“Uncomfortably low” are the words used by a U.S. defense official to describe the current stock of one type of combat round, The Wall Street Journal reported this week. “The war in Ukraine has depleted American stocks of some types of ammunition and the Pentagon has been slow to replenish its arsenal, sparking concerns among U.S. officials that American military readiness could be jeopardized by the shortage,” according to the WSJ. This revelation surfaced just days after the Biden administration announced yet another round of aid for Ukraine, bringing the total amount committed to $13.5 billion in security assistance since the president…
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Alyssa is a military spouse and mom to two. She holds a Masters in Global Studies and International Relations from Northeastern University and currently sidelines as a contributor for the Daily Caller. Previously, she volunteered as a commissioning editor for E-International Relations where she commissioned and edited pieces from scholars on topics relating to international security. Her interests include reading and writing on foreign relations, U.S. culture and politics and the ongoing war on police.
In a move commemorating Ukraine’s Independence Day, President Biden announced the largest single aid package to Ukraine Wednesday at the White House, bringing the total amount of aid committed to over $13.5 billion since the president took office. Now six months into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the latest package of security assistance totals almost $3 billion and includes additional surface-to-air system missiles, up to 245,000 rounds of 155mm artillery ammunition, up to 65,000 rounds of 120mm mortar ammunition, counter-unmanned aerial systems and laser-guided rocket systems, to name a few. (RELATED: See the Unbelievable Firepower America Has Given Ukraine) In…
The Philadelphia Police Department remains short more than 1,000 officers and is expected to lose hundreds more to retirement in the next four years with recruitment unable to keep pace, according to a recent piece by The Philadelphia Inquirer. The city’s department currently operates at 20% below its target staffing levels, and more than 800 police and city employees are expected to retire within the next four years, The Inquirer found. Numbers obtained by The Philadelphia Inquirer from the city’s deferred pension program indicate a loss of about 200 officers each year for the next four years with only 120…
The head of Royal Air Force (RAF) recruitment reportedly resigned in protest of an RAF policy that placed temporary restrictions on hiring white recruits. The senior female officer stepped down amid a recent focus by the RAF to meet diversity standards, according to a Sky News report. Sources suggested that even a temporary pause could adversely affect RAF preparedness and strength, further describing the standards as “impossible.” Defense sources questioned RAF head Air Chief Marshal Sir Mike Wigston’s willingness to compromise security in the name of diversity, particularly as the UK faces unprecedented challenges to security from Russia and China.…
A 14-year-old driver of a stolen pickup truck led police on a chase through Wayne County Thursday night, prompting a Detroit police official to demand an end to the rapid release of offenders. The suspect in question was out on an $800 bond after previously shooting his girlfriend, Fox 2 reported. Police had reportedly initiated a traffic stop for improper plates, and the suspect and three passengers fled. A passenger in the truck fired shots at police three separate times throughout the chase. (RELATED: Why Criminals Aren’t Stopping for Washington State Troopers – ‘Defund the Police’) “Enough’s enough. We got…
A Nebraska mother and daughter have been charged with felonies after allegedly planning and committing an illegal abortion and burying the burned fetus after. Norfolk police started an investigation after receiving a tip that then 17-year-old Celeste Burgess had miscarried and that she and her mother had buried the body, according to the Lincoln Journal Star. Investigators used warrants to obtain Facebook messages in which Jessica Burgess, 41, told her teenage daughter she had procured medication to induce abortion and provided instructions for its use, the AP reports. The mother faces five criminal charges to include three felonies for her…
Voters in the Midwest state rejected an amendment Tuesday that would have removed abortion as a constitutional right and allowed state legislators to regulate it. Of the more than 900,000 voters who turned out, 59% voted “No” on the Value Them Both Amendment, Politico reported. The proposed amendment sought to overturn a 2019 state supreme court ruling that gave women the right to determine whether or not to end a pregnancy. Abortion advocates across the nation praised Kansas for its preservation of abortion as a constitutional right, with President Biden likewise hailing Kansas’s rejection as a win. The president suggested…
Voters in five states head to the polls Tuesday for election primaries, but Kansans will also get to decide on a referendum that determines the future of abortion in the state. While pro-life candidate Donald Trump handily won the state of Kansas in both the 2016 and 2020 elections, the state has become a battleground for abortion rights activist in recent years. A 2019 ruling by the Kansas Supreme Court added a provision to the Kansas Constitutional Bill of Rights that allows women to decide “whether to continue a pregnancy.” Kansas has seen the “largest increase in the number of…