Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chairman Mark Warner, D-Va., is demanding answers from the Department of Homeland Security over what he says is a sharp decline in federal election-security support ahead of the 2026 midterms, warning that cuts to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency could leave states more exposed to…
A son of the Illinois Quad Cities is being honored as a respected World War II hero who crashed through the glass roof of a greenhouse in France during the D-Day invasion and survived. The Rock Island Arsenal Museum is opening an exhibit in the name of Henry Langrehr, featuring…
00:00:02 Speaker 1: Welcome to Backwoods University, a place where we focus on wildlife, wild places and the people who dedicate their lives to conservative both big shout out to Annex Hunt for their support of this podcast. I’m your host, Lake Pickle, and on today’s episode, we’re going back,…
The U.S. military will never again rely on just one vendor of AI tools as it did with Anthropic, the defense undersecretary for research and engineering said Thursday.“We were single-threaded on one vendor, one AI vendor at the Department of War, and to integrate into classified systems is not just putting your software…
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, more commonly known as PETA, is calling on the Pentagon and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to stop spending millions of U.S. taxpayers dollars on animal experiments in foreign countries. PETA, in a letter sent to Hegseth on May 6, says that “gruesome and…
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The Trump administration has dubbed its military effort to escort commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz “Project Freedom,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday, calling it “separate and distinct from Operation Epic Fury,” “defensive in nature,” and “temporary.”Hegseth said that Epic Fury, the war begun in February by the…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans have added $1 billion in White House security upgrades to legislation that would fund immigration enforcement agencies, a proposed boost for President Donald Trump’s ballroom project after a man was charged with trying to assassinate him at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner last week.…
The Army is opening a new front in its battle to get contractors to make their weapons and systems easier to connect: “hackathons.” Later this month, the service will host some of its biggest vendors for the first of a series of one-day brainstorming sessions about how to integrate the command-and-control…
Here’s something we didn’t have on our predictions list for 2026. Ford truck sales are spinning into a big fat abyss, while the company’s last remaining car is climbing out of one. Such news does not bode well for a company that lives off truck sales, but that’s the reality…
LAOAG, Philippines—Just off the windswept beach, a camouflage-painted unmanned vessel reminiscent of a Chinese amphibious fighting vehicle advanced through the sapphire waters of the South China Sea.Drones buzzed ahead as American, Filipino, and Japanese soldiers waited nearby. Then two rockets whooshed from HIMARS launchers hidden in the sand dunes, heading…
Magnolia Pictures and the USO are proud to partner in offering free nationwide screenings this week of Bob Odenkirk’s new action-thriller Normal to honor and thank service members, veterans and first responders. The screenings will take place May 5, 6 and 7 at participating theaters across the country. The offer…
Military Appreciation Month is a great time to check out all the commissary discounts available on your nearest base. Because the commissary generally partners with brands to offer specific discounts for this special celebration every year, it’s a great time to visit the store for the biggest grocery discounts possible.…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Iran war risked reigniting after the U.S. tried to force open the Strait of Hormuz for commercial shipping, though a ceasefire seemed to be holding Tuesday even after the United Arab Emirates said Iran fired missiles and drones at it. Iran’s powerful parliamentary…
Some lucky deer hunter will eventually shoot a whitetail with antlers bigger than those atop the buck Milo Hanson killed Nov. 23, 1993, near his Saskatchewan farm.With a certified score of 213-5/8 inches, Hanson’s 14-point buck became the world-record “typical” whitetail during the Boone and Crockett Club’s 1995 awards ceremony.…
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MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi traveled to the Philippines on Tuesday to witness an international combat drill and conduct talks with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. intended to broaden defense ties between the nations, officials said. Koizumi’s meeting in the capital Manila with Marcos and Defense…
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