Congress looks to require military drone corps, which Army leaders oppose

The House Armed Services Committee’s draft defense policy bill would require the Army to establish a separate drone branch, but Army leaders continue to push against the idea. A provision in the House Armed Services Committee’s version of the defense bill would require the Army to establish a drone corps as a basic branch of the service. Gen. James Rainey, who leads the Army Futures Command, said it is too early for setting up a separate drone branch. One of the main priorities for the service right now is to…

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Supermajorities Oppose ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ for Minors, Against Biological Males Playing Female Sports, Poll Finds

A new poll finds that by a margin of nearly 3 to 1, respondents don’t think that it should be legal to provide minors with puberty blockers, drugs, and/or surgery to transition from one sex to the other. And by an even bigger margin, better than 7 to 1, respondents said that biological males who “identify” as female should not be permitted to compete in girls’ and women’s sports. GCM24-0306-Executive-SummaryDownload GCM24-0306-Toplines-Perceptions-of-Conservative-and-LiberalDownload The Rasmussen Survey, conducted March 6 and 7 among 1,000 registered voters, also found that only 10% had ever…

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21 Republicans oppose awarding medals for Capitol defence – Al Jazeera English

21 Republicans oppose awarding medals for Capitol defence  Al Jazeera English Why did 21 Republicans oppose honoring those who served on January 6?  CNN 21 House Republicans are only votes against bill to honor Jan. 6 first responders  NBC News Group of Republicans Vote Against Giving Congressional Gold Medals to Capitol Police  PEOPLE Lauren Boebert votes against medals for U.S. Capitol police  The Denver Post View Full Coverage on Google News “us republicans” – Google News

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US Republicans oppose formal inquiry into January 6 Capitol riot – Al Jazeera English

US Republicans oppose formal inquiry into January 6 Capitol riot  Al Jazeera English Most U.S. House Republicans from Texas vote against forming a commission to investigate Jan. 6 insurrection  The Texas Tribune U.S. House approves Capitol riot probe; many Republicans buck leadership  Reuters Capitol riot commission vote is barely bipartisan, but don’t blame just Republicans  USA TODAY Meijer, Upton among Republicans joining Democrats on probe of US Capitol attack  Detroit Free Press View Full Coverage on Google News “us republicans” – Google News

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US Democrats urged to oppose Israeli occupation – Arabnews

US Democrats urged to oppose Israeli occupation  Arabnews Ex-US envoys to Israel urge Democratic leaders to adopt a pro-Palestinian platform  Middle East Monitor Brazilian Jews criticize waving of Israeli flags at ‘anti-democratic’ protests  The Times of Israel Former Democrat national security officials call for tougher stance on Israel  JNS.org Intel: J Street launches push to include Palestinian rights in Democratic Party platform  Al-Monitor View Full Coverage on Google News “us democrats” – Google News

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