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Turkey may soon put its controversial Russian S-400 air defenses in operation
Turkey's S-400 defenses may be deployed for the first time this summer in a move likely to worsen a…
Paul Iddon
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Russian arms manufacturers are 'scrambling to expand their production capabilities using whatever they can get,' expert says
Russia is expanding its weapons production by buying secondhand equipment through China in order to…
Rachel Hosie
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Biden invokes the Defense Production Act to ramp up production of baby formula as parents face a national shortage
The White House also announced Operation Fly Formula, which will use military aircraft to pick up b…
Kelsey Vlamis
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EV metal suppliers jump as Biden is expected to invoke the Defense Production Act to ramp up US production
Shares of key metal producers like Lithium Americas, Piedmont Lithium, MP Materials, Standard Lithi…
Phil Rosen
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A Republican congressman who wants the government to spend more money on defense just bought stock in two defense contractors
Rep. Kevin Hern — chair of the Republican Study Committee's Budget and Spending Task Force — called…
Madison Hall
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Kodak stock surges 88% after federal watchdog finds no problems with halted $765 million government loan
The camera company's stock soared as much as 2,190% in two days after news of the funding broke in …
Theron Mohamed
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Biden will invoke the Defense Production Act to boost America's vaccine supply, top advisor says
The DPA is a Korean War-era law that gives the president broad authority to compel US industries to…
John Haltiwanger
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US military leaders followed the January 6 attack through news reports and journalists’ tweets, according to new Pentagon emails released to Insider under the Freedom of Information Act
Insider obtained 48 pages of emails from the Department of Defense that detail how the Pentagon mon…
Mattathias Schwartz,Dave Levi…
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Kodak's CEO stands to make $135 million after the camera company's stock surged 1,200% in 2 days
Jim Continenza's shares have skyrocketed in value after Kodak secured a $765 million government loa…
Theron Mohamed
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Kodak surges 1,900% in 2 days after securing a $765 million government loan to make drug ingredients
President Trump described the agreement with the camera company as "one of the most important deals…
Theron Mohamed
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US gun production has almost tripled over the past 20 years and 'ghost guns' are on the rise
The same year that gun sales surged, firearm-related homicides in the US hit their highest level si…
Grace Kay
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Kevin McCarthy's House is the least productive in modern history and it's not just because of divided government
The House has passed just over 220 bills so far and is set to be in session for 117 days, below ave…
Bryan Metzger
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Trump invokes emergency powers as US coronavirus toll spirals
Describing himself as a "wartime President", Donald Trump has announced that he is invoking emergen…
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What you need to know about the Defense Production Act and why it matters to the coronavirus pandemic
"Through the DPA, the President can, among other activities, prioritize government contracts for go…
John Haltiwanger
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After delaying, Trump finally uses the Defense Production Act to require General Motors to help with coronavirus response
Trump's decision to activate the Defense Production Act came less than a day after the president do…
John Haltiwanger
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An expert in global supply chains says Trump should have used the power of the Defense Production Act 4 to 5 weeks ago
"We need to really have an extreme mindset and sense of urgency," he said. "Could we have done bett…
Michelle Mark
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FEMA chief says Defense Production Act being used for first time in coronavirus fight to get 60,000 test kits
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo tweeted Monday that "we need the federal government to use the Defense P…
Ryan Pickrell
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Trump plans on forcing meat plants to stay open with new executive order under the Defense Production Act, despite severe coronavirus outbreaks
The meatpacking industry has been hit with several severe COVID outbreaks across the country, but T…
Jake Lahut
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The White House has invoked the Defense Production Act to produce over 39 million N95 masks over the next 90 days
"Through the DPA, the President can, among other activities, prioritize government contracts for go…
Connor Perrett,Connor Perrett
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FEMA chief contradicts Trump, saying the Defense Production Act still hasn't been used to get critical supplies for coronavirus fight
The letter said that "America's hospitals, health systems, physicians and nurses urge you to immedi…