In inserting itself into Israel’s war against Iran, the U.S. unleashed its massive “bunker-buster” bombs on Iran’s Fordo fuel enrichment plant.Those bombs were widely seen as the best chance of damaging or destroying Fordo, built deep into a mountain and untouched during Israel’s weeklong offensive. A U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss the operation before an official briefing, confirmed their use in Sunday’s attack.The U.S. is the only military capable of dropping the weapons, and the movement of B-2 stealth bombers toward Asia on Saturday had signaled possible activity by the U.S. Israeli leaders had made no…
Author: Tommy Grant
TEL AVIV, Israel — President Donald Trump said Saturday that the U.S. military struck three sites in Iran, directly joining Israel’s effort to decapitate the country’s nuclear program in a risky gambit to weaken a longtime foe amid Tehran’s threat of reprisals that could spark a wider regional conflict.There was no immediate acknowledgment from the Iranian government of any strikes being carried out. Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency reported early Sunday that attacks targeted the country’s Fordo, Isfahan and Natanz nuclear sites. The agency did not elaborate.The decision to directly involve the U.S. in the war comes after more than…
President Donald Trump announced a successful U.S. airstrike on three major Iranian nuclear facilities—Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan—stating that all American aircraft have exited Iranian airspace safely. Military experts say the strike may end a key phase in ongoing Middle East tensions, though retaliation from Iran remains a possibility. WASHINGTON, D.C. (3-minute read) — In a dramatic announcement posted to Truth Social Saturday evening, President Donald Trump stated that the United States had successfully executed airstrikes on three of Iran’s key nuclear facilities: Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan. According to Trump, the attack involved the full deployment of aerial firepower, with a…
Every unit has one. The soldier who raises his hand when the sergeant says, “Any questions?” The one who forgets to shave, shows up late and gets the whole squad smoked on a Saturday morning. We call this person the blue falcon. And in Bikini Bottom, that individual is Patrick Star. To civilians, Patrick is just SpongeBob’s best friend — the goofy sidekick with no job, no ambition and a brain full of cotton candy. But to anyone who’s ever worn a uniform, he’s something far more familiar: the smiling saboteur, the well-meaning liability, the person you can’t leave unsupervised…
Scientists and public health experts continue to be concerned about the highly pathogenic avian influenza (bird flu). They are saying it is something the general public should be afraid of, and worry it’ll become the next pandemic. This virus typically infects birds, including poultry used for meat and eggs, and there’s a current outbreak that has affected close to 150 million birds. Due to culling policies in the United States and abroad, the bird flu has also devastated farms since 2022. Scientists are also now concerned that they have detected the virus in mammals in recent years—including dairy cows and…
Governor Josh Stein vetoed a bill that would have eliminated permit requirements and lowered the concealed carry age to 18 in North Carolina. The controversial legislation faces resistance in both chambers and from the public, especially over the idea of teenagers carrying firearms without training. LISTEN TO THIS ARTICLE RALEIGH, NC (2-minute read) — Governor Josh Stein vetoed Senate Bill 50 on Friday, halting an attempt by Republican lawmakers to implement permitless concealed carry for adults aged 18 and older in North Carolina. The bill, co-sponsored by Senate leader Phil Berger, would have done away with the state’s current requirements…
The Defense Department terminated the contract with HomeSafe Alliance, the company hired to manage military moves, citing its inability to perform the work, officials announced Wednesday.HomeSafe had been awarded the Global Household Goods Contract, worth potentially up to $17.9 billion over nine years, to implement a new process for moving service members’ and their families household goods.The contract was terminated due to HomeSafe’s “demonstrated inability to fulfill their obligations and deliver high quality moves to service members,” Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said in an announcement Wednesday.Although HomeSafe will be ceasing operations, company officials said they will complete all moves currently…
The U.S. Navy’s newest and most advanced aircraft carrier will deploy next week to Europe, as a growing conflict between Iran and Israel wages on.The carrier Gerald Ford is expected to depart Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, next week and travel to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations — a component of U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa that encompasses the Mediterranean Sea and surrounding areas — according to a defense official.The carrier is embarking as part of a regularly scheduled deployment, and the move is not in response to rising tensions in the Middle East, according to the official.The Ford will…
SAN FRANCISCO — California’s challenge of the Trump administration’s military deployment in Los Angeles returned to a federal courtroom in San Francisco on Friday for a brief hearing after an appeals court handed President Donald Trump a key procedural win.U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer put off issuing any additional rulings and instead asked for briefings from both sides by noon Monday on whether the Posse Comitatus Act, which prohibits troops from conducting civilian law enforcement on U.S. soil, is being violated in Los Angeles.Newsom said in his complaint that “violation of the Posse Comitatus Act is imminent, if not already…
This article was originally published by Michael S. Milano at The Mises Institute. In the serenity that privacy affords, we choose the facets of our lives that we wish to leave untouched by the world. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis, in his Olmstead v. United States dissenting opinion, famously described privacy as “the right to be let alone.” But at a deeper level, privacy is a safeguard for liberty. It’s a pillar of decentralized institutions and a foundation of free societies. For anyone who harbors ideologies that deviate from those deemed “acceptable,” privacy is not merely a luxury but a necessity. For everyone…