Congress OKs three-month budget extension, avoiding October shutdown
House and Senate lawmakers finalized a three-month federal funding extension Wednesday that prevents a partial government shutdown next month but will still create some budget complications for military officials as they enter the new fiscal year Oct. 1. The plan, which extends current federal program...
Canada releases image of UFO downed by US fighter jet
An image of a UFO that was shot down by a U.S. fighter jet over Canada last year was released Wednesday. The blurry photo, which appears to be a photocopy of an email printout, of the unidentified cylindrical object was captured as it hovered in...
US Army Pacific commander confirmed after senator drops objections
The Senate has confirmed a new commander of U.S. Army forces in the Pacific after Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville dropped his objections and allowed a quick vote on the nomination. Tuberville had blocked Lt. Gen. Ronald Clark’s nomination for months over concerns that the top...
Not Oppressive Enough: Cali Approves More Gun Laws
California, already home to some of the strictest gun control laws in the country, has enacted even more restrictions under Governor Gavin Newsom. On Tuesday, Newsom signed several new gun laws, including SB 899 and the 2024 Animal Protection and Gun Violence Prevention Act, continuing...
US missile system will remain in Philippines despite China’s alarm
MANILA, Philippines — American and Filipino security officials have agreed to keep a U.S. mid-range missile system in the northern Philippines indefinitely to boost deterrence despite China’s expressions of alarm, two Philippine officials said Wednesday. The U.S. Army transported the Typhon missile system, a land-based...
Maryland’s Red Flag Law Challenged in State Supreme Court
Attorneys for the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and Maryland resident Donald S. Willey have filed an appellants’ brief with the Maryland Supreme Court, challenging the state’s “red flag” law. The case, Willey v. Brown, originated in U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland in...
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[First Look] Vortex Defender-XL Red Dot
Another red dot in the Defender line from Vortex! The XL is exactly what the name implies, bigger. With a 25.5mm x 23.3mm window, the Defender-XL is slightly smaller than some of the other big window options on the market like the Holosun 507Comp, but...
Meet the Afghan general who wants to take on the Taliban
In rural Mason Neck, Virginia, among homes with Confederate flags hanging out front and towering pickup trucks occupying driveways, a stately brick mansion makes for an unexpected neighbor. In the home’s front lawn, sitting amid manicured shrubs, rises an even more unusual sight: the flag...
Lawyer who crashed snowmobile into Black Hawk helicopter is awarded $3.3 million in damages
A federal court ruled this week that the U.S. government must pay a Massachusetts lawyer $3.3 million in damages following a March 2019 snowmobiling crash in which he collided into a Black Hawk helicopter that had been parked on a trail at night. U.S. District...
Bait and Switch: Biden Admin Goes After the Wrong People for Deadly Violence in City Streets
(Editor’s Note: Remember Joe Biden? He’s supposedly the one running our country though other than some sightings at his vacation home in Delaware, he hasn’t been heard from since Kamala Harris was installed as the face of the Democratic presidential campaign. His – and Kamala’s...
