National Security

Faith, Freedom & Self-Reliance

How Trump can cement US AI dominance

Jason Oxman · May 10, 2025 6:00 am

US pushes ahead with aid plan for Gaza without UN support

Mike Brest · May 9, 2025 1:02 pm

US expects ‘all 31 other’ NATO allies to commit to increased defense spending

Mike Brest · May 9, 2025 11:21 am

Is Trump’s war with the Houthis really over?

Jamie McIntyre · May 9, 2025 5:30 am

Eastern Europe eyes landmines as Russian deterrence

Mike Brest · May 8, 2025 7:47 pm

The Pentagon is moving forward on the Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine program. The nuclear-capable subs will replace the Ohio class, such as the USS Kentucky. (Navy illustration)

Beltway Confidential

How the US military guards against India-Pakistan nuclear war

Tom Rogan · May 8, 2025 3:26 pm

Xi and Putin call Trump’s Golden Dome ‘deeply destabilizing’

Mike Brest · May 8, 2025 11:17 am

Army Maj. Gen. Scott M. Naumann, military commander of the Joint Task Force Southern Border, walks past a drone in a hangar at Fort Huachuca Thursday, April 3, 2025, in Sierra Vista, Arizona.

Army leaders stress importance of cheap drones in future conflicts

Mike Brest · May 7, 2025 4:21 pm

Houthi ‘capitulation’ against US doesn’t end Israel conflict

Mike Brest · May 7, 2025 1:32 pm

Israeli hostage families alarmed after Trump says fewer are still alive than previously shared

Mike Brest · May 7, 2025 11:33 am

Travelers move through Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport ahead of Memorial Day, Friday, May 24, 2024, in Atlanta.(AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

National Security

Millions do not have a Real ID. Here’s what to know as the law takes effect

Anna Giaritelli · May 7, 2025 6:44 am

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, center, is welcomed to the Pentagon by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., Monday, Jan. 27, 2025 in Washington

Concerns emerge four-star general reduction could be ‘loyalty test’

Mike Brest · May 7, 2025 6:00 am