Venezuela’s Crisis Is Not a Moral Puzzle
If the fall of Maduro means one less outpost for Moscow in our hemisphere, I will not pretend to be conflicted about it, because I have seen what his patrons do to men whose only crime was fighting back.
Foreign Policy
Evening Brief: House Set to Vote on $901 Billion Defense Bill, US Says Possible Stryker Transfer to Poland, European Leaders Back Zelenskyy
A Charlotte train stabbing suspect is held without bond, a developer sues after Apple pulled an ICE-tracking app, and Congress advances a $901B defense bill restoring Ukraine aid. Here’s what’s making headlines this Monday evening.
The Bolduc Brief: The Dangers of Hard-Nosed Realism – A Critical Assessment of Secretary of Defense’s Speech
The Trump administration’s self-branded hard-nosed realism is in practice performative isolationism that abandons allies, emboldens authoritarians, and trades American leadership for short-term political theatrics.
Morning Brief: Pearl Harbor Ceremony Marks Passing Era, US Deports More Iranians, Thailand–Cambodia Border Clash Flares
Pearl Harbor milestone, Miami cocaine bust, Thailand-Cambodia border clashes dominate. Here’s your Monday morning brief, December 8, 2025.
Morning Brief: Drone Queens, Arsenal Rebuild, and Poland’s $1 Strykers: Allied Forces Adapt for the Next Fight
Ukraine is plugging more women into the drone fight on the front line, while back home Pete Hegseth is pushing U.S. industry to crank out weapons faster for the next war, and Poland is set to grab about 250 U.S. Strykers for a buck each to beef up NATO’s eastern flank.
Evening Brief: US Conducts 22nd Anti-Drug Boat Strike, US and Ukraine Resume Florida Peace Talks, Pakistan and Afghan Forces Exchange Fire
Army overhauls command structure as global tensions flare from Europe to South Asia. Here’s what’s making headlines this Friday evening.
The Next Benghazi: Are U.S. Outposts Still Soft Targets?
Out in the world’s forgotten corners, America’s outposts still bet their lives on walls too thin, warnings too late, and the dangerous illusion that lightning never strikes the same place twice.
Morning Brief: Pentagon Watchdog to Release Report on Signal Group Chat Leak, Putin Heads to India for Summit, Malaysia’s Flight MH370 Search Resumes
Pentagon scrutiny rises as global tensions flare from Darfur to China and the Koreas. Here’s your Wednesday Morning Brief, December 3, 2025.
Evening Brief: Hegseth Defends Caribbean Strike, New US-Bahrain Air Defense Center, Taliban Stage Public Execution Before Thousands
Tonight’s brief tracks mounting scrutiny over a controversial US strike in the Caribbean, fresh political and security moves from Washington to the Gulf, and escalating flashpoints from Ukraine to Gaza and Afghanistan.
Morning Brief: US Navy Admiral Karl Thomas Takes Command, Russian Tanker Hit in Black Sea, India Imposes Cyber App Mandate
Admiral Karl Thomas takes command as US reshapes fleet; GAO flags Indo-Pacific gaps. Here’s your Tuesday Morning Brief, December 2, 2025.
Evening Brief: White House Defends Caribbean Strike, Putin Prepares to Meet Trump Envoy, Iceland Expands NATO Fuel Facility
White House defends Navy strike, Ukraine talks advance, Iceland expands fuel facility. Here’s what’s making headlines this Monday evening.
Morning Brief: Congress Eyes Narco Strikes as Maduro Postures and NYC Anti-ICE Protests Turn Chaotic
Congress is tightening bipartisan oversight on the Trump administration’s Caribbean counter-narco strikes even as the White House keeps pressure on cartel networks and Maduro’s inner circle. At the same time, Maduro is trying to project calm from behind blacked-out glass in Caracas, while New York’s anti-ICE protest at Federal Plaza crossed from lawful dissent into street-level disorder and drew a firm NYPD response.
