Donald Trump’s second term as president has brought a myriad of controversial policy actions, ranging from gutting foreign aid to imposing tariffs on close trading partners and threatening to annex Greenland by force, not least among them. However, the administration’s most legally questionable decision has been military strikes against alleged drug boats from Colombia and Venezuela in the Caribbean, something that has led to war crimes accusations from his Democratic opposition.
War Secretary Pete Hegseth put it plainly in his recent memo on military AI transformation: “speed wins.” In an era of unprecedented technological acceleration and multi-polar risk, the winners must create a truly “AI-first military”. And that requires overcoming challenges unique to delivering AI to military commanders and warfighters.
The 2026 U.S. National Defense Strategy mentions access to Greenland as essential for the defense of the U.S. homeland. However, insufficient surveillance and response capabilities in and around Greenland put all NATO allies at risk. Drawing on a recent wargame, this op-ed identifies capabilities the US and its allies should invest in to address this risk.
This article was originally published at The Empowerment Alliance and is re-published here with permission.
Did the far left ever really believe its own rhetoric when it came to climate change? True, when it comes to the positions staked out by any politician on the issues of the day, the age-old question is constantly in the back of everyone’s minds: How much of what they claim to believe is based on heartfelt, core convictions, and how much is due to outside political pressure or geared toward generating contributions?
A group of conservative organizations is launching a coalition to push the Trump administration to take its deportation agenda to the next level.
Topline: Most New York public school lunches consist of room temperature chicken nuggets or reheated pizza. But at Wyandanch Memorial High School on Long Island, principal Paul Sibblies dined on steak and lobster at taxpayers’ expense.
Kentucky Republican Rep. Thomas Massie says that, come spring, Republican congressmen will increasingly buck the party line and defy President Donald Trump’s wishes.
“The margin is razor-thin, so on any given day, I would just need one or two of my own co-conspirators to get something done,” Massie told Politico when asked about Trump’s ability to prevent lawmakers from defecting on key votes.
Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent told “Sunday Morning Futures” host Maria Bartiromo on Sunday that revenue from tariffs would not drop, despite the Supreme Court’s ruling against the authority President Donald Trump’ invoked to levy his “Liberation Day” tariffs.
Nearly 20 intelligence reports from the CIA dating back to the administration of Barack Obama have been repudiated in a stunning move by CIA chief John Ratcliffe because they were influenced by political bias, or worse.
A report from Just the News said the other problem was simply “poor spy tradecraft.”
The chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee is forecasting U.S. military action in the coming days against Iran, predicting the Islamic Republic will not take an off-ramp proffered by American negotiators including Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff.
