Analysis: Was Trump right about wiretapping? Maybe! Kinda! Probably not.

Early in the morning on March 4, newly elected President Donald Trump made an astounding allegation via Twitter: “Terrible! Just found out that [former President Barack] Obama had my ‘wires tapped’ in Trump Tower just before the victory. Nothing found. This is McCarthyism!” He followed that tweet up with another, from about a half hour later: “How […]

Why do border deaths persist when the number of border crossings is falling?

In July, a sweltering tractor trailer ride in Texas became the latest harrowing example of the perils of crossing the U.S. border illegally. From the hospital, one survivor told authorities that he had paid smugglers to get him across the Rio Grande and then cram him on a northbound truck with what he guessed were nearly 100 people. The […]

Pics from Cassini’s dramatic plunge into Saturn’s atmosphere

Last Friday, one of NASA’s most successful planetary exploration missions to date, Cassini, plunged into Saturn’s atmosphere at speeds in excess of 70,000 miles per hour, before ultimately succumbing to the heat and pressure of the gas giant, and powering down forever.  Before the spacecraft’s 20-year mission came to a fiery end, however, NASA transmitted […]

SOFREP Exclusive: On the ground in hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico

Hurricane Maria, the most powerful storm to hit Puerto Rico in more than 80 years, struck the island just as life was beginning to return to normal in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma.  Now, the entire island is without power, and law enforcement has been struggling to maintain order. Unfortunately, the worst is far from […]

Watch: Police officer fights then shoots suspect in California

A video was posted on social media Friday afternoon that appears to show a deadly use of force encounter between a police officer and an unidentified man in Orange County, California. It is perhaps the most clear footage of a police killing that has ever been circulated in the public. Based off the reactions on […]

First female Marine Infantry Officer set to graduate on Monday

In a historic first for the United States Marine Corps, a female Marine has successfully completed the Infantry Officer’s Course and will soon be assigned to an infantry unit, Marine Corps officials announced on Thursday. The female lieutenant, whose name has not yet been released, completed the final training elements of the IOC alongside her […]

SOFREP Exclusive: Prisoners escaped, widespread looting in Puerto Rico after hurricane

Only days after Hurricane Irma brought devastation to Puerto Rico, Hurricane Maria slammed into the island, leaving Puerto Rico’s citizens plunged into darkness as law enforcement struggles to maintain order.  SOFREP has learned from sources on the ground that the prison complex in Bayamon has been compromised, with prisoners now reportedly taking part in widespread […]

Navy SEAL commando pleads guilty to sex crime against child

A San Diego-based Navy SEAL who filmed himself molesting a sleeping child has pleaded guilty to a federal sex crime. Arrested in San Diego by federal marshals in April following a probe by Naval Criminal Investigative Service’s Norfolk field office, SEAL Team One Petty Officer 1st Class Gregory Kyle Seerden pleaded guilty Tuesday morning in […]

Watch: Space Travel is about to become routine. Amazing!

A company called Rocket Lab is about to change space travel forever. Routinely taking satellites to orbit for $5 million will be a game changer! A space launch everyday in the near future? What do you think? US Aerospace company Rocket Lab is developing a world-first launch vehicle to deliver satellites into orbit cheaper and faster […]

The Coast Guard is detecting a new trend among high-seas narco smugglers

Since June, Coast Guard vessels patrolling the US’s southern approaches have stopped seven low-profile smuggling vessels — stealthy ships that ride low in the water to spirit illicit cargos from South America to Mexico and the US. Akin to self-propelled semi-submersibles used by smugglers for the same purpose, low-profile vessels are boats designed to run near […]