Ukraine doesn’t have to worry about a potential U.S. government shutdown affecting the flow of cash, weapons, and military equipment to its country after the Pentagon exempted Ukrainian operations from the possible shutdown. 
As lawmakers on Capitol Hill attempt to work out a deal to avoid a government shutdown, a Department of Defense spokesman told <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2023/09/21/pentagon-exempts-ukraine-operations-from-shutdown-00117482#:~:text=The%20Pentagon%20will%20exempt%20its,to%20a%20Defense%20Department%20spokesperson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">POLITICO</a> Thursday that the Pentagon will ensure its Ukraine operations such as training and weapons shipments to President Volodymyr Zelensky’s forces continue even if the U.S. government shuts down. In previous government shutdowns, only military activities deemed to be essential to national security continued normal operations, the outlet reported. 
“Operation Atlantic Resolve is an excepted activity under a government lapse in appropriations,” DOD spokesman Chris Sherwood said of the continued U.S. assistance to Ukraine. 
The statement from the DOD was a reversal of what it <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2023/09/19/us-shutdown-ukraine-weapons-training-00116727" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> just two days prior when it worried that a government shutdown could interrupt the “delivery of defense articles, services and/or military education and training” to Ukraine. 
While support and aid to Ukraine would continue to flow during a shutdown, the potential shutdown could affect the already deficient security at the U.S. southern border, the <a href="https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2023/09/22/a-government-shutdown-could-weaken-border-security-republicans-say-it-cant-get-worse/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dallas Morning News</a> reported. During the last government shutdown in 2019, essential Border Patrol agents continued to work, but it delayed important maintenance and repairs that “had a serious impact on law enforcement officer operations and safety … including those responsible for border security,” according to a report from the Senate permanent subcommittee on investigations.  
The possibility of border security being affected by a shutdown didn’t bother some Republicans, who say that a government shutdown couldn’t make the border crisis any worse than it has already been under President Joe Biden. 
“The border has been wide open since Joe Biden took office, which is why shutting down a government that doesn’t protect its borders is not something I’m losing any sleep over,” Rep. Lance Gooden, (R-TX) said, according to the Dallas Morning News. 
Daily border crossings have reached an <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/daily-border-numbers-near-all-time-high" target="_blank" rel="noopener">all-time high</a> with around 9,000 illegal immigrants coming into the U.S. every day between last Friday through Monday. 
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Democrats in Congress, who have been largely quiet on addressing illegal immigrants flowing through the southern border, are now pointing to the ongoing border crisis as a reason for Republicans to come to an agreement on a spending bill.
According to Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), a government shutdown “will jeopardize our country in more ways than one.”
“One of the biggest impacts specifically for Texans is border security,” Crockett added. “Unlike the Republicans, I actually had a conversation with Customs and Border Protection officers to talk about the impact of the shutdown and the strain that it produces on their families.” 
Republicans in the House so far have not reached an agreement on avoiding a shutdown as some members of the most conservative wing of the caucus have held out on approving an appropriations bill in an attempt to force the federal government to improve security at the southern border. The Republican holdouts, which include Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, have frustrated House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) who <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4204236-mccarthy-drops-f-bomb-to-gop-members-venting-frustration-about-spending-battle/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> he has not “heard one complaint by any member of what’s wrong with this bill.” Taylor Greene flipped her vote on the appropriations bill to &#8220;no&#8221; over the further funding of Ukraine while the U.S. border crisis continues. 
&#8220;Our country is being invaded by the thousands every damn day and our Department of Defense does nothing. Our Defense bill should not fund our DOD for blood money for the Ukraine war, that’s why I’m a NO,&#8221; the congresswoman said. &#8220;What did we get out of Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan?” 
Congress has until the end of next week to pass an appropriations bill and avoid a shutdown.

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The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-senate" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Senate</a> voted on Wednesday night to approve Air Force General Charles &#8220;CQ&#8221; Brown, President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Biden</a>’s pick to be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Brown, who has previously been <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watchdog-group-files-complaint-against-biden-joint-chiefs-nominee-over-race-based-hiring" target="_blank" rel="noopener">criticized for his comments</a> on mandating diversity throughout the military, was approved by the Senate by a vote of 83-11. The vote followed a months-long standoff between Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL). 
Tuberville had blocked mass approval votes on <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/department-of-defense" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Department of Defense</a> nominees over the Pentagon’s policy of paying for travel for women in the military to get abortions. Schumer moved to vote on Brown’s nomination individually, a move which was only opposed by eight Republicans. 
“In the end, the Senate will overwhelmingly vote to overcome Senator Tuberville’s blockade of these three nominees, … and the abortion policy that Senator Tuberville abhors will remain in place,” Schumer <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2023/09/20/brown-confirm-joint-chiefs-chair-00117247" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. “But the harm he is doing to the military and their families remains and, unfortunately, continues for hundreds of others.”
On Thursday, the Senate is expected to vote on Biden’s nominees to lead both the Army and the Marines. 
The Republicans who voted <a href="https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1181/vote_118_1_00234.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">agains</a>t moving Brown’s nomination forward for a final vote were: Sen. Mike Braun (Indiana), Sen. Ted Cruz (Texas), Sen. Josh Hawley (Missouri), Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), Sen. Roger Marshall (Kansas), Sen. Eric Schmitt (Missouri), Sen. Tuberville (Alabama), and Sen. J.D. Vance (Ohio). 
Citizens for Renewing America, a conservative policy group, said it was grateful to the Republicans who voted against moving Brown’s nomination forward. 
“CQ Brown not only has serious command and performance failures, he’s actively pushing race and sex quotas in the military, which is a blatant violation of the 14th Amendment. We hope more members join these patriots in the final vote,” group president and former Trump official Russ Vought <a href="https://twitter.com/amrenewcitizen/status/1704609260754157683" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. 
After the nomination was <a href="https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1181/vote_118_1_00235.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">moved forward</a>, three additional Republicans joined in the final vote against Brown. Sen. Ron Johnson (Wisconsin), Sen. Cynthia Lummis (Wyoming), and Marco Rubio (Florida) all voted against confirming Brown. 
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Brown has faced <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watchdog-group-files-complaint-against-biden-joint-chiefs-nominee-over-race-based-hiring" target="_blank" rel="noopener">skepticism from conservative groups</a> who have pointed to previous comments and statements about hiring &#8220;for diversity” and calling the military a “white boys club,” suggesting that he would support diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives in the military. 
“You can’t let it just be happenstance that brings in the diversity whether it be race, gender, ethnic background, sexual orientation, socio-economic background. You really have to spend some time thinking about it because you may miss an opportunity looking at the slate of candidates and then asking some hard questions,” Brown said previously. “As we’re looking at some key positions, who are diverse candidates and are we making sure we are grooming them so they have the opportunity?”

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Students for Fair Admissions, the group that brought the lawsuit to the Supreme Court that <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/supreme-court-issues-landmark-ruling-on-affirmative-action-at-universities" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ended affirmative action</a> for admissions at colleges, is now targeting West Point military academy, filing a lawsuit asserting the academy discriminates against white applicants.
The SCOTUS ruling written by Chief Justice John Roberts that ended affirmative action exempted military academies; Roberts wrote a footnote that military academies had “potentially distinct interests.”
“For most of its history, West Point has evaluated cadets based on merit and achievement,” the <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/documents/1ab01e56-458f-4df8-94f4-338d720fed51.pdf?itid=lk_inline_manual_18" target="_blank" rel="noopener">lawsuit</a> — filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York — notes. “For good reasons: America’s enemies do not fight differently based on the race of the commanding officer opposing them, soldiers must follow orders without regard to the skin color of those giving them, and battlefield realities apply equally to all soldiers regardless of race, ethnicity, or national origin.”
After pointing out that President Harry Truman desegregated the military, the lawsuit charges, “Over the past few decades, however, West Point has strayed from that approach. Instead of admitting future cadets based on objective metrics and leadership potential, West Point focuses on race. In fact, it openly publishes its racial composition ‘goals,’ and its director of admissions brags that race is wholly determinative for hundreds if not thousands of applicants.”
“West Point has no justification for using race-based admissions,” the lawsuit declares. “Those admissions are unconstitutional for all other public institutions of higher education.”
The lawsuit mentions two prospective candidates for West Point, both white, who joined Students for Fair Admissions in the lawsuit because they supports its mission. Both have excellent grade point averages, are in excellent physical condition, have family members who served in the military, and believe it would be an honor to serve their country.
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“Unless West Point is ordered to stop using race as a factor in admissions, his race will prevent him from competing for admission on an equal footing,” the lawsuit states of each candidate, adding that each preferred to remain pseudonymous, “because he is a high-school student, and he fears reprisal from West Point and others if his participation in this litigation becomes public.”
President Joe Biden has urged the military to continue filtering applications by race.

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-senate" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Senate</a> Majority Leader <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/chuck-schumer" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chuck Schumer</a> (D-NY) set up votes on a trio of key <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/three-military-branches-lose-confirmed-leaders-amid-senate-impasse" target="_blank" rel="noopener">military nominations</a> after Sen. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/tommy-tuberville" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tommy Tuberville</a> (R-AL) threatened to force action that would begin to crack the months-long standoff over a Pentagon <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/abortion" target="_blank" rel="noopener">abortion</a> policy.
In a post to X that followed an announcement on the Senate floor on Wednesday, Schumer claimed &#8220;Democrats are taking action&#8221; with his move to advance the nominations for chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the commandant of the Marine Corps, and the Army chief of staff.
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Majority Leader Schumer (D) says the Senate will vote on stalled military promotions individually:
“The Senate will overwhelmingly vote to confirm them &#8230; and the abortion policy that Sen. Tuberville abhors will remain in place. Sen. Tuberville will have accomplished nothing.” <a href="https://t.co/zBxzcJrGkZ">pic.twitter.com/zBxzcJrGkZ</a>
&mdash; The Recount (@therecount) <a href="https://twitter.com/therecount/status/1704560253826695173?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 20, 2023</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;We cannot allow Senator Tuberville to decide which of our brave service members get promoted and which languish,&#8221; Schumer added.
Schumer chose to file cloture on three of President Joe Biden&#8217;s military nominees after Tuberville made headlines on Tuesday for <a href="https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2023/09/19/congress/tuberville-plans-to-force-marine-corps-vote-holds-promotion-military-00116880" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly gathering enough support</a> from GOP colleagues to force a procedural vote on Gen. Eric Smith’s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gop-senator-holds-firm-in-stand-against-pentagon-abortion-policy-as-marines-lose-confirmed-leader" target="_blank" rel="noopener">nomination</a> to become commandant of the Marine Corps, which has lacked a <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/10/top-marine-david-berger-retires-00105449" target="_blank" rel="noopener">confirmed leader</a> since July.
Tuberville, a former college football coach, took a victory lap after Schumer announced the votes on Wednesday.
&#8220;One of us was bluffing. It wasn&#8217;t me,&#8221; Tuberville <a href="https://twitter.com/TTuberville/status/1704573360523346108" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> on his personal account. &#8220;Democrats are taking the same action they could&#8217;ve taken months ago. As long as the Pentagon keeps the unlawful elective abortion policy in place, my holds will remain.&#8221;
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One of us was bluffing. It wasn&#39;t me. 
Democrats are taking the same action they could&#39;ve taken months ago. As long as the Pentagon keeps the unlawful elective abortion policy in place, my holds will remain. <a href="https://t.co/f497iygBDd">https://t.co/f497iygBDd</a>
&mdash; Tommy Tuberville (@TTuberville) <a href="https://twitter.com/TTuberville/status/1704573360523346108?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 20, 2023</a></blockquote>
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The Senate began voting on the nominations later in the evening on Wednesday, confirming <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/joint-chiefs-nominee-knocks-tubervilles-hold-on-military-promotions">Gen. Charles &#8220;CQ&#8221; Brown Jr.</a> of the Air Force as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and <a href="https://twitter.com/SenateCloakroom/status/1704653601690304625">setting up confirmation votes</a> for the other two nominees on Thursday.
Tuberville first placed <a href="https://www.tuberville.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/tuberville-demands-answers-from-the-pentagon/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a &#8220;hold&#8221;</a> on general and flag officer nominations in February to protest a Pentagon policy allowing female service members <a href="https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/02/16/military-cover-travel-costs-and-offer-leave-troops-seeking-abortions-fertility-treatment.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">expense-paid travel and up to three weeks&#8217; leave</a> for an elective abortion that he claims is illegal. The Department of Defense has <a href="https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/dod_briefing_on_non-covered_reproductive_healthcare_policies.pdf">referred</a> to a Department of Justice <a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/defense-department-travel-allowance-abortion/">opinion</a> to justify the policy.
In upholding his stance, Tuberville has objected to allowing the Democrat-controlled Senate from quickly approving the nominations in batches through a &#8220;<a href="https://www.senate.gov/about/research-tools/glossary.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">unanimous consent</a>&#8221; agreement.
Despite pushback from the Biden administration <a href="https://www.kaine.senate.gov/press-releases/kaine-hirono-and-colleagues-call-on-mcconnell-to-help-end-reckless-hold-on-military-promotions" target="_blank" rel="noopener">and other lawmakers</a>, Tuberville denied that his endeavor was hurting military readiness and he insisted that the Senate could still hold votes through regular order to approve individual nominations if necessary.
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🚨Senator Schumer just proved he could have moved these military promotions months ago.   He held our servicemembers hostage for purely political reasons. <a href="https://t.co/xJPpDr5P3h">pic.twitter.com/xJPpDr5P3h</a>
&mdash; Joni Ernst (@SenJoniErnst) <a href="https://twitter.com/SenJoniErnst/status/1704565839276454384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 20, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Hundreds of military confirmations have been held up so far, <a href="https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3492554/austin-praises-outgoing-chief-of-naval-operations/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to the Department of Defense.</a> A recent Congressional Research Service report estimated it would take more than <a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/tuberville-hold-700-hours/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">700 hours</a> of work to get through 273 confirmations on an individual basis.
&#8220;Senator Schumer just proved he could have moved these military promotions months ago,&#8221; Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) <a href="https://twitter.com/SenJoniErnst/status/1704565839276454384" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a post to X on Wednesday. &#8220;He held our servicemembers hostage for purely political reasons.&#8221;
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/SenTuberville?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SenTuberville</a> addresses Schumer folding on military promotions: &quot;My hold is still in place. The hold will remain in place as long as the Pentagon&#39;s illegal abortion policy remains in place. If the Pentagon lifts the policy, then I will lift my hold. It&#39;s as easy as that.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/PorzPFztXU">pic.twitter.com/PorzPFztXU</a>
&mdash; Mary Margaret Olohan (@MaryMargOlohan) <a href="https://twitter.com/MaryMargOlohan/status/1704601152002671074?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 20, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Tuberville delivered remarks in which he said the Senate is dealing with a &#8220;lack of leadership,&#8221; arguing that the upper chamber could have been confirming one or two nominees each week over the last 200 days. He also said his &#8220;hold&#8221; remains in place until the Pentagon lifts its abortion policy.

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/communist-china" target="_blank" rel="noopener">China</a> and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/russia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Russia</a> are prepared to launch destructive cyber attacks on U.S. critical infrastructure to &#8220;sow chaos and hinder military mobilization&#8221; in the event of war breaking out, according to a new Pentagon cyber strategy released on Tuesday.
&#8220;The United States is challenged by malicious cyber actors who seek to exploit our technological vulnerabilities and undermine our military&#8217;s competitive edge,&#8221; the <a href="https://media.defense.gov/2023/Sep/12/2003299076/-1/-1/1/2023_DOD_Cyber_Strategy_Summary.PDF" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2023 Department of Defense Cyber Strategy</a> introduction reads. &#8220;They target our critical infrastructure and endanger the American people. Defending against and defeating these cyber threats is a Department of Defense imperative.&#8221;
While China poses a more serious and long-term threat, Pentagon officials are more immediately concerned with Russia.
Eastern Europe saw such attacks amid the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, where Russian military and intelligence units used a range of cyber attacks to disrupt Ukrainian military logistics, sabotage civilian infrastructure, and erode political will, the report reads.
POLITICO <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2023/01/11/russias-cyberattacks-aim-to-terrorize-ukrainians-00077561" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> earlier this year that Russia launched 300 attacks against Ukraine&#8217;s security and defense sector, another 400 on various organizations ranging from commercial and financial to telecommunications and software, and 500 other attacks against government groups.
Although the efforts from Russian forces yielded limited results, the Pentagon report reads, it could make the U.S. and allied partners vulnerable to similar cyber attacks if Russia faces &#8220;a moment of crisis.&#8221;
DefenseNews <a href="https://www.defensenews.com/cyber/2023/09/12/china-russia-will-use-cyber-to-sow-chaos-if-war-starts-pentagon-says/?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=tw_at" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that both countries have an arsenal of serious cyber threats toward national security. But a 2021 International Institute for Strategic Studies report placed China and Russia behind the U.S. in its cyber powerhouse rankings.
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy Mieke Eoyang <a href="https://www.defense.gov/News/Transcripts/Transcript/Article/3523824/pentagon-press-secretary-brigadier-general-pat-ryder-and-deputy-assistant-secre/#:~:text=First%2C%20it%20identifies%20the%20People's,that%20Russia%20poses%20in%20cyberspace." target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> reporters that authorities identify China as the department&#8217;s &#8220;pacing challenge in the cyber domain and recognizes the significant threat that Russia poses in cyberspace,&#8221; but continues to monitor recent activities in Ukraine.
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&#8220;I think prior to this conflict, there was a sense that cyber would have a much more decisive impact in warfare than what we experienced,&#8221; she said. &#8220;What this conflict has shown us is the importance of integrated cyber capabilities in and alongside other warfighting capabilities. And that is consistent with the approach in the [National Defense Strategy] on integrated deterrence and is an important lesson for us to think about &#8212; that cyber is a capability that is best used in concert with those others and may be of limited utility when used all by itself.&#8221;
The Chinese Communist Party sees superiority in cyberspace as core to its theories of victory, the report reads, adding that it has engaged in espionage and theft that compromised key defense networks and broader U.S. critical infrastructure.
In July, the Wall Street Journal <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinese-hackers-spied-on-state-department-13a09f03" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and senior officials at the State Department were victims of a Chinese hacking campaign that gained access to email accounts from roughly two dozen organizations that began on May 15 and went undetected until June 16.
During a conference in National Harbor in Maryland on September 11, retired Air Force brigadier general and former federal chief information security officer Gregory Touhill reportedly said that cyber and critical infrastructure issues everywhere — domestic and abroad — remain at the front and center of the minds of key senior leaders.
&#8220;We continue to see critical infrastructure as a target for cyber-enabled attacks, including things like denial-of-service, malicious software, ransomware, theft of intellectual property,&#8221; Touhill said. &#8220;We&#8217;re very concerned about that.&#8221;

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The Department of Defense announced on Thursday that it had a new website where it will release declassified information about <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ufo" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UFOs</a>, which are officially referred to as Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAPs).
&#8220;This website will provide information, including videos and photos, on resolved UAP cases as they&#8217;re declassified and approved for public release,&#8221; Pentagon spokesman Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder <a href="https://www.defense.gov/News/Transcripts/Transcript/Article/3513447/pentagon-press-secretary-air-force-brig-gen-pat-ryder-holds-a-press-briefing/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> during a press conference. &#8220;The website&#8217;s other content includes reporting trends and frequently-asked-questions section, as well as links to official reports, transcripts, press releases, and other resources that the public may find useful.&#8221;
The All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) <a href="https://www.aaro.mil/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">says</a> that it &#8220;will be accepting reports from current or former U.S. Government employees, service members, or contractors with direct knowledge of U.S. Government programs or activities related to UAP dating back to 1945*.&#8221;
&#8220;These reports will be used to inform AARO’s congressionally directed Historical Record Report,&#8221; the site said. &#8220;We will announce when a reporting mechanism is available for others to use.&#8221;
AARO says that its goal is to &#8220;minimize technical and intelligence surprise by synchronizing scientific, intelligence, and operational detection identification, attribution, and mitigation of unidentified anomalous phenomena in the vicinity of national security areas.&#8221;
The term Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) includes objects that are &#8220;airborne, seaborne, spaceborne, and/or transmedium.&#8221;
The news comes as a small number of former military officials have claimed in testimony to Congress and in media interviews that the U.S. knows about things in this arena that are being hidden from the public.
Retired Air Force Maj. David Grusch, a former U.S. intelligence and military official who claims the government is covering up a UFO retrieval program, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ufo-whistleblower-claims-firsthand-access-to-things-he-cant-talk-about-publicly">claims</a> he gained “firsthand access” to information that he cannot discuss publicly.
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“There’s certain things that I have first-hand access to that I can’t publicly discuss at this time,” Grusch said. “However, myself and other colleagues interviewed 40 individuals, both current and former, highly distinguished intelligence and military personnel that were specifically on the programs. And those who were willing, I directed to the Intelligence Community inspector general so the inspector general is able to interview these people that do have direct, firsthand information.”

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Pentagon Unveils New Website Where They'll Release Declassified UFO Info, Images

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The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/united-states" target="_blank" rel="noopener">United States</a> military will begin training Ukrainian pilots on flying F-16 fight jets at Morris Air National Guard Base in Tucson, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/arizona" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Arizona</a>, in October, according to the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/department-of-defense" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pentagon</a>.
Air Force Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wWDZBkOySY" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> the plans on Thursday, but was unable to give a definite number of Ukrainian pilots or maintainers who are expected to receive training beginning in October. Ryder said that “several pilots with upwards of dozens of maintainers” are expected to participate.
“The Department of Defense is announcing today that the United States will soon begin training Ukrainians to fly and maintain F-16 aircraft in support of the international effort to develop and strengthen Ukraine’s long-term defenses,” Ryder said, adding that pilots and maintainers would first go through English language training at Lackland Air Force base in San Antonio, Texas, in September.
President Joe Biden approved the third-party transfer of F-16s to Ukraine after resisting such efforts for months, arguing the move would be too escalatory for the United States’ role in the war in Ukraine. The reversal came in May when the president <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/19/world/europe/ukraine-f-16s-biden-russia.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> allies the U.S. would allow the transfer of the American technology to Ukraine.
Though the decision was made months ago, the process for training Ukrainians to fly and maintain the complex fighter jets has been a lengthy process. The jets are unlikely to have an impact on Ukraine’s current operation against Russia, which appears to have stalled with Ukraine’s forces unable to push Russia out of Crimea and the Donbas regions.
Ukraine has increased drone attacks into Russian territory as its military operations have slowed. The Russian Ministry of Defense said on Friday that Ukraine launched an overnight aerial assault on Crimea that included 42 drones and one missile. Other Ukrainian drone attacks in recent weeks have targeted Moscow and destroyed a Russian bomber near St. Petersburg, according to <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/25/us/politics/ukraine-drone-attacks-russia.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The New York Times</a>.
Biden has said the U.S. will back Ukraine “as long as it takes” for Ukraine to reclaim its lost territory. The president has come under criticism from Republicans who say the White House has yet to articulate a realistic strategy for U.S. involvement in the war given Ukraine’s inability to push Russia out of Crimea and the Donbas.
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Others in the GOP continue to offer support for funding to Ukraine, saying the investment is worth the cost of continuing to batter Russia’s military.

F-16

U.S. To Begin Training Ukrainian F-16 Pilots In Arizona

Arizona

On Monday, Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) released a <a href="https://burchett.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/burchett.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/letter-to-ic-ig-re-uap-hearing.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">letter</a> directed to Thomas Monheim, the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community (IGIC), asking him to provide answers to several questions relating to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ufo" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena</a> (UAP).
The letter — which was signed by Burchett, as well as five other representatives — came at the same time as a <a href="https://burchett.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-burchett-launches-uap-caucus-leads-letter-intelligence-community-inspector" target="_blank" rel="noopener">press release</a> establishing the Unidentified Anomalous Phenomenon Caucus in the House of Representatives.
During July’s blockbuster hearing on UAP, whistleblower David Grusch “declined to answer several questions in a public setting, stating that the information requested was classified,” and would require disclosure inside a sensitive compartmented information facility (SCIF), the letter to Monheim states.
The letter continues, noting that despite Grusch’s inability to provide the names of individuals with alleged direct knowledge of covert government UAP programs, such information was provided to the Inspector General.
Grusch alleged in his <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-10-most-incredible-exchanges-from-the-house-uap-hearing" target="_blank" rel="noopener">testimony</a> that he had spoken with approximately 40 individuals over the course of four years who shared information pertaining to secret crash retrieval and reverse engineering programs outside of Congressional oversight.
In light of the roadblocks to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/whistleblower-testifies-he-knows-exact-locations-of-ufos" target="_blank" rel="noopener">information access</a> these members of Congress have encountered, the representatives asked Monheim the following questions:
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<li>Which intelligence community members, positions, facilities, military bases, or other actors are involved with UAP crash retrieval programs, directly or indirectly?</li>
<li>Which intelligence community members, positions, facilities, military bases, or other actors are involved with UAP reverse engineering programs, directly or indirectly?</li>
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During the UAP hearing, David Grusch testified he could not provide specific details about UAP crash retrieval programs or reverse engineering programs, but said the Intelligence Community Inspector General could. So my colleagues and I wrote to him to ask for details. <a href="https://t.co/Y8EuXOZMOJ">pic.twitter.com/Y8EuXOZMOJ</a>
— Rep. Tim Burchett (@RepTimBurchett) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepTimBurchett/status/1694003651562365051?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 22, 2023</a></blockquote>
The congressmembers provided Monheim with a deadline of September 15 to answer their questions, and if such material is classified, “we request access to this information in a secure setting no later than September 26.”
The Daily Wire reached out to Monheim&#8217;s office for comment.
When asked why it was decided to send this letter now, Burchett told The Daily Wire, “I’m just fed up with the runaround from the war pimps at the Pentagon, the people in Congress, and I want to get to the bottom of this.”
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Following July’s hearing, Burchett — as well as Reps. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), Matt Gaetz (R-FL), and Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) — co-signed <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/burchett-more-witnesses-have-come-forward-since-uap-hearing-select-committee-with-subpoena-authority-requested" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a letter</a> to Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) asking for a Select Committee “outside the jurisdiction of any standing committee” and “with subpoena authority.”
A Select Committee has not been publicly established as of this reporting, and McCarthy’s office has not responded to multiple requests for comment regarding such a committee.

Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN)

House UAP Caucus Launched, Members Send Letter To Intel Community Inspector General Seeking Answers

Outer Space

President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden">Joe Biden</a> reversed a Trump-era plan to move the U.S. Space Command headquarters out of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/colorado">Colorado</a> to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/alabama">Alabama</a>.
A Pentagon spokesperson <a href="https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3477514/statement-from-pentagon-press-secretary-brig-gen-patrick-ryder-on-us-space-comm/">announced</a> on Monday that Biden made the decision following a &#8220;thorough and deliberate evaluation process,&#8221; consultation with Defense Secretary Loyd Austin, and input from senior military leaders.
National Security Adviser John Kirby <a href="https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1686127717903646720">told CNN</a> that Biden acted on &#8220;operational readiness&#8221; alone. &#8220;When it came down to it, he believes it is in the best national security interests of the country if we leave Space Command in Colorado,&#8221; Kirby added.
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Kirby: The President believes it&#39;s in the best national security interest if we leave space command in Colorado <a href="https://t.co/73FxHPuS2W">pic.twitter.com/73FxHPuS2W</a>
&mdash; Acyn (@Acyn) <a href="https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1686127717903646720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 31, 2023</a></blockquote>
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U.S. Space Command, which is <a href="https://www.spacecom.mil/About/Frequently-Asked-Questions/">separate</a> from the Space Force, is currently headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, with <a href="https://www.spacecom.mil/About/Frequently-Asked-Questions/">personnel and functions</a> spread across bases in Colorado, Nebraska and California. It employs joint forces from the various military branches to deliver &#8220;<a href="https://www.spacecom.mil/About/Frequently-Asked-Questions/">space capabilities</a>&#8221; to U.S. forces.
Former President Donald Trump <a href="https://www.spacecom.mil/Newsroom/Speeches/Speech-Display/Article/2388821/remarks-by-president-trump-at-event-establishing-the-us-space-command/#:~:text=We're%20gathered%20here%20in,that's%20pretty%20obvious%20to%20everybody.">revived</a> the program during his administration and, during his final days in office in January 2021, it was <a href="https://www.al.com/news/huntsville/2021/01/us-space-command-headquarters-coming-to-huntsville-alabama-sources.html">announced</a> that the Air Force intended to move the Space Command headquarters to Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama — the same area that House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) has now <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jordan-threatens-funding-unless-new-fbi-hq-leaves-dc-area-and-he-has-a-suggestion">suggested the FBI relocate</a> its headquarters.
Then-acting Air Force Secretary John Roth <a href="https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-117hhrg47821/pdf/CHRG-117hhrg47821.pdf">testified to Congress</a> in the summer of 2021 that Huntsville was chosen as the preferred site as a result of a &#8220;strategic basing process&#8221; with the help of stakeholders and it was determined that construction and maintenance costs for buildings to hold more than 1,400 people would be cheaper in the Alabama location than in Colorado Springs. In addition, amid concerns by Colorado officials <a href="https://spacenews.com/lamborn-the-fight-to-keep-u-s-space-command-in-colorado-is-not-over/">that the planned move lacked merit</a>, Roth said he had personally not seen any evidence that the decision was politically motivated.
Following assessments by the <a href="https://www.dodig.mil/reports.html/article/3027137/evaluation-of-the-air-force-selection-process-for-the-permanent-location-of-the/">Department of Defense inspector general</a> and the <a href="https://www.gao.gov/assets/gao-22-106055.pdf">Government Accountability Office</a> that found the Air Force selection process to be proper for the most part, Biden&#8217;s decision to back away from the Trump plan pleased Colorado politicians who have opposed the relocation effort.
&#8220;This is great news for Colorado and our national security — keeping U.S. Space Command in Colorado Springs is an exciting outcome for our state, military families, jobs, and businesses,&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/GovofCO/status/1686104879583113216">said</a> Colorado Governor Jared Polis, a Democrat.
&#8220;I applaud the decision today by the Biden Administration to keep U.S. Space Command where it belongs — Colorado,&#8221; Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepKenBuck/status/1686128729599143936">said</a> in a statement. &#8220;Our entire Congressional Delegation, both Republicans and Democrats, have worked together for years to achieve this important result. Colorado already has the pre-existing infrastructure, first-rate work force, private-sector support, and communication platforms necessary to provide for our national security mission in space.&#8221;
Elected officials from Alabama expressed outrage and indicated that they planned to push back against the Biden administration over the reversal.
&#8220;The White House choosing to not locate Space Command Headquarters in Alabama – the rightful selection – is very simply the wrong decision for national security,&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/GovernorKayIvey/status/1686121295627399168">said</a> Alabama Governor Kay Ivey, a Republican.
Among members of Congress, Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepMikeRogersAL/status/1686125983714115584">said</a> he would be &#8220;continuing my investigation into Biden&#8217;s deliberate, political, taxpayer-funded meddling in this decision,&#8221; while Sen. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/tommy-tuberville">Tommy Tuberville</a> (R-AL), who is <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gop-senator-holds-firm-in-stand-against-pentagon-abortion-policy-as-marines-lose-confirmed-leader">holding up military promotions</a> to protest against a Pentagon <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/abortion">abortion</a> policy, <a href="https://www.tuberville.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/tuberville-statement-on-biden-taking-space-command-from-alabama/">said</a> he would &#8220;continue to fight&#8221; the planned move.
Kirby, a retired Navy rear admiral, said moving Space Command would likely take between five and 10 years &#8220;at a critical time in the space domain when the [People&#8217;s Republic of China] is developing incredible capabilities in that regard. Moving it could have a negative effect on Space Command&#8217;s readiness and the president finds that unacceptable.&#8221;

President Joe Biden

Biden Reverses Plan To Move Space Command From Colorado to Alabama

Alabama

Colorado

Space

A report just made public from the inspector general for the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/department-of-defense" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Department of Defense</a> shows that the U.S. could not track all of the weapons and military equipment it had sent to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ukraine" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ukraine</a> even as criminal gangs in the country have illicitly obtained military weapons.
The <a href="https://first-heritage-foundation.s3.amazonaws.com/live_files/2023/07/dod-ig-ukraine.pdf">report</a>, first filed in October 2022, was just released following a Freedom of Information Act request from The Heritage Foundation and other outlets and comes after lawmakers <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/republican-lawmakers-demand-more-accountability-over-ukrainian-aid-after-cbs-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">have expressed concerns</a> over lack of oversight for the billions in U.S. dollars sent to Ukraine.
“During the evaluation, we found that the DoD was unable to provide end-use monitoring (EUM) in accordance with DOD policy because of limited U.S. presence in Ukraine,” the report says. “Therefore, we are issuing this report identifying the challenges faced by DoD personnel responsible for conducting EUM and Enhanced EUM (EEUM) when there are limited or no U.S. personnel present in the area the equipment is being used.”
After describing the inability of the U.S. to track all of the weapons it had sent to Ukraine, the report listed several examples of groups in the country obtaining military equipment for nefarious purposes, though the origin of the equipment remained unclear as the report was heavily redacted.
“In mid-August 2022, the SBU [Security Service of Ukraine] disrupted a group of volunteer battalion members who took more than 60 rifles and almost 1,000 rounds of ammunition and stored them illegally in a warehouse, presumably for sale on the black market,” the report said.
In another instance, arms traffickers stole equipment from the frontlines.
“In late June 2022, the SBU disrupted a group of arms traffickers who were selling weapons and ammunition stolen from the front lines in southern Ukraine,” the report said.
The report also noted that members of an organized crime group controlled by a Russian official were able to obtain ammo and a grenade launcher after joining a volunteer Ukraine battalion.
“The group members joined a volunteer battalion using forged identity documents and procured weapons, including grenade launcher and a machine gun, and more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition. The perceived intent of the group was to conduct destabilizing activities,” the report said.
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Since the war began, Congress <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/u-s-to-give-ukraine-everything-it-needs-for-as-long-as-it-takes-biden-national-security-adviser-says" target="_blank" rel="noopener">has</a> allocated roughly $113 billion in aid to Ukraine; no other country has come close to what the U.S. has sent. On Tuesday, the State Department <a href="https://www.state.gov/additional-u-s-military-assistance-for-ukraine-3/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> that another $400 million in arms and equipment would be sent to Ukraine.
Included in the military aid is the decision from the Biden administration to send Ukraine cluster bombs, a decision that has faced some bipartisan criticism due to the nature of the bombs.
Some Republicans, such as Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) and Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-passes-military-spending-bill-with-conservative-amendments" target="_blank" rel="noopener">have called</a> for a complete end to aid to Ukraine.

UKRAINE-RUSSIA-CONFLICT

U.S. Failed To Track All Military Aid To Ukraine As Criminal Gangs Stole Guns, Ammo From Frontlines

State Department

House Oversight Committee lawmakers are set to hold a hearing on unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs) next week.
Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN), a member of the panel who has helped drive the conversation about UFOs on Capitol Hill, said a hearing will be held on Wednesday, July 26.
&#8220;We&#8217;re done with the cover-ups,&#8221; he added in a tweet.
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The House Oversight Committee will hold a hearing on UAPs on Wednesday, 7/26. 
We&#39;re done with the cover-ups.
&mdash; Rep. Tim Burchett (@RepTimBurchett) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepTimBurchett/status/1680992520895905792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 17, 2023</a></blockquote>
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It was not immediately clear who has been invited to be a witness at the hearing, and as of press time it does not appear on the <a href="https://oversight.house.gov/calendar/">Oversight Committee&#8217;s online calendar</a>.
But Burchett previewed the hearing last week along with Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), another member of the committee, <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/house-oversight-committee-hold-ufo-hearing-week/story?id=101345935">according to ABC News</a>.
&#8220;We&#8217;re going to have professionals in here, and we&#8217;re getting blowback from some of the alphabet agencies,&#8221; Burchett told reporters.
&#8220;I&#8217;m sick of government &#8230; that does not trust the people,&#8221; he also said.
David Grusch, a U.S. military veteran who served as a combat officer in Afghanistan and a former intelligence official, revealed to The Debrief in a report <a href="https://thedebrief.org/intelligence-officials-say-u-s-has-retrieved-non-human-craft/">published early last month</a> that he gave classified information to the Intelligence Community inspector general and Congress. He claims the disclosure shows some programs have retrieved craft of non-human origin, and this information has been illegally kept from Congress.
&#8220;We are not talking about prosaic origins or identities,&#8221; Grusch told the outlet. &#8220;The material includes intact and partially intact vehicles.&#8221;
In response to the claims, the Department of Defense&#8217;s All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) tasked with investigating UAPs <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/schumer-moves-to-force-disclosure-of-ufo-secrets" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> it has &#8220;not discovered any verifiable information to substantiate claims that any programs regarding the possession or reverse-engineering of any extraterrestrial materials have existed in the past or exist currently.&#8221;
AARO Director Sean Kirkpatrick said in May that his office was reviewing about <a href="https://defensescoop.com/2023/05/31/pentagon-office-developing-new-sensors-to-better-detect-ufos/">800 cases of UAP cases</a>, a jump from 650 he mentioned during a hearing in April when he said only a <a href="https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Dr.%20Kirkpatrick%20Oral%20Remarks%20-%20SASC%20ETC%20Open%20Hearing%204.19.23%20FINAL.pdf">&#8220;small percentage&#8221;</a> of the objects studied by his team displayed signatures that could be reasonably described as &#8220;anomalous&#8221; and none of them presented <a href="https://defensescoop.com/2023/04/19/pentagons-uap-office-now-investigating-more-than-650-cases/">&#8220;credible&#8221;</a> evidence of extraterrestrial life.
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, emphasized the gravity Grusch&#8217;s claim during an <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/senator-says-ufo-claims-may-be-biggest-story-in-human-history" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview</a> with Fox News host Sean Hannity last week.
&#8220;We have people that have very high clearances both today and in the past, who did really important work for our government or continue to do important work for the government, who have come forward with some claims about the U.S. having in the past recovered exotic materials and then reversed engineered those materials to make advances in our own defenses and technologies,&#8221; Rubio said.
&#8220;Either they&#8217;re telling the truth, and that is something that obviously would be the biggest story in human history, or we have people in really important positions in government who are crazy, and who are out there making up stories, and who are still in positions of importance,&#8221; Rubio said. &#8220;Either one is a big problem. So we&#8217;ve got to figure out which one of these two it is, because the second one in particular would be very troubling.&#8221;
Rubio and other lawmakers are now pushing legislation to bring forth <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/schumer-moves-to-force-disclosure-of-ufo-secrets">UAP disclosures</a> from the government.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) told reporters on Monday that he supports letting the American people &#8220;see what we have, where we go.&#8221;
&#8220;I&#8217;d love to see whatever facts and information we have,&#8221; McCarthy said.
McCarthy said if the U.S. military found such evidence of a UFO, &#8220;the Department of Defense would tell us because they would probably want to request more money.&#8221;

‘Done With The Cover-Ups’: Lawmaker Announces Date For UFO Hearing

'Done With The Cover-Ups': Lawmaker Announces Date For UFO Hearing

House Republicans

Marco Rubio

A Republican senator is showing no signs of backing down from a stand against a Pentagon <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/abortion">abortion</a> policy that is delaying military promotions, even with the U.S. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/marines">Marines</a> <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/marine-corps-confirmed-commandant-1st-time-1910-due/story?id=101007971">going without a confirmed leader</a> for the <a href="https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2023-07-10/republicans-hold-on-nominations-leaves-marines-without-confirmed-leader-for-1st-time-in-100-years">first time in a century</a>.
Sen. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/tommy-tuberville">Tommy Tuberville</a> (R-AL), who is protesting the <a href="https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3301006/dod-releases-policies-to-ensure-access-to-non-covered-reproductive-health-care/">Department of Defense</a> (DoD) allowing female service members <a href="https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/02/16/military-cover-travel-costs-and-offer-leave-troops-seeking-abortions-fertility-treatment.html">expense-paid travel and up to three weeks leave</a> for an elective abortion, appeared unfazed as Gen. David Berger steps down as commandant of the Marine Corps at the end of his <a href="https://www.voanews.com/a/us-marines-without-confirmed-leader-for-first-time-in-100-years-/7175035.html">four-year term</a>.
&#8220;I&#8217;m not going to change my approach,&#8221; Tuberville told CNN in an interview that aired on Monday. The senator said Gen. Eric Smith, the <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/05/30/eric-smith-marine-corps-commandant-biden/">branch&#8217;s No. 2 official</a> who is President Joe Biden&#8217;s pick to formally take over command, has already taken on the top position in an acting capacity.
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U.S. Marine Corps without a confirmed head for first time in 160 years, and Pentagon says acting head will have to do two jobs.
Tommy Tuberville, who is holding up more than 250 military promotions over Pentagon&#39;s abortion policy, told me: &quot;I&#39;m not going to change my approach&quot; <a href="https://t.co/oPVZeEv4XY">pic.twitter.com/oPVZeEv4XY</a>
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&#8220;He&#8217;s assumed the duties already. It&#8217;s not like it&#8217;s void of a position, it&#8217;s just the name,&#8221; Tuberville said.
The &#8220;hold&#8221; on general and flag officer promotions blocks the Democrat-controlled Senate from approving the nominations quickly and in batches through a &#8220;<a href="https://www.senate.gov/about/research-tools/glossary.htm">unanimous consent</a>&#8221; agreement. Tuberville stressed that the Senate could still hold a vote to approve individual nominations, a process he said would be &#8220;<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/10/politics/marine-corps-tuberville-nominations-hold/index.html">very easy to do</a>.&#8221;
But a Senate aide for the Democrats told CNN that it would take months to get through all the nominations in such a way and Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI), chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, argued Smith &#8220;deserves Senate action without political obstruction that has nothing to do with his command.&#8221;
More than 250 nominations have been stalled amid the senator&#8217;s protest over the policy that was <a href="https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3301006/dod-releases-policies-to-ensure-access-to-non-covered-reproductive-health-care/">released earlier this year</a>, prompting some of Tuberville&#8217;s own GOP colleagues to <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/28/politics/tuberville-senate-holds/index.html">express their dismay</a>.
The Pentagon has <a href="https://twitter.com/ChadPergram/status/1678479544485834756">urged Tuberville to lift his hold</a> while <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/marine-corps-confirmed-commandant-1st-time-1910-due/story?id=101007971">raising concerns about readiness</a>. In comments <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/10/politics/marine-corps-tuberville-nominations-hold/index.html">reported by CNN</a>, Berger said Smith will be deprived of a second-in-command because of the situation.
“He can’t do both jobs at the same time, nor can anyone else because they don’t have the authorities because all the promotions are held up,” Berger added. “So he’s going to have to do his job in a very different way than I was able to, because I could travel, he was here, he could travel, I was here. Now only one of him, so it affects the way he does his job.”
Noting that the DoD&#8217;s &#8220;authority to fund abortions is governed by 10 U.S.C. 1093, which limits abortions to cases of rape, incest, or pregnancies that threaten the life of the mother,&#8221; Tuberville has said he will not lift his hold until Defense Secretary Loyd Austin suspends the <a href="https://www.tuberville.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/tuberville-op-ed-in-the-washington-times-standing-up-on-abortion-to-most-politicized-pentagon-in-american-history/">&#8220;illegal&#8221; policy</a> that came in the wake of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade or there is a law change.
<a href="https://www.tuberville.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/tuberville-twice-blocks-democrats-attempts-to-break-dod-hold/">His office announced</a> that Tuberville has the support of several conservative leaders, including former Trump administration official Ben Carson, Heritage Foundation president Kevin Roberts, and March for Life Action president Jeanne Mancini.

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