The ships of the Russian Navy and the People’s Liberation Army Navy of China have started joint patrolling in the Asia-Pacific region. By Taras Safronov for Militarnyi The naval group includes the large anti-submarine ship Admiral Tributs and the Chinese destroyer Shaoxing. They are accompanied by supply vessels from both countries. The main goal of the patrol […]
Pentagon Fires Top Navy Leaders In Major Overhaul
In addition to Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth removed two other senior military leaders on Friday evening. Vice Adm. Nancy Lacore, chief of the Navy Reserve, and Rear Adm. Milton “Jamie” Sands III, who led Naval Special Warfare Command (which oversees the Navy SEALs), were also […]
State Party Revokes Mayoral Endorsement After Voting Machine Debacle
Just over a month after winning the Minneapolis Democratic–Farmer–Labor (DFL) Party’s mayoral endorsement, state Sen. Omar Fateh is back to square one. Fateh, a progressive and the first Somali American and Muslim elected to the Minnesota Senate, won more than 60% of delegate support on the second ballot — enough to secure additional party resources […]
Hegseth Fires DIA Chief Over Iran Report Leak
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth relieved Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse of command Friday, citing a “loss of confidence.” Kruse was director of the Defense Intelligence Agency. The firing follows the leak of a preliminary DIA report to the press. That report contradicted President Trump’s public statement that recent U.S. airstrikes had crippled Iran’s nuclear program. The […]
DOJ Releases Ghislaine Maxwell Interview Amid Epstein Fallout
On Friday afternoon, the Department of Justice released the transcript and audio from a two-day interview with Ghislaine Maxwell, conducted in July 2025 by Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche. Maxwell, currently serving a 20-year sentence for sex trafficking, was granted limited immunity to speak freely — meaning her statements can’t be used against her — […]
Trump Administration To Deploy 1,700 National Guard Troops Across 19 States
The Trump administration is ramping up its nationwide crime and immigration enforcement campaign with the planned mobilization of up to 1,700 National Guard troops across 19 states, Pentagon officials confirmed Friday. The deployments, set to roll out from August through mid-November, were planned to bolster Department of Homeland Security (DHS) operations, particularly ICE’s interior enforcement […]
Justice Gorsuch Rebukes Lower Courts For Defying SCOTUS
In a sharply worded opinion, Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch accused lower federal courts of repeatedly defying the Supreme Court’s rulings, particularly in recent decisions involving Trump administration policies on immigration, agency personnel, and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. Gorsuch’s rebuke came as the Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration in its effort […]

No, BlackRock Is Not Buying Houses: The Real Drivers Of America’s Housing Costs
It has become a popular claim in American political discourse that giants like BlackRock, Vanguard, and State Street are driving housing costs through the roof by buying up vast swaths of single-family homes. This story fits a tidy narrative of Wall Street greed undermining the dreams of ordinary families, but it collapses under scrutiny. In […]