U.S. Politics
On Thursday, President Joe Biden flew to New York to speak with members of the New York Police Department. During his remarks, he said, "the answer is not to defund the police, (but to) provide the tools and funding for law enforcement" so they can be "partners" as well as "protectors" of the community.
World
On Thursday, the Biden Administration announced that ISIS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi was killed in what the president called a "successful" special operations mission in northwestern Syria. The Pentagon confirmed the counterterrorism mission.
World
Ahead of the Winter Olympics slated to begin in Beijing this Friday, February 4, FBI Director Christopher Wray offers a somber warning regarding the host country. Olympic athletes were warned weeks ago to leave their cellular devices at home and only carry "burner" phones due to the high possibility that their phones could be hacked or otherwise compromised.