RFK Jr. Says US Should ‘Vastly Scale Back’ Its Military Budget

The independent presidential candidate vowed to cut military spending by 50 percent and reallocate that money to domestic programs. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an outspoken critic of U.S. involvement in “forever wars,” reiterated his view that the nation should scale back its military presence abroad and shift its focus to domestic programs, during an address

US Lawmakers Seek Patent Data From Commerce Department Amid Science Pact Talks With China

Six House members want to use the data to assess the ‘national security damage’ caused by the decades-old U.S.-China Science and Technology Agreement. A group of Republican lawmakers has requested that the Commerce Department disclose government-funded research that led to Chinese patents, aiming to highlight the risks they perceive in renewing a bilateral science and

Jack Smith Handed Legal Boost in Trump Classified Documents Case

A group of legal experts and former U.S. officials argued that Jack Smith has the authority to prosecute the former president. Special counsel Jack Smith has the constitutional authority to prosecute former President Donald Trump in his classified records case, a group of legal analysts and former U.S. officials argued in a new court motion

G7 Leaders Condemn China’s Unfair Trade Practices and Support for Russia

G7 countries pledged to continue ’taking measures against actors in China’ that significantly help Russia’s war machine. PUGLIA, Italy—The leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) expressed their commitment to addressing China’s unfair trade practices and its support for Russia’s military efforts in a statement released on June 14. The G7 leaders expressed “deep concern”

Minnesota Dept. of Education’s Flawed Oversight of Nonprofit Created Fraud Opportunities: Audit

‘There’s no excuse for this except for incompetence or purposely turning a blind eye,’ Rep. Patti Anderson said. Despite Feeding Our Future (FOF) failing to present an acceptable plan for serving hungry children, the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) approved the nonprofit’s annual applications and budget amendments amounting to hundreds of millions of dollars. A