Mamdani Skips New York City’s Archbishop Ceremony Breaking Decades-Long Tradition
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is facing criticism after becoming the first sitting mayor in decades — and possibly ever — to skip the installation ceremony of the city’s Roman Catholic archbishop, a longstanding civic tradition dating back at least to the 1930s. Ronald Hicks, 58, was formally installed Friday as the 11th archbishop […]
Massive US Airlift Signals Historic Middle East Posture
The U.S. Air Force is quietly executing one of its largest short-term airlift surges in years, moving an unusually high number of C-17 Globemaster III transports into the Middle East as tensions with Iran continue to rise. Open-source flight trackers estimate that up to 112 U.S. C-17s have deployed toward the region since mid-January. In […]
Minnesota GOP Candidate Jeff Johnson Suspends Campaign After Daughter Is Killed
The Minnesota Republican gubernatorial race was abruptly reshaped Saturday night after candidate Jeff Johnson suspended his 2026 campaign following the death of his daughter. Johnson announced he would suspend his campaign indefinitely after his 22-year-old daughter, Hallie Marie Tobler, was found fatally stabbed in her St. Cloud apartment. Her husband, Dylan Tobler, 23, was also […]
Trump Reportedly Called Police On Epstein 20 Years Ago
A newly unsealed Justice Department document indicates that President Donald Trump privately condemned convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell as early as 2006, according to statements made by a now-retired law enforcement official to the FBI. The document, released Monday by the Department of Justice, summarizes an October 2019 FBI interview […]
Morning Brief: Power, Protection & Who Pays The Price
From newly released Epstein files to a high-profile offer from Elon Musk to shield accusers from legal retaliation, accountability and transparency are back at the center of the national conversation. As fresh disclosures ripple through conservative circles, lawmakers ramp up oversight, and foreign adversaries exploit the digital workplace, today’s headlines point to a common question: […]
Texas Democrat Under Scrutiny Following Racially Charged Comments
Democratic Texas State Rep. Gene Wu is facing renewed scrutiny after racially charged remarks he made during a December 2024 podcast resurfaced on social media over the weekend. Wu’s comments came from a Dec. 31, 2024 episode of the podcast “Define American with Jose Antonio Vargas” and were reposted Saturday night on X by the […]
What’s The Difference Between The M16A1 And M16A2?
You’ve heard the expression: If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Well, the M16A1 wasn’t exactly broken, but after its performance during the Vietnam War, the United States Marine Corps requested the M16A1 be “fixed.” Perhaps it would be more correct to say modified. By Robert A. Sadowski for The Armory Life By 1979, when the […]
The Alliance Strategy America Is Using To Confront China
PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEF (PDB) – After the first U.S. warship visited the Chinese-built Ream Naval Base on the south coast of Cambodia last week, analysts warn the U.S. should brace for a response from Beijing. “We can expect China will try to neutralize U.S. influence in Cambodia and teach Cambodia a lesson or two in […]
China’s Starlink Killers Can’t Kill Elon Musk’s Satellite Network
Starlink is often discussed as if it were merely a commercial internet service, a constellation of satellites meant to stream movies and route emails. That framing misses the deeper logic of its design. From its earliest public descriptions, Starlink was conceived as a system that could continue functioning in the presence of attack, interference, and […]