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The tally is part of the exhaustive Conflicted Congress project, in which Insider reviewed nearly 9,000 financial-disclosure reports for every sitting lawmaker.
The CH-53 is a heavy transport helicopter that has been in continuous U.S. service since 1966. Multiple variants exist, powered by two or three turboshaft engines. The H-53 family includes cargo, anti-mine warfare and combat search and rescue (CSAR) variants. As of the time of this writing, there are more than 260 H-53s in service in the U.S., Israel, Iran and Germany. Mexico and Japan are historical operators of the type.
A small number of U.S. special operations troops have reportedly been deployed in secret to Taiwan for at least a year.
Lisa Monaco defended a new directive by U.S. Attorney General to stop a rise in what school officials call “threats and harassment” by parents who have been targeting public school boards
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst touts legislation enforcing disclosure from federal grant recipients tied to Wuhan lab Brianne Pfannenstiel, Des Moines Register © Andrew Harnik/AP U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, speaks during a hearing to examine United States Special Operations Command and United States Cyber Command in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2022 and the Future Years Defense Program, on Capitol Hill, Thursday, March 25, 2021, in Washington. U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst on Tuesday touted legislation that would block federal funding to organizations that ref...