USA Today’s ‘chainsaw bayonet’ AR-15 attachment causes social media flap

USA Today’s ‘chainsaw bayonet’ AR-15 attachment causes social media flap

A misleading graphic of an AR-15 style rifle posted by USA Today on Twitter drew the ire of many Twitter users who claimed the illustration was inaccurate and amounted to fear mongering. The video was posted with the tag “A look at the gun used in the Texas church shooting,” and then showed a number […]

House and Senate agree on numbers, but this year’s defense budget is still a long way off

House and Senate agree on numbers, but this year’s defense budget is still a long way off

Nearly a month and a half after the onset of the new fiscal year, the House and Senate have agreed on a number of reconciliation measures between their disparate defense budgets.  The combined defense spending bill will bring a much-needed influx of cash into America’s under-maintained and over-worked fighting force, but there’s one problem: even […]

Senior aviation leaders from all four branches call on Congress for a consistent budget

Senior aviation leaders from all four branches call on Congress for a consistent budget

Senior aviation officials from all four branches testified before Congress on Thursday to emphasize the need for budget certainty in the future in order to maintain America’s combat readiness in the skies. Over the past ten years of combat operations, the Department of Defense has been forced to continue operations under what’s called “continuing resolution” […]

USA Today issues a clarification after depicting a rifle with a ‘chainsaw bayonet’

USA Today issues a clarification after depicting a rifle with a ‘chainsaw bayonet’

A video posted by USA Today was criticized by firearm aficionados for its portrayal of the Ruger AR-556, the rifle that was reportedly used by a gunman to kill 26 people at a church in rural Texas. In the brief video, USA Today identified components of the rifle and attachments that the assault-style rifle can be equipped with, some of […]

Early Comey draft accused Clinton of gross negligence on emails

Early Comey draft accused Clinton of gross negligence on emails

An early draft of former FBI Director James Comey’s statement closing out the Hillary Clinton email case accused the former secretary of State of having been “grossly negligent” in handling classified information, newly reported memos to Congress show. The tough language was changed to the much softer accusation that Clinton had been “extremely careless” in her handling […]

Catalan leadership surrenders to Belgian authorities

Catalan leadership surrenders to Belgian authorities

Brussels, Belgium—Sacked Catalan President Carles Puigdemont and four members of his cabinet have surrendered to the Belgian authorities. Their surrender came after a Spanish judge issued a warrant for their arrest on Friday morning.  Puigdemont and his close political associates are charged with rebellion, sedition, misuse of public funds, disobedience and breach of trust. If […]

Sen. Rand Paul’s injuries far more severe than initially thought

Sen. Rand Paul’s injuries far more severe than initially thought

Sen. Rand Paul is recovering from five broken ribs and bruises to his lungs, and it is unclear when he will return to Washington, aides said Sunday, signaling that injuries he sustained Friday are far more severe than initially thought. The second-term Republican senator from Kentucky and 2016 presidential candidate was attacked, allegedly by a […]

McCain voices concerns over Pentagon officials with backgrounds in defense industry

McCain voices concerns over Pentagon officials with backgrounds in defense industry

Senator John McCain went on the record Thursday to say he is wary of the high numbers of defense industry executives finding their way into high level positions in the Pentagon. During a hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee to confirm nominees for positions which have long been left vacant, McCain expressed concern that […]

Child sex offenders in the US to be identified as such in passports

Child sex offenders in the US to be identified as such in passports

The State Department recently confiscated the passports of child sex offenders throughout the United States. The offenders were told that they could apply for a new passport, but that their travel documents would come with an indicator to tell other countries that they are on the sex offender registry. The new law is called the […]