(Headline USA) Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced some major changes to the U.S. military on Wednesday in what he called his “State of the Force” address, including establishing a new drone command and cutting 20% of the nation’s generals and admirals.
The Pentagon also will launch an effort to study...
(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) The Pentagon told The Center Square its Golden Dome missile shield will protect the entire homeland for $185 billion.
The Congressional Budget Office estimates a notional system consistent with the administration's missile defense goals could cost about $1.2 trillion over 20 years, roughly $9,300 for...
(Joelle Webb, The Center Square) Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser is suing the federal government as part of a second legal battle against the construction of immigrant detention centers in the state.
The lawsuit was filed in an attempt to stop or temporarily delay the construction of a detention facility...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) A federal grand jury in Minnesota returned indictments against 10 individuals described by the DOJ as "foreign nationals" on allegations of voter fraud, the Trump administration announced Monday.
The indictments specifically accuse the individuals of voting in U.S. elections over the past four years despite not being...
(Headline USA) Tennessee's execution of Christa Gail Pike for a murder she committed at age 18 was halted Wednesday about an hour before it was set to begin, as a federal appeals court sought to review whether her allegations of childhood sexual abuse and rape were fully considered at...
(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square) The U.S. Senate failed to advance a bill Wednesday that would have banned congressional stock trading after every Democrat voted against it.
The Stop Insider Trading Act, introduced by Rep. Brian Steil, R-Wis., passed the House earlier this year with bipartisan support. It would bar...
(José Niño, Headline USA) A new DHS Office of Inspector General report identified several screening and documentation problems in asylum cases involving Afghan evacuees admitted after the Biden administration’s withdrawal from Afghanistan.
The report examined how U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services handled asylum claims under Operation Allies Welcome. The audit reviewed...
(John Weeks, Antiwar.com) CBS News reported on Saturday that the US Military has been working to establish “the groundwork for potential action around Cuba.”
According to the report, CBS reviewed an internal US Army Reserve message sent to subordinate commands. The message requested an assessment on the feasibility of providing...
(José Niño, Headline USA) Biden-era Special Counsel Jack Smith’s office obtained at least 4,782 personal checks from Americans who contributed to President Donald Trump or allied Republican groups, according to a Senate Judiciary Committee release.
The records, supplied to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley through protected whistleblower channels, involved...
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Lawyers for the man accused of planting pipe bombs outside the DNC and RNC headquarters the night before the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol Hill protest are seeking to prevent his purported confession from being used as evidence---arguing that the FBI illegally coerced the admission.
In a...
(Headline USA) A surprise decision by the U.K.'s counterterrorism police to release five suspects on bail during an investigation into a suspected bomb plot at a U.S.-operated air force base in England has deepened questions and uncertainty about the incident.
Police confirmed Tuesday that no explosives were found in three vans...
(Madeline Shannon, The Center Square) Gov. Gavin Newsom early Tuesday signed several bills to protect California’s immigrants, crack down on private jails and prisons, and keep U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers out of the state’s police departments.
The package of bills, 21 in all, were all authored by Democratic...