John Wayne and The Searchers masterpiece
A funny thing happened on May 26. I sat down for my first-ever viewing of The Searchers, the 1956 John Ford classic starring John Wayne and a very young Natalie Wood. Unbeknownst to me at the time was that the viewing would coincide exactly with Wayne’s birthday. He would have turned 117. The movie is […]
Putin should not deter NATO from arming Ukraine, top officer warns
NATO’s most senior military officer believes the alliance has to continue arming Ukraine and stop allowing Russian President Vladimir Putin to deter it from aiding Kyiv to the best of its abilities. Adm. Rob Bauer, the chairman of the Military Committee of NATO and the military adviser to the secretary-general and the North Atlantic Council, […]
RFK Jr. inches toward joining debate with Trump and Biden with Minnesota success
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced he submitted the required signatures to put him on Minnesota’s ballot and surpass eligibility for 270 electoral votes, pushing him another step closer to qualifying for June’s presidential debate. A press release from the campaign confirmed Kennedy submitted 3,300 signatures in Minnesota. Kennedy now claims ballot access […]
New York lawmakers put Hochul in a jam with no congestion pricing alternative
Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) is facing the repercussions of her reversal on congestion pricing as Albany lawmakers scrap plans to fund the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins announced the decision on Friday, saying legislators would end their session without a deal. Her comments are a response to Hochul’s abrupt withdrawal from […]
Why Nevada Republicans had to carve out an exception to rules to support Trump
Nevada’s Republican Party is waiving its bylaws so party faithful can support former President Donald Trump, now a convicted felon, in his reelection bid. Article 16 of the Nevada GOP’s bylaws states that it “shall neither recognize nor support any candidate for public office who has been convicted of a felony or, while serving in […]
Police officer who arrested golfer Scottie Scheffler showed ‘poor decision making’
Newly released documents show the Louisville, Kentucky, officer who arrested professional golfer Scottie Scheffler could have avoided the conflict when he arrested the world’s No. 1 golfer. According to the Louisville Metro Police Department’s report released Friday, Detective Bryan Gillis “determined Mr. Scheffler was refusing to follow lawful orders from an officer directing traffic, grabbed […]
Five found guilty in $40 million scheme to steal from federal food aid program
After a seven-week trial, a jury found five defendants guilty for their part in exploiting government funding for a program created to feed low-income children after school and during the summer. The defendants received more than $40 million from the Department of Agriculture for 18 million meals at 50 food sites across Minnesota, which was overseen […]
Russian submarine’s Cuba visit is a big US intelligence opportunity
Tensions between Russia and the United States are growing amid Vladimir Putin’s fury over Western support for Ukraine and President Joe Biden’s distinctly hesitant response to Russian escalations. Signaling a growing interest in leveraging its military power to foster American fears of escalation in advance of the U.S. elections, Russian warships are about to make […]
Blinken to return to Middle East to push Gaza ceasefire
Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to several Middle Eastern countries early next week to push the ceasefire proposal that would pause and possibly end the Israel–Hamas war. He will travel to Egypt, Israel, Jordan, and Qatar from next Monday through Wednesday and will meet with regional leaders about the efforts to get Israel […]
US pier off Gaza reconstructed and reattached, aid expected to flow shortly
The United States-constructed pier off Gaza’s coast designed to supplement the international efforts to get humanitarian aid into the enclave will be operational again in the near future. U.S. Central Command built the pier, which was first operational on May 17, only for it to get damaged during inclement weather less than two weeks later. […]