MIKE ROGERS

House Republicans are promising aggressive oversight of the Biden administration once they assume the majority next year.

When President Joe Biden visits a Lockheed Martin plant on Tuesday that manufactures an antitank weapons system, he’s certain to herald the U.S.-made arms as a gamechanger in Ukraine’s stiff resistance to the Russian invasion.

Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby describes the scale of Russian troops’ repositioning, but adds that none have moved to their home garrison. Kirby also concurred with reports that Putin has not been fully informed by his own ministry of defense.

The Biden administration has been quietly laying the groundwork to release prisoners from the Guantanamo Bay detention center and at least move closer to being able to shut it down.

They plan to offer over 50 amendments related to Afghanistan to the annual National Defense Authorization Act.

Democratic-led congressional committees are vowing to press President Joe Biden’s administration on what went wrong as the Taliban swept to power in Afghanistan.

A little-known Indiana congressman is becoming an influential voice in the Republican Party.

President Joe Biden has signed legislation Thursday establishing a new federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery, saying he believes it will go down as one of the greatest honors he has as president.

National Guard open a gate in the razor wire topped perimeter fence around the Capitol allow another member in at sunrise in Washington, Monday, March 8, 2021. The U.S. Capitol Police has asked for the fencing and the National Guard to remain, for now. As of Friday there were about 4,300 Guard troops in the city. "Our National Guard troops, who serve with great honor and distinction, are not law enforcement officers, and we will not abide the continued militarization of Capitol complex security,” wrote Sens. Coupled with the hiring of 350 additional officers, the report also recommends establishing a permanent “quick response force” within the Capitol Police but also at the National Guard in D.C. for emergencies.

According to the National Guard, troops from some states will stay in Washington for the entire two months. Military leaders were also concerned because governors initially expressed reluctance to have their troops stay in the city. Troops from the District of Columbia Guard will continue in the security mission. As of Friday there were about 4,300 Guard troops in the city. The National Guard Association of the United States also questioned the extension, noting that it was difficult for Guard leaders to find enough volunteers for the mission.

National Guard open a gate in the razor wire topped perimeter fence around the Capitol allow another member in at sunrise in Washington, Monday, March 8, 2021. The U.S. Capitol Police has asked for the fencing and the National Guard to remain, for now. As of Friday there were about 4,300 Guard troops in the city. "Our National Guard troops, who serve with great honor and distinction, are not law enforcement officers, and we will not abide the continued militarization of Capitol complex security,” wrote Sens. Coupled with the hiring of 350 additional officers, the report also recommends establishing a permanent “quick response force” within the Capitol Police but also at the National Guard in D.C. for emergencies.

“We are not revisiting the decision to establish the Space Force,” she said. Ad“Thousands of men and women proudly serve in the Space Force,” Psaki said. Space Force. “I am very proud of the guardians in the Space Force," Gen. Jay Raymond, chief of space operations, said at a virtual event with defense writers. Trump was very proud of Space Force and rarely delivered a speech without mentioning it.

Senior Airman Marisol Salgado, medical technician, administers a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to Army Capt. Parrish was the first BAMC staff member to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. (U.S. Army photo by Corey Toye)WASHINGTON — The justices on the U.S. Supreme Court are being provided with doses of the coronavirus vaccine. Health officials have raised alarm about a looming shortage in hospital beds and intensive care units. ___RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil’s Supreme Court says coronavirus vaccination can be made mandatory, delivering a blow to the nation’s nascent anti-vaccine movement.

As he contests this year's election results, Trump has not authorized President-elect Joe Biden to lay eyes on the brief. National security and intelligence experts hope Trump changes his mind, citing the need for an incoming president to be fully prepared to confront any national security issues on Day One. That's the type of information that might be in the PDB, a daily summary of high-level, classified information and analysis on national security issues that's been offered to presidents since 1946. It is coordinated and delivered by the Office of the National Intelligence Director with input from the CIA and other agencies. Biden is missing out on all counts: More than a week into his transition, Biden doesn't have access to the PDB, the agencies or government resources to help him get ready to take charge.

The Senate Republicans advocated for Biden to receive the classified national security information even as they refused to acknowledge that the Democrat has won the presidential election, citing Trump's baseless claims of fraudulent votes. “At this point at least, I think he should absolutely be getting intelligence briefings," Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley said of Biden. While only a handful of Republicans have called Biden the president-elect, most were comfortable Thursday challenging the Trump administration on withholding intelligence information, which could constitute a national security risk when Biden assumes office. Intelligence agencies have given generalized intelligence briefings — minus information on covert operations and sources and methods — for presidential nominees since 1952. Biden, a former vice president, has decades of experience in foreign affairs and national security.

President-elect Joe Biden and Jill Biden, attend a service at the Philadelphia Korean War Memorial at Penn's Landing on Veterans Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020, in Philadelphia. – President-elect Joe Biden quietly pushed forward with the business of preparing to become America's next commander in chief on Wednesday, ignoring President Donald Trump's unprecedented push to block his Democratic rival's transition. Biden continues to shrug off Trump's refusal to accept the election outcome, even as officials in both parties warn that the Republican president’s actions could be dangerous. The Republican president's allies on Capitol Hill, led by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, have encouraged the president's accusations. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, among six world leaders overall, congratulated Biden on his election.

Mike Rogers: Senate's CIA torture report will have consequences Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Michigan, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, explains why he opposed the release of a Senate report on the CIA's controversial post-9/11 interrogation practices.

December 14: McCain, Chambliss, and King The latest on the spending bill passed by Congress, the outrage over recent police killings, and the Senate's CIA torture report with Sens John McCain, R-Arizona, Angus King, I-Maine, Saxby Chambliss, R-Georgia, Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Michigan, and others.

Open: This is Face the Nation, December 14 The latest on the spending bill passed by Congress, the outrage over recent police killings, and the Senate's CIA torture report with Sens John McCain, R-Arizona, Angus King, I-Maine, Saxby Chambliss, R-Georgia, Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Michigan, and others.

Mike Rogers on action against ISIS: "Stop saying no, start saying yes" House Intelligence Chairman Mike Rogers, R-Michigan, and Senate Intelligence Chairwoman Dianne Feinstein, D-California, discuss the amplifying threat from Islamic militants in Iraq and Syria.

House intelligence chair on W.H. Secret Service "upping their game" Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Michigan, weighs in on the latest White House security breach that's prompting a new round of criticism for the Secret Service.

September 21: Power, Feinstein, Rogers The latest on the fighting in Iraq and Syria, the domestic violence controversy facing the NFL, and the Ebola outbreak, with UN Ambassador Samantha Power, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-California, Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Michigan, and more.

Open: This is Face the Nation, September 21 The latest on the fighting in Iraq and Syria, the domestic violence controversy facing the NFL, and the Ebola outbreak, with UN Ambassador Samantha Power, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-California, Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Michigan, and more.

August 17: Nixon, Rogers, Brooks The latest on the violence in Iraq and the protests in Ferguson, Mo. following the shooting of Michael Brown with Gov. Jay Nixon, D-Mo., Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich., NAACP President Cornell William Brooks, and others.

Open: This is Face the Nation, July 27 The latest on the fighting in Ukraine and the Gaza Strip, plus an in-depth look at the 2014 midterm election landscape, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin, former Secretary of State Madeline Albright, Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich., and others.

July 27: Netanyahu, Mashaal, Klimkin, Rogers The latest on the fighting in Ukraine and the Gaza Strip, plus an in-depth look at the 2014 midterm election landscape, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin, former Secretary of State Madeline Albright, Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich., and others.

Open: This is Face the Nation, June 22 The latest on the violence in Iraq and the American response, with President Obama, Sens. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich., and others.

Open: This is Face the Nation, May 11 The latest on the crisis in Ukraine, the Nigerian schoolgirls' kidnapping, and politics back home with former Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Ma., Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich., and more.

May 11: Gates, Warren, Rogers The latest on the crisis in Ukraine, the Nigerian schoolgirls' kidnapping, and politics back home with former Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Ma., Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich., and more.

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers not seeking re-election Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) says he will not seek re-election after serving seven terms. He plans to finish his term before starting a national radio program. Clarissa Ward reports.

NSA data collection: House intelligence leaders announce major reforms Reps. Mike Rogers, R-Mich., and Dutch Ruppersberger. – respectively the chairman and ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee – announced their End Bulk Collection Act, which offers reforms to National Security Agency programs they say will satisfy advocates against personal privacy infringement while also meeting requirements to thwart terrorist activity.

March 16: Rogers, Donilon, Sullenberger The latest on the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 and the crisis in Ukraine with Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich., former National Security Advisor Tom Donilon, and others.