Finally! A Reporter Actually Presses Harris on Her Stance on Guns
It was quite surprising to hear it when it happened but Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee for president, was fact checked in real time about the real drivers of criminal gun violence. She was tripped up on her answer because the journalist pressing...
Small-drone defense is next in Pentagon’s Replicator buying push
The second iteration of the Pentagon’s Replicator rapid-fielding initiative will focus on countering small drones, with plans to request funds for the initiative in the fiscal 2026 budget, according to Defense Department leaders. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced “counter small uncrewed aerial systems,” or C-SUAS,...
Veterans Affairs staffers accessed JD Vance, Tim Walz private medical records
At least a dozen staffers at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs improperly accessed the medical records of both vice presidential nominees, Republican Sen. JD Vance, of Ohio, and Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, over the summer, according to a report. Those employees are under...
Marines to receive new system for zapping drone swarms out of the sky
A defense company making high-powered microwave systems that melt drones announced a new iteration of its product last week. Developed by Eprius, the long-pulse, high-power microwave technology known as Leonidas Expeditionary can drop swarms of drones with massive and pointed walls of electromagnetic energy. Epirus...
Bill Introduced to Ban Federal Contracts with Gun Dealers Linked to Violent Crime
U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Representative Jamie Raskin (D-Md.-08) have introduced new legislation aimed at preventing the federal government from contracting with firearms dealers who are identified as having a history of selling guns that turn up as being used in violent crimes. The...
These units are getting the Army’s newest rifle and machine gun first
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – The Army has sped up and shifted its fielding of the Next Generation Squad Weapon rifle to Pacific-focused and special operations units in the coming months and next year. The Next Generation Squad Weapon program includes a 6.8mm rifle and automatic...
Fewer vets will be on the November ballot for Congress this year
Fewer candidates with military experience are running for Congress this fall than in 2022, and the total number of veterans in the House and Senate next session could fall to its lowest level since World War II, according to an analysis of candidates by Military...
Kamala Harris Calls Safety a Civil Right While Pushing Gun Restrictions, Highlighting a Contradiction in Approach
Vice President Kamala Harris sparked debate Thursday when she declared that “the right to be safe is a civil right” during an East Room event where President Joe Biden signed a new executive order aimed at limiting the development of gun technologies. Harris’s statement raises...
Here are all the veterans running for Congress in 2024
A total of 181 candidates with military experience won primaries for House and Senate seats this year, according to an analysis from Military Times. That number is down from 196 in 2022, and follows a trend of fewer veterans winning national elected office that began...
Biden to connect with Netanyahu as Israel launches massive airstrike on Beirut
President Biden said on Sunday that he intended to talk to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu imminently, shortly before the Israel-Hamas war intensified in Lebanon. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched an airstrike on the Lebanese capital of Beirut on Sunday evening, marking the first...
