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Evening Brief: Trump Halts Iran Talks, Russia Pounds Ukraine’s Power Grid, Winter Storms Kill Displaced Palestinians in Gaza

Trump halts Iran talks as protests soar. Meanwhile, Russia pounds Ukraine’s power grid. Here’s what’s making headlines this Tuesday evening.

Breaking News: War Is Deceptive and the Washington Post Just Figured It Out

A military aircraft dressed up to look civilian is not a scandal, it is standard operating procedure in a world where the enemy studies your silhouettes, hunts your patterns, and kills you for being predictable.

The Fire and the Hearth: Barry Sadler, the Warrior-Poet Who Burned His Own House Down

He proved the warrior-poet is real when he turned a punji-stick tourniquet and a Green Beret tab into a chart-topping hymn, then proved the other half of the equation when the discipline slipped, the hearth went cold, and the same fire that made art started taking bodies.

Morning Brief: Pentagon to Deploy Musk’s Grok AI Chatbot, US Accuses Russia of Escalation, Japan and South Korea Pledge Closer Cooperation

Pentagon taps Grok AI as Iran tensions rise and Russia escalates near NATO. Here’s your Tuesday morning brief for January 13, 2026.

Medal of Honor Monday: Willie Johnston, the 11-Year-Old Who Would Not Drop His Drum

At eleven, Willie Johnston carried his drum through the Seven Days retreat when others tossed their gear to survive.

Morning Brief: Trump Signals Possible Talks With Iran, Hamas Signals Exit From Gaza Rule, Japan Launches Deep-Sea Mission

Iran unrest, US defense push, and global flashpoints reshape the week. Here’s your Monday morning brief for January 12, 2026.

Evening Brief: U.S. Pressure Mounts From Havana to Tehran as Tensions Rise

U.S. pressure is tightening across the Western Hemisphere as Washington warns Cuba, cracks down in Venezuela, Iran’s unrest turns deadlier under blackout conditions, and Minneapolis edges toward federal intervention amid escalating clashes over immigration enforcement.

Navy SEALs and SWCC Are Getting a New Fitness Test in 2026, and It Is Built to Hurt

The Navy finally built a fitness test that looks like the work its most dangerous sailors actually do, not the paperwork they fill out afterward.

Book Review: SOG: The Secret Wars of America’s Commandos in Vietnam By Major John L. Plaster

Major John L. Plaster’s SOG is a blunt, first-hand account of MACV-SOG’s small-team missions behind enemy lines that makes Hollywood action look fake by comparison because it’s built on real consequences, brutal odds, and men who did not get to choose how it ended.

Morning Brief: Army Shift, Iran Unrest, and Pressure Changing Behavior

The Army broke tradition by commissioning a senior NCO as a captain as Iran’s protests escalated, Venezuela began releasing political prisoners under U.S. pressure, and Alabama authorities captured a suspect after a deadly shooting.

Evening Brief: U.S. Strikes ISIS in Syria as Iran Unrest Grows, Mexico Recalculates, and Domestic Tensions Rise

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.

Operation Absolute Resolve: How American Special Operations Forces Removed a Dictator

Caracas never heard the Maduro regime die, it just woke up to the sound of it missing, because when the CIA owns your pattern of life and Delta owns your front door, history does not knock twice.

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