Author: Brittany Mays

Rescuers and aid workers fanned out across Jamaica on Saturday to distribute food and water and reach communities still isolated four days after Hurricane Melissa hit the island. Teams moved from parish to parish, mapping damage and prioritizing the hardest-hit spots. The focus was practical: get supplies to people without clean water, repair broken links, and keep isolated towns from slipping off the grid. Roads and bridges were the first big obstacle confronting crews, with mudslides and fallen trees blocking key routes. Emergency crews reported being forced to reroute around washouts and to rely on smaller vehicles and boats to…

Southeast Asian states are being urged to join a new maritime awareness program that will identify and respond to growing Chinese “aggression and coercion” in the South China Sea, a move aimed at strengthening regional surveillance and deterrence. The proposal frames the initiative as a practical step to protect freedom of navigation and build collective situational awareness among partners. The idea centers on a shared maritime awareness network that feeds timely information to national authorities and allied forces. It is meant to close gaps in detection and reporting so incidents do not escalate from ambiguity into confrontation. From a Republican…

The Senate voted 51-47 to nullify President Donald Trump’s global tariff policy, with four Republicans breaking ranks, but the action looks largely symbolic because the House and a presidential veto remain in play; this article walks through the vote, who defected, the legal framing of the resolution, why it probably won’t change policy, and how supporters are spinning the result. The upper chamber’s 51-47 margin carries a headline-friendly sound, but the story beneath it is more complicated. Four GOP senators joined Democrats to form the majority, and that coalition was enough to pass a joint resolution aimed at terminating the…

The contrast could not be clearer: elected officials in Los Angeles and across California talk as if the biggest problems are political theater, while many Californians are spending their lives exposing and fighting real criminal predators. This piece lays out that disconnect, explains how it affects public safety, and argues why voters should expect leaders to stop playing politics and start protecting children. The focus stays on the core problem: political elites denying reality while on-the-ground people pursue those who traffic kids for sex. Elected officials in L.A. and California relentlessly assault reality, while the people they demean and demonize…

Stores across the country are having to improvise after the Treasury Department paused minting new cent pieces this year, and that shortage is rewriting how small transactions are handled. Businesses are rounding totals, changing cash policies, and nudging customers toward electronic payments while coin distributors and retailers juggle limited supplies. The situation exposes a tangle of logistics, costs, and consumer habits that make the penny’s future suddenly more urgent. This article looks at how merchants, banks, and everyday shoppers are coping and what might come next. Retailers of all sizes report fewer pennies in their drawers and fewer shipments from…

This article argues that military officers who openly attack the secretary’s policies and question his fitness for office violate core leadership principles and military tradition. It explains why public dissent from uniformed leaders damages discipline, undermines civilian control, and risks mission readiness while acknowledging tensions around free speech. The piece then outlines practical expectations for professional restraint, proper channels for disagreement, and the need for clear accountability to preserve trust and cohesion. Respect for civilian leadership is a basic principle of our republic and it matters in the military more than almost anywhere else. When uniformed officers criticize the secretary’s…

The Virginia state Senate on Friday approved a constitutional amendment to allow the Legislature to redraw the state’s congressional districts. This move shifts the debate back to elected officials and away from judges and appointed panels, and it is framed as a push for accountability and clearer lines of responsibility. The article explains what the change means, why many Republicans support it, and how the process would play out in practical terms. The Virginia state Senate on Friday approved a constitutional amendment to allow the Legislature to redraw the state’s congressional districts. That vote marks a clear preference for legislative…

South Korea’s president pushed a bold plan to massively expand arms exports while NATO military leaders pressed allies for tougher readiness and burden sharing, a contrast that shows global defense policy pulling in different directions. This article examines that split, what it means for American strategy, and how conservative priorities — strong deterrence, industrial resilience, and fair allied commitments — should shape the response. The focus stays on the politics of defense policy, how export moves interact with alliance pressure, and tangible steps that protect U.S. interests and industry. The South Korean announcement about greatly expanding arms exports is more…

Retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Charlie Dunlap, executive director of the Center on Law, Ethics and National Security at Duke University Law School, joins the show to talk about the legal questions swirling around modern national security decisions. This article explains the issues he addressed, the institutional tensions they expose, and why those tensions matter for law, policy, and public trust. The tone aims to be clear and direct while keeping the legal and ethical stakes front and center. Dunlap’s background gives him a unique vantage point: decades of service combined with academic work at a major law center. That…

The latest disclosures about the Biden White House keep tightening the narrative that senior aides publicly defended a president they rarely saw up close, and those defenses now look shaky under scrutiny. Former White House spokesperson Ian Sams, who loudly vouched for President Biden’s sharpness after the June 2024 debate, has admitted his direct contact was minimal. Other communications staff have offered similar defenses that now face fresh skepticism, and the exchanges recorded by investigators raise serious questions about how the president was presented to the public. After the June 2024 debate with Donald Trump, Biden’s public performance spurred a…