#Alabama readies for battle over Space Command HQ

#Alabama readies for battle over Space Command HQ

Alabama’s congressional delegation is fuming after President Biden nixed the relocation of U.S. Space Command headquarters to their state and have warned the fight is far from over. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.), the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, launched an investigation this week into the motives behind the decision after publicly alleging Biden’s…

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#Tuberville speaks with Biden defense chief amid hold on military confirmations

#Tuberville speaks with Biden defense chief amid hold on military confirmations

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) spoke with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Thursday as he continues his months-long hold on hundreds of military nominations, the Pentagon confirmed. At Austin’s request, the two spoke briefly to “discuss the unprecedented blanket hold the senator has placed on hundreds of general officer and flag officer nominees at the Department of Defense,”…

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#Suspected US intelligence leaker arrested in Massachusetts

#Suspected US intelligence leaker arrested in Massachusetts

Jack Teixeira, an airman in the Massachusetts Air National Guard, was arrested Thursday in Massachusetts in connection with the leak of classified documents shared in a group he managed on a website popular with gamers. Teixeira oversaw Thug Shaker Central, a group on Discord where more than 100 classified documents on topics ranging from Ukraine…

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#Experts see ‘desperation’ in ‘flailing’ Putin’s war leadership shuffle

#Experts see ‘desperation’ in ‘flailing’ Putin’s war leadership shuffle

Experts see ‘desperation’ in ‘flailing’ Putin’s war leadership shuffle Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “flailing” decision this week to name a new leader for his invasion of Ukraine reflects a growing sense of desperation for the Kremlin, U.S. experts say.   The appointment of former chief of the general staff General Valery Gerasimov as overall commander of the…

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