US Military Neutralizes Drone Linked To Cartel Activity: Conflicting Reports Emerge
UPDATED — 1:12 p.m. ET According to CBS News, a brief airspace closure over El Paso, Texas, on Wednesday was triggered by a dispute between the Federal Aviation Administration and the Pentagon over safety concerns tied to high-energy laser tests. The FAA reportedly acted unilaterally in imposing the closure without notifying key agencies: The Pentagon […]
House GOP Rebels Block Leadership Effort To Shield Trump Tariffs
In a striking rebuke, a bloc of House Republicans broke with party leadership Tuesday, sinking a procedural effort to shield President Trump’s trade policies from scrutiny and warning it would erode Congress’ constitutional authority. The House rejected the measure 217–214, underscoring growing fractures within the Republican conference over trade authority. Three Republicans — Thomas Massie […]
Sheriff Goes Viral After Not Being Able To Answer Basic Civics Question
A North Carolina House Oversight Committee hearing examining local cooperation with federal immigration authorities took an unexpected turn this week when a Democratic sheriff struggled to answer basic questions about the structure of government. The hearing was prompted in part by the recent killing of Iryna Zarutska, a young Ukrainian woman who had sought refuge […]
Morning Brief: Influence Operations & A Nation On Edge
From allegations of foreign influence inside American activist networks to immigration enforcement clashes in Minneapolis and a sharp drop in Americans’ optimism about the future, today’s headlines reflect a country grappling with pressure—from abroad, from within, and from economic uncertainty at home. State Department Flags Left-Wing Groups Over Alleged China Ties The State Department has […]
American Olympic Athletes Continue Political Statements
A U.S. Olympic curler is drawing attention for using his platform at the Winter Games to criticize President Donald Trump’s immigration policies, becoming the latest American athlete to inject domestic politics into the Olympic spotlight. Rich Ruohonen, 54, a member of the U.S. Olympic curling team and a Minnesota native, spoke at length Tuesday about […]
Senate Gridlock Is Driving Lawmakers Out And Handing Power To Democrats
Members of Congress are leaving their jobs at a historically high rate. Fifty-one House members and nine senators have already decided not to seek reelection, the most combined departures this century. Many explanations are offered. Some cite age. Others mention health, family strain, or the relentlessness of modern politics. These explanations are not false, but […]
Gen 6 Glock Conjecture: Supposition, Speculation, And Prognostication
The Gen 6 Glock series has been talked about for quite a while now. The frequency of such discussions seems to be increasing lately, though, which prob’ly isn’t that surprising. We’ve seen talk on social media, on forum threads, even sometimes in the only working bathroom at Nancy’s Squat’n’Gobble. By Mad Duo for Breach-Bang-Clear So what’s […]
What The Air Force And Marines Must Change To Compete With China
PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEF (PDB) – War is coming. Air Force must buy at least 500 sixth-generation fighters and bombers — more than it already plans —to prevail in war against China, says airpower think tank. This includes at least 300 next-generation F-47 fighters and at least 200 B-21 Raider stealth bombers. The Air Force now plans to buy […]
New Allegations Tie Chinese Communist Influence To Anti-ICE Activism
Communist playbook. While the left-wing media obsesses on the manufactured anti-ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) chaos in the streets of Minneapolis and other major blue sanctuary cities, most of them blame the Trump administration for simply sending ICE in to do its job. Few of these media outlets ask who is behind the well-organized and […]