The Justice Department on Tuesday opened an investigation of the Metropolitan Police Department allegedly publishing phony crime data to make the city appear safer than it is, according to multiple reports. The investigation stems from a WRC-TV report about a Metropolitan Police commander being accused of manipulating violent crime data…… Continue Reading
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin to Retire Early
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin said Monday that he plans to retire in the fall, halfway into his four-year term as the service’s top official. The Air Force said Gen. Allvin will remain in the position until his replacement is named, “which will allow time for a smooth leadership transition.” The Air Force did not say why he is retiring after a distinguished 39-year career…… Continue Reading
OP-ED: Time for Zelenskyy to Make a Deal
“No Soviet or Russian war since World War II has even come close to Ukraine in terms of fatality rate,” a study released by the think tank Center for Strategic and International Studies reported in June. Russia, with a population of about 144 million, has amassed 950,000 casualties so far, with as many as 250,000 dead. Ukraine, with a population of 37 million, has sustained nearly 400,000 casualties, with 60,000 to 100,000 deaths…… Continue Reading
Trump Doesn’t Rule Out U.S. Peacekeepers in Ukraine
President Trump on Monday did not rule out sending U.S. troops to Ukraine as part of a peacekeeping force if a potential peace deal between Kyiv and Moscow can be reached. “We’ll let you know that, maybe later today,” Mr. Trump said during an Oval Office meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Mr. Trump’s refusal to rule out the idea…… Continue Reading
Trump Cuts Deportation Court Backlog
President Trump took the adage about finding yourself in a hole and stopping digging to heart, at least when it comes to illegal immigration, where his almost miraculous improvements at the southern border have resulted in the first sustained decrease in the immigration court backlog in nearly two decades. In little more than six months, Mr. Trump pared the Biden-era…… Continue Reading
U.S. Army Leading Missile Defense Strategy, Gen. Gainey Says
As U.S. rivals dedicate enormous resources to developing next-generation threats that can circumvent traditional defense, the Army is working to create systems that can thwart that peril, a top general told Threat Status. Lt. Gen. Sean Gainey, who leads the Army Space and Missile Defense Command and the Joint Functional Component Command…… Continue Reading
Zelenskyy to Visit Washington Monday, Trump Says
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will travel to the White House on Monday to meet with President Trump to discuss a potential peace deal. Mr. Trump arrived back in Washington early Saturday morning from the summit in Alaska, where he met with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss ways to end the Russia-Ukraine war…… Continue Reading
Trump Says Putin Avoided ‘Severe Consequences’ for Now
Russian President Vladimir Putin was cooperative enough in looking to end the Ukraine war at the summit on Friday to forestall “severe” sanctions, said President Trump. Mr. Trump entered the summit in Alaska threatening to bring down the economic hammer on Russia — what he termed “severe consequences” — if Mr. Putin wasn’t serious about working toward a peace deal…… Continue Reading
LANDRUM: Good Government Isn’t Complicated
Government, good or bad, is something that we feel. We feel it when we pull out of our driveways and sit in traffic. We feel it when our kids go to overcrowded schools. We feel it when we open our tax bills and wonder what exactly we’re paying for. And we feel it when we look around our neighborhoods and realize the places we love are being slowly chipped away…… Continue Reading
Supreme Court Allows Mississippi Age Verification Law for Social Media
The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected an internet trade group’s request to block Mississippi’s age verification law, which requires social media companies to confirm minors aren’t using their platforms or being exposed to harmful content. NetChoice had asked the high court to block the state law as its legal challenges played out in lower courts…… Continue Reading
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