White House will ‘wait and see’ on Iran response after Israel attack

U.S. President Joe Biden holds a press conference at the conclusion of the G7 Summit, in Hiroshima, Japan, May 21, 2023.  Jonathan Ernst | Reuters The White House is taking a “wait and see” approach in response to Iran’s attempted strike on Israel, National Security spokesperson John Kirby said Sunday, as President Joe Biden aims … Read more

Iran has launched drone attacks at Israel, U.S. officials say

Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei looks at the coffins of members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps who were killed in the Israeli airstrike on the Iranian embassy complex in the Syrian capital Damascus, during a funeral ceremony in Tehran, Iran April 4, 2024. Office of the Iranian Supreme  WANA News Agency | Via … Read more

Israel troop reduction in Gaza does not mean new strategy

U.S. national security spokesperson John Kirby speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 25, 2024.  Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters National Security Spokesman John Kirby on Sunday said that Israel’s decision to pull some troops out of Southern Gaza does not appear to indicate a shift in military strategy. “As we … Read more

Senate should move swiftly on TikTok bill

TikTok creators gather before a press conference to voice their opposition to the “Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act,” pending crackdown legislation on TikTok in the House of Representatives, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 12, 2024. Craig Hudson | Reuters White House national security adviser John Kirby said Sunday that the … Read more

White House to expand Russia sanctions over Alexei Navalny’s death

Flowers and a portrait of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny are seen following Navalny’s death, as people gather near the Russian embassy in Paris, France, February 16, 2024.  Gonzalo Fuentes | Reuters The White House plans to announce new sanctions against Russia in response to the death of the high-profile Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny … Read more

White House Partially Walks Back Smear Of HuffPost Journalist

The White House National Security Council’s chief spokesperson on Wednesday backed off the NSC’s broad attack on a HuffPost article which detailed a controversial proposal for postwar Gaza that has been circulated inside the Biden administration. The article published Friday, written by HuffPost senior diplomatic correspondent Akbar Shahid Ahmed, revealed a potential plan to restore … Read more

Defense Secretary Austin is ‘actively involved and engaged’ while hospitalized

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin testifies before a House Armed Services Committee hearing on the conclusion of military operations in Afghanistan at the Rayburn House Office building on Capitol Hill on September 29, 2021 in Washington, DC.  Olivier Douliery | Afp | Getty Images Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is still hospitalized following doctors’ … Read more

U.S. expands Red Sea defense as Houthis disrupt trade

Mock drones and missiles are displayed at a square on December 07, 2023 in Sana’a, Yemen. Mohammed Hamoud | Getty Images U.S. officials on Monday expanded a multinational maritime force in the Red Sea to defend against escalating attacks from the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, which have impeded international shipping routes. “The recent escalation in reckless … Read more