White House ready to release details on transgender military ban

White House ready to release details on transgender military ban

Details of President Trump’s ban on transgender Americans serving in the United States military are reportedly contained in a memo prepared by the White House, which will be presented to Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis sometime this week. The rules as outlined in the memo will deny future enlistments to all transgender Americans, and give […]

James Mattis: President Trump reaches decision on new Afghanistan strategy

James Mattis: President Trump reaches decision on new Afghanistan strategy

American Defense Secretary James Mattis announced on Sunday that President Trump has come to a decision regarding the United States’ strategy in Afghanistan.  According to Mattis, the president went through a “sufficiently rigorous” review process before deciding the future of America’s military investment in the embattled nation. Mattis did not, however, reveal the details of […]

Steve Bannon out: Trump’s chief strategist leaves administration

Steve Bannon out: Trump’s chief strategist leaves administration

Steve Bannon, President Trump’s controversial chief strategist, left the administration on Friday, in what the White House has called a “mutual agreement” between Bannon and recently appointed White House Chief of Staff John Kelly. According to multiple news outlets, this decision has been developing over the span of some time, with some claiming Bannon submitted […]

Rex Tillerson and James Mattis lay out new strategy on North Korea, terms for diplomatic victory

Rex Tillerson and James Mattis lay out new strategy on North Korea, terms for diplomatic victory

America’s top diplomat and the leader of its military penned a joint Op-Ed for the Wall Street Journal last week, titled “We’re Holding Pyongyang to Account,” in which they laid the groundwork for America’s new strategy regarding North Korea under President Trump’s administration. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Secretary of Defense James Mattis joined […]

Guam reassures residents while preparing for nuclear strike

Guam reassures residents while preparing for nuclear strike

In response to rising tensions playing out between North Korea and the United States, and a direct threat against the island of Guam earlier this week from dictator Kim Jong-un, Guam’s governor and Homeland Security Department are taking practical steps to keep the public informed and calm. Speaking in a video press release, Governor Eddie […]

Could Trump and Tillerson be playing ‘good cop, bad cop’ with North Korea?

Could Trump and Tillerson be playing ‘good cop, bad cop’ with North Korea?

Threats of fire and fury have become staples of North Korea’s foreign policy, particularly when addressing the United States.  Despite their rhetoric seeming abhorrent for such international interactions by most nations, China and Russia, in particular, have continued to indirectly bolster Kim Jong-un’s statements by disregarding them, and placing blame on the United States for […]

War ‘imminent’ after North Korea threatens Guam. Really?

War ‘imminent’ after North Korea threatens Guam. Really?

President Trump’s promise on Tuesday to show North Korea “fire and fury” if the rogue nation continues to issue threats against the United States added a bit of theatrics to increasingly tense relations between the two countries. The imagery the president offered seemed to add a sense of urgency of the situation, and underscored the […]

In response to U.S. sanctions, Russia issues threat with bizarre LARP video

In response to U.S. sanctions, Russia issues threat with bizarre LARP video

In response to the new round of sanctions placed on Russia by the United States, Russia has responded with a bellicose statement from their Prime Minister and a bizarre renaissance-fair-set-to-metal music hype video on Twitter. Following President Trump’s decision to sign the sanctions bill sent to him from Congress, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev took […]

OP-ED: Coast Guard Commandant stands by transgender Coasties. That’s a good thing

OP-ED: Coast Guard Commandant stands by transgender Coasties. That’s a good thing

Admiral Paul Zukunft, Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, made headlines yesterday afternoon after saying he would not ‘break faith’ with the Coast Guard’s openly transgender service members. Immediately, many questioned whether the leader of one of the country’s five armed services was openly flouting the commander-in-chief’s wishes. Last Wednesday morning, President Trump surprised seemingly […]

Navy Admiral would carry out nuclear attack on China if ordered by Trump

Navy Admiral would carry out nuclear attack on China if ordered by Trump

Commander of the United States Navy’s Pacific Fleet Admiral Scott Swift calmly assured members of a media panel in Australia earlier Thursday that he would have no qualms with executing a nuclear strike on China if so ordered by President Donald Trump. Speaking at a security conference at Australian National University in Canberra, Admiral Swift […]