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Chinese drone monopoly put on notice amid concerns over CCP spying: ‘Strategic mistake’
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Justice Correspondent David Spunt reports on the latest arrest in an alleged terror plot targeting the White House UFC event. Six suspects are now in custody, including alleged ringleader Abraham Hermosillo Alvarez. The plot involved drones with explosives and a pre-staged sniper team to target crowds and political figures in Washington D.C.
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Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-N.C., who serves on crucial subcommittees of the House Armed Services Committee, is leading a charge to phase out Chinese-manufactured drones from use in U.S. law enforcement.
«Here in the United States, we’ve allowed China to dominate much of the global drone market while American agencies continue relying on systems built by companies tied to the Chinese Communist Party,» Harrigan said in a statement to Fox News Digital.
«That’s a strategic mistake,» he continued.
The bill, titled the American Drone Manufacturing Dominance Act of 2026, would offer domestic law enforcement an off-ramp for whatever Chinese-made drones they might be currently using. It also furthers legislative ways in which Republicans have sought to step away from Chinese manufacturing and supply in sensitive areas. It also makes federal grant funding conditional on not acquiring any foreign-made drones after Jan. 1, 2027.
SEN WICKER: ENDING CHINA’S DRONE DOMINANCE WITH A MADE-IN-AMERICA REVIVAL
Rep.-elect Pat Harrigan, R-N.C., poses for a photo on the House steps of the Capitol after freshman members of Congress took their class photo on Nov. 15, 2024. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc)
In its current form, the bill sets aside $1.5 billion in federal funding, funded through Trump’s Section 301 tariffs, to accelerate the removal of Chinese-made drones and would subsidize a domestic drone manufacturing base with defense applications.
Harrigan said drones have become a clear security issue in light of their use in overseas conflicts and their growing sophistication.
«One of the clearest lessons from Ukraine is that drones are no longer a niche capability; they’re a foundational part of modern warfare,» Harrigan said.
Almost all major U.S. cities have implemented restrictions on the use of drones. In Washington, D.C., for instance, drones are completely banned from use due to the federal Special Flight Rules Area (SFRA) that governs highly restricted airspace.
Even so, their use has climbed in recent years — especially in border security, where their fast-moving capabilities have allowed border agents to monitor wide swaths of land.
BORDER ON THE BRINK AS CARTEL DRONES FORCE US TO ACT AFTER YEARS OF PARALYSIS
A drone hovers in the sky during practice day at the National Drone Racing Championships on Governors Island, Aug. 5, 2016 in New York City. More than 100 pilots are vying for fifty thousand dollars in prize money. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
In 2020, an internal memorandum authored by then U.S. Border Patrol Chief Rodney Scott signaled CBP’s intent to significantly expand their use.
«These unmanned technologies will achieve levels of detection, response and interdiction efficiencies not realized by current CBP technological capabilities,» the memorandum states.
Local law enforcement also uses drones, but is reliant on Chinese manufacturers like Da Jiang Innovations (DJI). In Texas, for instance, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Texas, for instance. The Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) said that of the 966 drones registered to police and sheriff’s departments in the Lone Star State in 2024, 879 were produced by DJI.
Harrigan believes drone use isn’t going away. But even as their use expands, he believes lawmakers should prioritize American safety through U.S. manufacturing.
I’M A DRONE CEO. OUR SKIES ARE DANGEROUSLY EXPOSED — HERE’S THE SOLUTION
Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-N.C., conducts a news conference at the Republican National Committee after a House Republican Conference meeting on March 25, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call Inc)
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«If drones are going to play a central role in national security, public safety, and critical infrastructure, America needs to be able to build them here at home,» Harrigan said.
It’s unclear when Harrigan’s bill would reach the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives for consideration.
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Menores heridos y sin sus padres son trasladados a hospitales de Caracas tras los terremotos que sacudieron Venezuela
Yenderlin Cabarza llegó con fracturas a emergencias desde la zona más golpeada por los devastadores terremotos en Venezuela que dejaron al menos 188 muertos. Su madre no sobrevivió. Tampoco su tío que la protegió con su cuerpo del derrumbe. La adolescente, de 13 años, espera sola por atención médica, como decenas de menores.
Ambulancias irrumpen constantemente en la entrada del Hospital Domingo Luciani, en el este de Caracas, donde personas ansiosas revisaban el jueves largas listas pegadas en las paredes del centro médico para encontrar a sus seres queridos.
Nombres y nombres escritos a mano aparecen en estos listados, entre ellos los de 22 niños y adolescentes de entre 4 a 19 años.
Estos menores heridos fueron rescatados en La Guaira, la localidad costera que sufrió la víspera los embates de dos sismos de 7,2 y 7,5 de magnitud.
Los movimientos telúricos redujeron edificios completos a escombros y el jueves aún causaban zozobra en Venezuela.
Cabarza fue trasladada en una ambulancia desde esta área, que las autoridades calificaron de “zona de desastre”.
“Salió con sus dos bracitos que le bailaban, no lograban rescatarla porque los escombros le caían encima”, cuenta a la AFP Rolando, amigo de la familia que prefiere identificarse solo con su nombre de pila.
“Subió sola en la ambulancia, después subimos nosotros” desde La Guaira hasta este hospital, dice el hombre, que acompañaba al padre de la chica. “Supimos que ella estaba aquí porque avisaron en ese momento que la trasladarían” a este lugar.
El padre de Cabarza entró a emergencias y supo que su hija salió del quirófano tras ser operada de fracturas en ambos brazos. El resto de sus parientes, los que sobrevivieron, aguardaban a las afueras del centro médico.
“Varios de los niños llegan solos porque los traen rápidamente desde el lugar en donde los rescatan”, explica un médico que prefirió el anonimato por no estar autorizado para declarar.
Unos “nos dan sus nombres”, otros llegan “identificados con un tirro (cinta adhesiva) en el brazo”, agrega una doctora, también bajo anonimato.
“La mayoría no tiene familiares, llegan solos y lo que nos refieren los paramédicos es que los sacan de los escombros, los montan en la ambulancia y los traen para acá porque en La Guaira los hospitales están muy ‘full’”, dice.
Las autoridades calculan que hay unos 1.520 heridos y casi dos centenares de desaparecidos por la tragedia.
En la sala de espera del Domingo Luciani aguardan familias y amigos de los heridos del terremoto.
Entre las lesiones más comunes hay traumatismos faciales, torácicos o abdominales, y fracturas en miembros superiores e inferiores.
“Los familiares deben estar en la sala de espera”, grita una trabajadora del hospital por un megáfono. “Deben despejar el área, está prohibido estar aquí”, cerca de la sala de emergencia.
En tanto, la mujer con el megáfono llama cada cierto tiempo a allegados de los internados, que se dicen con “suerte” al saberlos vivos.
Con la esperanza de ubicar a sus familiares, muchos recién llegados fotografían los listados de heridos.
Las imágenes con decenas de nombres se esparcen como pólvora en redes sociales.
“Vengo del hospital Pérez Carreño y ahí tampoco encontré a mi hermana”, lamenta Zoraida Hernández, de 52 años, quien la busca desde el miércoles tras enterarse del colapso de su casa en costera Catia la Mar.
Un camillero le dijo a la AFP que la morgue del hospital está llena.
La fuerza de los dos terremotos fue tal que se sintieron incluso en Colombia, donde sonaron algunas alarmas. Desde entonces se reportaron más de 130 réplicas.
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The Pentagon’s massive funding request to pay some of the costs of the Iran war is going to be a hard sell for Senate Democrats, and a key issue buried deep in the multibillion-dollar request could divide Republicans.
Congress received the nearly $88 billion package Wednesday afternoon after months of speculation about whether it would ever come, and exactly how much it would cost. The current price tag is drastically lower than earlier estimates, which project the package could reach as high as $200 billion.
But after roughly four months and a tenuous peace deal in place, Democrats appear unwilling to support the funding that would replenish munitions, despite sweeteners that appear geared toward attracting their support.
CLOSED-DOOR OUTBURST TURNS INTO VICTORY FOR TRUMP’S IRAN NEGOTIATIONS
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, a Democrat from New York, speaks at a news conference following Senate Democrat policy luncheons at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on June 23, 2026. (Daniel Heuer/Bloomberg)
«It seems designed to repel Democratic votes,» Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., said. «They’re clearly not trying to pass this.»
Those sweeteners, which include $11 billion in aid for farmers and $1.4 billion to fight the Ebola outbreak in Africa, didn’t sway Murphy, who charged that the farm assistance in particular was a «war cost.»
The package isn’t getting any love from Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., either, who accused President Donald Trump of «asking taxpayers to clean up his messes.»
«After dragging America into a reckless war, he now wants Congress to hand him tens of billions more to paper over the damage — while families are still paying higher prices,» Schumer said on X. «We should be lowering costs for the American people, not writing another blank check for Trump.»
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., wasn’t surprised that Senate Democrats appeared ready to bat down the package, which will need at least 60 votes to pass in the Senate, arguing that «they haven’t supported anything this year, or last year.»
IRAN WAR’S PRICE TAG HITS $80B — MORE THAN DOUBLE WHAT CONGRESS WAS TOLD
«It’s literally true. I mean, including stuff that they negotiated,» Hawley said. «FISA, they negotiated, which I didn’t like when they negotiated, but still, you know, they negotiated and said, ‘No,’ they negotiated all the appropriations bills then said, ‘No.’ I mean, so, you know, I’d be shocked if they did support it.»
The bulk of the request is geared toward the Pentagon and includes $67 billion for the War Department, including $21 billion to replenish missile stockpiles depleted during the Iran offensive, known as Operation Epic Fury, $17 billion for military operations, $2.4 billion for drones and $5.1 billion for cybersecurity and autonomy.
Another $12 billion of the War Department funding would go toward classified programs. The request also includes $2 billion for the Coast Guard and $800 million for the National Guard.
The administration is also seeking $672 million for the removal of Iranian nuclear materials, inspections and verification efforts, and other counterproliferation activities.
According to the proposal, the funding would support the removal of Iranian nuclear materials, including uranium hexafluoride (UF6), uranium in various forms and research reactor fuel, including highly enriched uranium.
The proposal would also fund potential U.S. verification activities in Iran, subject to site access, support inspections by the International Atomic Energy Agency, strengthen nuclear-smuggling detection efforts and expand Nuclear Emergency Support Team operations across the Middle East.
The funding comes as U.S. and Iranian negotiators work to translate the recent memorandum of understanding (MOU) into a more detailed agreement governing Iran’s nuclear program and stockpile of enriched uranium.
While the memorandum established downblending as the minimum acceptable method for handling Iran’s enriched uranium, negotiators have not publicly disclosed whether the material would ultimately remain in Iran, be transferred to another country or be destroyed.
TRUMP SEEKS $672M TO STOP IRANIAN NUKES AS NEGOTIATORS WEIGH FATE OF URANIUM STOCKPILE
The price of ethanol-free gasoline is shown on a gas pump at an Exxon gas station in Austin on May 5, 2026. The Trump administration will waive higher-ethanol E15 gasoline from U.S. volatility requirements this summer, expanding sales and benefiting corn farmers and biofuels producers. (Kaylee Greenlee/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
While Democrats shake their fists at the supplemental spending package, one provision tucked into the legislation could also give Republicans heartburn.
Among the farm aid provisions is a policy to permanently extend the sale of gasoline with a blend of ethanol, a liquid biofuel made from corn, known as E15.
The E15 issue showed a rare rift in Senate Republican leadership, one that ripples through the Senate GOP based on geography and differing state economies than on a personal leve.
«Promising a year-round E15 mandate is a check the president can’t cash,» a Republican source said.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., backs it, particularly for the benefits it could give candidates running for election or re-election in states where corn crops are king.
But his second-in-command, Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso, R-Wyo., bucked the House’s year-round E15 bill when it passed last month and has argued that allowing a mandate on the fuel blend would hurt small refiners and undo strides for energy production made in Trump’s flagship legislation, the «big, beautiful bill.»
«America’s small refiners are unsung heroes of affordable American energy. Washington D.C., often overlooks them. Working families depend on them,» Barrasso said on the Senate floor earlier this week. «I represent several small refineries in Wyoming. The refineries employ thousands of people.»
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«They make gasoline prices more affordable,» he continued. «They strengthen our nation’s energy security. Proposed new mandates on small refineries would harm them and the people who work for them.»
Since the House bill passed, Thune said he has continued to have conversations to find a «path forward» on the issue.
«We’re working with the stakeholder community and our members on both sides to figure out if that’s something we can execute on and get done,» Thune said.
Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., a proponent of the provision, argued that he viewed it as an «incentive,» but acknowledged there was a chance it could be amended out of the broader supplemental package.
«I mean it makes a better deal, and I don’t know why they would want to take it out,» Rounds said.
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