China’s New Carrier-Based Early Warning Aircraft Nicknamed ‘Nezha’

China is drawing new attention to the KJ-600, its carrier-borne early warning and control aircraft, following the official commissioning of the country’s third aircraft carrier, Fujian. By Daisuke Sato for Defence Blog The aircraft was first unveiled as part of the Fujian’s air wing during China’s V-Day military parade in Beijing and has since been […]

Catholic Church Misfires Badly On Trump’s Immigration Enforcement

With a low-key liberal American Pope Leo in the Vatican, we can expect him to criticize President Trump’s aggressive immigration enforcement and deportation campaign. I was expecting less vocal criticism from the now conservative-leaning U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. But they too are hitting Trump on immigration, issuing a group statement expressing “concern here for […]

House Refers Cory Mills Censure Resolution To Ethics Committee

On Wednesday night, the House of Representatives voted 310-103 to refer the censure resolution against Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) to the House Committee on Ethics, rather than holding a direct vote on censure. The referral effectively halted any immediate disciplinary action and delayed the process indefinitely. Eight Republicans — led by Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) […]

Florida Rep Indicted for Allegedly Diverting FEMA Funds Into Campaign

A federal grand jury charged Democratic Florida Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick on Wednesday with allegedly stealing millions of dollars in taxpayer-funded disaster relief and directing the money into her 2021 congressional campaign, according to prosecutors. The indictment follows a Federal Election Commission probe opened in September after complaints accused her campaign of concealing in-kind contributions tied […]

Bush Family Planning Post-Trump Takeover Of GOP

A new report claims former President George W. Bush and his family are laying the groundwork to reassert influence over the Republican Party once President Donald Trump leaves office. According to the Daily Mail, “rumors” are circulating about a “plot to end the so-called ‘Bush Exile’” and rebuild a GOP more closely aligned with pre-Trump […]

Morning Brief: Tensions Rise In Court, GOP Power Struggles Resurface & A House Democrat Faces A Stunning Indictment

A pivotal legal showdown tied to Donald Trump’s Justice Department intensifies, new rumblings of a post-Trump GOP power play from the Bush family surface, and a federal indictment could send a sitting Democrat to prison for decades. COMEY TESTS THE LIMITS OF “POLITICAL PROSECUTION” CLAIMS Former FBI Director James Comey is set to face his […]