JOHN KIRBY

An expected delivery of 31 U.S. Abrams tanks to Ukraine can now happen as soon as this fall following a decision to send an older model instead, U.S. defense officials say.

National Security Council spokesman John Kirby on Monday said Russian President Vladimir Putin has to be conscious of how badly he has botched his invasion of Ukraine.

National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said Sunday he wasn’t aware of any potential violence related to former President Donald Trump's call for action.

On "The Takeout" podcast, Kirby talks about the "unsafe" and "unprofessional" flying by a Russian pilot whom the U.S. blames for the downing of a surveillance drone.

China is accusing the U.S. of spreading disinformation amid reports the Biden administration is calling for TikTok's Chinese owners to sell their stakes in the company.

Russian vessels have already reached the crash site of the U.S. MQ-9 drone that was forced into the Black Sea after being clipped by a Russian Su-27 fighter jet.

In a matter of days, Saudi Arabia carried out blockbuster agreements with the world’s two leading powers.

White House national security spokesman John Kirby has said the U.S. was trying to prevent the fallen drone from getting into the wrong hands.

A race between the U.S. and Russia is underway to recover the debris of the drone that crashed into the Black Sea. Russian officials announced Wednesday that operations were underway to collect the debris of the downed U.S. drone — the country has denied responsibility for the incident. U.S. officials, meanwhile, say a Russian fighter jet clipped the U.S. drone's propeller while traveling in international airspace, causing the crash. "Without getting to too much detail, what I can say is that we've taken steps to protect our equities with respect to that particular drone, that particular aircraft and its United States property," Kirby said. "We obviously don't want to see anybody getting their hands on it beyond us."

A Russian jet collided with U.S. drone over the Black Sea causing it to crash.

Ukraine is outperforming its hopes of grinding down elite Russian units in Bakhmut, a senior Zelensky aide told Italy’s La Stampa newspaper.

The White House says that U.S. intelligence officials have determined that people with ties to the Russian intelligence community are planning to stage protests in Moldova in hopes of toppling the Moldovan government.

China is pushing back at renewed suggestions the COVID-19 pandemic could have been the result of a lab leak, saying it has been “open and transparent” in the search for the virus’ origins.

National Security spokesman John Kirby says President Biden supports gain-of-function research conducted safely and securely and prevents future pandemics.

Did the coronavirus originate in animals or leak from a Chinese lab.

More than three years after the advent of the coronavirus, the most fundamental question remains: Just where did it come from?

The White House is downplaying a report that the Department of Energy has assessed COVID-19 began with a lab leak in China. National security council spokesman John Kirby said Monday 'there is not a consensus right now' about how COVID started. (Feb. 27)

National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said Monday the Biden administration has not reached a conclusion about the origins of COVID-19.

The prospect of China arming Russia has alarmed the Biden administration, which believes Beijing has the ability to transform the war’s trajectory.

The Biden administration is declaring its solidarity with Ukraine by piling sweeping new sanctions on Moscow and approving a fresh $2 billion weapons package for Kyiv.

Bipartisan leadership of the House China Select Committee believe that sending congressional delegations to Taiwan could “improve the chances of peace” in the Taiwan Strait.

This Week in Outer Space covers UFO mania, black holes, a meteor over France, and a partially solved space laser mystery.

Decisions to shoot down multiple unidentified objects in American and Canadian airspace has put a spotlight on amateur balloonists who say their creations pose no threat.

The White House said Friday it “can’t promise” they will ever “definitively” know what the three unidentified aerial objects shot down by U.S. military assets were.

Sen. Ted Cruz has criticized President Joe Biden after a hobbyist group offered evidence to suggest the U.S. Air Force may have shot down one of their globe-trotting balloons.

Sen. Ted Cruz has criticized President Joe Biden after a hobbyist group offered evidence to suggest the U.S. Air Force may have shot down one of their globe-trotting balloons.

Sen. Ted Cruz has criticized President Joe Biden after a hobbyist group offered evidence to suggest the U.S. Air Force may have shot down one of their globe-trotting balloons.

In remarks Friday, President Biden said the three aerial objects shot down by U.S. military were most likely tied to private companies, recreation or research institutions.

President Joe Biden says the U.S. is developing “sharper rules” to track, monitor and potentially shoot down unknown aerial objects.

Both Democratic and Republicans called on Biden to publicly explain why he ordered three floating objects to be shot down by American fighter jets.

National Security Council strategic communications coordinator John Kirby told MSNBC that President Biden is “still learning” information on the UFOs over the country.

A White House official told governors in a virtual briefing on Monday that "there are no UFOs" and "this is not an invasion of the aliens" after three flying objects were shot down over North America.

With all the secrecy coming from the White House, it’s no wonder people might begin wondering if these unidentified vessels emanate from the great unknown.

The errant path of the large Chinese spy balloon across Alaska and the continental United States may have been caused by unusual weather conditions that pulled it off course.

The White House says the three unidentified aerial objects shot down in the past week were likely benign, drawing a distinction between them and a massive Chinese balloon that earlier traversed the U.S. with a suspected goal of surveillance.

There's no evidence that the three mysterious objects shot down recently by U.S. fighter jets came from anywhere other than Earth, White House officials said.

The downing of three unknown aerial objects in as many days by U.S. fighter jets has prompted wild speculation about what they were and where they came from.

The Biden administration was pressed for an explanation on the UFOs shot down by the Air Force over the weekend.

The interagency group will address the recent uptick of four "unidentified aerial phenomena" found in North America in the past nine days.

The White House on Monday said it doesn't yet know what the aerial objects they shot down this weekend are, who owns them or what they were doing.

The White House says Americans should not be worried about an extra-terrestrial origin for the objects the U.S. military has shot down over American and Canadian airspace.

The White House says Americans should not be worried about an extra-terrestrial origin for the objects the U.S. military has shot down over American and Canadian airspace.

President Biden's administration says China's surveillance balloon program was operating during former President Donald Trump's administration, but "they did not detect it."

John Kirby, the National Security Council spokesperson for the White House, says China's balloons have crossed over dozens of countries.

Though there was no reason to suspect that the objects were being used for surveillance, officials said they couldn’t fully rule that out.

The White House is defending the shootdowns of three unidentified objects in as many days even as it acknowledges that officials had no indication the objects were intended for surveillance in the same manner as the high-altitude Chinese balloon that traversed American airspace earlier this month.

Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska spoke approvingly of the Defense Department's decision to shoot down an unauthorized aircraft over the northern state.

The "object" that was shot down Friday over Alaska entered U.S. airspace before being detected, a senior U.S. official confirmed to Fox News.

Former acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller slammed the Biden administration's response to a Chinese spy craft crossing U.S. airspace. He called for accountability.

National Security Council coordinator for strategic communications Adm. John Kirby was criticized for having to be prompted about the downing of another aircraft

Officials have not been able to identify what the object is or to whom it belongs.

White House announces that a second high altitude object’ shot down over Alaska out of an abundance of caution.

The Pentagon shot down an unknown object flying in U.S. airspace off the coast of Alaska on Friday, White House officials said.

The White House said the U.S. military was tracking the object flying at an altitude of 40,000 feet after it “posed a reasonable threat to the safety of civilian flight,” coming inside U.S. territorial waters within the last 24 hours. The Pentagon recommended that the military shoot it down.

A U.S. military fighter jet has shot down an unknown object flying off the northern coast of Alaska.

A U.S. military fighter jet shot down an unknown object flying off the coast of Alaska on Friday on orders from President Joe Biden, White House officials said. The object was flying at about 40,000 feet and posed a “reasonable threat” to the safety of civilian flights, said John Kirby, White House National Security Council spokesman. It was the second time in a week U.S. officials had downed some type of flying object over the U.S. On Saturday fighter jets fired a missile into a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the coast of South Carolina.

It is unclear what the object is but the incident comes just days after the U.S. shot down a Chinese spy balloon off the coast of South Carolina.

National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby speaks during the daily briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 10, 2023. WASHINGTON — The U.S. military shot down a "high altitude object" in American airspace off the coast of Alaska on Friday, the White House announced, less than a week after a similar object was shot down off the coast of Carolina. "We're calling this an object because that's the best description we have right now," said White House spokesman John Kirby, calling the object "the size of a small car." "It was much much smaller than the spy balloon we took down last Saturday," he added. The latest incident differed significantly from the previous high-altitude balloon, which was permitted to float across the United States for a week.

The craft shot down Saturday off the South Carolina coast marked at least the fifth time in recent years that Beijing has breached the nation’s airspace.

Monday was supposed to be a day of modest hope in the U.S.-China relationship.

Japan and the Netherlands have agreed to a deal with the U.S. to restrict China's access to materials used to make advanced semiconductors.

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre is being upstaged by Rear Adm. John Kirby [Ret.] in openness with the press, critics said on 'The Five' on Friday.

Russia responded with anger and scorn after Germany and the United States revealed that they would be supplying Ukraine with powerful, advanced battle tanks. Moscow invoked history and warned of a broader conflict.

A mural praises the Russian Wagner group and its mercenaries fighting in Ukraine on March 30, 2022 in Belgrade, Serbia. The Treasury Department identified the Wagner Group, led by Putin crony Yevgeniy Prigozhin, as a "significant transnational criminal organization." Kirby also slammed North Korean weapon deliveries to Russia used by Wagner, including infantry rockets and missiles. Joint Stock Company Terra Tech, a Russian-based technology firm, for providing space and aerial imagery to the Wagner Group. In addition, Treasury took action against Joint Stock Company Research and Production, a Russian space company supporting Russia's military activities in Ukraine.

The U.S. Treasury Department will impose additional sanctions on the Russian private military company, the Wagner Group, that has been aiding Russia’s military in its ongoing invasion of Ukraine.

The White House says a private Russian military company has taken delivery of an arms shipment from North Korea to help bolster its forces as it fights side-by-side with Russian troops in Ukraine.

President Joe Biden will meet at the White House this coming Monday with the president of Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso.

The Biden administration is accusing Russia of moving to provide advanced military assistance to Iran, including air defense systems, helicopters and fighter jets.

The Biden administration is toughening its language toward NATO ally Turkey.

Presidents Joe Biden and Emmanuel Macron have vowed to maintain a united front against Russia amid growing worries about waning support for Ukraine in the U.S. and Europe.

French President Emmanuel Macron will be the guest for the first state visit of Joe Biden’s presidency.

The Biden administration says Russia has abruptly postponed the scheduled resumption of arms control talks this week.

A recent boost in titles for Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has proven crucial to shielding him from a U.S. lawsuit in the killing of a U.S.-based journalist.

A U.S. official says the U.S. will buy 100,000 rounds of howitzer artillery rounds from South Korean manufacturers to provide to Ukraine.

North Korea denied American claims it's shipping artillery shells and ammunition to Russia for use in its war against the Ukraine, and on Tuesday accused the United States of lying.

President Joe Biden will aim to assert America’s global leadership during his upcoming visit to Southeast Asia for meetings with world leaders.

The U.S. and South Korea are jointly warning North Korea that use of any kind of nuclear weapon against Seoul or other regional allies would result in the end of Kim Jong Un’s regime.

Some U.S. officials have heightened concern that Russia could use nuclear weapons in Ukraine following an assessment from the National Intelligence Council.

The White House on Wednesday accused North Korea of covertly shipping a “significant number” of artillery shells to Russia in support of its invasion of Ukraine.

Saudi Arabia has shared intelligence with American officials that suggests Iran could be preparing for an imminent attack on the kingdom.

President Joe Biden’s administration is taking stock of a newly empowered Xi Jinping as the Chinese president begins a third, norm-breaking term as Communist Party leader.

President Joe Biden will make a week-long, three country trip next month for a quartet of summits—including one that could potentially put him in the same room as China’s Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin.

A group of progressive Democrats has retracted a letter to the White House urging President Joe Biden to engage in direct diplomatic talks with Russia.

Ukraine’s nuclear energy operator says Russian forces have performed secret work at Europe's largest nuclear power plant.

Facing production delays and mounting losses, Russian President Vladimir Putin has urged his government to cut through bureaucracy to crank out enough weapons and military supplies to feed the war in Ukraine.

The White House says the U.S. has evidence that Iranian troops are “directly engaged on the ground” in Crimea supporting Russian drone attacks on Ukraine’s power stations and other key infrastructure.

President Joe Biden says there will be “consequences” for Saudi Arabia as his administration begins reevaluating the U.S. relationship with the kingdom.

President Joe Biden met with family members of WNBA star Brittney Griner and another American detained in Russia, Paul Whelan.

President Joe Biden marked the 21st anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, taking part in a somber wreath-laying ceremony at the Pentagon in a somber commemoration held under a steady rain.

The leader of a failed campaign to have an Australian president replace the British monarch as Australia’s head of state and who later became prime minister came close to tears while paying tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II.

A newly downgraded U.S. intelligence finding says the Russian Ministry of Defense is in the process of purchasing millions of rockets and artillery shells from North Korea for its ongoing fight in Ukraine.

The United States says it has determined that Russia is suffering “severe manpower shortages” in its six-month-old war with Ukraine and that is has become more desperate in its efforts to find new troops to send to the front lines.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is warning that a failure to place a price cap on Russian oil would hurt the global economy.

Russia has faced technical problems with Iranian-made drones acquired from Tehran this month for use in its war with Ukraine.

A newly released FBI document helps flesh out the contours of an investigation into classified documents at President Donald Trump’s Florida estate.

China says it is cutting off dialogue with the U.S. on a range of vital issues from climate change to military relations and anti-narcotics efforts in retaliation for a visit this week to Taiwan by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

The White House says new intelligence suggests Russia is working to fabricate evidence concerning last week’s deadly strike on a prison housing prisoners of war in a separatist region of eastern Ukraine.

After infuriating China over her trip to Taiwan, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has met South Korean political leaders in Seoul.

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has arrived in Taiwan.

The White House says there’s no reason for China and the U.S. “to come to blows” should House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visit Taiwan during an Asia trip she is expected to make soon'.