A report published this month found civilians in the United States own almost 400 million guns, outpacing every other civilian population, police, or military force in the world. The Small Arms Survey estimates there are 393,300,000 civilian-owned firearms in the United States. The survey, performed by the Graduate Institute of Geneva, estimated the United States […]
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Trump Orders U.S. Agencies to Reunite Separated Migrant Families…
President Donald Trump said he ordered federal agencies to reunite immigrant families separated by his administration’s “zero tolerance” policy toward people caught illegally crossing the U.S. border with Mexico. Trump issued the order Thursday as he continued to retreat from a policy that has engendered public outrage and that his administration has stumbled trying to […]
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Police Officers Help Out 9-Year-Old’s Lemonade Stand After He Was Robbed…
Officers from the Brooklyn Park Police Department saved the day after 9-year-old Minnesota boy Gracen had his lemonade stand funds stolen. Last Thursday, Gracen was taking advantage of the hot weather by setting up a lemonade stand in his Brooklyn Park, Minn., neighborhood. “Lemonade on the right. Mostly in the morning,” Gracen hand wrote on […]
DHS Requests Room for Up to 20,000 Unaccompanied Minors on Military Bases…
Up to 20,000 migrant children could be housed on U.S. military bases under a plan being considered by President Donald Trump’s administration, according to U.S. officials. The children would be unaccompanied minors who cross the border without family members, not children separated from them. The Department of Homeland Security requested the space to hold the […]
One Year Later: The Wake of the Fitz and McCain…
One year after losing seven of their shipmates when the Fitz collided with a merchant vessel, some crew say they remain traumatized and wonder if they are ready to get underway again… A year after seven sailors died aboard the warship Fitzgerald, some families are angry at how the Navy has handled the tragedy…
U.S., South Korea Suspend Upcoming War Games…
South Korea and the United States suspended war games that had been slated for August, following through with President Donald Trump’s promise to do so during nuclear negotiations with the North. The allies said Tuesday that they had halted “all planning for this August’s defensive ‘war game,’” which is known as Ulchi Freedom Guardian, an […]
U.S. Prepares for Return of More Than 200 War Dead Remains from North Korea…
The American military command in South Korea is preparing for the North Koreans to turn over the remains of an unknown number of U.S. or allied service members who have been missing since the Korean War, U.S. officials said Tuesday. Officials say the timing of a ceremony is uncertain, but could be very soon. The […]
A Must Read on Kids at the Border: How Did We Get Here?…
How did we get here? In 2015, I shook President Obama’s hand, thanked him for DACA, and asked him to reverse course & close the for-profit baby jails (also known as “family detention centers”) he opened in Dilley & Karnes City, Texas. What he said shook me to my core. Specifically, I told him, “It’s […]
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301 Kids Arrived at Border with Adult Posing As a Parent in Seven-Month Period…
U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Tuesday that 301 children who arrived at the U.S.-Mexico border with an accompanying adult from October 2017 to April 2018 were found to have no relation to the adult who posed as their parent or guardian. “Ninety of those cases came from Rio Grande Valley … sector, 180 aliens […]
Almost 1,000 People Injured, Killed in Terrorist Attacks by Refugees…
Nearly 1,000 people were injured or killed in terrorist attacks involving refugees over a four-year span, with Germany facing the highest number of terror plots, according to a new Heritage Foundation report published Monday. Data collected from the 194 terrorist plots detected across Europe between January 2014 and December 2017 point to a more than […]
U.S. Army Relieves West Point Cadet with Other-Than-Dishonerable Discharge…
The West Point graduate, who last year posed in a picture holding a cap that had “Communism will win” written inside, is officially out of the U.S. Army with an other-than-honorable discharge. Spenser Rapone rocked the military community last year after his social media posts were revealed, showing him wearing a Che Guevara shirt underneath […]
White House Reminds Laura Bush It Was Her Husband Who Signed ‘Zero Tolerance’ Immigration Policy Into Law…
The Trump administration on Monday pushed back against criticism from former first lady Laura Bush of its “zero tolerance” policy that has led to the separation of migrant families. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen blamed past administrations, including George W. Bush’s, for signing off on […]
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Fewer People Exposed to Horrors of War…
Yesterday was Memorial Day, a federal holiday remembering all those who have died while serving in the United States armed forces. So, in today’s column, I take a brief look at the declining share of men and women worldwide who can expect to be exposed to the horrors of war. Looking at armed forces personnel […]
Backdoor to Illegal Immigration Closing: U.S. Clears More Asylum Cases Than it Receives in May…
The government is making headway on the asylum backlog for the first time in years, clearing more cases in May than it received, as officials finally think they have hit on ways to tamp down on people abusing the system as a backdoor method of illegal immigration. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services took in 7,757 […]
Black Union Lobbied for New Air Traffic Test, Then Helped its Members Cheat on It..
The National Black Coalition of Federal Aviation Employees (NBCFAE) helped its members cheat on the examination to apply for a position as an air traffic controller, according to a 2016 Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General report obtained by “Tucker Carlson Tonight.” During a teleconference, NBCFAE explained to members how to answer questions in […]
More Than 2,300 Suspected Online Child Sex Offenders Arrested During Operation “Broken Heart”…
The Department of Justice today announced the arrest of more than 2,300 suspected online child sex offenders during a three-month, nationwide, operation conducted by Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) task forces. The task forces identified 195 offenders who either produced child pornography or committed child sexual abuse, and 383 children who suffered recent, ongoing, or […]
15,851 U.S. Service Members Have Died Since 2006. Here’s Why…
Since 2006, 15,851 active-duty personnel and mobilized reservists have died while serving in the U.S. armed forces. But only 28 percent of those deaths came from going to war, a stark reminder of the danger service members face even away from the battlefield. The numbers come from a new report by the Congressional Research Service, […]
Afghan Drug Trade Thrives Despite Costly U.S. Counternarcotics Campaign…
The drug trade in Afghanistan, which helps fund the insurgency and impedes reconstruction efforts, has grown stronger despite billions of dollars spent by the U.S. to fight it, a government watchdog said Thursday. The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, or SIGAR, said in a report that the U.S. needed a new strategy to fight […]
Pentagon Poised to Take Over Security Clearance Checks…
The Defense Department is poised to take over background investigations for the federal government, using increased automation and high-tech analysis to tighten controls and tackle an enormous backlog of workers waiting for security clearances, according to U.S. officials. The change aims to fix a system whose weaknesses were exposed by the case of a Navy […]
Trump Invites Kim Jong Un to the White House–Kim Responds…
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has accepted President Donald Trump’s invitation to visit the White House, according to a June 13 (local time) report from KCNA, the communist regime’s state-run media outlet. Trump has accepted Kim’s offer to visit Pyongyang. News of Kim’s acceptance came shortly after his historic meeting with Trump in Singapore. […]