Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is planning to spend up to $2 million on robot “dogs” to assist its agents' operations, according to a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding document. A funding document posted to DHS's Acquisition Planning Forecast System on Thursday said the agency could spend between $1 million and $2 million on...
Two Trump administration officials are calling for an independent Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) investigation into the government's response to the 2023 East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment — which caused toxic chemicals to spill into the town. In a joint Friday letter, Vice President JD Vance and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin asked the EPA’s acting inspector...
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s (CBC) walked back its move Friday to advise its journalists not to refer directly to Al Qaeda's Sept. 11, 2001, attack on the U.S. as an act of terrorism — guidance that garnered widespread criticism from political leaders. In an internal memo this week first reported by The Toronto Sun, CBC’s...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth blocked promotions of four Army officers picked for promotion to one-star rank, some of whom have ties to top Army generals the Pentagon chief ousted earlier this year, The Hill has learned. Some of the officers pulled from the list have links to former Army Chief of Staff, Gen. Randy George, who...
“The United States will respond militarily to any Russian attack on its citizens or interests in Ukraine.” That’s how the Trump administration should respond to Russian threats to target the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv. On Monday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warned Secretary of State Marco Rubio to evacuate U.S. diplomats from Kyiv. On Tuesday, […]
Years ago, a man walked into my family’s pharmacy in East Tennessee and pointed a gun at my face. There was no confusion about what was happening. Nobody called it a misunderstanding. Nobody suggested we should stay quiet to avoid offending anyone. We called it what it was: robbery. And we responded accordingly. Today, however, […]
Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico and his denomination, the Presbyterian Church (USA), distort the true meaning of being a Matthew 25 church, which they proudly proclaim that they are and which they follow. The parable of the last judgment is found in Matthew 25 and describes the separation of the sheep and goats based on […]
When 22-year-old Cole Schmidtknecht walked up to the pharmacy counter, he learned his Advair Diskus inhaler had jumped from under $70 to over $500. He walked away without the medicine. Within a week, he suffered a severe asthma attack and went into cardiac arrest. He died on Jan. 21, 2024. A young man was caught […]
Ukraine’s recent drone strikes against Russian oil infrastructure and military facilities are demonstrating a new model of warfare that military planners in the Indo-Pacific cannot afford to ignore. Rather than settling into a static war of attrition, the conflict between Ukraine and Russia has evolved into a laboratory for the future of warfare, one increasingly […]
When my mother died of colon cancer, I saw firsthand the devastation that comes when treatment options run out. For decades, I’ve worked to spare others that same fate — helping patients around the world get the right medicine at the right time. That’s why I’m deeply concerned by President Donald Trump’s push to tie […]
The following is an installment of “On This Day,” a series celebrating America’s 250th anniversary by following the actions of Gen. George Washington, the Continental Congress, and the men and women whose bravery and sacrifice led up to the signing of the Declaration of Independence. May 26, 1776 Gen. George Washington lingers in Philadelphia, where […]
When I was 17, most people saw me as more trouble than I was worth. I had bounced between schools, placements, and unstable environments for years. Like many young people in foster care, I struggled to imagine a future bigger than the chaos around me. Most adults saw risk. Very few saw potential. Eventually, I […]
Cuba’s acquisition of more than 300 attack drones from Iran and Russia since 2023 underscores the regime’s deepening alignment with Washington’s adversaries. Cuban planners have reportedly discussed strikes against Guantanamo Bay, U.S. naval vessels, and even Key West, Florida. While these systems provide Havana with a limited harassment and asymmetric strike capability, they do nothing […]
