Car Bomb Kills Daughter of Influential Russian Leader

A car bombing has claimed the life of the daughter of the man known as “Putin’s Brain.” Darya Dugina, died at 9:00 p.m. local time in Moscow Oblast shortly after her father’s SUV exploded. Russian investigators say the bomb was meant for her father, Alexander Dugin, an ultra-nationalist leader who influenced Russian President Vladimir Putin’s […]

When Tax Cutting Fails to Fix Very Inconvenient Budget Problems

You’ve probably seen the stories about states using budget windfalls (and some federal COVID relief money) to cut various state taxes. It’s good politics, as most politicians like playing Santa Claus, and even better politics if it means the state can avoid spending the money instead. But are these truly the budgetary salad days some […]

The Army is Making Its First Uniform Bra

Veterans say it is long overdue. When Sarah Hoyt arrived at Fort Jackson, S.C., for basic training in 2002, the Army confiscated all of her personal belongings. That included sports bras she had packed for the 10 weeks of strenuous physical activity that stretched ahead of her, she said. If she wanted new ones, she […]

RNC Continues to Expand Targeted Engagement Program

The Republican National Committee (RNC) has launched a first-of-its-kind veterans and military families community center in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Republican elected officials and candidates from across Virginia who spoke at the Center’s launch event on Thursday included Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01), Republican Party of Virginia (RPV) Chairman Rich Anderson, VA–02  […]

The IRS Has Purchased Night Vision Goggles, Millions in Ammunition

WASHINGTON, D.C. – According to Open The Books, an oversight group that tracks “The Militarization of the U.S. Executive Agencies,” the IRS has spent approximately $4.5 million on guns and ammunition, but also $90,000 on night vision binoculars and close to $1 million on quick reaction capability equipment (communication devices) between the fiscal years of 2006 and […]

DeSantis Poised to Shatter Record With New Fundraising Numbers

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is currently running for reelection in the state of Florida and is on pace to set new fundraising records in the process. As reported by Open Secrets: “During the first seven months of 2022, DeSantis’ campaign raised nearly $22 million a new OpenSecrets analysis of campaign reports filed Aug. 12 found. His state-level […]

Drone Attack Hits Headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet

The Russian-installed administrator of Sevastopol reported a drone attack at the headquarters of the Black Sea Fleet in Russian-occupied Crimea. Mikhail Razvozhayev, the so-called “Governor of Sevastopol” posted on Telegram on Aug. 20 that a drone crashed onto the roof of one building with no casualties. Another Russian official, Oleg Kryuchkov, noted that “attacks by […]

Fighting Intensifies Around Europe’s Largest Nuclear Power Plant

Both Kyiv and Moscow are accusing one another of putting Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Europe’s largest, at risk. The charges come amid intensifying air and artillery strikes in the region. Russian troops are reportedly using the power station as a shield for staging men and materiel to wage its war of aggression in the region. Moscow […]