Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee moved to codify Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s “Department of War” name change during a marathon session of debate over the annual defense policy bill. Lawmakers on the committee, in a party-line vote, adopted the amendment from Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-Texas) to formally change the Department of Defense to the Department of War, a name preferred by Hegseth and President Trump. #War #Defense #Hegseth #HouseofRepresentatives READ MORE: https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5911986-republicans-codify-department-war/
The State Department has settled a lawsuit regarding $1.5 billion dollars of taxpayer money given to the Palestinian Authority by the Biden administration.
The billion-dollar settlement ensures the State Department will adhere to the Taylor Force Act, which prevents the United States from sending financial aid to the Palestinian Authority’s Martyrs Fund. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The State Department has settled a lawsuit regarding $1.5 billion dollars of taxpayer money given to the Palestinian Authority under the former Biden government. DETAIL: Filed in December 2022 by Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-TX), the parents of Taylor Force, and terror survivor Sarri Singer, the Biden government was accused of “unlawfully laundering U.S. taxpayer funds through non-governmental organizations to directly benefit the Palestinian Authority” in circumvention of the Taylor Force Act 2018, a law passed…Open
