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L.A. Mayor To Shut Down Power and Water for Those Who Don't Follow the Rules

November 25, 2020

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has authorized the city to shut off utility services, including water and power to properties where unauthorized large parties and gatherings are taking place.
The Hill: The U.S. has Officially Withdrawn from the Open Skies Treaty

November 24, 2020

The Trump administration has officially withdrawn from the Open Skies treaty with Russia, a post-Cold War agreement that allowed nations to conduct flyovers of other allies in an attempt to collect military data and other intelligence on neighboring foreign enemies.
Politico: Democratic Nations Urged to Work Together to Confront China

November 24, 2020

Top national security, foreign policy officials and activists attending the annual Halifax Security Forum issued a call for democratic nations to revitalize international institutions and pursue new ways for governments to work together to confront China’s economic and technological warfare as well as their aggressive military buildup.
Mississippi Gov. Proposes $3 million for 'Patriotic Education Fund'

November 19, 2020

After President Trump signed an executive order to establish the Advisory 1776 Commission, an educational panel with the goal to give children a better understanding of the founding of the United States, Mississippi Governor, Tate Reeves (R), called for spending $3 million on a Patriotic Education Fund to combat what Gov. Reeves called, "revisionist" history.
U.S. to Pull 2,500 Troops from Afghanistan and Iraq

November 18, 2020

Acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller announced this week that President Trump has ordered the Pentagon to pull 2,500 U.S. troops from Afghanistan and Iraq by mid-January 2021.
NPR: Religious Freedom Arguments Give Rise To Executive Order Battle

November 18, 2020

NPR: Key government policies on religious freedom and discrimination were once set through legislation but today are increasingly dictated by presidential orders, shifting from one administration to the next.
Justice Alito Warns of Danger to Free Speech and Religious Liberty

November 16, 2020

In his address at the virtually held Federalist Society’s Annual National Lawyers Convention, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito refers to the Covid crisis as « a constitutional stress test », warning of dangers to free speech and religious liberty.
U.S.M.C. to Focus on Anti-Submarine Warfare

November 09, 2020

General David Berger, the Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, lays out new plans for combat operations to focus on anti-submarine warfare as Chinese and Russian undersea warfare capabilities continue to improve.
Sweden Increases Defense Spending in Face of "Russian Aggression"

November 09, 2020

According to Swedish Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist, “Russian aggression" has destabilized the region, leading to the highest surge in Sweden's defense spending since the 1950s: a $3 billion injection that will raise troop levels from 60,000 to 90,000 by 2025.
The U.S. Officially Exits Paris Climate Accord

November 04, 2020

Following through on a 2017 promise made by President Donald Trump, the United States has formally exited the Paris Agreement, making the U.S. the only country of 197 signatories to have withdrawn from the 2015 agreement.