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esignate Garland. David Muir said on ABC World News TonightVI (2/22, story 6, 1:00, 8.08M) that Garland "said, 'I am not the President's lawyer, I'm the United States' EFTA00148036 lawyer.' And if confirmed, he revealed his top priority will be to investigate the Capitol riots." ABC's Rachel Scott: "He called th

testimony from Lima, OH, Mayor David Berger; Puyallup Tribal Council Chairman Bill Sterud; Buffalo Sewer Authority General Manager Oluwole McFoy; D Americas Vice President and General Manager Thomas Teske; Milwaukee Water Commons co- Executive Director Brenda Coley; and Laborers International Union of No

ve "Outsized" Impact. The Washington Examiner (2/22, McIntyre, 888K) reports that, in his first Pentagon news conference Friday, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin "was careful to say that while the department does not yet have hard data on the number of extremists in the ranks, he suspects they make up a tiny

on: Atlantic Council, 3:00 PM. As the Dominican Republic prepares to host the IDB annual meeting and the sixth Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA) Ministerial Meetings in March and the tenth Summit of the Americas in 2025, the year ahead presents a unique opportunity to spotlight stride

ndian Ocean regions are critical for America's national security interests and will be key to countering China's military and economic rise through a United States—led Indo-Pacific coalition. As part of this coalition, the US has placed a strategic bet on India, demonstrated by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Mo

ritten statement that the United States "will hold all those responsible to account at a time and in a manner (of) our choosing?' Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said, "We will take all necessary actions to defend the United States, our troops, and our interests?' Based on the information, Iran-backed fighter

on: Atlantic Council, 3:00 PM. As the Dominican Republic prepares to host the IDB annual meeting and the sixth Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA) Ministerial Meetings in March and the tenth Summit of the Americas in 2025, the year ahead presents a unique opportunity to spotlight stride

ndian Ocean regions are critical for America's national security interests and will be key to countering China's military and economic rise through a United States—led Indo-Pacific coalition. As part of this coalition, the US has placed a strategic bet on India, demonstrated by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Mo

ritten statement that the United States "will hold all those responsible to account at a time and in a manner (of) our choosing?' Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said, "We will take all necessary actions to defend the United States, our troops, and our interests?' Based on the information, Iran-backed fighter

traint, the United States is heading back into the terror trap. To understand how this trap works, it's worth remembering that during the Cold War, the United States had relatively few troops in the Arab and Muslim world. When Ronald Reagan was elected president, Central Command, which oversees U.S. military oper

States escalate its air war in Iraq and Syria, send additional Special Forces, or enforce a buffer zone, which the head of Central Command, General Lloyd Austin, has said would require deploying U.S. ground troops. Most Americans now favor doing just that. The primary justification for this new hawkishness

mise" to admit more refugees. Sullivan said, "President Biden's ultimate target is going to reflect very much his commitment to bringing refugees to the United States to the maximum extent possible consistent with our ability to process them. ... What will drive our determination are the practical questions of whe

guided, and dangerous." Cornyn "said Republicans would fight Guantanamo's closing tooth and nail,' just as they did under Obama." Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin "said in his Senate confirmation he supported shuttering the prison's doors as well." COUNTER-INTELLIGENCE DO) Investigating If "Russiagate" Inqui

hat so far they are staying put." Olden says Biden's "change of heart is welcome because of the increasingly obvious threat Communist China poses to the United States and world. China's government uses the wealth it receives from foreign trade to build its military and finance its global influence," and "trade wit

was stumped for solutions and unable to size the problem of extremism among its own. While the military-wide stand-down issued by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was undoubtedly a step in the right direction, it will take more time, effort and ingenuity to develop both a deeper understanding and a coherent s

nizations try to overrun sacred Shia sit=s, which could trigger Shia-Sunni conflicts that could be very hard to stamp out." Stepping back, he c=ted the United States' own tortured history in Iraq and the desire not t= let American efforts there go to waste. "We have enormous interests the=e," he added, "and obviou

the interests of the United States. Today, foreign fi=hters from around the globe are said to number anywhere from 8,000— t=e estimate given by Gen. Lloyd Austin, U.S. Central Commander—to 12,000,=and several of the groups are linked to al- Qaeda. The Secretary of Homeland Security, Jeh Johnson, said in April