Russia on Wednesday vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution to prevent the development and deployment of nuclear weapons in space amid U.S. claims that Russia is developing a potentially nuclear anti-satellite weapons program. The resolution reaffirms certain provisions in the 1967 Outer Space Treaty prohibiting the placement of nuclear weapons or other weapons of […]
White House spokesman Adm. John Kirby sparred with a reporter at a Tuesday press conference about who is to blame for the immigration crime crisis. Mr. Kirby laid the blame squarely on House speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) for not passing a controversial border and spending bill, while Fox News reporter Peter Doocy asked about alternative […]
Israeli plans to expand settlements in the West Bank have drawn rebuke from President Joe Biden’s administration, who have called the plans “counterproductive” to efforts at a peaceful settlement of the long-running conflict in the region. The West Bank has been the site of ongoing violence between the territory’s Palestinian Arab majority and Israeli settlers […]
The Biden administration is preparing a new round of “major sanctions” against Russia in response to the death of Russian dissident Alexei Navalny in a Russian penal colony last week. Addressing reporters on Tuesday, White House National Security Council (NSC) spokesman John Kirby announced the Biden administration would reveal new sanctions against Russia on Friday. […]
The U.S. Senate voted down a resolution on Tuesday night that would have frozen U.S. military aid to Israel unless the U.S. State Department conducted a review of alleged human rights violations by Israel in the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict. The resolution, brought by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), invokes a section of the 1961 Foreign Assistance […]
White House spokesman Admiral John Kirby tells reporters at a Wednesday press briefing in Washington that while he doesn’t believe Hamas can be totally eliminated, degrading its threat is an attainable goal.
The Israeli military has admitted killing three hostages during combat operations in the Shejaiya of Gaza. In a Thursday press statement, the Israel Defense Forces confirmed killing hostages Yotam Haim, Samer Talalka, and Alon Shamriz. “During combat in Shejaiya, the IDF mistakenly identified 3 Israeli hostages as a threat and as a result, fired toward […]
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby hold the daily briefing at 1:00 p.m. ET on Dec. 14, a day after the House voted on President Joe Biden’s impeachment inquiry.
