The US Department of Defense is trying to convince lawmakers to fund two top-secret programs in Ukraine, which were put on hold after Russia launched its military operation in the country last year, the Washington Post reported on Friday.
Speaking before the “Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government,” Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) said whistleblowers have claimed that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) "improperly" closed Hunter Biden information.
Kate Bedingfield, President Biden's Communications Director, will be stepping down in February and will be replaced by Ben LaBolt, who will become the first openly gay White House Communications Director.
The U.S. military on Friday shot down an "object" flying in territorial waters over Alaska less than a week after an F-22 fighter jet shot down a Chinese spy balloon over the Atlantic.
Despite reaching out to Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe through a special crisis line, the Chinese official declined the call, leaving Austin's efforts unanswered.