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Trump must triple severely outdated nuke arsenal to outpace China and Russia, report warns
A new report warns the U.S. nuclear arsenal is dangerously outdated and too small to confront growing global threats — and recommends nearly tripling the number of deployed American warheads by 2050. The report, first obtained by Fox News Digital, argues that America’s current force of about 1,750 deployed nuclear…
Read More »Johnson shuts door on negotiating shutdown deal as Democrats dig in on Obamacare
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., made clear on Thursday that House Republicans will not budge amid the ongoing standoff over government funding, as Democrats continue to insist on healthcare concessions. ‘Don’t ask the Republicans what we should be doing or what we should be negotiating. I don’t have anything to…
Read More »White House says federal layoffs could hit ‘thousands’ ahead of Trump, Vought meeting
The federal government may have to lay off ‘thousands’ of employees if the government shutdown continues, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt warned Thursday. Leavitt made the comments during a gaggle with reporters outside the White House, saying administration officials are already gaming out the layoffs. ‘Look, it’s likely going…
Read More »Democrats refuse to budge over Obamacare fight as shutdown drags on
Senate Democrats appear ready for the long haul as the government shutdown continues and are putting the onus of reopening the government on Republicans. The Senate was out Thursday to observe the Jewish holiday Yom Kippur and is expected to return to action Friday to again vote on the dueling…
Read More »War Department pushes back on ‘false’ narrative of internal strategy split
Rejecting reports of a split with the brass, the Department of War says the National Defense Strategy was ‘seamlessly coordinated’ with senior civilian and uniform leaders — and that ‘any narrative to the contrary is false.’ On Monday, The Washington Post reported that multiple senior officers had raised concerns about…
Read More »NATO allies clash after Russian jets breach airspace, testing alliance resolve
Recent Russian incursions into NATO airspace have sharpened divisions inside the alliance over how to respond, exposing both the strength and the limits of collective defense. Secretary General Mark Rutte clashed with Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal last week after Estonia invoked NATO’s Article 4 clause, which triggers consultations when…
Read More »Trump remains open to talks with Kim Jong Un as South Korea warns of North Korean missile reach
President Donald Trump is open to talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ‘without any preconditions,’ a White House official said, as South Korea’s unification minister warned Pyongyang’s missiles could reach the U.S. mainland. ‘President Trump in his first term held three historic summits with North Korean Leader Kim…
Read More »Johnson accuses Schumer of blocking ‘real discussion’ to keep government open
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is accusing Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., of refusing to vote to end the government shutdown in order to kowtow to his left-wing base. Johnson told Fox News Digital in a sit-down interview that Democrats’ refusal to budge on their current position came up in…
Read More »First bipartisan shutdown negotiations surface on Capitol Hill after funding bill blocked again
Bipartisan talks on reopening the government began to materialize less than a day into the shutdown, with Republicans and Democrats trying to find a middle ground on expiring Obamacare tax credits. The federal government entered its first full day of a shutdown on Wednesday, and so far neither side of…
Read More »Vance blames Schumer’s fear of AOC primary challenge as shutdown cause
Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday blamed Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for the government shutdown, saying Schumer listened to far-left members of the Democratic Party over his fear of a primary challenge from fellow New York lawmaker and progressive ‘Squad’ member Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Vance criticized Schumer and congressional…
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