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Senate shifts to new Ukraine funding with U.S. budget still in flux
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Jan. 22, 2024.
DoD is sending more support to the Mexico border mission
The Defense Department will help Customs and Border Protection contract for some transportation and facilities needed to process migrants crossing the border.
Border mission should be a Homeland Security job, says head of Northern Command
Customs and Border Protection shouldn't use troops as a back-up forever, NORTHCOM boss said.
Ukraine president hails military as Russia tensions soar
Ukrainian and Western officials are worried that the Russian military concentration could herald plans by the Kremlin to attack its neighbor.
Russian troop movements show wider conflict is possible, top Ukraine official says
“All available information indicates that the armed forces of Russia permanently sustain a powerful offensive grouping around Ukraine,” Roman Mashovets, deputy head of Ukraine’s Office of the President for national security and defense, told Military Times Wednesday.
By Howard Altman
Idaho governor, lieutenant spar over National Guard deployment to US-Mexico border
The maneuvering of Idaho’s top leaders came while Little was in Texas meeting with nine other Republican governors over concerns on how President Joe Biden is handling border issues.
Texas National Guard will start helping make border arrests
Critics have previously voiced concerns of governors using Guard members to take an active role in law enforcement
Southern border mission for US troops extends another year
The defense secretary authorized sending as many as 3,000 troops to the U.S. border with Mexico for the coming fiscal year.
By Adam Morey