SecurityCommentary
In the wake of the devastation caused by Hurricane Florence, Congress has begun to discuss plans for new disaster spending. Indeed, the newly released Federal… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Reps. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, and Steve Chabot, R-Ohio, recently wrote an op-ed for Fox News about legislation they have proposed to address the serious security… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, the District of Columbia, and Maryland have all declared states of emergency in preparation for Hurricane Florence. According to… Read More
SecurityCommentary
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
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
SecurityCommentary
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
SocietyNews
President Donald Trump praised the actions of federal immigration agents Monday and denounced “open-borders extremists” who he said “don’t mind crime.” More than 150 officers… Read More
SecurityCommentary
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
SecurityCommentary
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
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
Croatia wasn’t quite able to pull off the World Cup final against France last weekend. Congress should give it a win by admitting it to… Read More
SecurityNews
The Department of Homeland Security is warning employees of a “sharp increase in the overall number of general threats” against them after a senior DHS… Read More
LawCommentary
The Trump administration got a big win Tuesday when, by a 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court issued a decision in Trump v. Hawaii upholding the so-called… Read More
SecurityCommentary
At a hearing on June 6 to address legal authority to stop dangerous drones, Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., asked, “Is this really all we’re doing?”… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Hurricane Alberto, the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season’s first named storm, already has brought rain and chaos from the Florida panhandle to the Great Lakes region…. Read More
SecurityCommentary
During my 33 years in law enforcement, I faced countless dangers—but nothing was more difficult than losing a fellow officer. I think about these friends… Read More
SecurityCommentary
As symbols of a new, high-tech era, drones have grown in popularity, largely because of their versatility. The U.S. military utilizes them to hunt down… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Tensions between the U.S. and China just reached two college campuses in Texas. On April 9, the Texas A&M University system announced its intention to close two… Read More
SecurityCommentary
President Donald Trump signed legislation on Wednesday that funds overtime pay earned by members of the Secret Service in 2017 and 2018. Appropriately titled the… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Last year’s hurricane season was punishing. It left millions of Americans with damaged homes, businesses, and schools, requiring Congress to spend billions in disaster relief…. Read More
SecurityCommentary
President Donald Trump once again caught all of the pundit universe by surprise. He was faced with a challenge to his tough border control position… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The Polish government signed a $4.75 billion missile defense deal with the United States on Wednesday, which is Poland’s largest defense deal in nearly three… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Every four years, the Federal Emergency Management Agency produces an updated strategic plan. Last week, the agency released its plan for 2018-2022. Taking lessons learned… Read More
SecurityCommentary
A marked difference in the Trump administration’s handling of the recent Austin, Texas, bombings was the refusal by federal law enforcement to leap to conclusions… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The Justice Department’s indictment of nine Iranian hackers shows that the educational sector is becoming ground zero for foreign intelligence and influence operations. It also… Read More
SocietyNews
Quinn Cunningham is a SWAT team officer and firearms instructor in greater Denver, Colorado. Having personally responded to a school shooting, he knows the limits… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
Los Alamitos, California, is on a collision course with Sacramento over sanctuary policies. Are we about to see a legal showdown? We discuss with David… Read More
SecurityCommentary
A sickening act of youth violence in Florida glinted across the news headlines last week, and then disappeared from view. There will be no CNN… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Last week, a teenage student in southern Utah brought an explosive device to school. Thankfully, it failed to explode and the student was arrested. The… Read More
SecurityCommentary
There’s new potential for reform at the Department of Homeland Security. On Wednesday, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee passed its version of… Read More
