Chinese spy balloon has GOP saying no cuts to defense
A growing number of Senate Republicans are saying that President Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) should take defense spending cuts off the table in their negotiation over the debt ceiling. The Republicans are digging in their heels after receiving a classified briefing on a Chinese spy balloon that floated over sensitive military installations. “The entire civilized world should recognize that communist China is probably the greatest threat we’ve ever faced, more severe than Soviet Russia was because of its economic integration into the West,” said Sen
Read MoreBiden's plea at dinner with governors: 'We can get big things done if we do it together’
President Biden told governors from across the country on Saturday that “we can get big things done if we work together” in a bipartisan way across the political aisle. Biden gave remarks during a dinner at the National Governors Association winter meeting at the White House, emphasizing that members of the two parties are not going to always agree but can still work together to help their constituents. “We’re the United States of America. We can get big things done if we do it together,” Biden said, according to the White House press pool.
Read MoreWhat we know about the 'unidentified' objects shot down over North America
Two unidentified objects have been shot down over North America in the past two days in the aftermath of the Chinese surveillance balloon that was taken down over the Atlantic Ocean after crossing the United States last week. The U.S. military shot down the first object through Alaskan airspace on Friday, causing it to land in U.S. waters, while Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Read MoreClyburn reiterates support for Biden 2024: 'I see no reason for him not to run’
Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.) reiterated his support for President Biden to run for reelection in 2024, saying “I see no reason for him not to run.” Clyburn told The Financial Times in an interview earlier this week that Biden is “as decent a person as you can have” and deserves a second term in office. “I see no reason for him not to run,” he said. “And I am very hopeful that he should run. I think he is deserving of a second term. I do not bel
Read MoreTrudeau says he ordered take down of 'unidentified' object over northern Canada
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that he ordered the take down of an “unidentified” object that had crossed into Canada’s airspace on Saturday. It is the second object in two days to be shot down over North America. Trudeau said in a tweet that the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), which protects the airspace above the United States and Canada, downed the object after U.S. and Canadian aircraft were scrambled. He
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