Kash Patel can’t stop living the good life. The FBI director reportedly went on a VIP snorkeling trip while on a visit to Hawaii last summer that the bureau stressed was not a vacation. Patel was officially in the state to tour the FBI’s Honolulu branch and meet with localContinue Reading
Ukraine has armed at least one Fire Point FP-1/2 one-way attack drone with underwing rockets Now the drone can attack and then return to base for more munitions Making single-use drone reusable expands the overall capacity of Ukraine’s drone force But underwing rockets lack hitting power, so most FP-1/2s willContinue Reading
The Ukrainian garrison in Kostiantynivka blocks the most direct route for a Russian offensive toward Kramatorsk and Sloviansk The Russians aim to starve the Kostiantynivka garrison, but Ukrainian ground robots keep the supplies flowing The problem for the Ukrainians is that it still takes human infantry to hold Kostiantynivka, andContinue Reading
If you ask Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., President Traitor 47’s trip to China is nothing short of disastrous. “He wants that deal so bad that he can taste it,” Slotkin warned this week at a Politico event. “The guy is about to give away the farm.” And Slotkin is not alone. AsContinue Reading
A confidential U.S. intelligence report obtained by The Washington Post warns that China is using the war in Iran to expand its military, economic and diplomatic leverage while the United States remains heavily tied down in the Middle East. The assessment, prepared recently for Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine,Continue Reading
A group of Democratic senators are pushing back on attempts by the Department of Homeland Security to develop its own smart glasses for biometric identification by immigration officers and other federal agents. The lawmakers say the effort, outlined in the department’s 2027 budget proposal, “presents a grave threat to theContinue Reading
The UN warns disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz could drive up food and fertiliser costs, and worsen global hunger., The UN warns disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz could drive up food and fertiliser costs, and worsen global hunger. The next global food crisis is unfolding in a narrowContinue Reading
Geopolitical analyst Steve Okun says says China is benefiting from the war on Iran., NewsFeed Geopolitical analyst Steve Okun says despite the summit in Beijing, the US and China are still in an adversarial relationship. He says China is benefiting from the war on Iran, using the crisis to expandContinue Reading
commentary A rival Advanced Placement curriculum is offering a dangerous view of the Constitution and America’s founders Published May 14, 2026 6:45AM (EDT) Florida’s new high school history course presents the nation’s founders as opposed to slavery (Getty Images) Florida has long been a laboratory for autocracy . Several of theContinue Reading
Two people were killed after a plane crashed into a residence in Akron, Ohio, on Thursday afternoon, local and federal authorities said, Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
Welcome to The Iron Triangle, the Cipher Brief column serving Procurement Officers tasked with buying the future, Investors funding the next generation of defense technology, and the Policy Wonks analyzing its impact on the global order. At least once per week, I meet well-intended, patriotic investors putting together funds aimedContinue Reading
KREMLIN FILES/COLUMN: As Washington’s attention continues to be diverted with an Iran unwilling to come to a comprehensive peace, a more dangerous question lurks in the strategic shadows: what if America’s most daunting rivals, one of whom is already at war, and the other not, decide to act with whatContinue Reading
From the Canadian Atheist: Episode 218 “This week we welcome back Melanie Trecek-King. We had such amazing response to Melanie’s first appearance that we knew a round two was needed & here it is! Today, we take a deeper dive into critical thinking, why it’s important and some of theContinue Reading