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Mark Esper: Recovered spy craft could indicate what China was looking for

Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper weighs in after a large portion of the Chinese spy craft was retrieved from the Atlantic Ocean.

Mark Esper: It’s absolutely a major breach

Former Sec. of Defense Mark Esper on the Chinese spy craft that flew over the country and the objects over the last month on ‘Hannity.’

Balance of Power: Seema Verma on Medicare Reform (Radio)

Seema Verma, former Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services discusses the future of Medicare and her proposal for reforms. She spoke with…

Guiding New York City Through COVID-19 (with Dr. Dave A. Chokshi)

In the first half of 2020, New York City quickly became the American epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic, with over 200,000 cases reported in the…

Dr. Sanjay Gupta: I’m on a mission to understand my daughters’ digital lives in season 6 of my podcast ‘Chasing Life’

There is no denying – or escaping – this one simple but far-reaching fact: Americans are surrounded by screens. As a doctor and a journalist,…

What China Has Learned From the Ukraine War

Even Great Powers Aren’t Safe From Economic Warfare—If the U.S.-Led Order Sticks Together When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, China’s leaders attempted to balance…

Former Missouri US Senator Roy Blunt elected the State Historical Society President

COLUMBIA, MO, Feb. 14, 2023 – The State Historical Society of Missouri board of trustees has elected recently retired U.S. Senator Roy Blunt of Springfield…

Could ‘orthrus’ be the next dominant omicron subvariant?

n emerging omicron subvariant called CH.1.1 or “orthrus” only accounted for around 1.5% of new COVID-19 cases in January — but the subvariant, which shares…

Dems’ 2024 disconnect

There’s a gaping divide in the Democratic Party between institutional public opinion — party leaders, lawmakers, donors, consultants — and the actual voters who ultimately…

The Medicare Status Quo Can’t Last

President Biden’s back-and-forth with Republicans over entitlements during his State of the Union address was pure political theater. All politicians say they stand with seniors,…

The US ‘Domain Awareness Gap’ Goes Way Beyond Balloons

That phrase “domain awareness gap” — a perfect example of Pentagonese, lacking only the acronym DAG — transported me back 36 years. The story then…

Mark Esper on the second flying object shot down over Alaska

The White House said a military fighter jet shot down an object over Alaskan airspace Friday, this after a Chinese spy balloon was shot down…