Category: US Politics

Warships should be named for courage, not controversy—for heroes who earned honor in battle, not figures chosen to score political points.

When Washington grabs your state’s Guard without asking it’s about showing you who’s boss.

When the Pentagon starts shipping out a battalion of ticked-off Marines from 29 Palms to police protests in Los Angeles, you know the federal government’s not sending a message—they’re sending a warning.

By federalizing the California National Guard and defying the governor, President Trump is doing more than responding to a crisis—he’s staging a demonstration of force to prove he still holds the biggest stick in the room.

Trump’s new ride may be wrapped in gold and gifted with a bow, but this Qatari jumbo jet is shaping up to be a four hundred million dollar headache masquerading as a bargain.

Welcome to your Saturday morning brief for June 7, 2025. In a week packed with major moves, Trump’s feud with Elon Musk sent Tesla stock tumbling, a rare thaw in U.S.–China trade reopened the flow of critical minerals, and new executive orders cleared the skies for America’s drone industry to take off.

Derrick Anderson’s journey from battlefield commander to Pentagon nominee reads like a war-hardened blueprint for how grit, failure, and redemption can forge the type of leader that this country needs.

The decision to rename the USNS Harvey Milk highlights the ongoing tension between honoring diverse legacies and redefining military tradition in today’s tense political landscape.

Kaʻula isn’t just a rock in the Pacific—it’s a living example of how military priorities can bulldoze through environmental caution and decades of local opposition.

Slashing the VA’s workforce while our veterans wait in limbo for care isn’t fiscal responsibility—it’s a betrayal wrapped in a budget line.

As tensions mount in the Indo-Pacific, Gaza, Ukraine, and global trade, the U.S. is stepping up pressure on China and Russia through defense commitments, ceasefire diplomacy, bipartisan sanctions, and steep tariff hikes aimed at protecting American industry and global stability. Welcome to Saturday May 31st, 2025.

Negotiating with Putin isn’t about finding common ground over chamomile tea—it’s about dragging a bare-knuckle brawler into a ring where losing means he walks out missing teeth, not territory.