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Trae Stephens, co-founder of defense technology firm Anduril Industries, sharply criticized American lawmakers on Tuesday, warning that congressional dysfunction and Silicon Valley arrogance were handing China a strategic opening in the race for military and technological supremacy.Speaking at the Hill and Valley Forum in Washington, Stephens told hundreds of executives and policymakers that the United States had no one but itself to blame for falling behind in what he called a “high-tech arsenal of autocracy” race with Beijing.“Our federal government is not doing its job,” Stephens said. “It does not help us build great things. It does not solve hard…

March 23, 2026 Release On March 20, 2026, a U.S. District Court judge vacated key security provisions of the Pentagon’s October 2025 media access policy. The court removed every provision that allowed the Department to screen press credential holders for security risks and every provision that allowed the Department to deny, revoke, or suspend a press credential based on security considerations — while simultaneously ordering the Department to immediately reinstate press credentials for the New York Times. The Department always complies with court orders but disagrees with the decision and is pursuing an appeal. In the interim, and in compliance…

Charles Oliveira becoming the BMF champ and the specific manner in which he did it in the Max Holloway rematch has been a big part of the MMA discourse lately with Bryan Battle offering his thoughts on that UFC 326 bout. Battle prepares to clash with Johnny Eblen in the headline fight of PFL Pittsburgh on March 28th. Around the time of his UFC Paris fight, Battle did a media day talking about how people were saying he was looking like Charles Oliveira because of the blonde look he was rocking at the time. When asked for his thoughts on…

Iraq’s government formation process following November’s parliamentary elections has dragged on for more than four months, in part due to the Iran war, which has put negotiations on hold. When hostilities subside—a growing prospect—and talks resume, the gridlock is likely to persist in the months ahead. The primary obstacle, however, may not be the controversy over whether Nouri al-Maliki should serve a third term as prime minister amid US opposition. Instead, it is likely to be the deepening dispute between the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) over power-sharing in the Kurdistan Region. Under Iraq’s…

CHERTSEY, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 05: Eddie Hall attending the boohooMAN x DENO Launch Party held at Thorpe Park, The theme park was closed exclusively for the event on September 05, 2019 in Chertsey, England. (Photo by Mark R. Milan/Getty Images) Getty Images

It is with huge enthusiasm that the Latin American right has observed the measures taken by Nayib Bukele, incumbent president of El Salvador since 2019. According to his government, homicide rates in the country have dropped to 1.9 homicides per hundred thousand inhabitants. If El Salvador had a homicide rate frequently above 50 deaths/hundred thousand people, now the country is arguably one of the Latin American states with lower taxes. The drastic reduction in the number of homicides in a region plagued by violence made Bukele an example to follow for the conservatives. However, his efforts to combat criminal organizations…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators raced Tuesday to clinch an emerging proposal to end the Homeland Security shutdown by funding much of the department, including the Transportation Security Administration airport workers going without pay, but excluding ICE operations that have been core to the dispute. The sudden sense of urgency comes as U.S. airports are snarled by long security lines, with travelers being told to arrive hours before their flights in Houston, Atlanta and Baltimore Washington International. Routine Homeland Security funding was halted in mid-February ahead of the busy spring travel season. Nearly 11% of TSA workers — more than 3,200…

The CrossFit Quarterfinals 2026 workouts have been revealed. The Quarterfinals mark the second phase of the 2026 CrossFit Games season. At this stage, the field narrows as top performers from the Open earn the opportunity to continue competing, alongside fellow athletes from their gyms and the wider community. In 2026, the top 25% of individual competitors and age-group athletes worldwide will advance from the Open to the Quarterfinals. Participants will complete a series of workouts at their affiliated gyms over a five-day period and submit their results online. CrossFit Quarterfinals 2026 Workouts – 1 For time: 10 50-foot shuttle runs…

In this episode of The Spear, retired Special Forces officer John Faunce sits down with MWI’s Charlie Faint and recounts a career defined by embracing difficulty, learning from failure, and adapting under pressure. From his last-minute acceptance to West Point and early struggles during cadet training, John describes how setbacks—like nearly quitting, changing majors, and failing the combat diver qualification course—ultimately shaped the path that led him to Special Forces. As a young platoon leader in Iraq during the 2003 invasion, John experienced the chaos of combat, including shifting missions, limited intelligence, and the need to rely on soldiers’ input…

Lockheed Martin’s AN/SPY-7(V)1 radar antenna. Credit: © Lockheed Martin Corporation. Lockheed Martin, in collaboration with the US Department of War (DoW), the US Missile Defense Agency (MDA), and Japan’s Ministry of Defense (JMoD), has completed a live target tracking exercise using the SPY-7 radar system. The test took place as part of trials for the Aegis System Equipped Vessel (ASEV) and involved searching, detecting, identifying, tracking, and discriminating live targets, concluding with virtual engagements. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more The SPY-7 radar…