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US Intel says North Korean missile debris identified in Russian attack on Kharkiv: report

Analysis of Russian ballistic missiles has confirmed North Korean-produced debris throughout Ukraine, according to an unclassified report released by the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). The DIA has used open-source imagery to confirm debris found after the Jan. 2 attack on Kharkiv, the second-biggest city in Ukraine and the biggest city near the border with Russia, derived from a DPRK short-range …

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Democratic strategist alarmed as Biden, Harris 'freeze out' advisers: 'This isn't working'

The White House’s “near-total freeze-out” on outside advice has one Democratic strategist concerned there could be big trouble for the Biden-Harris campaign. On “FOX & Friends” on Wednesday, Doug Schoen outlined how the administration is failing to heed warnings about voters’ concerns about the economy and the border, along with progressives’ anger over Israel’s war in Gaza. DEMOCRATS PRIVATELY CONCERNED …

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Trump tells NY donors he'll stop college 'radical revolution,' send anti-Israel agitators 'out of the country'

Former President Trump reportedly told a private gathering of New York donors earlier this month that he will stop the “radical revolution” happening at American college campuses if elected president again.The presumptive Republican nominee also vowed that he would throw foreign students protesting against Israel “out of the country,” The Washington Post reported on Tuesday, citing donors who spoke on …

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Biden's $320M Gaza pier: Over budget and under constant threat, a 'purely political' misadventure

The temporary piers established at President Biden’s order have run way over budget and caused several issues since USAID commenced deliveries, leading some lawmakers to question the value of the operation. “At the end of the day, it’s unnecessarily putting our people in harm’s way. It’s costing a lot. It’s pulling assets that should be used elsewhere, and I just …

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Morning Glory: If Trump outlines his national security team now, he will lock in millions of votes in the Fall

In Tuesday’s column, the question was whether former President Trump, if returned to office, can bring deterrence of our enemies back with him? The sub-headline on that column told the story and posed the question: “Since President Biden took office the Taliban took over Afghanistan, Putin invaded Ukraine, Hamas invaded Israel, Iran’s proxies have attacked Americans, and Iran attacked Israel. …

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Trump says WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich 'will be released almost immediately' after November election

Former President Donald Trump predicted Thursday that detained Wall Street Journal reporterEvan Gershkovich will be released by Russia “almost immediately” following this year’s presidential election. In a post on his Truth Social account, Trump wrote “Evan Gershkovich, the Reporter from The Wall Street Journal, who is being held by Russia, will be released almost immediately after the Election, but definitely …

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Morning Glory: Can Donald Trump restore deterrence?

First, some reminders. Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has invaded Ukraine twice: When former President Obama was president and again when Joe Biden was president. President Obama precipitously withdrew American forces from Iraq in late 2011. ISIS announced itself in 2013 and by 2014 had seized a vast territory in Iraq and Syria. Donald Trump took office in January of 2017. …

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State Dept denies Iran's rare request for US assistance after deadly helicopter crash: 'Logistical reasons'

The United States ultimately denied Iran’s rare request for American assistance following the deadly helicopter crash that killed Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian.At a press conference on Monday, State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said the U.S. was “asked for assistance by the Iranian Government.” “We did make clear to them that we would offer assistance, as …

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China sanctions former Republican Rep Mike Gallagher after Taiwan president's inauguration

The Chinese foreign ministry announced sanctions against former Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., on Tuesday,the day after Taiwan inaugurated a new president. The former U.S. lawmaker, whose early departure from Congress last month further narrowed the GOP’s slim House majority, has been banned from entering China, the ministry said according to Reuters. The Chinese foreign ministry reportedly said Gallagher “interfered in …

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Stefanik defends speech at Israel's Knesset torching Biden, Democrats: 'Equivocation after equivocation'

House Republican Conference Chair Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., on Sunday defended a recent speech she delivered to the Israeli Knesset in Jerusalem, torching President Biden’s “betrayal of the importance of the U.S.-Israel alliance.” Stefanik, who is meeting with Israeli leaders at the same time Biden’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan is also visiting Jerusalem, appeared on “Fox News Sunday” after …

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