The White House has nominated Gen. Charles “CQ” Brown to be the next top general to lead the U.S. Air Force. The nomination, announced by the Defense Department Monday afternoon, would make him the first African American officer to serve as the top uniformed officer for any of the military branches. The Wall Street Journal […]
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Justices Reject Appeal of Federal Ban on Firearm Bump Stocks…
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal of the federal ban on bump stocks, devices that allow semi-automatic firearms to fire rapidly like machine guns. The justices did not comment in declining to review a lower court-ruling that upheld the ban, which took effect nearly a year ago. President Donald Trump said that the […]
Taliban, Blamed for Kidnappings, Say They Will Attack Afghans Despite U.S. Peace Deal…
The Taliban said they will resume attacks against Afghan government forces, just two days after signing a deal with the United States meant to end the war in Afghanistan. The group also kidnapped dozens of civilians in a province southwest of Kabul over the weekend, Afghan government officials said Monday. The hostilities resumed after the […]
U.S., TALIBAN SIGN DEAL AIMED AT ENDING WAR IN AFGHANISTAN…
The United States and the Taliban have signed a peace agreement aimed at ending the 18-year war in Afghanistan. The signing could help President Donald Trump fulfill a key campaign promise to extract America from its “endless wars.” Under the agreement, the United States will begin withdrawing thousands of troops in exchange for Taliban commitments […]
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Facial Recognition App Used by More Than 600 Law Enforcement Agencies Suffers Significant Data Breach…
A new facial recognition company, which claims to be used by over 600 law enforcement agencies, has suffered a data breach, according to the company. Clearview AI confirmed with Fox News that its entire client list was stolen in the breach. According to the company, someone gained access to a list of all of Clearview’s […]
POMPEO TO SIGN HISTORIC PEACE AGREEMENT WITH THE TALIBAN…
Secretary of state Mike Pompeo is soon traveling to sign a historic peace deal with the Taliban, President Donald Trump said in a statement Friday. Defense secretary Mark Esper will be signing a joint declaration affirming the administration’s partnership with the Afghan government in concert with the Taliban peace deal. The president described the ceremonies […]
Trump Administration Launches New Unit to Strip U.S. Citizenship from Foreign-Born Terrorists, Criminals…
The Trump administration is establishing a new section within the Justice Department to deal with the process of removing citizenship from foreign-born individuals who fraudulently obtained citizenship by failing to disclose past convictions for serious crimes — including terrorism and war crimes. The section, which will be within the DOJ’s Office of Immigration Litigation, will […]
Appeals Court: Trump Can Withhold Funding from Sanctuary Cities…
A federal appellate court on Wednesday ruled that President Trump’s administration can, in fact, withhold federal funds from sanctuary jurisdictions that insist on shielding criminal illegal aliens from arrest and deportation. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled that the Trump administration has the authority to withhold federal grant money from sanctuary […]
Arrests in Four States of Racially Motivated Violent Extremists Targeting Journalists and Activists…
Four racially motivated violent extremists from across the U.S. were arrested and charged today in U.S District Court in Seattle with a conspiracy to threaten and intimidate journalists and activists, the Department of Justice announced. Today’s arrests and searches by the FBI and local law enforcement are being coordinated by the Department of Justice’s National […]
Wolfe 2.0 With Different Ending – Defense Intel Agency Employee Pleads Guilty: Leaking to Journalist Girlfriend…
In 2017 SSCI Security Director James Wolfe was caught leaking Top Secret Classified information, the Page FISA application, to his journalist girlfriend. In late 2018 the SSCI intelligence breech was covered-up by DAG Rod Rosenstein and DC Attorney Jessie Liu. In 2019 Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) employee, Henry Kyle Frese, was caught leaking Top Secret […]
82nd Airborne Soldiers Return Home from Sudden Middle East Deployment…
Nearly two months after a U.S. Army rapid-response force was activated amid tensions with Iran, instantly deploying 3,000 soldiers to the Middle East, some are returning home. By the end of the weekend, nearly 800 paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division’s Immediate Response Force are slated to have returned to Fort Bragg, North Carolina. On […]
U.S. Must Stop China’s Takeover of UN Intellectual Property Agency WIPO…
Alarm is growing in Washington and other Western capitals about the prospect of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) taking control of the United Nations agency that oversees the international patent system, a development that experts say would have catastrophic economic and national security implications. The threat of the UN World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and […]
U.S., Taliban Announce Peace Deal to Be Signed Next Week…
The United States and the Taliban reached an understanding in recent weeks on a reduction of violence in Afghanistan, the State Department said Friday, and plan to sign a peace agreement on Feb. 29. U.S. negotiators and Taliban representatives have been meeting in Doha, Qatar, to try to hammer out a deal that would see […]
Arrest of Harvard Professor Puts Chinese Economic Espionage in Spotlight…
The FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) is investigating China-related cases of economic espionage across the country as a growing list of prosecutions against academics and researchers makes the headlines. The Bureau reports that the Chinese regime is using “non-traditional collectors,” such as professors, researchers, and front companies—as opposed to traditional undercover spies—to acquire sensitive technology…
NATO Accedes to U.S. Request to Play Larger Role in Iraq…
Responding to pressure from the United States, NATO defense ministers have agreed “in principle” to take over more of the training and advising of Iraqi troops, so that the U.S. can begin to draw down its forces in Iraq. The announcement followed a meeting at NATO headquarters in which U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper called […]
Wrongly Imprisoned African American Businessman Ignored by Obama Freed Under Trump’s First Step Act…
It’s a well-known and accepted fact that the inequities in the U.S. criminal justice system have been a scourge that has disproportionately damaged African American communities and families and impaired the ability of a fair percentage of Black Americans to thrive in America. On January 2, 2020, thanks to President Trump and his administration spearheading […]
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Air Force Pilot Sends Ring to Space in Epic Marriage Proposal…
When popping the big question, creativity is encouraged. So one airman recently used the opportunity to go a little bit over the top — of the world, that is. Capt. Stuart Shippee, of the 393rd Bomb Squadron at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, proposed to his girlfriend Marie Lisman by launching a weather balloon into […]
Virginia Senate Committee Kills House Legislation to Ban Assault Weapons…
Legislation to ban assault weapons under an expanded definition won’t advance out of the General Assembly this year, a win for gun rights advocates and a setback for Gov. Ralph Northam’s gun control agenda. Four Democrats joined Republicans to defeat the measure Monday in the Senate Judiciary Committee — a notable show of disunity in […]
Democrat Senator Held Secret Meeting in Munich with Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif…
Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut and other Democratic senators had a secret meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif during the Munich Security Conference last week, according to a source briefed by the French delegation to the conference. Murphy’s office did not respond to repeated requests for comment by press time. Such a meeting […]
Sudan Reaches Settlement with Families of USS Cole Victims…
Sudan’s justice ministry said Thursday that a settlement was reached for the families of U.S. Navy sailors killed and injured in the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole in Yemen. The agreement was reached last week. The country is making an effort to be taken off the U.S. terrorism list. The Al Qaeda attack killed […]
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