Here is why the president pardons turkeys every year
This week, President Biden pardoned two turkeys, Chocolate and Chip, at the White House as part of an annual ceremony. On Capitol Hill, this is nothing new, for the rest…
WATCH: 5 awesome moments of US presidents showing respect to troops
Nothing melts soldiers’ hearts more than U.S. presidents appreciating their effort to serve the country in ways that many cannot. As the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, the…
Biden announces diplomatic boycott of 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics
On December 6, 2021, the Biden Administration announced that the United States will not send an official US delegation to the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. White House Press Secretary Jen…
Here’s what happens to the ‘nuclear football’ if Trump decides to skip Biden’s inauguration
An important yet discreet part of the inauguration of a new president is the transfer of command and control authority over the US nuclear arsenal, but there is the possibility…
U.S. officially withdraws from Open Skies Treaty; Moscow says ‘All options are open to us’
The United States formally withdrew on November 22 from the Open Skies Treaty, an 18-year-old arms control and verification agreement that Washington repeatedly accused Moscow of violating. The withdrawal is…
In a Biden administration, changes for the military could start on day one
The withdrawal of U.S. troops from Germany, the military’s transgender ban, the diversion of military construction funds to build a wall on the Mexico border — all of these controversial…
What Gen. McChrystal learned from his forced resignation
The day Rolling Stone published the late journalist Michael Hastings’ profile on four-star Ge…