AFN NEWS ON THE HOUR

Thursday, February 8, 2018

 

1)  AP Radio News: I am Ed Donahue. Democrats and Republicans have reached a deal on a spending bill. Tomorrow at midnight is the deadline. “This bill is a product of extensive negotiation.” The While House is praising the agreement. The AP’s Sagar Meghani is at the White House. “Spokeswoman Sarah Sanders says it achieved the administration’s top priority, ‘a much needed increase in funding for our national defense.’ A point echoed here at the White House by Pentagon Chief Jim Mattis. “Today’s congressional action will ensure military can defend our way of life. Asked if the President will sign the bill if the House passes it, Sanders says the White House needs to see what’s in the final version, while noting the Administration is happy with the direction it’s moving.” Sagar Meghani at the White House.

 

2) But there is no mentioning in the agreement about immigration. DACA recipient Carina Lewis wants less talk and more action. “If there is no Dream Act attached to these next CR, we’re asking them together to vote against it. That’s the way to go. We don’t, we don’t want something that’s standing alone, where Republicans are gonna have a chance to add all these dreams to it.”

3) White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders says top aide Rob Porter is stepping down after two ex-wives accuse him of domestic abuse. “Rob has been effective in his role of staff secretary, and the President and chief of staff have had full confidence and trusted his abilities and his performance.” Porter says the allegations are outrageous and simply false.

 

4) The White House is pushing ahead with a plan to throw a big military parade through the street of Washington. Iraq War veteran Jonny Havens in Houston says it’s nothing wrong with it. “I trust, you know, President Trump and I trust Defense Department Secretary Mattis to do it in the right way, and do it in a way that makes sense and is cost effective.”

5) A rally on Wall Street ran out of steam toward the end of the day. Big gains turned into losses. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished down 19 points less volatile than the last few days. This is AP Radio News.

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With the headlines from Air Force Radio News, I am Staff Sgt. Nicholas Koetz.

Following the Light Attack Experiment conducted in August of the last year, the Air Force announced its intension to continue experimenting with two non-developmental aircraft, the AT-6 Wolverine and the A-29 Super Tucano. The experiment will take place at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona from May to July of this year. Air Force Chief of Staff General David Goldfein says the effort is to find a lower cost and exportable aircraft, more permissive to the environment. Air Force expects to have the data it needs to buy light attack aircraft in a future competition by the end of the next experimentation phase. For more Air Force news and stories, head over to af.mil, and also subscribe to our YouTube page and youtube.com for /AFTV-Radio to stay up to date on all the latest contents like Blue Tech report and around the Air Force. Those are your headlines. I am Staff Sgt. Nicholas Koetz. Air Force Radio News.