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Migrant Crisis, Russia Ties Make Nicaragua a Major National Security Threat

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Florida) said Wednesday that Nicaragua's communist regime is “directly contributing” to the migrant crisis at the U.S. southern border and allowing the presence of Russian troops on the territory. He said it was a threat to the United States. Mr. Rubio said this during his confirmation hearing in Congress to become secretary […]

Durbin seeks information from Patel personnel files at national security agencies

Sen. Dick Durbin (Ill.), the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, has criticized President-elect Trump's controversial FBI director nomination for a series of government agencies that previously employed Kash Patel. requested information regarding possible wrongdoing. The letter states that Patel pushed for a halt to transition coordination with the incoming Biden administration, sought to […]

US recovers $31 million in Social Security payments to dead people

The U.S. government has recovered more than $31 million in Social Security benefits improperly paid to people who died, but one official said Wednesday that the recovery was “just the tip of the iceberg.” The funding comes after Congress granted the Treasury Department temporary access for three years to the Social Security Administration's “Full Death […]

Secretary Austin’s secret hospitalizations ‘unnecessarily’ increased US national security risks, report finds

The secret hospitalization of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin “unnecessarily” increased U.S. national security risks, according to a new report from the Pentagon's Office of Inspector General (OIG). A scathing 188-page investigation by the Pentagon watchdog examines the secretary's hospitalizations in December 2023, January 2024 and February 2024, and blames Mr. Austin for a lack of […]