Illinois Congressman, Adam Kinzinger, joins Jon Scott to weigh in on his military service and celebrating Independence Day. The Congressman's complete interview on Fox News can be viewed on Yahoo! News's website here.
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Congressmen Adam Kinzinger (IL-16) and Tom Malinowski (NJ-7) introduced bipartisan legislation to protect Hong Kongers facing persecution under the Chinese government’s national security legislation.
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U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger said in an interview with CNN on Monday that President Donald Trump wasn't briefed regarding allegations Russia secretly offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants for killing American troops in Afghanistan. Kinzinger, R-Channahon, was one of eight Republican congressmen briefed on this intelligence Monday. Kinzinger said in a press statement issued Monday there is an ongoing review to determine the accuracy of media reports. The intelligence assessments came amid Trum...
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Northern Illinois U.S. Representative Adam Kinzinger says the intelligence community needs to ensure the accuracy of reports that the Russian government has been placing bounties on U.S. troops in Afghanistan. The Republican received a classified briefing Tuesday and said while there is good evidence of the practice, there is also conflicting evidence. “The good news is once we started to even get the beginning of indications of this, the information was sent out to our fielded troops to increas...
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Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., told Fox News Radio Tuesday that it is unlikely President Trump was briefed on intelligence that Russia secretly offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants for killing American troops in Afghanistan due to the information's unverified nature. "I don't think the president was briefed," Kinzinger told "The Brian Kilmeade Show." "The briefer made the decision when he -- keep in mind this is when the coronavirus pandemic is kicking off as well -- skipped over that issu...
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The Illinois Republican at the center of the debate over President Donald Trump’s handling of charges Russia put a bounty on U.S. troops in Afghanistan says the intelligence reports are “probably accurate.” At the same time, U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger says it’s quite believable that Trump’s only knowledge of such intelligence may have come in a 70-page written daily briefing the president likely never read and which apparently was not highlighted for him. “If I was president, I‘d want to be (oral...
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Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., told “America’s Newsroom” on Wednesday that his takeway from a White House briefing on Monday on the alleged bounties Russia put on American soldiers in Afghanistan is that “it’s a really serious issue.” “Obviously a lot of intelligence is coming out,” Kinzinger said, adding that he “actually read more granular intelligence” on Tuesday and “it's a real deep concern, but I don't know if this is the scandal that the other side is playing it to be.” Top Democrats in the...
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Illinois Congressman Adam Kinzinger said more information is needed after a New York Times report that Russians paid Afghan militants bounty money to kill U.S. troops in Afghanistan. Kinzinger was one of eight GOP lawmakers briefed on the subject. The New York Times reported American officials intercepted electronic data showing large financial transfers from a bank account controlled by Russia’s military intelligence agency to a Taliban-linked account. The Associated Press reported that suspici...
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A House Republican resolution introduced Tuesday condemns Chinese cyberattacks on U.S. organizations conducting coronavirus research and calls for consequences, including sanctions, against those responsible. The resolution, introduced by Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., condemns “in harshest terms the cyberattacks perpetrated against those American persons and organizations engaged in COVID-19 research.” It calls on the administration to respond with punishments, “including the implementation of sa...
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U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger is urging his colleagues in Congress to stop using Zoom even as several have had to rely on video conferencing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Kinzinger, R-Channahon, called the reliance on video conferencing during the pandemic "critical to staying connected," according to a news release. He noted the use of Zoom had grown more than 675% during the pandemic, but he added there were reasons to take pause. "Despite its popularity in use, I have become increasingly concerned...
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