Republican Lawmakers Push Defense Department To Blacklist Chinese EV Battery Company Tied To CCP
Republican lawmakers are calling on the Department of Defense (DOD) to ban Chinese electric vehicle (EV) battery makers from receiving U.S. military contracts and to prevent their U.S. customers from using their services. Republican Rep. John Moulenaar of Michigan and Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida letter It asked the Pentagon on Wednesday to ask […]
Defense Sec Revokes Plea Deals With 9/11 Terrorists Following Backlash From Victims’ Families
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin issued an order Friday night that effectively reversed plea deals originally made for three alleged co-conspirators and plotters in the 9/11 attacks, following strong backlash from victims' families and the public. The plea deal would have spared three Guantanamo Bay prisoners, including alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the death penalty […]
Jen Psaki Apologizes To Gold Star Families For Her Defense Of Biden’s Watch-Checking Moment
Former White House press secretary Jen Psaki apologized to Gold Star families on Friday for defending President Joe Biden's 2021 watch check at a ceremony honoring 13 soldiers killed in the botched Afghanistan withdrawal. Psaki came under fire in May for writing in her book “Say More” that Biden had checked his watch after the […]
J.D. FOSTER: A Conservative Defense Of Trump-Biden Tariffs
Former President Donald Trump was heavily criticized for the tariffs he imposed during his term and for proposing more such tariffs. But then-President Joe Biden New tariffs were imposed on Chinese steel shipped through Mexico.this act was largely met with silence. Are they both in the wrong? It's an old question in economic policy: Are […]
Defense takes strides in final UAB spring scrimmage
The UAB football team held a scrimmage at the Blazers Football Operations Center on Saturday morning, wrapping up spring practice with a mixed bag of evaluations from the Blazers coaching staff. Trent Dilfer had this to say about his team's defense: “I thought our (No.) 1 defense took a big step forward last week. Really […]
Tuberville presses defense officials for answers over helicopter crash that killed Stephen Dwyer
It's been months since a deadly helicopter crash in the Mediterranean killed five elite U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation soldiers, one of whom was a 2004 graduate of Enterprise High School. Warrant Officer Steven R. Dwyer, 38, was participating in an aerial refueling mission as part of a training exercise on Nov. 10, 2023, when […]
Alabama Congressman Terry Everett was a visionary in the age of American missile defense
Duncan Hunter was a Republican Congressman representing California's 52nd, 45th, and 42nd congressional districts from 1981 to 2009. He served as Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee during the 108th and 109th Congresses. A few days ago, when Iranian drones and missiles rained down on Israel, the onslaught was met by interceptor missiles, destroying […]
7 Things: Dale Strong appears for Trump as defense rests; no dice on Medicaid expansion despite special interest wish-casting; and more …
7. Birmingham finally Severe As for the mindless lawlessness that's been making headlines in the city, and when it comes to street racing, the city will also be going after spectators. The new ordinance allows police to arrest and prosecute bystanders who livestream exhibition driving, with violators facing a $500 fine and/or up to 180 […]
Strong hails committee passage of defense spending bill
The National Defense Authorization Act was approved by the House Armed Services Committee by a vote of 57-1, U.S. Rep. Dale Strong announced Thursday. “As a representative of North Alabama, protecting our nation's security is one of my top priorities,” said Committee Member Rep. Strong (R-Monrovia). “There is no denying that our great nation faces […]
Chinese State-Owned Outlets Rally To TikTok’s Defense As US Looks To Ban It
Chinese state media has rallied to TikTok's defense as a bill advances in the United States that would force the app to be sold or face a ban. ”Protecting Americans from regulatory application laws by foreign adversaries'' would give Beijing-based ByteDance about five months to sell the app or face a nationwide ban. Both TikTok […]
