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Blinken says he'll push to increase UN funding for Haiti counter-gang mission

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the United States would push for funding an international police force to fight armed gangs in Haiti. Blinken He told reporters at a press conference. While in Port-au-Prince on Thursday, he met with Haitian leaders to discuss how to increase support for a U.N. assistance mission that is seeking […]

NASA cuts crew for next mission to return astronauts stuck at space station

NASA has cut two astronauts from the next SpaceX mission in order to bring home two astronauts who are trapped on the International Space Station (ISS), the space agency announced. Announced on friday. Astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut and mission specialist Alexander Gorbunov are scheduled to head into space in late September as part […]

SpaceX again delays launch of Polaris Dawn mission

(News Nation) — SpaceX is still preparing Polaris Dawn MissionHe was set to make history with the first private spacewalk, but it was postponed again due to “bad weather forecast.” The mission, a risky endeavor previously only undertaken by government astronauts, was scheduled to take off at 3:38 a.m. Wednesday from NASA's Kennedy Space Center […]

Billionaire Jared Isaacman blasting off on five-day space mission

It’s one small step for a billionaire… Pilot and philanthropist Jared Isaacman is poised to make history when he blasts off Tuesday morning as leader of the Polaris Dawn space mission. Setting off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, he is part of a four-person crew aboard SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft that will travel farther from Earth […]

US-backed mission in Haiti struggles to take on gang violence

A U.S.-backed, Kenya-led international police force deployed to Haiti nearly two months ago to defeat a powerful coalition of armed gangs has struggled to achieve its mission objectives and restore order to the Caribbean nation. A force of 400 police have been deployed to the capital, Port-au-Prince, to try to dislodge the militants, and the […]

Secret Service director says agency 'failed' in its mission to protect Trump

Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle is expected to tell lawmakers on Monday that the agency “failed” to protect the president after former President Trump was injured during a campaign rally earlier this month. “The Secret Service’s solemn mission is to protect our nation’s leaders. On July 13th, we failed to fulfill that mission. As Director […]

More Interested in DEI than Its Mission

In the wake of the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kansas) said the U.S. Secret Service is more interested in diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) than it is in its mission. The comments were made during an interview with Breitbart News Washington bureau chief Matthew Boyle at the Republican National […]