Author: David Gregoire

President Trump approved and ordered a broad strike on Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps while at the NATO summit in Ankara, responding to a series of attacks on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz; U.S. Central Command reported hitting more than 80 targets, including over 60 IRGC small boats and multiple coastal and air defense sites. President Trump gave the order for a large-scale military operation against the IRGC while attending the NATO summit in Ankara after three separate Iranian attacks on commercial shipping shattered a fragile ceasefire. The move came after days of failed diplomacy and renewed strikes…

Prosecutors showed a courtroom video of the suspect who surrendered after the shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, and the case is now moving through the legal system amid questions about motive, security, and how authorities handle politically charged attacks. Prosecutors played a video clip in court Wednesday of suspect Tyler Robinson after he had turned himself in to Utah authorities a day after the shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The footage, shown to jurors and the public, gives a raw look at the moment law enforcement took custody of the man accused in a high-profile attack. That visual…

Canada’s top diplomat visited Riyadh to reset economic ties with Saudi Arabia, marking the first trip by a Canadian leader there in 26 years and signaling a pragmatic push for trade and energy cooperation amid political sensitivities. Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney arrived in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday – the first visit to the kingdom by a Canadian leader in 26 years – as he seeks to expand his country’s economic ties. The trip is being billed as a push to rebuild practical relations after a long pause, with business and energy at the center. Officials say the goal is…

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History is under fire for an ideological shift that critics say replaces celebration of the Founders and national unity with political activism and selective storytelling. The Trump administration’s Domestic Policy Council released an assessment arguing the National Museum of American History has abandoned balanced historical education in favor of activism. The council found leadership at the museum “has explicitly adopted an ideological framework that no longer treats the American story as a shared national inheritance to be taught or celebrated, but as a political instrument to divide, dispirit, and discourage our citizens.” That is…

President Trump opened the second day of the NATO summit Wednesday by threatening to cut off trade with Spain over what he called lackluster defense spending and its refusal to cooperate on Iran, setting a confrontational tone among allies. That statement landed early and deliberately, the kind of blunt leverage Trump favors when allies fall short of shared commitments. He framed trade as a tool to force better burden sharing and more constructive stances on Iran, signaling that economic ties can hinge on defense and diplomatic cooperation. The approach was unmistakably transactional and unapologetic. At the center is a long-running…

The Trump administration on Monday criticized China for conducting a test launch of a provocative submarine-launched, nuclear-capable missile The Trump administration on Monday criticized China for conducting a test launch of a provocative submarine-launched, nuclear-capable missile, a move that has stirred sharp reactions in Washington and among U.S. allies. Officials framed the test as a worrying escalation in Beijing’s military posture and a challenge to stability in key maritime regions. This test is not just another weapons trial. From a Republican perspective it reads as a deliberate signal that China is accelerating its strategic capabilities while testing U.S. and allied…

Planned Parenthood and two smaller regional abortion providers have begun billing Medicaid again for services other than abortion after being blocked from doing so for most of a year. This restart of Medicaid billing raises clear questions about oversight and taxpayer safeguards. State authorities cut off those billing privileges for nearly a year, and now the organizations are back in the Medicaid system for non-abortion care. That shift demands transparency about what changed and why billing was allowed again. From a conservative perspective, taxpayer dollars should never be treated as an automatic funding stream for politically charged providers. When a…

Ukraine still depends on Western aid for air defense systems and ammunition, yet its defense firms are gaining attention as capable partners for European industry and investors. Ukraine’s military remains heavily reliant on Western-supplied air defense and ammunition to hold the line, and that dependence is visible in every operational brief. At the same time, Ukrainian defense companies are proving their worth by producing drones, artillery components, and repair services that European firms find increasingly useful. This creates a practical opening for cooperation that mixes aid with industrial partnerships. European defense firms are eyeing Ukrainian factories and engineers because they…

A major Pentagon plan to pull billions in equipment and reduce forces in Europe was quietly halted days before a Brussels announcement, leaving American deterrence scrambled as Russia steps up strikes and lawmakers push for deeper intelligence support to Ukraine. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth scrapped a high-profile plan to cut U.S. troop levels in Europe just before unveiling it at a Brussels meeting in June, after the proposal was shared with Secretary of State and National Security Adviser Marco Rubio and other senior White House officials. No public explanation has been offered for why the plan was killed, and…

President Trump shared an altered image that showed former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama appearing to board an Air Force One that had been spray-painted with graffiti, a post that quickly drew attention and sparked debate over authenticity, media treatment, and the responsibilities of public figures online. The post in question touched a nerve across the political spectrum because it mixed recognizable public figures with an obvious visual manipulation, forcing people to parse satire, prank, and deception. That mix makes these incidents political theater as much as they are media events, and it changes how voters and newsrooms respond.…