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House Armed Services Committee members passed their initial draft of the annual defense authorization bill Tuesday after a day of debates regarding potential censures of Pentagon leadership and President Donald Trump’s national security policies, with Republicans ultimately rejecting any Democratic-led reprimands. The move comes less than a week after Senate Armed Services Committee members passed their own version of the bill, which sets defense policies and budget priorities for the upcoming fiscal year. The legislation has been passed annually by Congress for more than six consecutive decades, despite increasing partisan tensions in recent years. The House panel’s passage — by…

LOS ANGELES — The Pentagon said Tuesday it is ending the deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops in Los Angeles, accounting for nearly half of the soldiers sent to the city to deal with protests over the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.Roughly 4,000 National Guard soldiers and 700 Marines have been in the city since early June. It wasn’t immediately clear what prompted the 60-day deployment to end suddenly, nor was it immediately clear how long the rest of the troops would stay in the region.In late June, the top military commander in charge of troops deployed to LA had asked…

President Donald Trump on Tuesday downplayed the possibility of sending Ukraine long-range weapons as Kyiv awaits an injection of U.S. weaponry that it hopes will help it beat back an intensifying Russian air offensive.Trump offered a more cautious tone on what to expect after he threatened Russia a day earlier with steep tariffs if President Vladimir Putin doesn’t act within 50 days to end the three-year conflict. He also on Monday announced plans to bolster Kyiv’s stockpile by selling American weapons to NATO allies who would in turn send arms to Ukraine.Providing Ukraine with more long-range weaponry would give Kyiv…

This article was originally published by Michael Snyder at The Economic Collapse Blog.  So is this how it all ends?  I don’t even know how to describe the emotions that I am feeling right now.  There was so much hope a few months ago that there would be peace, but both sides appear completely uninterested in making substantial compromises at this point.  Instead, both sides are poised to dramatically escalate the war. If we continue going down this path, it isn’t going to end well.  For decades, our leaders have been conducting war game scenarios in which a conflict in…

Shipbuilder Austal USA delivered the final Independence-class littoral combat ship to the U.S. Navy on Friday, marking the end of a construction phase that’s lasted 15 years. The Alabama-based Austal has built a total of 19 Independence-class littoral combat ships for the service. The first, the Independence, was commissioned in 2010. The final ship will be christened as the Pierre, named after the capital of South Dakota. “The delivery of the future USS Pierre will be one of our most memorable milestone achievements as it marks the conclusion of Austal USA’s Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship program,” said Austal USA President…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. Former NFL quarterback Jay Cutler is taking heat after posting Instagram photos of himself with a sable antelope he killed on a recent South African hunt. The 12-season pro shared the image with a simple caption: “Kicked off the Africa hunt with a beauty. Sable down.” Now he’s in the crosshairs of online outrage, which is being fueled by misinformation online and in the mainstream media.  The backlash came fast. Armchair critics lit up Cutler’s feed with the usual anti-hunting outrage,…

As much of world celebrated the 80th anniversary of V-E Day on May 8, white smoke emanated from the Sistine Chapel, marking another momentous occasion: The Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected the 267th pope — becoming the first American to fill the role.It was not the first time a member of the Prevost family was part of history in the making.Among those men who gave us entrance into Europe in 1944 was Louis M. Prevost, Pope Leo XIV’s father. At 5 feet, 5 inches tall and 140 pounds, the diminutive 23-year-old was serving aboard LST-286, tasked with landing the…

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Donald Trump has made a bold threat to Russia over the conflict with Ukraine. The United States president has given Moscow 50 days to end the war or he’ll impose sanctions. So far, sanctions have been ineffective at accomplishing much of anything, so right off the bat, this is an empty threat. Western Attempts At Crippling Russia’s Economy With Sanctions Have FAILED, Warns Putin On Monday, the US ruler said he was “very, very unhappy” with Russia, warning of “severe” secondary tariffs of up to 100% if no progress in diplomacy is reached soon. Trump, however, left the door open to talks with…

The Senate on Tuesday confirmed retired Army Brig. Gen. Anthony Tata as the next Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, putting the controversial nominee in charge of a host of department programs supporting troops and their families. Tata was approved for the post by a partisan 52-46 vote, with all Republicans present in the chamber backing his nomination and all Democrats opposing it. He served as Deputy Commanding General of the 10th Mountain Division during its deployment to Afghanistan in 2006. After his retirement from the military in 2009, he spent time as a public school administrator and…