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 Trump administration has responded robustly to Russian threats against NATO ally Latvia. As U.S. Deputy Ambassador to the United Nations Tammy Bruce put it on Tuesday, “The United States keeps all of its NATO commitments.” The moral cause of freedom aside, NATO continues to serve Americans by consolidating a democratic peace in Europe that […]
While tech companies and the business community may be bullish on artificial intelligence and data centers, most citizens are feeling more apprehensive, according to a recent Gallup poll. The most common and reasonable objections to data center growth come from those worried about the increased resource consumption and the energy prices associated with it. From […]
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 22, 1776 Gen. George Washington is traveling to speak […]
These must be utterly baffling times for the successful, public-spirited financier in New York City. You’ve made your living not by snatching bread from the mouths of widows and orphans or otherwise exploiting the masses, but by producing consistent returns and financial security for your many grateful clients. Your company has generated billions in economic […]
President Donald Trump signed an executive order recently to increase research into psychedelic therapies. As a combat veteran and former Army Ranger serving my country in Iraq and Afghanistan, this is welcome news. After fighting for the United States, I had to leave it to get effective treatment for the invisible wounds I brought home. […]
It’s been nearly 35 years since then-Vice President Dan Quayle delivered a speech in which he decried the costs of hyper-litigiousness on the American economy. His speech would not require much surgery to make it as relevant today as it was then, nor to spur the same howls of discontent from the American Bar Association. […]
An April federal court case in Texas delivered a clear message regarding IRS overreach in the micro-captive insurance industry, setting the stage for small businesses to dramatically alter the way they manage risk. In their ruling of Drake Plastics Ltd. v. IRS, the courts provided a split decision on IRS rules related to the utilization […]
New York, home to the largest Jewish population outside Israel, cannot afford to struggle to define where protest ends and intimidation begins. It should be setting that line for the nation, especially as schools become protest zones, houses of worship face disruption, and Jewish families increasingly feel forced to navigate demonstrations simply to gather, pray, […]
Under the Trump administration, Washington has taken meaningful steps to reform the outdated policies that have contributed to politically motivated debanking. Under the guise of preventing financial crime, the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) has resulted in excessive scrutiny, account closures, and other disruptions of lawful banking activities for customers while creating costly legal and compliance […]
Ken Paxton has failed. He failed the Waco community, and he’s failed Texans. I don’t say that lightly — and it brings me no pleasure to write those words. But it’s the truth. As a survivor of sexual assault, I know firsthand the trauma that victims go through and the struggles that they must endure. […]
