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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…

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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, […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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. […]

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New USCIS Office Investigating Thousands Who Got U.S. Citizenship Through Identity Fraud…

A new government office created to investigate bogus naturalization applications estimates there are at least 3,000 cases of aliens who used false identities to obtain U.S. citizenship, federal officials told The Daily Caller News Foundation. The office, housed inside U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), has identified the potential fraud cases as a part of […]

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China Has Stolen Vast Amounts of Navy Submarine, Missile Data in Multiple Breaches from Contractor’s Servers…

Chinese government-sponsored cyber thieves stole hundreds of gigabytes of data related to sensitive Navy undersea warfare programs from a government contractor earlier this year, a defense official familiar with details of the breach told USNI News on Friday. The official confirmed details reported in a Friday afternoon story in The Washington Post in which hackers […]

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Dennis Rodman Says He Is Heading to Singapore for the ‘Historical’ Trump-Kim Summit…

Dennis Rodman will be in Singapore for President Donald Trump’s unprecedented summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un next week, the legendary basketball star confirmed on Twitter Friday. “I will be flying to Singapore for the historical Summit. I’ll give whatever support is needed to my friends, @realDonaldTrump and Marshall Kim Jong Un,” Rodman […]

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