAQ-BILL-CORRECTION:CON] by Defense One March 31, 2023 0 WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday voted to limit debate on taking up a bipartisan bill that would repeal two...
DeSantis once said Russia was ‘violating Ukrainian sovereignty,’ threatening NATO allies [McClatchy Washington Bureau :: BC-DESANTIS-2024-UKRAINE:WA] by Defense One March 31, 2023 0 WASHINGTON — As a junior U.S. congressman from Florida in 2014, Ron DeSantis accused Moscow of “violating Ukrainian sovereignty,” accused...
Senate advances bill repealing Iraq military authorizations [CQ-Roll Call :: BC-SENATE-IRAQ-BILL:CON] by Defense One March 31, 2023 0 WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday voted to limit debate on a bipartisan bill that would repeal two military authorizations...
