Security Intelligence: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on July 17, 2025.
MIL-OSI Security: Justice Department, DEA Joint Announcement on Actions to Combat Drug Cartels & Drug Trafficking under DOJ’s Operation Take Back America Initiative
Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division Attorney General Pamela Bondi and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Administrator Robert Murphy held a press conference to announce actions the Department is taking to combat drug cartels and drug trafficking under the Justice Department’s Operation Take Back America Initiative. MIL Security OSI –
MIL-OSI: Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. Reports Preliminary Second Quarter Earnings of $1.72 Per Diluted Common Share
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) SPRINGFIELD, Mo., July 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) (NASDAQ:GSBC), the holding company for Great Southern Bank (the “Bank”), today reported that preliminary earnings for the three months ended June 30, 2025, were $1.72 per diluted common share ($19.8 million net income) compared to $1.45 per diluted […]
MIL-OSI USA: Jayapal, Meng Introduce Housing is a Human Right Act
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (7th District of Washington) WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) and Grace Meng (NY-06) led lawmakers today in introducing the Housing is a Human Right Act, transformative legislation to authorize more than $300 billion for housing infrastructure to reduce homelessness across America. This urgent […]
MIL-OSI USA: Murkowski, Colleagues Advocate for Critical Education Funding
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Alaska Lisa Murkowski 07.16.25 Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) joined her colleagues in a letter to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Russell Vought, asking him to faithfully implement the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Full-Year Continuing Resolution Act, and release […]
BREAKING: Heinrich’s Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act Signed into Law
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for New Mexico Martin Heinrich WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich announced that his Halt All Lethal Trafficking of (HALT) Fentanyl Act to permanently classify fentanyl-related substances (FRS) as Schedule I drugs, under the Controlled Substances Act, has been signed into law. Heinrich introduced the HALT Fentanyl […]
MIL-OSI USA: Wyden Votes ‘No’ on FY26 Intelligence Authorization Act for Removing Critical Oversight of Intelligence Agencies
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore) July 16, 2025 U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced that he voted against the 2026 Intelligence Authorization Act, which removed essential oversight of government intelligence and surveillance programs and passed the Senate Intelligence Committee Tuesday evening. “It’s legislative malpractice to reduce the Senate’s oversight of […]
MIL-OSI USA: De La Cruz Honors McAllen Police Officer Ismael Garcia, Dr. James C. Lee
Source: United States House of Representatives – Monica De La Cruz (TX-15) De La Cruz Honors McAllen Police Officer Ismael Garcia, Dr. James C. Lee WASHINGTON, July 16, 2025 Today, Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz (TX-15) honored McAllen Police Officer Ismael Garcia and the life of Dr. James C. Lee of Seguin on the House […]
MIL-OSI Security: DHS Statement on Capture of Violent Extremist Involved in Prairieland Attack on ICE Agents
Source: US Department of Homeland Security FBI Most Wanted Suspect for attack on ICE agents arrested after joint investigation with ICE and law enforcement partners WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today released the following statement as the week-long manhunt for Benjamin Hanil Song–a fugitive wanted in connection with the July 4 ambush […]
MIL-OSI USA: Wyden, Bennet, Beyer Reintroduce Bicameral Bill to Overhaul Unemployment Insurance
Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Don Beyer (D-VA) Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Senator Michael F. Bennet, D-Colo., and U.S. Representative Don Beyer, D-Va., today reintroduced legislation to update and expand unemployment insurance so the program better meets the needs of the modern workforce and is ready to respond […]
MIL-OSI United Nations: Alarmed by Escalating Violence in Suweida, Syria, Secretary-General Calls for Immediate De-escalation of Situation
Source: United Nations 4 SG/SM/22729 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres: The Secretary-General is alarmed by the continued escalation of violence in Suweida, a Druze-majority area, which has reportedly claimed the lives of hundreds of people, including civilians, and injured and displaced many more. He unequivocally condemns […]
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: UK-Germany landmark agreement to help smash smuggling gangs and boost defence exports
Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments Press release UK-Germany landmark agreement to help smash smuggling gangs and boost defence exports Brits and Germans alike will benefit from a closer partnership on the issues that matter most to them, as Prime Minister Keir Starmer is set to host Chancellor Friedrich Merz for a comprehensive […]
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Landmark package to pursue domestic abuse perpetrators
Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments News story Landmark package to pursue domestic abuse perpetrators Victims of domestic abuse to be protected under a £53 million drive to target most dangerous offenders. Thousands more women and children will be better protected from domestic abuse through the direct targeting of perpetrators, the Home Secretary […]
MIL-OSI USA: Ernst Stops Secret Pentagon Spending
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) secured a major win for taxpayers in the Senate version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026 with the inclusion of an amendment to end Pentagon bureaucrats’ game of hide and seek with tax […]
MIL-OSI USA: Congressman Russell Fry (SC-07) Introduces the Kayla Hamilton Act to Protect American Communities from Dangerous UAC Placements
Source: Congressman Russell Fry (SC-07) Introduces the Kayla Hamilton Act to Protect American Communities from Dangerous UAC Placements WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Russell Fry (SC-07) introduced the Kayla Hamilton Act, critical legislation designed to close dangerous loopholes in the federal government’s handling of unaccompanied alien children (UACs) and to prevent tragedies like the murder of Kayla […]
MIL-OSI Security: Lead Defendant in Multistate Car Theft Ring Pleads Guilty
Source: US FBI DAYTON, Ohio – The lead defendant in a $1.5 million chop shop conspiracy pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court. Kahrese Tracey Scott Lee, 28, of Cincinnati, pleaded guilty to conspiring to transport stolen vehicles in interstate commerce and to knowingly operating a chop shop. He faces up to 15 years in prison. According […]
MIL-OSI Security: Hamburg Man Charged with Threatening a Member of Congress
Source: US FBI BUFFALO, N.Y. –U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Gerald T. Przybylski, 78, of Hamburg, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with transmitting in interstate and foreign commerce, specifically using the internet, communications that contained threats to injure a member of Congress, which carries a maximum penalty of five years […]
MIL-OSI Security: South Carolina Woman Sentenced for Sending Threats to Kill a Catskill Man
Source: US FBI ALBANY, NEW YORK – Kristin Keeble, age 54, of Pageland, South Carolina, was sentenced yesterday to 5 months in jail, to be followed by 3 years of supervised release with 6 months of home detention, for transmitting a threat to injure another in interstate commerce. Acting United States Attorney John A. Sarcone […]
MIL-OSI Security: Hudson County Man Indicted for Investment Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme Involving Elderly Victims
Source: US FBI NEWARK, NJ. – A New Jersey man was arraigned on wire fraud and money laundering charges for a scheme to defraud elderly and other victims by misappropriating funds that the victims were told would be invested on their behalf or otherwise used for their benefit, U.S. Attorney Alina Habba announced. Antonio Petrosino, a/k/a […]
MIL-OSI USA: Acting ICE Director Todd M. Lyons’ statement on Benjamin Hanil Song’s arrest
Source: US Immigration and Customs Enforcement July 16, 2025Washington, DC, United StatesStatement “I want to congratulate and thank our partners at the FBI for bringing in Benjamin Hanil Song, the man who conspired with more than a dozen other criminals to kill ICE officials,” said acting ICE Director Todd M. Lyons. “This wannabe-killer is now […]
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: expert reaction to two papers on the use of mitochondrial donation and preimplantation genetic testing for mitochondrial disease, as published in NEJM
Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments July 16, 2025 Two papers published in NEJM look at the use of mitochondrial donation an preimplantation genetic testing for mitochondrial disease. Dr David J Clancy, Lecturer in Biogerontology, Lancaster University, said: “This comment is to discuss Mitochondrial Replacement Therapy (MRT) in terms of costs and benefits in light […]