Morning Brief: From Capitol Hill to COVID Questions
Good morning. The day’s stories follow scrutiny and stakes, from Capitol Hill to the courtroom and deep into questions about the origins of a global crisis. Allegations, investigations, and internal divisions are all coming into sharper focus, with consequences that could ripple far beyond the headlines. A Rare Ethics Trial on Capitol Hill A sitting […]
CCP-Linked Activists Fight Bills To Curb Access To Military & Education
A Chinese-American organizational network is under scrutiny after organizing opposition to state-level national security legislation in the Midwest, according to a recent investigation by the Daily Caller News Foundation. The reporting focuses on the role of United Chinese Americans (UCA), a nonprofit based in Washington, D.C., and its regional affiliates, which have mobilized activists to […]
Chicago’s ‘Abolish ICE’ Stunt Draws Fury After Fatal Shooting
There are moments in politics when symbolism reveals more than policy ever could. In one of the most tone deaf, and inappropriate political stunts of the year, Chicago’s less than brilliant Democrat mayor, Brandon Johnson, just had a public event where unveiled a snowplow named “Abolish ICE.” He did this to highlight Chicago’s sanctuary city status and its […]
Backlash Erupts After Joe Kent Signals Willingness To Testify In Kirk Case
Andrew Kolvet and Blake Neff of “The Charlie Kirk Show” sharply criticized former Trump administration official Joe Kent after he said he would be willing to testify in the upcoming trial of the man accused of killing Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk — even if it aided the defense. During a recent interview, Kent […]
Texas Has A Hidden Resource That Could Power The AI Boom
There is a peculiar kind of blindness that afflicts policy conversations about infrastructure. We look at a problem and a resource that sit side by side, each one the obvious answer to the other, and somehow we manage to see neither. Texas has this problem right now, and the cost of not correcting it will […]
Could A 12,000-Year-Old Lost City Be Off The Louisiana Coast?
Reports of mysterious underwater formations off the Louisiana coast have reignited speculation about a possible 12,000-year-old “lost city,” though experts remain highly skeptical of the claims. The theory centers on an area near the Chandeleur Islands, a chain of barrier islands roughly 50 miles east of New Orleans in the Gulf of Mexico. The Discovery […]
Va. Corrections Officer Killed In ‘Vicious Attack’ By Inmate
A corrections officer died after being attacked by an inmate Monday morning, according to the Virginia Department of Corrections. By Officer.com Staff for Officer.com The attack happened around 7:53 a.m. at the River North Correctional Center in Independence, which is a male inmate facility in southwest Virginia, near the North Carolina border. The officer, Jeremy […]
Trump Floats Joint Control Of Oil Chokepoint With ‘Next Ayatollah’
President Donald Trump suggested the United States could share control of the Strait of Hormuz with Iran’s surviving leadership, introducing an unconventional proposal as tensions remain high but diplomatic signals begin to emerge. Speaking amid reports of backchannel discussions, Trump said the critical shipping lane — which carries roughly 20% of the world’s oil supply […]
The War On Data Centers: Grassroots Revolt Or Something Else?
The modern fight over data centers is often presented as a simple clash between a company and a town. The company wants to build, the town wants answers, and a few bad meetings produce a familiar story about distrust. That picture is incomplete. What is happening across the country is more organized than we are […]