US Air Force Intercepts 2 Russian Bombers Nearing Alaska

Two Russian bombers stayed in an international defense identification zone near Alaska, testing U.S. military response time Monday and "upping the ante politically to send us a message," retired Air Force Brigadier Gen. Blaine Holt told Newsmax.

"They want to find out what are we going to send up there to get on their wing, and how quickly can we get there," Holt told Tuesday's "American Agenda." "That's the military part.

"The political part is what's most interesting about this, and that is we are seeing their bombers being arrayed on the...