Former Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.), who now chairs the powerful Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, is taking the Pentagon to task for sitting on $400 million in military aid to Ukraine authorized by Congress. And he is putting the spotlight on Elbridge Colby, the undersecretary of defense for policy, as the most likely obstacle……
Republican lawmakers will get their chance to air out frustrations with the Trump administration’s handling of the Iran war and a string of high-profile Pentagon firings when Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth makes back-to-back public appearances on Capitol Hill this week. Hegseth will go before the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday — his first testimony……
The FCC is ordering an early review of the broadcast licenses of several local television stations owned and operated by Disney, the sprawling media and entertainment conglomerate that owns ABC. In a filing made on Tuesday, the department confirmed it had been conducting an investigation into Disney’s diversity, equity and inclusion practices and was kicking……
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“From the depths of the Atlantic to the disastrously melting ice-caps of the Arctic, the commitment and expertise of the United States Armed Forces and its allies lie at the heart of Nato, pledged to each other’s defence, protecting our citizens and interests, keeping North Americans and Europeans safe from our common adversaries,” he said….
In an address to United States Congress, Britain’s King Charles III said that the UK and US partnership is “more important” than ever and the “challenges we face are too great for any one nation to bear alone”. It was the first time a sitting British monarch addressed the chamber since his mother, Queen Elizabeth…
Claims made by leaders of six political parties who took part in a TV debate for the Senedd election campaign are checked. Source link
He tells US Congress his address comes “in times of great uncertainty” and says the two nations’ relationship is “more important” than ever. Source link
No 10 has expended considerable political capital in keeping Labour MPs onside over the Mandelson vetting row. Source link
Parties clash in heated TV debate less than two weeks before voters decide the new Welsh Parliament. Source link