Law Enforcement

U.S. forces carried out apparent payback strikes on ISIS targets in Syria as Portland investigated a federal agent shooting, Iran’s unrest escalated under heavy security measures, Mexico moved to tighten communications with Washington, and Katy Perry’s high-profile legal fight continued to draw backlash.

We built a system where a killer’s sentence can hinge less on what he chose to do and more on what his aim, the angle, and the ambulance happened to allow.

Legal justification is the floor, not the ceiling, and this looks like a shooting that may clear the law while still failing the craft, because a step to the right could have ended the threat without ending a life.

Judgment is the line between “allowed” and “right,” and in that moment, with time on the clock, he crossed it anyway.

I walked into their world as a key meant to lock up predators, and I walked out carrying the weight of 104 kids who never chose the game but still got sentenced to it.

This is a good day for America because it proves that even after thirty years of mistakes, the truth can still kick the door in and drag an innocent man back into the light of day.

He is the man who steps into the dark so others can sleep, who wears the weight of public doubt as quietly as the badge on his chest, and who stands the post not for praise, but because order, safety, and decency still require someone willing to answer the call.

Iran escalated its rhetoric to “total war,” Russian forces drew outrage by using horses in frontline assaults, the Department of War flagged hazardous operating zones north of Venezuela amid rising regional pressure, and a gunman attacked a sheriff’s office in Wallace, Idaho, wounding three before police killed him.

These are badass boats. Combat boats. Even the “luxury” ones are built to go straight from a marina slip into a maritime raid. The catch is this: they are designed to kill drama. They turn chaos into routine and make your worst day on the water feel like a normal Tuesday. When things go wrong, they stay afloat, stay controllable, and keep the crew moving. That is not marketing. That is the point.

Most “loophole” gun gadgets blur lines and invite backlash. The Kali Key is different: it mechanically converts an AR into a manually operated straight-pull rifle, shifting it out of the semi-auto category without permanent changes.

The Washington and California National Guards surged forces to manage flooding and mudslide threats as atmospheric rivers hit the West Coast during the holidays. In separate incidents, two officers were critically wounded in a North Carolina custody exchange shootout, and a Washington State Patrol trooper was assaulted and had her cruiser stolen during an I-5 stop before the suspect was captured.

The Army is cutting hundreds of hours of mandatory training, the Marine Corps is doubling down on Force Design for a Pacific fight, and Los Angeles is moving to tighten rules on LAPD less-lethal weapons at protests. Today’s brief breaks down what changed, why it matters, and what critics are already warning about.