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Robert Mueller
Want to Understand the Mueller Report? Here’s Who You Should Follow on Twitter
New York Magazine - Matt Stieb
Robert Mueller has, at very long last, submitted his report to the Department of Justice. A driving question of the collected Russia investigations …
Roll Call
Politics
GOP Rep. writes 407-word Fox News op-ed defending McCain — doesn‘t mention Trump once
Roll Call - Griffin Connolly
Kinzinger’s apparent hesitation to explicitly invoke Trump’s name has been a trend among many GOP lawmakers Rep. Adam Kinzinger penned a Fox News …
VICE
Politics
The Pentagon Blew $22 Million of Taxpayer Money on Lobster Tail Last Year
VICE - Jelisa Castrodale
In the same period, government agencies also spent $17,118 on “various sweet sauces” including honey and white chocolate sauce. On Monday, President Donald Trump released his $4.7 trillion budget proposal,
Reuters
Venezuela
Trump dangles investment to Caribbean leaders who back Venezuela's Guaido
Reuters - Roberta Rampton
PALM BEACH, Florida (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump pledged investment in a rare meeting on Friday with five Caribbean leaders who have sided with the United States in backing Venezuelan opposition
U.S. Politics
ISIS is 100 Percent Eliminated: White House
theepochtimes.com - Zachary Stieber
The territorial caliphate of the ISIS terror group has been 100 percent eliminated, the White House said on March 22. The Islamist caliphate …
Liberal View
Defense Department proposes paying for Trump's racist wall by screwing over military families
dailykos.com - Barbara Morrill
In Donald Trump’s never-ending quest to find funding for his racist wall, his Defense Department is now proposing: … shifting funds away from projects …
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Brookings Institution
IS loss affirms Pentagon plan, but end game vague as US pulls out
thejakartapost.com - The Jakarta Post
Now that the Islamic State group has officially lost its geographic "caliphate," the Pentagon is marking a historic moment in its years-long campaign …
Sarah Sanders
White House Says ISIS Has Been Completely Defeated
newsy.com - Alec Larson
Press secretary Sarah Sanders says acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan has informed President Trump of the group's defeat. According to the …
James Lawsonadded this to Greater Israel 🇮🇱 & Diaspora
Israel
Israel's Air Force Is One of the Best in World For a Reason
nationalinterest.org
And even if the unimaginable occurred, and Israel needed to look elsewhere from the United States, the proficiency of Israeli industry in developing …
Reuters
U.S. Secretary of Defense
Trump says Islamic State no longer holds any territory in Syria
Reuters - Reuters Editorial
PALM BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that U.S.-backed forces had dislodged the Islamic State militant group from its last holdout in Syria. “Here’s ISIS on Election And
The New Yorker
Democratic Party
It’s Mueller Time
The New Yorker - David Remnick
The special counsel’s report is in, and other investigations are accelerating. And yet it is impossible to imagine the President changing his behavior, much less giving up his office. Late last year, Books
The White House
White House says Islamic State territory in Syria eliminated
pbs.org - Associated Press
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE — The White House says that all Islamic State held territory in Syria has been “100 percent” eliminated. White House press …
Carbon Dioxide
Study shows how electricity-eating microbes use electrons to fix carbon dioxide
phys.org - Talia Ogliore
New research from Washington University in St. Louis explains the cellular processes that allow a sun-loving microbe to "eat" …
Space Station
Boeing delays key spaceflight test by three months following report that NASA warned it to address design and safety concerns
dailymail.co.uk - Reuters and Cheyenne Macdonald
Boeing has been forced to delay the first uncrewed test flight of its Starliner capsule. Industry sources say the firm is pushing back its planned …
Donald Trump
4 Alabama military projects at risk to fund border wall
al.com - www.al.com
Four Alabama military construction projects – one at Fort Rucker, one at Anniston Army Depot and two at Maxwell Air Force Base– are on a list of work …
The Drive
Autos
Bunker Talk: Let's Chat About All The Stories We Did And Didn't Report On This Week
The Drive - By Tyler Rogoway
We can talk about flooded air bases, orbital particle beam cannons, geopolitics, new F-16s for Taiwan, strategy—you know, no big whoop. USAF Tyler …
The New York Times
U.S. Politics
White House Says ISIS’s Last Bastion Fell. So Why Is There Still Fighting?
The New York Times - By THOMAS GIBBONS-NEFF
WASHINGTON — Clashes are continuing with Islamic State fighters in eastern Syria, United States military officials said on Friday after the White House claimed that American-backed forces had retaken extremist
Politics
Democrats plan to order FBI, DOJ, and White House to preserve all records in Mueller probe
dailykos.com - Kerry Eleveld
The leading Democrats of six House committees and their Senate Democratic counterparts plan to instruct the White House counsel and several key …
SFGateadded this to National Politics
The White House
Democrats will order FBI, White House counsel to preserve records shared with Mueller
SFGate - Ellen Nakashima and Rachael Bade, The Washington Post
WASHINGTON - The Democratic chairs of the six House committees investigating potential abuse of power by President Donald Trump and his campaign's business and alleged foreign ties will ask several executive
U.S. Government
McGuire, Dover Air Force bases face possible cuts to fund border wall
whyy.org - Mark Eichmann
When President Donald Trump declared a national emergency at the southern border last month, he announced plans to redirect money approved for …
AlJazeera
Middle East
ISIL defeated in final Syria victory: SDF
AlJazeera - Al Jazeera
US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces announce elimination of ISIL in Syria, ending four-year battle. The US-backed fighters in Syria's east have declared their final victory over ISIL, ending a four-year
Business Insider
U.S. Politics
Trump is reportedly ready to sell dozens of new fighter jets to Taiwan, and China is already furious
Business Insider - Ryan Pickrell
The Trump administration is reportedly ready to approve the sale of dozens of new fighter jets to Taiwan, and China is not happy about it, Bloomberg News reported. Taiwan has requested 60 new F-16s that
New York Post
U.S. Secretary of Defense
US officials claim ISIS no longer controls any territory in Syria
New York Post - By Yaron Steinbuch
The US Defense Department announced Friday that ISIS no longer controls any territory in Syria. Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan briefed …
U.S. Government
Westboros Metamagnetics seeks US defense funds to support growth
telegram.com - Lisa Eckelbecker
WESTBORO — Communications technology developer Metamagnetics Inc. is planning an expansion that will cost more than $1.5 million and create …
New Mexico
New Mexico military bases may lose projects to border wall
kob.com - www.kob.com
The list, released Monday, includes $187.5 million in funds for projects at military installations in New Mexico at White Sands Missile Range, …
Reuters
Business
Boeing Co wins $4.1 billion U.S. defense contract: Pentagon
Reuters - by Makini Brice
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Boeing Co has been awarded a $4.1 billion U.S. defense contract related to the expansion and improvement of the ground-based midcourse missile defense system, the Pentagon said Friday.
The Daily Beast
The White House
White House: ISIS No Longer Holds Territory in Syria
The Daily Beast
Reuters reported Friday that the U.S. Defense Department has claimed the Islamic State no longer retains territory in Syria. According to spokeswoman …
U.S. Secretary of Defense
Leon Panetta Lecture Series hosts Chris Christie, Mark McKinnon and Mark Shields
montereyherald.com - By James Herrera | jherrera@montereyherald.com | Monterey Herald
MONTEREY – The second installment of the 2019 Leon Panetta Lecture Series, “Checks and Balances – Will Our Democracy Survive?” will feature Chris …
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News (China)
Top US General to Meet with Google on China Security Worries
theepochtimes.com - The Associated Press
WASHINGTON—The top U.S. military officer will meet with Google representatives next week amid growing concerns that American companies doing business …
The Wall Street Journal.
U.S. Politics
Trump Says Islamic State Caliphate Completely Eliminated
The Wall Street Journal. - Nancy A. Youssef, Alex Leary
President Trump on Friday again announced the Islamic State’s nearly five-year territorial grip in Syria had ended, even as Pentagon officials and U.S.-backed ground forces said they were still fighting.