1,100 more US troops in Syria than previously disclosed

December 19, 2024

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FAA temporarily bans drone use in multiple New Jersey cities

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Wednesday temporarily banned drone operations in cities across New Jersey, citing “special safety reasons” for the restriction.

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5 takeaways from President Putin's annual press conference

Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke for more than three hours Thursday at his annual press conference in Moscow, discussing topics such as the war in Ukraine, his interest in dialogue with President-elect Trump and his willingness to ask about journalist Austin Tice, who was detained in Syria. We discussed important topics. . Putin's year-end press conferences, which have always attracted large audiences, have since become more intensely watched.

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About our radar

What we're looking forward to:

president biden is expected to sign National Defense Authorization Act by the end of the week after being passed by the Senate on Wednesday.

In other news

Read something different than The Hill.

Blinken says 'pressure is building on Hamas' to move forward with ceasefire in Gaza

Secretary of State Antony Blinken says there is pressure on the Palestinian militant group Hamas to move forward with a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, arguing that support for Hamas from allies in the region has declined in recent months. did.

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On tap tomorrow

Happenings in and around the defense industry:

of Center for Strategic and International Studies will be held Conversation about “”What's next for Korea?at 9:30am
of Carnegie Endowment for International Peace discuss “What is that?” Collapse of Assad regime Do you mean Syria and the Middle East? ” at 10 a.m.
of atlantic council will have lecture aboutHow should the United States respond to events in Georgia?at 10am
of Quincy Institute for Responsible State Strategy I will host Discussion about “”Aftermath of South Korea's martial law debacle” At 1 p.m.

what we are reading

News reported by other media outlets:

west point The colonel was arraigned again. For alleged misconduct against cadets (military era)
army Make payments during government shutdown: What Service Members Should Know (USA Today)
Governor Hochul to deploy More than 250 National Guard troops deployed to New York City subways (new york daily news)

today's trends

Two important stories about The Hill today:

Live updates: Democrats slam pro-Trump spending bill ahead of House vote

House Republicans say they have agreed on a new spending plan after the first one, a bipartisan effort, was defeated and flamed out… read more

Democrats say 'absolutely no' to Republicans' Plan B on government funding and debt ceiling

House Democrats have rallied overwhelmingly against a second attack on the government funding bill by Republicans and vowed to kill it in time. read more