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5 of the wackiest things Putin’s demoted security chief has said

Progressives cheer Biden’s Israel weapon pause while Republicans fume

Pentagon chief confirms US pausing bomb shipments to Israel, but commitment still ‘ironclad’

US military pier to begin operations off Gaza as soon as this weekend

US preparing to announce $6B in weapons contracts for Ukraine

The US secretly sent long-range ATACMS to Ukraine — and Kyiv used them
Next Ukraine package from US to be larger than normal, include armored vehicles
The Senate could approved more than $60 billion for Kyiv as soon as Tuesday.
As US House nears vote on Ukraine aid, Pentagon prepares to send gear to Kyiv
“We certainly understand and appreciate the urgency and are poised to move quickly,” a Pentagon spokesperson said.
Israel and Ukraine dominate Biden’s life. China gets its moment this week.
The irony of Biden’s meetings this week is he gets to show how much Asia work his team has done while highlighting their relative lack of China focus.
US warns of possible Iranian retaliation after Israeli strike
U.S. troops are already on high alert in the region for attacks by Iran-backed forces.
Pentagon defends pace of weapon shipments as Ukraine worries it’s too late
Weapon deliveries need “to be done properly,” a Pentagon spokesperson said.
Trump-proofing weapons for Ukraine: Allies consider moving arms group into NATO
Officials are expected to discuss gradually moving the organization — called the Ukraine Defense Contact Group — into the alliance’s control.
Israel has agreed to provide ‘security bubble’ for Gaza pier project
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill have raised concerns about protecting U.S. personnel helping in the humanitarian aid effort.
US lawmakers press for more answers on Biden’s Gaza pier
Sen. Richard Blumenthal says he has “very serious questions about how the construction will be done, with the assurance of safety to our troops.”
The US privately told Israel the kind of Rafah campaign it could support
How Israeli forces go into Rafah will impact the state of the U.S.-Israel relationship.
White House expected to announce new aid package for Ukraine
Up to $400 million worth of weapons could be transferred, one Pentagon official said.
Biden warns of ‘red line’ for Israel over Rafah
Cyprus aid ship gets ready to open humanitarian sea corridor to Gaza.
Aid ship to leave Cyprus for Gaza within 24 hours, Christodoulides says
Specific time of departure can’t be disclosed for security reasons, Cyprus president says.
Building Biden’s Gaza pier could take 60 days, Pentagon says
US military says constructing dock for humanitarian aid to Gaza Strip may take two months and 1,000 troops.
The prospect of a second Trump presidency has the intelligence community on edge
Trump sought major changes at the intel agencies in his first term; former officials say he could be more radical in a second.
10 ways a second Trump term could be more extreme than the first
From nationwide abortion bans to classroom culture wars, assaults on climate science and political weaponization of the military, his return to the White House could make Trump 1.0 seem tame.
Washington rallies for Ukraine aid following Navalny’s death
At the White House, the Pentagon and on Capitol Hill, Ukraine backers amp up the pressure on Republican holdouts.
‘Everyone should be scared as hell’: Democrats call for Trump-proofing NATO
Trump would be barred from pulling the U.S. out of the alliance as president. But there are other ways he could undermine it.
US defense chief cancels Brussels trip due to hospitalization
This week’s Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting will now be held virtually.
US Defense Secretary Austin returns to hospital
The Pentagon indicated that notifications have been made, avoiding an issue that arose with Austin’s last hospitalization.
30 things Joe Biden did as president you might have missed
Drone armies, expanded overtime pay and over-the-counter birth control pills are just some of the new things Biden has ushered in as president that you might not have heard about.
US and UK launch new attacks on Houthis in Yemen
The U.S. military is intensifying action on two fronts as it battles Iran-backed militants.
US strikes Iranian militants in Iraq and Syria in response to deadly drone attack in Jordan
It’s the first of what officials expect to be multiple rounds of retaliatory actions following the deaths of three U.S. soldiers.
NATO chief huddles with Trump allies in longshot Ukraine funding push
Jens Stoltenberg is also in Washington this week to meet with lawmakers and Biden administrations officials.
How the enemy drone that killed 3 US soldiers in Jordan evaded detection
The attack by Iran proxies killed three U.S. soldiers, putting pressure on the White House to respond.