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Senate confirms new army chief as one senator's objection holds up other military nominations

The Senate is confirming three of the Pentagon’s top leaders, filling the posts after monthslong delays and as a Republican senator is still holding up hundreds of other nominations and promotions for military officers

The Independent UK

Defense appropriations rule goes down, again - Roll Call

House GOP leaders couldn't twist enough arms to get the $826.4 billion Pentagon spending bill back on track Thursday.

Roll Call

NASA shifts UFO debate from sensationalism to science | Data

Mexican Congress hears testimony on extraterrestrials; NASA panel recommends increased efforts to gather info on UAPs; U.S. govt. has done U-turn on public info on UAPs; AARO has classified UFO/UAP sightings; 800+ sightings collected, only a few unidentified.

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US Senate moves forward with military nominations despite abortion protest

General CQ Brown has been confirmed as chairman of the Joints Chiefs of Staff, despite a months-long Senate blockade.

Al Jazeera

Senate is set to confirm 3 military nominees but GOP senator still blocking hundreds of others

The Senate is poised to confirm a new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff as Democrats try to maneuver around holds placed on nominations by Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville over Pentagon abortion policy

The Independent UK

Pentagon working to restore benefits to LGBTQ+ veterans forced out under 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'

The Pentagon is beginning a new effort to contact former service members who may have been forced out of the military and deprived of years of benefits due to policies targeting their sexual orientation, starting with those who served under “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.”

The Independent UK

Senate confirms Brown as chairman of the Joint Chiefs - Roll Call

The Senate voted to confirm Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. to be chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Wednesday.

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U.S. in active talks with India to look at producing military systems: Pentagon official

U.S. & India in talks to produce military systems, establish defence procurement agreement. Pentagon committed to accelerating India's military modernisation. GE engine deal a testament to significance of relationship. Progress expected in months ahead. #IndoPacific #MilitaryModernisation #DefenceProcurement

The Hindu

‘Traitors’: US military veterans condemn blocking of officer promotions

Liberal group Vote Vets called out Republican Tommy Tuberville and party leaders for holding up promotions in protest of abortion

The Guardian - US

Duckworth blasts ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ senator for blocking vote to confirm U.S. attorney in Chicago

Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., is scorching Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, the “Hillbilly Elegy” author, and Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala. for their holds on military and Justice Department nominees.

Chicago Sun-Times

House conservatives torpedo rule on Defense spending bill - Roll Call

Five GOP lawmakers joined with Democrats to tank a move to bring up the $826.4 billion fiscal 2024 Pentagon bill on the House floor.

Roll Call

NASA: No evidence UFOs are aliens, sorry

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said he wanted to shift the UAP conversation from sensationalism to one of science

Salon

House stopgap bill falters with no Senate backup plan in sight - Roll Call

Even if Speaker Kevin McCarthy somehow scrounges up enough votes, it could take a miracle to avoid a partial government shutdown next month.

Roll Call

House GOP makes first move in stopgap funding fight - Roll Call

House Republicans unveiled a stopgap funding measure Sunday night that would avoid a partial government shutdown next month.

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The Hindu

NASA names chief of UFO research; panel sees no alien evidence

NASA has said it has named a new director of research into what the government calls “unidentified anomalous phenomenon,” or UAP

The Independent UK

Military officers begin to speak out on the harm done by Sen. Tuberville's holds on promotions

In the months since a single senator froze military promotions over the Pentagon’s abortion policy, the uniformed officers affected have been largely silent, wary of stepping into a political fray

The Independent UK

US military orders new interviews on the deadly 2021 Afghan airport attack as criticism persists

The Pentagon’s Central Command has decided to interview roughly two dozen service members who were at the Kabul airport when suicide bombers attacked during the 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal but weren’t included in the military’s initial investigation

The Independent UK

Senators press Pentagon on whether Musk used Starlink programme to thwart Ukrainian attack

Several US officials have raised concerns over an incident involving Elon Musk’s usage of Starlink in Ukraine

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The Conversation

NASA report finds no evidence that UFOs are extraterrestrial

NASA’s independent study team released its highly anticipated report on UFOs on Sept. 14, 2023.

The Independent UK

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

Chicago Sun-Times

Ohio Republican senator will block confirmation vote for next U.S. attorney in Chicago

Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, best known as the author of “Hillbilly Elegy,” said he will put all Department of Justice nominees on hold because of his objection to Pentagon abortion policy.

The Independent UK

Mitt Romney’s alarming Jan 6 warning to Mitch McConnell revealed

Utah senator was only Republican to support first impeachment of Trump in 2020

The Independent UK

Pentagon says surveillance flights, not counterterrorism ops, have restarted in Niger

The Pentagon says it has not restarted counterterrorism operations in Niger, a day after the head of U.S. airpower for Europe and Africa said those flights had resumed

Al Jazeera

US military resumes drone, crewed aircraft operations in post-coup Niger

US reaches agreement with Niger’s military leaders to restart drone, crewed aircraft missions at two airbases.

The Guardian - US

Republican demands Congress vote on Pentagon abortion policy: ‘We are not a communist country’

Tommy Tuberville aims to block policy offering aid to service members and dependents forced to travel for abortions

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