United States Congress

February 25, 2025 | Jack Burnham |

The United States Must Become the AI Arsenal of Democracy

The United States confronts an adversary far more technologically savvy than any of those that came before. As with the Cold War, both Washington and Beijing view dominance over science and technology...

February 24, 2025 | Elaine K. Dezenski, Max Meizlish

Trump’s ‘America First Investment Policy’ Takes Aim at U.S. Adversaries

“Economic security is national security.” That is the core message of President Trump’s new “America First Investment Policy.” Released on February 21, the policy strengthens America’s foreign...

February 23, 2025 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery |

The Pentagon must cut $50B of waste — put this weapon on the chopping block

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced plans this week to move up to $50 billion of the Pentagon’s budget from “low-impact and low-priority programs” to ones that align with President...

February 21, 2025 | Cameron McMillan, Ryan Brobst, Bradley Bowman

‘Peace Through Strength’ Requires Increased Defense Spending

President Donald Trump, who ran on a platform of “peace through strength,” surprised some in Washington when he suggested last week that he might support cutting the U.S. defense budget by as much...

February 20, 2025 | Natalie Ecanow |

Congress Moves to Spotlight Foreign Money on American College Campuses

Hostile foreign governments want to hijack the American higher education system. Congress wants to expose them.

February 19, 2025 | Colin Ahern, RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery

Cybersecurity: A Bipartisan Imperative in a Dangerous World

In an increasingly interconnected and hostile world, cybersecurity has never been more critical. And at this critical moment, we’re witnessing troubling signs of political paralysis creeping...

February 13, 2025 | Jonathan Schanzer |

The ‘First Amendment’ Dodge at UC Berkeley

The issues on campus and elsewhere extend beyond free-speech protections.

February 12, 2025 | Bradley Bowman |

The Trump Administration Acts to Arm Israel and Signals Desire to Reform U.S. Security Assistance

The Trump administration formally notified Congress on Friday that it plans to sell Israel over $8 billion in weapons, advancing sales that the Biden administration slow-rolled for months. The Trump administration’s...

February 11, 2025 | Elaine K. Dezenski |

How Trump’s war on cartel cash can stop fentanyl enablers — and save American lives

“China and the Mexican cartels are not trying to create drug addicts — they [are] trying and succeeding at killing off our people — primarily young men. If we were in a traditional war with over...

February 7, 2025 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, John Hardie

Trump must keep arming Ukraine if he wants a good peace deal

Europe must do its fair share, but it cannot carry the burden alone.

February 3, 2025 | Jack Burnham, Johanna Yang

Philippines Busts Chinese Spy Ring Targeting U.S. and Allied Military Infrastructure

China is mapping U.S. and allied military installations around the world. Filipino security officials arrested five Chinese nationals on January 30 as part of a larger investigation into an espionage ring...

February 2, 2025 | Jonathan Schanzer |

Trump’s Second Shot at Peace in the Middle East

REVIEW: ‘One Jewish State: The Last, Best Hope to Resolve the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict’ by David Friedman and ‘The Battle for the Jewish State: How Israel—And America—Can Win’ by Victoria Coates

January 29, 2025 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Bradley Bowman

Trump will rue recklessly yanking security from Mike Pompeo, others in Iran’s crosshairs

Newly confirmed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday canceled the personal security detail assigned to retired Gen. Mark Milley, following his boss President Trump’s decision to revoke...

January 29, 2025 | Annie Fixler, Mariam Davlashelidze

The Biden Administration Left Space Vulnerable to Cyberattack

Space systems are as vital as electricity to our everyday lives, but their cybersecurity is not similarly prioritized by the federal government. President Joe Biden’s final cybersecurity executive...

January 23, 2025 | Jiwon Ma, Maria Riofrio

U.S. Coast Guard Issues Landmark Cybersecurity Rule to Protect Maritime Infrastructure

The U.S. Coast Guard issued a final rule on January 17 establishing minimum cybersecurity requirements for U.S.-flagged vessels and other regulated facilities. The landmark rule aims to strengthen the...

January 22, 2025 | Andrea Stricker |

Russia Touts Illicit Nuclear Work in Iran

Russian President Vladimir Putin boasted about Russian civil nuclear work in Iran that runs afoul of U.S. law, but which the Biden administration failed to penalize, at a press conference in Moscow on...

January 21, 2025 | Jack Burnham, Johanna Yang

New U.S. Export Controls Seek to Prevent China From Weaponizing Biotech  

The United States wants to prevent China from acquiring commercial biotechnologies that could boost its military power, not just its economic growth. The U.S. Department of Commerce released an interim...

January 17, 2025 | |

Israel SitRep: January 17, 2025

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January 14, 2025 | Jack Burnham |

‘Safeguard the Most Advanced AI Technology’: Biden Administration Launches New Export Control Regime Targeting China

The United States has expanded its efforts to block China’s access to cutting-edge U.S. technology. In a proposed rule introduced on January 13, the Commerce Department unveiled a series of export restrictions...

January 14, 2025 | John Hardie |

Trump Needs Timely Congressional Action to Support His Ukraine Agenda 

The United States unveiled a new security assistance package for Ukraine on January 9, expected to be the last under President Joe Biden. President-elect Donald Trump stands to inherit enough aid authority...