#White House: Russia may provide Iran with fighter jets

#White House: Russia may provide Iran with fighter jets

White House: Russia may provide Iran with fighter jets The White House on Friday warned that Russia may provide Iran with fighter jets as part of an expanding defense relationship between the two countries. John Kirby, a White House spokesperson on national security issues, told reporters in a virtual briefing that the U.S. has “additional…

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#Biden approval rating highest in almost a year: survey

#Biden approval rating highest in almost a year: survey

Biden approval rating highest in almost a year: survey President Biden’s approval rating has hit its highest point in almost a year, according to a new NPR-PBS NewsHour-Marist poll, rising to 46 percent. Biden’s approval rating following his second State of the Union address is the highest it has been since March 2022, the poll…

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#Special counsel shows signs of ramping up Trump investigation

#Special counsel shows signs of ramping up Trump investigation

Special counsel shows signs of ramping up Trump investigation The Justice Department probes into Donald Trump’s conduct appear to be ramping up, as special counsel Jack Smith approaches key allies of the former president with knowledge of his activities surrounding the Jan. 6 Capitol attack and classified documents discovered at Mar-a-Lago in Florida. In recent…

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#Why Trump officials were unaware of Chinese spy balloons

#Why Trump officials were unaware of Chinese spy balloons

Why Trump officials were unaware of Chinese spy balloons Former Trump administration officials have expressed frustration and confusion in recent days over revelations that Chinese surveillance balloons hovered over U.S. airspace during their time in office.  As more information has emerged about the extent of China’s use of balloons to surveil the U.S. and other…

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#Murkowski on object shot down over Alaska: ‘We need to be clear and unequivocable that we don’t tolerate this’

#Murkowski on object shot down over Alaska: ‘We need to be clear and unequivocable that we don’t tolerate this’

Murkowski on object shot down over Alaska: ‘We need to be clear and unequivocable that we don’t tolerate this’ Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) said the U.S. needs to send a “clear and unequivocable” message that it will not tolerate incursions into its airspace, after a second “high-altitude object” was shot down over Alaska on Friday. “The first…

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#US shoots down another ‘high-altitude object’ over Alaska

#US shoots down another ‘high-altitude object’ over Alaska

US shoots down another ‘high-altitude object’ over Alaska The U.S. military on Friday took down an object flying over Alaskan airspace days after shooting down a Chinese spy balloon along the South Carolina coast, the White House confirmed. John Kirby, a national security spokesperson for the White House, said the Defense Department was tracking a…

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