Despite the continuation of a major conflict in Europe and a burgeoning one in the Middle East, 2023 was the "most transformative year" for the U.S. military's presence in the Pacific, according to a senior Pentagon official.
A major Ukrainian energy company with power plants near the front line sustained its ninth bombardment by Russia's forces “in the last two months,” according to a Dec. 20 announcement that points to the harshness of Ukraine’s second winter of full-scale war.
Former Attorney General Bill Barr warned that those seeking his former position in a second Trump administration would “have to be ready to oppose abuse of government power.”
Millions of Supplemental Security Income recipients will receive their second December payment, worth up to $914 for individual filers, in just under one week.