SecurityCommentary
TSA Needs Reform. Here’s What My Bill Would Change.
In the 17 years since its inception, the Transportation Security Administration has managed to incorporate itself into the American way of life, both as a… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Here’s How Safe We Are 17 Years After 9/11
Seventeen years ago, 19 terrorists hijacked four planes and used them to attack the United States. Almost 3,000 people were murdered. It was the deadliest… Read More
SecurityNews
House Leaders Question Environmental Group’s Ties With China
Congressional leaders are pressing their case against environmental activists who are closely aligned with Chinese government officials. In a letter Wednesday to the Washington-based World… Read More
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Russia Opens a New Front in Its War Against Ukraine: the Sea of Azov
After more than four years of constant combat, the artillery still thunders daily in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region along the 250-mile-long, entrenched front lines of… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Congress Should Ensure VA Health Care Funding, but Only Within Budget Caps
The appropriations process in Congress came to an unexpected halt July 19 as heated debates over funding the Department of Veterans Affairs could not be… Read More
SecurityCommentary
In Key Post at State, Kiron Skinner Will Advance Trump Security Strategy
The State Department is about to get a big brain. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo named scholar and national security expert Kiron Skinner on Thursday… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The 50th Anniversary of the Soviet Crushing of the Prague Spring and Its Modern Parallels
Tuesday marked 50 years since the Soviet Union—along with troops from the Warsaw Pact nations—on Aug. 21, 1968, invaded Czechoslovakia to crush the period of… Read More
SecurityNews
Daily Signal Podcast: Friday, Aug. 17
We discuss Space Force with The Heritage Foundation’s John Venable. We also chat about “Crazy Rich Asians,” the new romantic comedy in theaters this weekend,… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Army Futures Command Will Give the Army an Opportunity to Become a World-Class Innovator
The Army issued an order in June establishing an Army Futures Command, and last month it selected Austin, Texas, as the location for its headquarters. Establishment… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The Earliest Signing of the NDAA in 40 Years Is a Giant Step in Rebuilding the Military
With President Donald Trump’s signature Monday at Fort Drum, New York, the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2019 will be… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Potential Terrorist Case in New Mexico Draws Attention to Growing Use of Children in Terrorist Plots
Last week, authorities in New Mexico discovered 11 children living in a dilapidated compound. Most were the sons and daughters of a Georgian resident called… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
The Daily Signal Podcast: Thursday, August 9
Can drones be used for assassinations, terrorist attacks, and drug trafficking? The Heritage Foundation’s Jason Snead explains how drones are already being exploited by bad… Read More
SecurityCommentary
What That Alleged Drone Attack on Venezuela’s Dictator Means for Americans
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was the target Saturday of an alleged assassination attempt carried out by two drones. If this was indeed a drone attack on… Read More
SecurityNews
Trump Restores Some Sanctions on Iran Lifted in Obama Nuclear Deal
The first round of U.S. sanctions on Iran go into effect Tuesday, with another, more stinging round set to hit in November—reimposing restrictions that were… Read More
SecurityCommentary
America’s Often-Neglected Armed Service Celebrates Its 103rd Birthday
With the Coast Guard celebrating its 103rd birthday on Saturday, Aug. 4, now is a perfect time to honor one of the most versatile armed… Read More
SecurityCommentary
To Save More Lives, Reform FEMA
Since October 2017, California has suffered severe fires and more extensive fire-related destruction than at any other point in its history. The fires have sadly… Read More
SecurityNews
Ukraine’s Soviet-Era Space Program Boosts a US Commercial Spaceflight Company’s Chances for Liftoff
DNIPRO, Ukraine—From a 15th-floor balcony overlooking this city’s Yuri Gagarin Park, American John Isella looks east beyond the skyline toward the Dnieper River. A forested… Read More
Conservative Lawmakers Weigh in on Trump’s Shutdown Threat Over Wall, Immigration
President Donald Trump has threatened to shut down the government over border security, including the wall, in tweets this week, and some Republican lawmakers agree… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Our Pilots Deserve Absolute Air Superiority. They Need the F-35.
America’s history is filled with far too many instances where our military personnel were forced to rely on extraordinary bravery and sacrifice to make up… Read More
SecurityCommentary
3 Poison Pills in the Homeland Security Funding Bill
A series of amendments to an appropriations bill funding the Department of Homeland Security, adopted in the bill’s markup last week, would devastate the enforcement… Read More
SecurityCommentary
NDAA Will Give Military Critical Boost in 2019
The John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, as approved in conference and passed by the House on July 26, will continue… Read More
SecurityNews
Michigan State Football Star’s Next Uniform Will Be USAF’s, Not NFL’s
Many college football players dream of achieving fame and fortune in the NFL, but Jalen Watts-Jackson, a star defensive back who made the Michigan State… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The 2019 NDAA Provides Some Important New Authorities to Modernize the US Military
The John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, which is the reconciliation of earlier House and Senate versions, is good news for… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Stricter Gun Laws Didn’t Stop This Mass Shooting in Canada
On Monday night, a 29-year-old man opened fired with a handgun on bystanders at a busy intersection in Toronto, Canada, killing two and wounding 13… Read More
SecurityNews
Lawmakers Suggest Lawsuit-Happy Environmentalists Help China, Hurt National Security
Environmental advocacy groups that take the Defense Department to court appear to operate as foreign agents working to help China and undermine the U.S. Navy… Read More
SecurityNews
‘Deep Fake’ Technology Is a Threat to National Security, Politics, and the Media, Marco Rubio Says
Sen. Marco Rubio says so-called “deep fakes”—the ability to use artificial intelligence video tools to swap a person’s face on another person’s body, with little… Read More
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New Border State Congresswoman Urges Review of All US Ports of Entry for Security Threats
Coming from a border state, one of the newest members of Congress is making her presence felt in the immigration debate by introducing legislation that… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The First Casualty of Russia’s War Against Ukraine: The Truth
KYIV, Ukraine—In 2014, the eastern Ukrainian city of Sloviansk was at the epicenter of the separatist insurgency, which, with financial and military backing from Moscow,… Read More
SecurityNews
Trump’s Russian Reset: He Says He Misspoke on Election Interference
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that “it should have been obvious” what he meant during a press conference in Helsinki, asserting he believes the conclusion… Read More
SecurityNews
Conservative Lawmakers Say Trump’s Actions, Not Words, Key in Dealings With Putin
Conservative lawmakers say President Donald Trump’s strong actions, rather than his ill-chosen words, should speak to his foreign policy strategy for Russia. “All of the… Read More
