Defense and National Security

Legislative Update  Friends,   With a bill introduction, three committee hearings, and votes , we had a busy week (as it should be)! If you'd rather watch this week's Legislative… Read more »

By Joel Pollack Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) demanded to know from Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday why the Biden administration was placing conditions on Israel that it was not placing on Ukraine, since both were attacked without provocation. Ukraine is restricted in its use of some American weapons — for example, it may not use U.S. weapons to launch attacks inside Russian… Read more »

By Stella Escobedo Biden’s former envoy to Iran, Robert Malley, is under investigation for security violations and allegedly mishandling classified material. Yet, nearly a year later, we are still in the dark about why exactly he was suspended. Congressman Scott Perry joins One America’s Stella Escobedo to discuss why the federal probe has been buried.  Watch interview:… Read more »

House Oversight Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs Chairman Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.) and House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel Chairman Jim Banks (R-Ind.) are leading several Republicans in an investigation of the Department of Defense’s (DoD) anticipated publication of a report by the newly created Defense Advisory Committee on Diversity… Read more »

By Ace Vincent Leading Republican Reps. Andy Ogles, Tom Tiffany, and Scott Perry, along with a coalition of Senate Republicans, are spearheading an effort to thwart President Joe Biden’s proposed plan to resettle Palestinians in the United States.  This initiative reflects a broader conservative response to what they perceive as a threat to national security and a mismanagement… Read more »

By Sarah Wilson The US House of Representatives is expected to vote Saturday night on four separate bills — three would provide aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, the other would advance border security measures. “This is a foreign aid package that’s not paid for in any way and is not related to the border in any way,” Republican Midstate Congressman Scott Perry said, referring to the… Read more »

By Rachel Schilke The House advanced Speaker Mike Johnson‘s (R-LA) four-pronged foreign aid legislation through a procedural vote on Friday, largely thanks to House Democrats who helped push it over the line, setting up for a final vote on the package this weekend. Though rule votes historically fall along party lines, several hard-line House GOP members have… Read more »

By Rachel Schilke Hard-line House Republicans are coming out in strong opposition to House Speaker Mike Johnson‘s (R-LA) four-pronged foreign aid package, particularly over a stipulation in the Ukraine aid bill that the loan can be canceled by the president in a few years — a move that some are calling a “joke.” Johnson’s long-awaited four-bill… Read more »

By Jory Heckman Federal buildings officials say the FBI needs a new headquarters building to replace the “obsolete” and “failing” J. Edgar Hoover (JEH) Building in downtown Washington, D.C. But even in a best-case scenario, it’ll take more than a decade for FBI employees to relocate to a new suburban headquarters, according to the Biden administration’s latest plans. The General… Read more »

By Ken Tran A controversial spying law is set to reignite tensions between House Republicans this week as conservative hard-liners and members of the intelligence community fight over the scope of how the law should be overhauled under a time crunch.  The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Authority Act, also called FISA, is set to expire April 19, meaning time is running short for… Read more »