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The U.S. government is monitoring a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that has been flying over the northern part of the country since earlier this week but has held off on shooting it out of the sky, senior defense officials confirmed Thursday. “The United States government has detected and is tracking a high-altitude surveillance balloon that…

The United States on Thursday announced a huge $2.5 billion weapons package for Ukraine, including 90 Stryker combat vehicles, the first time Washington has committed the system to Kyiv. The new lethal assistance — announced a day ahead of a gathering of top Western military officials for the Ukraine Contact Group in Germany — includes hundreds of armored vehicles,…

The Pentagon plans to bring Ukrainian troops to Oklahoma to train them on the Patriot missile defense systems starting as soon as next week. We’ll share what that will entail and how long it’s expected to take, plus more on the Ukrainian town on the verge of being taken by Russia and what it would mean,…

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A major, 845-page report from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 riot found no Pentagon officials deliberately held off on sending the National Guard to the U.S. Capitol Building during the attack. We’ll share what’s in the report plus the details of President Biden signing the defense authorization bill days before deadline and the message the…

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While Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met on the sidelines in Cambodia with China’s defense minister on Tuesday, Vice President Harris the same day spoke in support of international norms from the South China Sea. We’ll share the details of each trip and what was said, plus a new military medical clinic set up to address health issues…

In a closely watched bilateral meeting on the world stage, President Biden voiced objections to what the White House called Beijing’s “aggressive” actions on Taiwan while telling Chinese President Xi Jinping that the U.S. policy toward the democratic island has not changed. We’ll share details of the meeting, plus former President Trump’s latest move to try to shield records from…

At least 81 veterans running for a Congressional seat in the 2022 midterms won their respective races, the largest group of individuals who have served in the military and have won office in a decade. We’ll detail the results and races still being watched that are too close to call, plus Russia’s retreat from…