#Pentagon: US ‘surging’ air defense, munitions to Israel

#Pentagon: US ‘surging’ air defense, munitions to Israel

The United States is “surging” air defense and munitions to Israel following terrorist attacks against the country over the weekend, a senior defense official said Monday.  “We remain in constant, ongoing contact with our counterparts in Israel to determine and then support their most urgent requirements,” the official told reporters Monday. They declined to specify the…

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#Here’s the latest on Israel’s response to Hamas attack as nation declares war

#Here’s the latest on Israel’s response to Hamas attack as nation declares war

The Israeli government formally declared war against Palestinian militant group Hamas on Sunday following the group’s surprise onslaught of attacks Saturday that have left hundreds of people dead and thousands more injured. In the 24 hours that followed Hamas’s unprecedented attacks early Saturday, both Israel and Gaza saw rising death tolls as Israeli forces attempted…

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#Under pressure in Ukraine, Putin lashes out at US in Syria

#Under pressure in Ukraine, Putin lashes out at US in Syria

Dangerous confrontations between Russia and the United States in the skies over Syria point to an escalating shadow war as Russian President Vladimir Putin suffers more losses in Ukraine.  Experts warn that Putin is looking to strike against the U.S. for supporting Ukraine in its defensive war, with Moscow focusing its retaliatory actions in the…

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#GOP leaders strike out on getting Tuberville to bend

#GOP leaders strike out on getting Tuberville to bend

Senate GOP leaders didn’t want it to get to this point. They tried and tried to get Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) to lift the holds he’s placed on hundreds of military promotions — which have opened Republicans up to attacks from the Biden administration.  But their efforts have failed, and they are now in a…

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