The US and Sweden have signed a Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) that will grant the US military access to bases across the Nordic country as Stockholm has abandoned its centuries-old policy of neutrality. The Pentagon said the deal will allow "US forces to operate...
US Announces $175 Million in Weapons for Ukraine as Biden Pleads for More Funding
The Biden administration on Wednesday announced a new $175 million weapons package for Ukraine as President Biden pleaded with Congress to authorize more spending on the proxy war. "This cannot wait," Biden said in a televised statement. "Congress needs to pass...
US Not Considering Leveraging Aid to Israel to Limit Civilian Casualties
Despite the soaring civilian deaths in Gaza, the Biden administration is not considering using any of the leverage it has over Israel to get the Israeli military to change its tactics, Reuters reported on Tuesday. US officials say they're expressing concern privately...
Netanyahu Says Israeli Military Will Maintain Open-Ended Occupation of Gaza After War
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reaffirmed on Tuesday that he wants Israel's military to maintain an open-ended occupation of the Gaza Strip after the current war. "Gaza must be demilitarized. And in order for Gaza to be demilitarized, there is only one...
US Commerce Secretary Calls China the ‘Biggest Threat We’ve Ever Had’
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo called for tighter export controls on advanced technologies going to China and labeled Beijing "the biggest threat we've ever had." Raimondo made the comments at the annual Reagan National Defense Forum in California. "On matters of...
House Passes Bill That States ‘Anti-Zionism is Antisemitism’
The House on Tuesday passed a resolution that says "anti-Zionism is antisemitism," the chamber's latest piece of legislation conflating criticism of Israel with antisemitism. The resolution, which is presented as a resolution condemning antisemitism, passed in a vote...
US Considers Forming Red Sea Task Force Amid Houthis Attacks
US officials are considering forming a Red Sea task force with other nations after a series of attacks by Yemen's Houthis against commercial shipping that's come in response to the Israeli onslaught in Gaza. "We are in talks with other countries about a maritime task...
Poll: Majority of American Voters Want US to Call for ‘Permanent’ Gaza Ceasefire
Polling continues to show that the majority of Americans favor a lasting ceasefire in Gaza, a position the Biden administration has rejected. The latest poll from Data for Progress found that 61% of American voters support the idea of the US calling for a "permanent"...
Kyiv Mayor Says Zelensky Is an Authoritarian and Lying About War
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko has said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is turning Ukraine into an authoritarian state as public criticism of Ukrainian leadership is becoming more common. "At some point we will no longer be any different from Russia, where...
Israel Bombs Areas of Southern Gaza Where It Told Palestinians to Flee
Israel intensified airstrikes in southern Gaza on Monday and bombed areas where it told Palestinians to seek shelter, Reuters reported. Israel ordered the evacuation of parts of the main southern city of Khan Younis, but residents said areas where they were told to...