Security Intelligence: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on July 2, 2025.
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Man handed prison sentence following illegal street racing death
Source: New Zealand Police “Is a life really worth it?” It’s a question Police is putting to anti-social road users after an Auckland man’s sentencing over a pregnant woman losing her baby when she was struck in May 2023. Police began investigating the illegal street racing event on 19 May 2023 in the East Tamaki […]
MIL-OSI USA: Warner & Kaine Statement on FBI Headquarters
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Virginia Tim Kaine Published: July 01 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner, Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) issued the following statement: “Moving the FBI from the Hoover building to the Reagan Building isn’t a plan, […]
MIL-OSI USA: Sullivan Shapes “One Big Beautiful Bill” to Unleash Alaska’s Economy, Create Good-Paying Jobs, Provide Historic Tax Cuts for Working Families, and Strengthen Health Care
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Alaska Dan Sullivan 07.01.25 WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) today voted to pass the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025. This transformative legislation includes numerous provisions to unleash Alaska’s extraordinary resource potential, deliver tax relief for hard-working families and small businesses, make the largest investment for […]
MIL-OSI Security: Update 299 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine
Source: International Atomic Energy Agency – IAEA The IAEA team based at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) has been informed of a drone attack that damaged several vehicles near the site’s cooling pond last week, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said today. Visiting near one of the areas of Friday’s purported attack, the IAEA […]
MIL-OSI Security: Greene Man Admits Federal Drug and Firearm Charges
Source: United States Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (ATF) PORTLAND, Maine: A Greene man pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Portland to possessing controlled substances with intent to distribute and to possessing a firearm in furtherance of a federal drug trafficking crime. According to court records, in January 2025, Lewiston police officers […]
MIL-OSI Security: Coast Guard, National Park Service teams up to rescue mariner
Source: United States Coast Guard 07/01/2025 06:52 PM EDT The Coast Guard and the National Park Service rescued a mariner after his vessel ran aground near Shackleford Banks, North Carolina, Monday night. For more information follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. MIL Security OSI –
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Weekend spree sees man in court
Source: New Zealand Police A spree of car break-ins across one North Shore suburb has parked one offender in a court dock. Police have so far charged him with 17 offences over one weekend. In recent days, Waitematā East Police began investigating a spate of theft reports from vehicles parked in Schnapper Rock. Waitematā East […]
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Hundreds of thousands to get secure roof over their heads
Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments Press release Hundreds of thousands to get secure roof over their heads Government sets out ambitions for a social rent revolution through the new £39 billion Social and Affordable Homes Programme. Boost for families as plans are set out to transform housing over the next 10 years, […]
MIL-OSI Security: Huntington Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime
Source: United States Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (ATF) HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Tayron Jerome Griffin, also known as “Taye,” 24, of Huntington, pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements made in court, on March 4, 2025, law enforcement officers […]
MIL-OSI Security: Seven Sentenced to Federal Prison for Stealing and Trafficking 240 Firearms from Indianapolis Shipping Center
Source: United States Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (ATF) INDIANAPOLIS— The following seven individuals have been sentenced for their roles in a firearms theft and trafficking conspiracy: Defendant Charge(s) Sentence Zackary Doss, 27 Conspiracy to Receive, Possess, Store or Sell Stolen Firearms Possession of a Firearm by a Felon 2.5 years imprisonment 3 […]
MIL-OSI Security: Security News: Justice Department Files Statement of Interest in Wyoming Case to Defend Documentary Proof of Citizenship Requirement for Voter Registration
Source: United States Department of Justice The Justice Department announced today that it has filed a Statement of Interest in the lawsuit Equality State Policy Center v. Chuck Gray, defending Wyoming’s legitimate interest securing its voting process from fraud by requiring documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote. Longstanding Supreme Court precedent recognizes that […]
MIL-OSI USA: Justice Department Files Statement of Interest in Wyoming Case to Defend Documentary Proof of Citizenship Requirement for Voter Registration
Source: US State of North Dakota The Justice Department announced today that it has filed a Statement of Interest in the lawsuit Equality State Policy Center v. Chuck Gray, defending Wyoming’s legitimate interest securing its voting process from fraud by requiring documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote. Longstanding Supreme Court precedent recognizes that […]
MIL-OSI USA: Statewide hate crimes and bias incidents hotline now active in Clark, King, and Spokane counties
Source: Washington State News SEATTLE — Today Washington launches a hate crimes and bias incidents hotline pilot in three counties across the state. According to the FBI’s hate crimes statistics, Washington has been in the top five states with the most reported hate crimes since 2018. The non-emergency hotline provides people in Clark, King, and […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Person dies following Kumeū serious crash
Source: New Zealand Police One person has died following a serious crash in Kumeū on the night of 27 June. An investigation has been underway since Friday night, when a car that had earlier failed to stop for Police crashed on Coatesville-Riverhead Highway at about 8.20pm. Four teenagers were hospitalised at the time, with the […]
MIL-OSI USA: Rep. Young Kim, Bipartisan Colleagues Condemn Violent LA Riots, Stand with Law Enforcement and Peaceful Protestors
Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Young Kim (CA-39) Washington, DC – Today, the House voted to pass H.Res.516, led by U.S. Representative Young Kim (CA-40), to condemn the violent riots in Los Angeles earlier this month and commend law enforcement for their bravery. The resolution expresses that the House of Representatives: Recognizes […]
MIL-OSI USA: Team Maryland Statement on Administration Attempt to Reprogram FBI Headquarters Funding
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Glenn Ivey – Maryland (4th District) WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies and Representative Steny Hoyer, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, along with […]
MIL-OSI Submissions: Invasive carp threaten the Great Lakes − and reveal a surprising twist in national politics
Source: The Conversation – USA – By Mike Shriberg, Professor of Practice & Engagement, School for Environment & Sustainability, University of Michigan Invasive Asian carp are spreading up the Mississippi River system and already clog the Illinois River. AP Photo/John Flesher In his second term, President Donald Trump has not taken many actions that draw […]
MIL-OSI Submissions: Keeping brain-dead pregnant women on life support raises ethical issues that go beyond abortion politics
Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Lindsey Breitwieser, Assistant Professor of Gender & Women’s Studies, Hollins University Laws such as Georgia’s LIFE Act can complicate ethical and legal decision-making in postmortem pregnancy. Darya Komarova/Moment via Getty Images Adriana Smith, a 30-year-old woman from Georgia who had been declared brain-dead in February 2025, spent […]
MIL-OSI Submissions: In LGBTQ+ storybook case, Supreme Court handed a win to parental rights, raising tough questions for educators
Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Charles J. Russo, Joseph Panzer Chair in Education and Research Professor of Law, University of Dayton The parents who brought the case had requested that their children be excused when books with LGBTQ+ characters were used in class. SDI Productions/E+ via Getty Images The Supreme Court tends […]
MIL-OSI Security: Justice Department Files Statement of Interest in Wyoming Case to Defend Documentary Proof of Citizenship Requirement for Voter Registration
Source: United States Attorneys General 10 The Justice Department announced today that it has filed a Statement of Interest in the lawsuit Equality State Policy Center v. Chuck Gray, defending Wyoming’s legitimate interest securing its voting process from fraud by requiring documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote. Longstanding Supreme Court precedent recognizes that […]