An Air Force officer who was arrested after calling for President Donald Trump’s impeachment has been recommended to stand trial by general court-martial—the military’s most serious level of trial—on most of the charges against him, according to his attorney. Maj. Jason Watson was arrested in uniform on the steps of the U.S. Capitol in July as he called for Trump to be impeached, arguing that the president had violated the Constitution and that Trump and Vice President JD Vance should be removed from office. Watson has said he acted not out of partisanship but to uphold his oath to defend…
The DOJ’s Civil Rights Division has already successfully gone after the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department over its unreasonable delays in processing concealed carry applications and recently targeted San Jose, California over its excessive fees for concealed carry permits, but now the division is seeking to strike down another local law on the books in San Jose. The Justice Department filed its first complaint against the city’s $1591 application fee a couple of weeks ago, but on Tuesday the agency filed an amended complaint this week that challenges San Jose’s requirement that concealed carry applicants undergo…
The U.S. Marine Corps is following the Department of Defense (DOD) and Air Force, issuing new deadlines for service members to revise their religious affiliation as part of a major shift in the U.S. Armed Forces that began months ago. On Tuesday, the Marine Corps published its own official Marine Corps Administrative Message (MARADMINS) implementing the policy change that will affect personnel. This MARADMIN “announces implementation of the revised Department of War Religious Affiliation Codes (RAC) and directs Marines to review and update their religious affiliation information.” Military.com was the first to report how DOD dramatically reduced its official number…
Post from MilitaryByOwner Each time we make a move with the military, we have one huge decision to make: Do we live off base, or do we live on base? In my experience, there are 7 things to consider before living in military housing—both pros and cons. 1) You may give up some privacy. We can be a nosy community. Combine that with living a few feet from each other, and you soon have a community that knows everything about you, right down to your daily routine. But don’t be fooled; you’ll soon know just as much about your neighbors,…
An Illinois woman’s quest to enact new gun regulations through court action appears to have hit another brick wall, this time courtesy of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Shanice Mathews has been waging her court battle against the state of Illinois and the Illinois State Police for eight years now, with the help of Brady’s legal team at times. The hearing before the appellate court on Tuesday involved her fourth amended complaint seeking injunctive relief, and each and every time the courts have turned her away. Mathews is seeking a court-imposed order to FFL’s in…
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has removed U.S. forces and equipment from Erbil Air Base in Iraq, in a move that concludes the Operation Inherent Resolve mission in the country. The U.S. launched Operation Inherent Resolve in 2014 to defeat the terrorist group ISIS in Iraq and Syria. Some 2,000 Americans went to the country to participate in the mission, officials said at the time. The U.S. and its allies dismantled a brutal ISIS “caliphate” by training and advising over 250,000 local security forces, shifting the region from active conflict to stabilization while permanently anchoring Iraqi independence and regional security. In…
A pilot safely ejected from a crashing F-16 Fighting Falcon on Thursday in Grand Traverse County, Mich. The jet, part of the 149th Fighter Wing of the Texas Air National Guard, was “on a routine training mission from the Air National Guard’s Combat Readiness Training Center, in Alpena” during the incident, the Texas Air National Guard said in a statement, cited by Stars and Stripes. The crash occurred shortly before 2 p.m. and the pilot ejected safely. The incident came as the Texas Unit is in Michigan to take part in annual training at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center. The…
A West Virginia man already serving life in prison for murdering his wife pleaded guilty to defrauding the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) of more than $354,000 by falsely claiming he had post-traumatic stress disorder, according to the Justice Department. Zachary Hess Dawson, 39, currently an inmate at the Mount Olive Correctional Complex, pleaded guilty Sept. 2 in federal court to theft of public money. He admitted that he fraudulently obtained $354,813.98 in VA benefits over roughly eight years, from about January 2017 through September 2025, prosecutors said. Dawson claimed the benefits by asserting that he had PTSD resulting from…
Colorado used to be a fairly pro-gun state, but then the Aurora theater shooting happened, and it seems like the state absolutely lost its ever-loving mind. It’s been embracing more and more gun control, and the only reason it hasn’t had more is that Gov. Jared Polis has just enough libertarian leanings to keep some of the worst of it at bay. Not enough, obviously, but some.Unfortunately, one of his potential successors has no such libertarian leanings and could end up making Gavin Newsom look like Ron DeSantis when it comes to guns…and probably everything…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon has rolled out formal guidance for mandatory testosterone testing for male service members 30 and older, a policy that leaves out women for now and faces questions from medical experts about the need and efficacy of such a program. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced in July that a new program to screen troops for “testosterone deficiency” was necessary to allow them to operate at their “absolute best.” The new clinical guidance, released late Thursday, outlines how the program would work. The Pentagon’s efforts to test for low testosterone coincide with growing interest in the hormone…
Over the past few years federal courts have struggled and split over the question of whether adults younger than 21 are fully vested with their right to keep and bear arms. Some courts have argued that laws limiting the retail purchase of handguns or carrying a concealed firearm are fine, since in 1791 those under the age of 21 were considered minors. Others have pointed out that today the age of majority is clearly 18, and that means adults younger than 21 should be able to keep and bear arms just like adults 21 and older. …
PRAGUE (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to NATO renewed his country’s criticism of the Czech Republic on Friday, saying it had failed to spend enough on defense. “It is disappointing to see that it has not made more progress towards meeting the Hague Defense Commitment,” Matthew Whitaker told a defense conference in Prague. “Unfortunately, the Czech Republic is trending towards the bottom of the alliance when it comes to defense spending,” said Whitaker, who met with populist Prime Minister Andrej Babiš on Friday. “There have been small successes, but more certainly needs to be done, and this has been a…
Earlier this month Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway filed a lawsuit against the ATF on behalf of the state of Missouri, arguing that the National Firearms Act is unconstitutional under the Second Amendment, at least as it applies to suppressors and short-barreled rifles. There was one individual plaintiff joining Hanaway’s lawsuit: Jefferson County Sheriff Dave Marshak. Marshak, though, isn’t involved in the lawsuit in his official capacity as sheriff. In the initial complaint, Marshak says he “values his personal privacy and does not want the federal government to obtain identifying information about his personally owned…
The U.S. Coast Guard has issued new guidance to prevent and respond to sexual assaults. The service on Thursday released its Sexual Assault Prevention, Response, and Recovery (SAPRR) Action Plan, building on a plan initially introduced last March to combat sexual assault through specific actions and strategic objectives, including assigning leads to cases, scheduling completion dates so investigations don’t drag on, and reaching measures of success. “Our people are our greatest treasure,” said Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Kevin Lunday in a statement. “We have a sacred duty to take the very best care of our teammates. Every Coast Guard man and…
Warning: This story contains mentions of suicide. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has begun quietly firing recruits it hired during last year’s rapid expansion, reportedly including a Marine reservist and father of two who died by suicide days after being told he would lose the job, according to an investigation by The Washington Post. Joseph Moore, 38, of suburban Philadelphia, had spent years trying to build a career in law enforcement. He died Aug. 28 outside ICE’s Philadelphia field office, according to the Philadelphia medical examiner’s office, which ruled the death a suicide. Moore died three days after ICE…
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Russia plans to launch “hybrid-style” drone and missile strikes against nations supporting Ukraine, including NATO-member Poland, as the war enters its most crucial phase. The Kremlin’s main goal now, as supported by evidence gathered by intelligence services, is to destroy Ukraine’s economy and logistics and weaken NATO’s resolve by attacks on its member states, Tusk said in parliament on Thursday. This is the “most likely scenario,” the premier told lawmakers ahead of his planned visit to Ukraine on Friday. Poland, as a key transit route for aid to Ukraine, has suffered a spate of…
While the Second Amendment has nothing to do with hunting, the sport itself is a key part of our American heritage and should be protected. Where the two overlap is in using guns to hunt, something Americans of all ethnicities have done on these shores since they could first get their grubby little paws on firearms. But like so many other things that touch the Second Amendment, there are those who want to step in and tell everyone how it’s going to be. This is what governments do, and while it can be fine in…
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomed leaders and representatives from seven regional countries for talks on deepening cooperation on Friday, as overnight Russian strikes in multiple regions sparked fires and caused several deaths and injuries. The inaugural summit of the so-called “Carpathian Eight” brings together Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Poland, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Austria and Hungary, with the European Union also involved. It comes as U.S.-mediated efforts to end Russia’s 4 1/2-year full-scale invasion have stalled, with the issue of territorial concessions in eastern Ukraine among the central sticking points. Ukraine is also seeking security guarantees from…
