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Trump’s ‘Terminator’

Trump’s ‘Terminator’

Liberals have erupted in dread as President Trump flirts with tapping Stephen Miller to become his national security adviser. One pundit posted side-by-side pictures of Mr. Miller and Joseph Goebbels, comparing Mr. Trump’s deputy chief of staff, who is Jewish, to a man who ran the Nazi propaganda machine that helped exterminate 6 million Jews. Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” broadcast a video casting Mr. Miller as a democracy-sucking vampire…

Congress Digs Into China’s Alleged Theft of America’s AI Secrets

Congress Digs Into China’s Alleged Theft of America’s AI Secrets

House lawmakers are worried that Chinese thieves are stealing America’s artificial intelligence secrets, boosting confidential info from the leading labs building top technology. Rep. Darrell Issa, California Republican, said Wednesday that China is refusing meaningful protections to safeguard U.S. intellectual property and is racing ahead in the contest for AI supremacy…

300 Pastors, Rabbis, and Faith Leaders Forge Alliance for Israel Advocacy in the Nation’s Capital

300 Pastors, Rabbis, and Faith Leaders Forge Alliance for Israel Advocacy in the Nation’s Capital

Influential rabbis and pastors met in Washington, D.C. to urge Congress for stronger support for Israel, addressing the ongoing war, Iran’s nuclear threat, and rising global antisemitism. Leaders from Eagles’ Wings Ministries, American Christian Leaders for Israel, Zionist Rabbinic Coalition, Israel Allies Foundation, and the Combat Antisemitism Movement came together…

U.S. Trade Rep, Treasury Secretary to Talk With Chinese in Switzerland

U.S. Trade Rep, Treasury Secretary to Talk With Chinese in Switzerland

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer will meet this weekend with their Chinese counterparts in Switzerland, a sign of a potential thaw in the debilitating trade war between Washington and Beijing. The meetings in Geneva are notable because both sides have dug in with tit-for-tat tariffs that exceed 100%…

Cyber Agency Warns Oil and Gas Sector Targeted by Hackers

Cyber Agency Warns Oil and Gas Sector Targeted by Hackers

America’s top domestic cyber agency is sounding the alarm that hackers are targeting oil and gas infrastructure and taking advantage of poor security techniques. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said Tuesday in an alert that cyberattackers are going after industrial control systems…

Trump Announces Washington Will Host 2027 NFL Draft

Trump Announces Washington Will Host 2027 NFL Draft

President Trump announced Monday that the 2027 NFL draft will be held at the National Mall, the first time it will be held in the nation’s capital since 1941. Drafts of that era were decidedly low-key affairs, but the event has since mushroomed into the NFL’s premier offseason draw…

Conservative U.S. Catholics Hope Next Pope Won’t Echo Francis

Conservative U.S. Catholics Hope Next Pope Won’t Echo Francis

Many conservative U.S. Catholics hope the papal conclave convening Wednesday will elect a successor to Pope Francis who is more focused on tradition and doctrine, church observers say. As the successor to traditionalist Pope Benedict XVI in 2013, Francis embarked on a papacy that many characterized as reformist, with much attention given to social justice…

Dani Pettrey’s New Novel: ‘Two Seconds Too Late’

Dani Pettrey’s New Novel: ‘Two Seconds Too Late’

Bestselling author Dani Pettrey weaves her deep patriotic heritage as a veteran spouse and sixth-generation military family member into her gripping suspense novels. Her unwavering commitment to national service and love for her country fuel the thrilling narratives of her latest series, JEOPARDY FALLS, including the new and captivating release Two Seconds Too Late…

Trump Rejects China’s Request for Tariff Pause as Prerequisite for Talks

Trump Rejects China’s Request for Tariff Pause as Prerequisite for Talks

President Trump says he will not drop the tariffs he has imposed on China to jump-start trade negotiations. The Chinese Commerce Ministry said late last week that if the Trump administration is serious about trade talks, it will cancel the 145% tariff slapped on Chinese imports…

Alcatraz May Get New Life Under President Trump

Alcatraz May Get New Life Under President Trump

President Trump wants to reopen the maximum security prison on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay to house the “dregs of society.” Mr. Trump outlined his vision Sunday on social media, saying he is directing federal law enforcement agencies “to reopen a substantially enlarged and rebuilt ALCATRAZ, to house America’s most ruthless and violent Offenders”…

Canadian PM Carney Has ‘Constructive’ Calls With Trump

Canadian PM Carney Has ‘Constructive’ Calls With Trump

Newly elected Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to visit President Trump at the White House on Tuesday. “We are meeting as heads of our government,” Mr. Carney said in a Friday press conference. “I am not pretending those discussions will be easy or they won’t proceed in a straight line.” Canada was also not spared from U.S. tariffs…

Trump Budget Calls for Elimination of ‘Job Corps’ Program

Trump Budget Calls for Elimination of ‘Job Corps’ Program

President Trump’s new budget proposes eliminating Job Corps, the six-decade-old, taxpayer-funded vocational education initiative. The White House budget describes Job Corps as a “failed experiment to help America’s youth — and, in some cases, has harmed them.” The budget references reports that the program has been…

American Military Tattoo to Mark 30th Anniversary

American Military Tattoo to Mark 30th Anniversary

Join us for a once-in-a-lifetime performance featuring elite military musical units from around the world, brought together for a powerful celebration of precision, heritage, and international camaraderie. The American Military Tattoo, originally held in 1995 at George Mason University’s now Eagle Bank arena, featured Washington, D.C. premier military band units…

Rubio Says Ukraine, Russia ‘Still Far Apart’ on Peace Deal

Rubio Says Ukraine, Russia ‘Still Far Apart’ on Peace Deal

Secretary of State Marco Rubio “Look, we’ve gotten closer.  We, for the first time — we haven’t known this for three years — we kind of can see what it would take for Ukraine to stop. We can see what it would take for the Russians to stop,” Mr. Rubio told Fox News’ Sean Hannity Thursday night…

In Great Power Competition, Special Ops to Play Key Role

In Great Power Competition, Special Ops to Play Key Role

U.S. Special Operations Forces are positioned to do more than just the high-risk, high-profile counterterrorism missions of the post-9/11 era. With a focus on their Cold War-era roots, America’s elite units also could be the key to preventing a war between the U.S. and its chief adversaries, China and Russia…

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