A bipartisan group of senators is urging President Biden to facilitate the transfer of stolen Iranian oil that has been stuck on a tanker off the coast of Texas.
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Bipartisan Senators Urge Pentagon to Probe ‘Price Gouging’ by US Defense Contractors
A bipartisan group of senators sent a letter to the Defense Department on Wednesday calling for an investigation into major American arms dealers accused of systemic “price gouging,” according to the Hill.
Pentagon to Expand US Air Defenses in Guam
A Defense Department official told Congress that the Pentagon is acting on plans to build a multi-layered air defense system in Guam, where Washington keeps several military bases. The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is requesting $1.5 billion to begin stationing new radars and interceptors on the island next year.
3/24/23 Dan McKnight on Defend the Guard’s Victory in Arizona and How You Can Help Keep the Momentum Going This Monday
Download Episode. Dan McKnight returns to the show to talk about Defend the Guard’s recent success in Arizona and how you can help bring about another victory this Monday in Texas. Defend the Guard is state-level legislation that bars Congress from deploying...
3/17/23 Eric Brakey on Monday’s Defend the Guard Hearing in Maine
Download Episode. Scott talks with Eric Brakey, now serving in the Maine Senate, about the Defend the Guard hearing scheduled for Monday at 1 PM EST. Scott and Brakey discuss the nationwide effort to pass the legislation, which would block Congress from deploying...
Is the Silicon Valley Bank’s Failure the First Domino?
If you watched the Fed Chair Jerome Powell testify before the senate and the House, you heard over and over that banks are well capitalized. The non-sequitur should inspire the Shakespearean quote “Methinks you protest too much.” The very next day after the hearings,...
COI #361: Zelensky Turns Up Heat on Russian Orthodox Church
On COI #361, Kyle Anzalone and Connor Freeman cover the Senate’s impending vote on a War Powers Resolution to end US support for the Saudis’ war in Yemen, Kiev’s sanctions and arrests against Ukraine’s Russian-tied Eastern Orthodox Church, the Ukrainian government's...
Political Cynicism Won on Tuesday
Cynics had another great Election Day on Tuesday. Expectations of a vast red wave became little more than scattered sightings of Democratic road kill. President Joe Biden took a “no red wave” victory lap in a White House press conference Wednesday and promised to make...
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